Dia your post totally helped! I wish they would go for a hat-trick *rolls eyes*, I would have to lead a protest march on Bloomsbury. lol I like the sarcastic tone of your post, what an idea that a brown kid wants to see themselves on TV and in books? huh.

Awesome blurb and I agree it’s a warning that should help people know what they are getting into. When I read the book I’ll have a discalimer of some kind

It’s really stupid they did that X2. I work for a publisher, and we are all for showing the real deal. But hey we are little guys in this BIG world of publishing.

I’M SO GLAD the tables had turn and adjusted to let out the real deal. Dia I’m sure you had a lot to do with it. =) When i filled up the form I wrote “GET NEW MARKETING PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY READS YOUR BOOKS”

I loved the publishers I’ll quote” The jacket design has caused offense and we apologize for our mistake. Copies of the book with a new jacket design will be available shortly.” Sounds like Pointing fingers to the design instead of the actual racial switch. Ha. They should give everybody that already has the book a free complementary copy for sucking so badly with the poor portraying of the character. In another note if anybody was wondering… Designers do get to read the book. So I’m guessing it was a “LAMEMISH” marketing move from the publisher. This is the second time it happens and I wonder if you can make such a ethnic mistake more than once, and have credibility as a publisher. I feel terrible for the author. She is freaking awesome, and at the end of the day what matters is the writing within.

Okay enough ranting… Go Brown. I’m out!

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