tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post196391261890451047..comments2024-03-26T01:10:13.720+00:00Comments on Teach Me Tonight: Monica JacksonE. M. Selingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00426524354823232002noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-83787625054023660652012-05-18T00:56:56.699+01:002012-05-18T00:56:56.699+01:00Karen at Karen Knows Best has posted a lovely, hea...Karen <a href="http://karenknowsbest.com/2012/05/17/rip-monica-jackson-author-warrior-friend/" rel="nofollow">at Karen Knows Best</a> has posted a lovely, heartfelt tribute. Here's part of it:<br /><br /><i>Monica Jackson was one of the most fearless woman I’ve ever known. She was bold, and brash and wonderfully honest. She spoke her mind, and I loved her for that.<br /><br />Long after Romance Land had tired of the Racism in Romance discussion, she was always there, ready to bring this conversation that many readers and authors alike found uncomfortable, to the fore. She loved this discomfort, because it was proof to her that at last the issue was in the psyche of those readers, who subconsciously avoided those </i>otherly<i> books.<br /><br />She was passionate about the Racism in Romance issue, and her tenacity and willingness to fight the long and good fight was inspiring.</i>Laura Vivancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906661869372622821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-50765999560935991392012-05-18T00:41:21.330+01:002012-05-18T00:41:21.330+01:00The RT book review's blog has a short tribute ...The <a href="http://www.rtbookreviews.com/rt-daily-blog/author-monica-jackson-has-passed-away" rel="nofollow">RT book review's blog</a> has a short tribute to Monica too, which gives a quick summary of her career and a book recommendation for those who haven't yet read any of her work:<br /><br /><i>Jackson began writing in 1997 with </i>Midnight Blue<i> and over the course of her career published eighteen more romance novels. These stories all share a multicultural element. Although the author mostly wrote contemporary romances, she also edited and contributed to the 2007 paranormal anthology </i>Creepin’<i> [...]. Jackson was nominated for an RT Career Achievement Award in 2001. The author was in the process of releasing several of her older works as e-books at the time of her death.<br /><br />If you’ve never had a chance to try Monica Jackson’s work, we suggest that you start with </i>The Look of Love<i>. This 1999 contemporary romance won that year’s RT Reviewers’ Choice Award in the Multicultural Romance category. The novel kicks off the author’s series by the same name, and explores one woman’s challenge to find the love that she wants rather than the life she thinks she should have. RT reviewer Cheryl called the novel, “a witty, hilarious and poignant literary journey that debunks the stereotypes, perceptions and realities of the ‘perfect’ woman.</i><br /><br />Monica certainly wasn't afraid to write outspoken heroines who'd made serious mistakes in their lives and, to quote from her letter to the reader of <i>The Look of Love</i>, she said things that "needed to be told," even when it wasn't easy for her:<br /><br /><i>I hadn't seen many romances with a heroine Carmel's size or that frankly tackle the issue of weight and body acceptance. It wasn't an easy book for me to write, but I felt that this was a story that needed to be told. Love comes in all sizes and shapes as well as colors.</i>Laura Vivancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906661869372622821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-65898742321598555442012-05-17T23:49:11.936+01:002012-05-17T23:49:11.936+01:00My condolences to Monica's family. She always ...My condolences to Monica's family. She always made me think. And we had a lot of fun discussing multi-cultural romances way back when. She'll be missed.Gennitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05560547131612743465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-53610984432422035072012-05-17T22:18:53.908+01:002012-05-17T22:18:53.908+01:00Thank you, Laura for posting this. I knew and work...Thank you, Laura for posting this. I knew and worked with Monica mostly through emails, and I always admired her ability to say what she meant and meant what she said. I'm going to miss her.Seressia Glasshttp://www.seressia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-18435154449677001482012-05-17T22:18:49.851+01:002012-05-17T22:18:49.851+01:00I was devastated when I heard the news. She was a ...I was devastated when I heard the news. She was a wonderful person.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09858789421494610124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-76725060860415606162012-05-17T21:07:06.926+01:002012-05-17T21:07:06.926+01:00I'm going to miss her, Bettye. I never met her...I'm going to miss her, Bettye. I never met her but she had such a vibrant personality and was a unique voice in the romance community. I'd thought she was better after the period of illness which caused her to miss the <a href="http://www.princeton.edu/prcw/schedule/" rel="nofollow">conference at Princeton</a> from April 23-24, 2009 at which she'd been due to participate in the closing roundtable discussion. I was worried about her then because she went offline for a long time, and I was delighted when she started blogging again. This is really sad news.Laura Vivancohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00906661869372622821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30203557.post-45386296782705607722012-05-17T20:38:35.291+01:002012-05-17T20:38:35.291+01:00What a lovely tribute for this shocking news. Tha...What a lovely tribute for this shocking news. Thank you.bettye griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04457387770524295498noreply@blogger.com