Urban Lit: What is it and where can I get it?

Are you curious about the genre that Novelist describes as "extraordinarily popular, thanks to page-turning storylines, contemporary urban settings, and realistic characters (usually African-Americans)"? If so, urban lit (aka hip-hop lit) might be for you. The three main types of urban lit are street lit, which explores themes of survival in a world filled with drugs and violence (try Hoodlum by K'Wan), drama lit, which emphasizes interpersonal relationships (try Big Girls Do Cry by Carl Weber), and urban erotica, which features explicit descriptions of sexual encounters (try The Hot Box by Zane). Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library has a display of urban lit books near the readers' advisory desk; feel free explore this growing genre by checking out these titles or by visiting sites like StreetFiction.org. Also, did you know that you can search our catalog not just by title or author, but also by publisher? Try Triple Crown, Strebor Books, Urban Books, or Augustus. And don't forget to look for the "UF" sticker on the spines of books in the fiction section.

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  1. I've also heard good things about The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah.

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