Char Adams is a reporter for NBC BLK who writes about race.
The Romance Writers of America, the major trade association for romance authors, revealed in recent weeks that it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — even though romance publishing remains a billion-dollar industry and romance is still the highest-earning fiction genre. Sales of romance novels have continued to climb in recent years even while overall book sales have declined.
“The RWA Board is committed to serving all of its members. Educating everyone about these statistics is the first step in trying to fix this problem.” The RWA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A watershed moment leads to a racial reckoning — and a loss in members Like many controversies in the age of social media, the RWA’s racial reckoning began with a single tweet.
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