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This is the Dec. 14th Publisher’s Weekly cover, an annual issue devoted to
African-American books in the current marketplace
. The photograph is called “Pickin” by photographer Lauren Kelly.
I watched both my E-mail inbox and Twitter stream blow up about the issue (check hashtag
) this morning and while I think the photograph is visually interesting, it feels like a choice made in haste for a PW cover.
Let’s talk this out: Is the cover racist, in your opinion? Or just dated-looking? A dumb joke? Too serious a photo to match with the light and punny tone
?.
