#AmericanFictionReview #MonkEllison Character Analysis #DiversityInPublishing #AuthenticRepresentationInLiterature #BlackAuthorsInPublishingIndustry #ImpactOfBlackLivesMatterOnPublishing #DebunkingPublishingMyths #LiteratureIndustryInequality #PercivalEverettInfluenceOnAmericanFiction #ChallengesForBlackWritersInPublishing American Fiction, directed by Cord Jefferson, is based on the novel “Erasure” by Percival Everett. The film tells the story of Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, a disillusioned novelist struggling against the challenges of the American publishing industry. Monk, despite his clear talent, continually faces […]