African-American

From RomanceWiki

African-American romances tend to focus exclusively on relationships between African-American or black heroes and heroines, and are commonly set in urban areas. The stories are often written by black authors, though Julie Garwood did write a historical focusing on African-American characters settling in the West in the post-Civil War era.

African-American romances are also sometimes referred to as Multi-Cultural romance, though the latter also includes all non-white groups. Interracial Romance is also sometimes included in this group, though the term technically refers to romances between a hero and heroine of different ethnic background.

1 Publishers
2 Authors
3 External Links
- 3.1 Articles
- 3.2 Websites

[edit] Publishers

Some mainstream publishers have established a line for African-American romances, and other publishers are devoted to African-American publications.

Genesis Press claims to be the largest privately-owned African-American book publisher
Harlequin has the Kimani line with several imprints:
- Kimani Romance - Category Romance
- Arabesque - Contemporary Romance
- Sepia - Mainstream Fiction
- Kimani TRU - Young Adult
- New Spirit - Inspirational Fiction