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But what it seems that Lady 1908 was pointing to was that these are not the books that are being advertised and promoted by, well, anyone--or at least hardly anyone.
Of course, with most literature that is studied in the academy, it is about standing the test of time. (Which is maybe not the best way to evaluate if something is literary.) It is also about forwarding a particular agenda. It seems to me that a lot of the literature that is promoted these days is about a particular type of African American experience (i.e. Lady 1908's comments about blaxploitation). It seems that when one type of literature--highlight a particular type of experience--is popular then other things that are unrelated to that experience fall by the wayside. It seems that those who publish, promote, and sell these books are not really invested in detailing nuances.
I, too, enjoy Octavia Butler, but I am not familiar with those other folks.
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