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[[Category:1983 Releases]] [[Category:Category Romance]] | [[Category:1983 Releases]] [[Category:Category Romance]] | ||
* '''Author''': [[Jackie Weger]] | * '''Author''': [[Jackie Weger]] | ||
| − | * '''Publisher''': [[ | + | * '''Publisher''': [[Harlequin American Romance]] [[Harlequin American Romance By The Numbers|# 5]] |
* '''Year''': 1983 | * '''Year''': 1983 | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
| − | ''A Strong And Tender Thread'' was the first [[African-American]] title published by any [[Harlequin]] [[imprint]]. | + | ''A Strong And Tender Thread'' was the first [[African-American]] title published by any [[Harlequin]] [[imprint]], although it was written by a caucasian author who originally wrote the characters as caucasian. As [[Kathleen Gilles Seidel]] [http://www.likesbooks.com/seidel.html explained in an interview], [[Harlequin American Romance]] senior editor [[Vivian Stephens]] wanted to publish books with African-American characters, but wasn't receiving any submissions, so she asked Weger to change her characters. The first true [[African-American]] romance written by an African-American author came the next year, with [[Sandra Kitt]]'s [[Adam And Eva]]. |
Revision as of 00:22, 25 January 2008
- Author: Jackie Weger
- Publisher: Harlequin American Romance # 5
- Year: 1983
- Setting:
- Amazon Listing: A Strong And Tender Thread
Trivia
A Strong And Tender Thread was the first African-American title published by any Harlequin imprint, although it was written by a caucasian author who originally wrote the characters as caucasian. As Kathleen Gilles Seidel explained in an interview, Harlequin American Romance senior editor Vivian Stephens wanted to publish books with African-American characters, but wasn't receiving any submissions, so she asked Weger to change her characters. The first true African-American romance written by an African-American author came the next year, with Sandra Kitt's Adam And Eva.
