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The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin

The Devil Finds Work

An Essay

by James Baldwin

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  • Sep 2011, 144 pages
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Book Summary

From "the best essayist in this country" (The New York Times Book Review) comes an incisive book-length essay about racism in American movies that challenges the underlying assumptions in many of the films that have shaped our consciousness. 

Baldwin's personal reflections on movies gathered here in a book-length essay are also an appraisal of American racial politics. Offering a look at racism in American movies and a vision of America's self-delusions and deceptions, Baldwin considers such films as In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, and The Exorcist.

Here are our loves and hates, biases and cruelties, fears and ignorance reflected by the films that have entertained and shaped us. And here too is the stunning prose of a writer whose passion never diminished his struggle for equality, justice, and social change.

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  1. What did you learn from The Devil Finds Work? What surprised you the most?
  2. Which of the films that James Baldwin mentions are you familiar with? How has your opinion of these movies changed since reading The Devil Finds Work?
  3. What do you think the book's title means?
  4. Baldwin died in 1987. Which movies that premiered after his death, featuring Black actors in major roles, would you have liked his opinion on?
  5. What differences did Baldwin draw between his experiences at the movies and at the theater? Do you agree with him?
  6. Do you feel Baldwin wrote his essays with a specific audience in mind? Who do you think he is addressing, if so?
  7. What impact do you believe Bill ...
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Did you read any books in 2025 that are widely considered classics? If so, which ones and why?
...ind of consider classics, and I guess that's because they're still widely read and thought of as "good books" many decades after they were published: The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin Bloodchild, The Parable of the Sower , and The Parable of the Talents , by Octavia Butler Alias Grace , by Margaret Atwood Cider House Rules , by Joh...
-kim.kovacs


Overall, what did you think of The Devil Finds Work?
That James Baldwin was insightful and thoughtful. His words were powerful and full of empathy.
-Heather_J


Baldwin died in 1987. Which movies that premiered after his death, featuring Black actors in major roles, would you have liked his opinion on?
I'd like to hear his thoughts on Get Out.
-Heather_J


Which of the films that James Baldwin mentions are you familiar with? How has your opinion of these movies changed since reading The Devil Finds Work?
I suppose am aging myself to say that I saw In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Defiant One in the theatres as I was growing up. I didn't see as a young kid, living in a very white community, black people until my freshman year of college and then the person I met was a...
-Kassapa


Is it possible for a white screenwriter or director to authentically capture a Black person’s experiences? Is it possible for a white audience to determine when a film is a realistic portrayal of a Black person’s life or will bias always stand in the way?
I understand the issue, and I say "no" to both questions. That said, movies are not truth. I can't think of a single film that I didn't think at the beginning how the premise was flawed. Movies are art but they are also commercial operations. Films have made a great deal of progress in representi...
-Donna_M


Do you feel Baldwin wrote his essays with a specific audience in mind? Who do you think he is addressing, if so?
In my opinion, Baldwin was obviously addressing a white audience. It has always amazed me how racist phrases are repeated while the speakers don't think they are expressing anything of the sort. The phrases and stereotypes are such a part of our conversations they seem invisible to the speaker bu...
-Donna_M


What did you learn from The Devil Finds Work? What surprised you the most?
I was also surprised to learn of Bill. The most surprising aspect to me is that she introduced him to "sophisticated" movies and books when he was so young. He must have been quite impressive even then.
-Donna_M


Baldwin states on page 35, “It is said that the camera cannot lie, but rarely do we allow it to do anything else. . . The language of the camera is the language of our dreams.” What do you think he means?
The camera sees what people are willing to show. Nowadays, people take selfies with filters and angles to put everything in its "best light". People use social media to show the glossy and polished version of themselves and their lives. The camera often shows the truth, but rarely the "whole truth".
-Heather_J


The Devil Finds Work - As A Play
Excellent suggestion! So many great suggestions, but I have to say, I like this suggestion the most.
-Jill_Mercier


Which of Baldwin’s statements in the book did you find the most remarkable? Why did it stand out for you?
I earmarked and underlined that section, too. But he saw the ignorance and still didn't hate, that's what struck me.
-Jennie_Reece


What does the author see as the dangers of the way Black lives are portrayed in the movies?
Baldwin clearly was sure that the stereotypes were just reinforcing White supremacy and leading to more.i think he understood the power of movies to shape our culture and reinforce power structures. The influence of movies on how we see women, gays, people of color- so much, is frightening when I...
-Candace_Broman


What do you think Baldwin would have to say about today’s society if he were alive today? Do you think he’d have seen any improvement in the decade since the book was written? How about representation at major award ceremonies like the Oscar and Emmy’s?
A few months ago I would have said that many important strides have been made in my lifetime-I'm 76-but now I think much of it is being lost and I could just cry. So many laws were passed and I have seen growth in attitudes and actions and equality was a thing to strive for, now being erased. I j...
-Candace_Broman


What do you think the book’s title means?
I believe that Baldwin used the devil as a metaphor for the way Black people have been shown in movies starting way back with Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind. I watched Birth of a Nation on TCM a few months ago and was shocked. The stereotypes of how all characters were portrayed was unb...
-Candace_Broman


Have you read any of Baldwin’s other works? If so, which ones, and how does The Devil Finds Work compare?
I did a paper on James Baldwin in vollege in 1969. I read all of his works up until then…Giovannis Room really stood out. These books changed my life. The Devil Finds Work is definitely cimpaparive to his earlier works. I could hear his voice when i read it.
-Kathleen_M


How do you feel Baldwin’s readings of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and A Tale of Two Cities shaped his views?
James Baldwin as he matured, didn't like " Uncle Tom's Cabin". Here a black person is always saving a white person at their own expense, even until brutal rejection/punishment to death. Forgiving the person doing him harm, while doing the right thing with integrity and genuine care. Thus, Uncle T...
-Tonyia_R


Is there another author whose style you find similar, or whose writing addresses themes comparable to those found in The Devil Finds Work?
I was drawing a blank until I read your reply and agree with you.. It could be an interesting discussion to compare/contrast these two books in a book group.
-Jill_Mercier


What impact do you believe Bill Miller had on Baldwin’s life? Is there someone who you can name that had a similar impact on your own?
I believe that every kid I ever had in school could do s something I could not do and part of my job was to find and identify that THING. It happened a few times.
-Margaret_S


Baldwin writes, “The immense quantity of polish expended on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? is meant to blind one to its essential inertia and despair.” Are there recent movies you can think of that depict a false narrative of the Black experience?
I'm not a movie buff but I doubt there are any recent movies that depict a false narrative. I think I would have heard about one from my friends that do watch movies. I also think that because movie production is much more inclusive now it also makes this an unlikely occurrence.
-Joyce_Montague


Regarding In the Heat of the Night, Baldwin states: “It is impossible to accept the premise of the story, a premise based on the profound American misunderstanding of the nature of the hatred between [B]lack and white.” How does he understand this hatred?
I agree with both Patricia and Janet. But I don't know the personal experiences of Baldwin. I can't imagine they were positive in his dealiings with most white people. And that also doesn't account for the things his parents told him, or warned him about. We've recently heard that black boys get ...
-Lin_Z


What differences did Baldwin draw between his experiences at the movies and at the theater? Do you agree with him?
I found the first essay, Congo Square, most interesting. It's his commentary on movies he saw as a very young black man. These movies influenced him yet none of them were anything he could relate to. He never saw anyone like himself on the screen. However, when Bill takes him to see his first pla...
-Janet_D


What are you reading this week? (3/20/2025)
I'm reading The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin for the discussion later this week. Can't wait to read others's reactions!
-Joyce_Montague


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"The best essayist in this country—a man whose power has always been in his reasoned, biting sarcasm; his insistence on removing layer by layer the hardened skin with which Americans shield themselves from their country." —The New York Times Book Review

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Margaret_S

"After fifty years it's interesting." (Yoko Ono, GRAPEFRUIT. )

Films, books-the portrayal of corruption really do not do much good when faced with betrayals in the moral climate of the times. "They convey, without confronting, the anguish of a people caught in a legend."(p. 58) But they help provide a language, a framework for understanding, as James Baldwin's teacher, Bill, implies.
And so Baldwin goes to the movies, using them as the scaffolding for observational essays.

Audiences for Saturday mornings, for example, (Episodic series are not new, they just are not in the movie theater any more; they are streamed on our personal devices.) The tension is the same. What is going to happen next? When I lived in France in the 50's and 60's I was often asked about what I was doing for the "Negro." James Baldwin tells us without the use of a single euphemism. He spells it out.

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James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections Notes of a Native Son and The Fire Next Time were bestsellers that made him an influential figure in the growing civil rights movement. Baldwin spent much of his life in France, where he moved to escape the racism and homophobia of the United States. He died in France in 1987, a year after being made a Commander of the French Legion of Honor.

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		ORDER BY  	NEWID()
get_active_obc (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=18ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_active_obc.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk, a.discourse_flag, a.arc_promo_text,
				b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_jacket_desc, b.ezine_preview_publisher, ezine_preview_publish_dt, ezine_preview_number_of_pages,  ezine_preview_isbn, ezine_preview_short_summary,
	            b.ezine_preview_bb_author_link, ezine_preview_bb_link,
	            c.book_reading_guide
	
	FROM 		arcs a
	INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
	LEFT JOIN  	books c on c.book_number = b.ezine_preview_bb_link
	
	WHERE 		a.arc_obc_flag = 1
	AND			a.arc_active_flag = 0
	AND 		arc_closed_flag = 1
	AND 		getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
	AND 		getdate() < arc_off_ad_dt
	ORDER BY  	NEWID()
get_recent_obc (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=10ms, Records=4) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_active_obc.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk, a.discourse_flag, a.arc_promo_text,
				b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_jacket_desc, b.ezine_preview_publisher, ezine_preview_publish_dt, ezine_preview_number_of_pages,  ezine_preview_isbn, ezine_preview_short_summary,
	            b.ezine_preview_bb_author_link, ezine_preview_bb_link,
	            c.book_reading_guide
	
	FROM 		arcs a
	INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
	LEFT JOIN  	books c on c.book_number = b.ezine_preview_bb_link
	
	WHERE a.arc_number IN (select top 4 arc_number
							from		arcs
							WHERE 		arc_obc_flag = 1
							AND			arc_active_flag = 0
							AND 		arc_closed_flag = 1
							AND 		getdate() > arc_off_ad_dt
							ORDER BY	arc_on_ad_dt DESC)
	ORDER BY  	NEWID()
get_preview_by_id (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=11ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_by_id.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
select 			a.ezine_preview_number,
				a.ezine_number, 
				a.ezine_preview_category_number, 
				a.ezine_preview_title, 
				a.ezine_preview_subtitle, 
				a.ezine_preview_author, 
				a.ezine_preview_publisher,
				a.ezine_preview_publish_dt,
				a.ezine_preview_number_of_pages, 
				a.ezine_preview_jacket_image,
				a.ezine_preview_reviews,
				a.ezine_preview_short_summary,
				a.ezine_preview_jacket_desc,
				a.ezine_preview_reading_guide,
				a.ezine_preview_bb_comments, 
				a.ezine_preview_isbn,
				a.ezine_preview_isbn13,
				a.ezine_preview_rating,
				a.ezine_preview_bb_link,
                a.ezine_preview_bb_author_link,
                a.ezine_preview_firsts_flag,
                a.ezine_preview_reading_level,
                a.ezine_preview_paperback_flag,
				b.*,
                c.ezine_dt, c.ezine_description
,(select publisher_holding_company from publishers where ezine_preview_publisher like publisher_imprint AND publisher_holding_company LIKE 'Harper%') AS "publisher_holding_company"		
 				
from ezine_previews a 
inner join ezine_preview_categories b ON b.ezine_preview_category_number = a.ezine_preview_category_number
left join ezines c ON c.ezine_number = a.ezine_number

where ezine_preview_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_preview_awards_by_id (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=5ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_preview_awards_by_id.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
select a.book_award_number, a.book_award_name, a.book_award_image, c.book_award_dt
    from book_awards a 
    inner join book_awards_category b on b.book_award_number = a.book_award_number
    inner join book_awards_mapping c on c.book_awards_category_number = b.book_awards_category_number
    where ezine_preview_number =  ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_briefs_reader_rating (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=82ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_briefs_reader_rating.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT	(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) >= 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
			ELSE 0
			END) AS "avrating",
            count(rating) as "ratcount"
            
	FROM (
		SELECT reader_review_rating AS rating
		FROM reader_reviews
		WHERE ezine_preview_number = ?
		
		AND reader_review_rating > 0
		
		UNION ALL
		
		SELECT reading_list_book_rating AS rating
		FROM reading_lists
		WHERE book_number LIKE 'p%'
		AND TRY_CAST(SUBSTRING(book_number, 2, LEN(book_number)) AS INT) = ?
		AND reading_list_book_rating > 0
		AND TRY_CAST(SUBSTRING(book_number, 2, LEN(book_number)) AS INT) IS NOT NULL
	) combined_ratings
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=23ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_reader_reviews_by_preview_number.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT 		a.reader_review_number, a.book_number, a.ezine_preview_number, a.reader_review_approved_flag, a.reader_review_dt,
				COALESCE(NULLIF(LTRIM(RTRIM(m.discourse_username)), ''), NULLIF(LTRIM(RTRIM(a.reader_review_reviewer_name)), '')) AS reader_review_reviewer_name,
				a.reader_review_reviewer_email_address, a.reader_review_reviewer_from_locale, a.reader_review_recommended, a.reader_review_rating, a.reader_review_title, a.reader_review_description, ISNULL(a.like_count, 0) AS like_count,
    			b.ezine_preview_title,
    			ISNULL(e.edit_count, 0) AS edit_count,
    			e.last_edit_dt,
    			a.member_number AS review_member_number
    FROM 		reader_reviews a
    INNER JOIN	ezine_previews b ON a.ezine_preview_number = b.ezine_preview_number
    LEFT OUTER JOIN (
    	SELECT reader_review_number, COUNT(*) AS edit_count, MAX(edited_dt) AS last_edit_dt
    	FROM   reader_review_edits
    	GROUP BY reader_review_number
    ) e ON e.reader_review_number = a.reader_review_number
    LEFT OUTER JOIN members m ON m.member_number = a.member_number
	WHERE 		a.ezine_preview_number = ?
    AND			a.book_number = 0
    AND 		a.reader_review_approved_flag = 1
    

	ORDER BY a.reader_review_rating DESC, a.reader_review_dt DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_arc_idfk (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=13ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk,a.discourse_flag
    FROM 		arcs a
    INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews e on e.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
    
	
        WHERE 		e.ezine_preview_number = ? 
    AND DATALENGTH(a.arc_forumidfk) > 0 AND arc_obc_flag=1
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_integer) = 20259

get_arc_idfk_legacy (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=22ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT 		a.arc_forumidfk,a.discourse_flag
    FROM 		arcs a
    INNER JOIN 	ezine_previews e on e.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number
    
	
        WHERE 		e.ezine_preview_number = ? 
    AND DATALENGTH(a.arc_forumidfk) > 0 AND arc_obc_flag=1 AND a.discourse_flag = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_integer) = 20259

obc_discussions (Datasource=booktalk_new, Time=115ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT 		t.name,
                m.title, m.body,
                u.username, t.id,
				(SELECT COUNT(*) from booktalk_messages where threadidfk = t.id) AS	"responses"
                
    FROM 		booktalk_forums f
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_threads t on t.forumidfk = f.id
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_messages m on m.posted = t.lastpostcreated
    INNER JOIN	booktalk_users u on u.id = m.useridfk
    
    WHERE 	f.id = ?
    AND 	f.active = 1
	AND		t.active = 1
    
    ORDER BY t.name, t.messages DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) =

searchResults (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=80ms, Records=22) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_discussion_by_id.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
SELECT book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title
					FROM DiscourseSearchResults
					
        WHERE 		book_number = ? 
                    AND topic_id IS NOT NULL
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259

ya_check (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=21ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
select ezine_preview_reading_level 
from ezine_previews 
where ezine_preview_number = ?
and ezine_preview_reading_level = 2
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_books_by_brief (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=20) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_books_by_briefs_category.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
select 			top 20
				a.ezine_preview_reading_level,
				b.category_name,
				c.category_number, 
				d.book_number, d.book_title,
				f.author_number, f.author_first_name, author_middle_initial, author_last_name
				
from 			ezine_previews a 
inner join		categories b on b.ezine_preview_category_number = a.ezine_preview_category_number
inner join		category_book_mapping c on c.category_number = b.category_number
inner join		books d on d.book_number = c.book_number
inner join		book_author_mapping e on e.book_number = d.book_number
inner join		authors f on f.author_number = e.author_number

where			a.ezine_preview_number = ? 

order by 		d.book_number DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_author_bookcount (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=1ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_author_bookcount.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
select		b.book_title as "title", 1 as "bb_flag", b.book_number as "number"
        from		book_author_mapping a
		inner join	books b on b.book_number = a.book_number
        where		a.author_number = ?
union
    	select		c.ezine_preview_title as "title", 0 as "bb_flag", c.ezine_preview_number as "number"
        from		ezine_previews c
        where		c.ezine_preview_bb_author_link = ?
        and			c.ezine_preview_bb_link = 0
		and 1=0
order by title DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 0
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 0

get_obc_number (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=8ms, Records=1) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_obc_number.cfm @ 02:25:35.035
select a.arc_forumidfk
    from arcs a
    
    	where a.ezine_preview_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_numeric) = 20259.0

existingResults (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=63ms, Records=22) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
SELECT id, last_updated
        FROM DiscourseSearchResults
        WHERE book_number = ?
        ORDER BY last_updated DESC
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=187ms, Records=22) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
DELETE FROM DiscourseSearchResults
                WHERE book_number = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=50ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 18292
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 3083
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = ...ind of consider classics, and I guess that's because they're still widely read and thought of as "good books" many decades after they were published: The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin Bloodchild, The Parable of the Sower , and The Parable of the Talents , by Octavia Butler Alias Grace , by Margaret Atwood Cider House Rules , by Joh...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = kim.kovacs
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Did you read any books in 2025 that are widely considered classics? If so, which ones and why?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=66ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 10778
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1515
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = That James Baldwin was insightful and thoughtful. His words were powerful and full of empathy.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Heather_J
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Overall, what did you think of The Devil Finds Work?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=51ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 9912
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1501
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I'd like to hear his thoughts on Get Out.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Heather_J
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Baldwin died in 1987. Which movies that premiered after his death, featuring Black actors in major roles, would you have liked his opinion on?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=55ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 8953
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1499
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I suppose am aging myself to say that I saw In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Defiant One in the theatres as I was growing up. I didn't see as a young kid, living in a very white community, black people until my freshman year of college and then the person I met was a...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Kassapa
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Which of the films that James Baldwin mentions are you familiar with? How has your opinion of these movies changed since reading The Devil Finds Work?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=30ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 8400
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1512
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I understand the issue, and I say "no" to both questions. That said, movies are not truth. I can't think of a single film that I didn't think at the beginning how the premise was flawed. Movies are art but they are also commercial operations. Films have made a great deal of progress in representi...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Donna_M
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Is it possible for a white screenwriter or director to authentically capture a Black person’s experiences? Is it possible for a white audience to determine when a film is a realistic portrayal of a Black person’s life or will bias always stand in the way?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=39ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 8399
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1503
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = In my opinion, Baldwin was obviously addressing a white audience. It has always amazed me how racist phrases are repeated while the speakers don't think they are expressing anything of the sort. The phrases and stereotypes are such a part of our conversations they seem invisible to the speaker bu...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Donna_M
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Do you feel Baldwin wrote his essays with a specific audience in mind? Who do you think he is addressing, if so?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=31ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 8398
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1498
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I was also surprised to learn of Bill. The most surprising aspect to me is that she introduced him to "sophisticated" movies and books when he was so young. He must have been quite impressive even then.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Donna_M
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What did you learn from The Devil Finds Work? What surprised you the most?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=76ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 8301
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1506
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = The camera sees what people are willing to show. Nowadays, people take selfies with filters and angles to put everything in its "best light". People use social media to show the glossy and polished version of themselves and their lives. The camera often shows the truth, but rarely the "whole truth".
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Heather_J
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Baldwin states on page 35, “It is said that the camera cannot lie, but rarely do we allow it to do anything else. . . The language of the camera is the language of our dreams.” What do you think he means?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=30ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7878
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1688
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Excellent suggestion! So many great suggestions, but I have to say, I like this suggestion the most.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jill_Mercier
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = The Devil Finds Work - As A Play

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=31ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7874
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1507
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I earmarked and underlined that section, too. But he saw the ignorance and still didn't hate, that's what struck me.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jennie_Reece
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Which of Baldwin’s statements in the book did you find the most remarkable? Why did it stand out for you?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=40ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7741
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1509
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Baldwin clearly was sure that the stereotypes were just reinforcing White supremacy and leading to more.i think he understood the power of movies to shape our culture and reinforce power structures. The influence of movies on how we see women, gays, people of color- so much, is frightening when I...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Candace_Broman
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What does the author see as the dangers of the way Black lives are portrayed in the movies?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=40ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7740
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1508
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = A few months ago I would have said that many important strides have been made in my lifetime-I'm 76-but now I think much of it is being lost and I could just cry. So many laws were passed and I have seen growth in attitudes and actions and equality was a thing to strive for, now being erased. I j...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Candace_Broman
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What do you think Baldwin would have to say about today’s society if he were alive today? Do you think he’d have seen any improvement in the decade since the book was written? How about representation at major award ceremonies like the Oscar and Emmy’s?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=29ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7733
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1500
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I believe that Baldwin used the devil as a metaphor for the way Black people have been shown in movies starting way back with Birth of a Nation and Gone with the Wind. I watched Birth of a Nation on TCM a few months ago and was shocked. The stereotypes of how all characters were portrayed was unb...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Candace_Broman
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What do you think the book’s title means?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=28ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7699
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1513
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I did a paper on James Baldwin in vollege in 1969. I read all of his works up until then…Giovannis Room really stood out. These books changed my life. The Devil Finds Work is definitely cimpaparive to his earlier works. I could hear his voice when i read it.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Kathleen_M
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Have you read any of Baldwin’s other works? If so, which ones, and how does The Devil Finds Work compare?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=25ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:36.036
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7625
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1505
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = James Baldwin as he matured, didn't like " Uncle Tom's Cabin". Here a black person is always saving a white person at their own expense, even until brutal rejection/punishment to death. Forgiving the person doing him harm, while doing the right thing with integrity and genuine care. Thus, Uncle T...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Tonyia_R
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = How do you feel Baldwin’s readings of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and A Tale of Two Cities shaped his views?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=31ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 7212
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1514
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I was drawing a blank until I read your reply and agree with you.. It could be an interesting discussion to compare/contrast these two books in a book group.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Jill_Mercier
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Is there another author whose style you find similar, or whose writing addresses themes comparable to those found in The Devil Finds Work?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=25ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 6840
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1504
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I believe that every kid I ever had in school could do s something I could not do and part of my job was to find and identify that THING. It happened a few times.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Margaret_S
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What impact do you believe Bill Miller had on Baldwin’s life? Is there someone who you can name that had a similar impact on your own?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=20ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 6835
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1511
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I'm not a movie buff but I doubt there are any recent movies that depict a false narrative. I think I would have heard about one from my friends that do watch movies. I also think that because movie production is much more inclusive now it also makes this an unlikely occurrence.
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Joyce_Montague
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Baldwin writes, “The immense quantity of polish expended on Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? is meant to blind one to its essential inertia and despair.” Are there recent movies you can think of that depict a false narrative of the Black experience?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=45ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 6813
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1510
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I agree with both Patricia and Janet. But I don't know the personal experiences of Baldwin. I can't imagine they were positive in his dealiings with most white people. And that also doesn't account for the things his parents told him, or warned him about. We've recently heard that black boys get ...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Lin_Z
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Regarding In the Heat of the Night, Baldwin states: “It is impossible to accept the premise of the story, a premise based on the profound American misunderstanding of the nature of the hatred between [B]lack and white.” How does he understand this hatred?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=30ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 6617
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1502
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I found the first essay, Congo Square, most interesting. It's his commentary on movies he saw as a very young black man. These movies influenced him yet none of them were anything he could relate to. He never saw anyone like himself on the screen. However, when Bill takes him to see his first pla...
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Janet_D
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What differences did Baldwin draw between his experiences at the movies and at the theater? Do you agree with him?

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=29ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 6151
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 1413
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = I'm reading The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin for the discussion later this week. Can't wait to read others's reactions!
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Joyce_Montague
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = What are you reading this week? (3/20/2025)

(Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=35ms, Records=1) in /root/website/actions/udfs.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
INSERT INTO DiscourseSearchResults (book_number, post_id, topic_id, blurb, username, topic_title, last_updated)
                        VALUES (
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            ?,
                            GETDATE()
                        )
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(cf_sql_varchar) = p20259
Parameter #2(cf_sql_integer) = 2784
Parameter #3(cf_sql_integer) = 791
Parameter #4(cf_sql_nvarchar) = Please join BookBrowse in our book club discussion of The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin
Parameter #5(cf_sql_nvarchar) = system
Parameter #6(cf_sql_nvarchar) = About the The Devil Finds Work by James Baldwin Discussion category

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=19ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
	
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone3
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=60ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone3

get_member_account_types (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=15ms, Records=2) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_account_types.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
select member_account_type_number, member_account_type_name, member_account_type_charge, member_account_type_charge_frequency, member_account_type_postscript, member_account_type_months, member_account_type_stripe_lookup_key
from member_account_types
where member_account_type_number = (select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 12
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
or member_account_type_number =		(select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 3
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
order by member_account_type_sort_order ASC
get_member_account_types (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=17ms, Records=2) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_account_types.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
select member_account_type_number, member_account_type_name, member_account_type_charge, member_account_type_charge_frequency, member_account_type_postscript, member_account_type_months, member_account_type_stripe_lookup_key
from member_account_types
where member_account_type_number = (select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 12
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
or member_account_type_number =		(select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 3
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
order by member_account_type_sort_order ASC
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=18ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
	
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone11
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=20ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone11

get_member_account_types (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=9ms, Records=2) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_account_types.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
select member_account_type_number, member_account_type_name, member_account_type_charge, member_account_type_charge_frequency, member_account_type_postscript, member_account_type_months, member_account_type_stripe_lookup_key
from member_account_types
where member_account_type_number = (select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 12
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
or member_account_type_number =		(select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 3
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
order by member_account_type_sort_order ASC
get_liked_by_brief_id (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=9ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_liked_by_brief_id.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT
		ep.ezine_preview_title AS book_title,
		'p' + CAST(ep.ezine_preview_number AS VARCHAR) AS book_number,
		b.book_title AS "referenced_book_title",
		CAST(b.book_number AS VARCHAR) AS "liked_book_number",
		b.book_short_summary AS "liked_short_summary",
		CASE
			WHEN datalength(e.author_middle_initial) > 0
			THEN e.author_first_name + ' ' + e.author_middle_initial + '. ' + e.author_last_name
			ELSE e.author_first_name + ' ' + e.author_last_name
		END AS "author_name",
		(select top 1 edition_publish_dt from editions where editions.book_number = b.book_number order by edition_publish_dt DESC) AS 'sortdate',
		(select count(*) from book_author_mapping m where m.author_number = d.author_number)
		+ (select count(*) from ezine_previews where ezine_preview_bb_author_link = d.author_number and ezine_preview_bb_link =0) AS 'liked_author_bookcount',
		0 AS 'is_brief'

	FROM 		liked a
	INNER JOIN	ezine_previews ep ON ep.ezine_preview_number = ?
		AND a.book_number = ep.ezine_preview_number
	INNER JOIN	books b ON b.book_number = a.liked_book_number
	INNER JOIN	book_author_mapping d ON d.book_number = b.book_number
	INNER JOIN	authors e ON e.author_number = d.author_number

	UNION

	
	SELECT
		ep.ezine_preview_title AS book_title,
		'p' + CAST(ep.ezine_preview_number AS VARCHAR) AS book_number,
		b.book_title AS "referenced_book_title",
		CAST(b.book_number AS VARCHAR) AS "liked_book_number",
		b.book_short_summary AS "liked_short_summary",
		CASE
			WHEN datalength(auth.author_middle_initial) > 0
			THEN auth.author_first_name + ' ' + auth.author_middle_initial + '. ' + auth.author_last_name
			ELSE auth.author_first_name + ' ' + auth.author_last_name
		END AS "author_name",
		(select top 1 edition_publish_dt from editions where editions.book_number = b.book_number order by edition_publish_dt DESC) AS 'sortdate',
		0 AS 'liked_author_bookcount',
		0 AS 'is_brief'

	FROM 		readalikes_cache rc
	INNER JOIN	ezine_previews ep ON ep.ezine_preview_number = ?
		AND rc.source_book_number = 'p' + CAST(ep.ezine_preview_number AS VARCHAR)
	INNER JOIN	books b ON b.book_number = rc.recommended_book_number
	INNER JOIN	book_author_mapping bam ON bam.book_number = b.book_number
	INNER JOIN	authors auth ON auth.author_number = bam.author_number

	ORDER BY 	sortdate desc, referenced_book_title
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 20259

get_member_account_types (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=5ms, Records=2) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_member_account_types.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
select member_account_type_number, member_account_type_name, member_account_type_charge, member_account_type_charge_frequency, member_account_type_postscript, member_account_type_months, member_account_type_stripe_lookup_key
from member_account_types
where member_account_type_number = (select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 12
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
or member_account_type_number =		(select top 1 member_account_type_number
									from member_account_types
									where member_account_type_months = 3
									and member_account_type_public = 1
									order by member_account_type_charge ASC)
									
order by member_account_type_sort_order ASC
get_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=14ms, Records=0) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT 	top 10 a.arc_number,arc_promo_text,
		b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, 
		(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
				(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
				 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
				 ELSE 0
				 END)
 			from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating

FROM arcs a
INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number

WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
AND arc_obc_flag = 0
AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
AND (select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) > 1
and getdate() <= dateadd(day,1,a.arc_off_ad_dt)

ORDER BY NEWID()
get_arcs_for_ad (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=29ms, Records=3) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_arcs_for_ad.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT 	top 3 a.arc_number,arc_promo_text,
			b.ezine_preview_number, b.ezine_preview_title, b.ezine_preview_subtitle, b.ezine_preview_jacket_image, b.ezine_preview_author, b.ezine_preview_publish_dt, 
			(select (CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,0))) AS numeric(12,0)))+
					(CASE WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 25 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 50 THEN 0.5
					 WHEN right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) > 50 AND right(CAST(AVG(CAST(arc_allocator_review_rating AS numeric(12,2))) AS numeric(12,2)),2) < 75 THEN -0.5
					 ELSE 0
					 END)
				from arc_allocator	where arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) AS arcrating

	FROM arcs a
	INNER JOIN ezine_previews b ON b.ezine_preview_number = a.ezine_preview_number

	WHERE arc_closed_flag = 1
	AND arc_obc_flag = 0
	AND getdate() >= arc_on_ad_dt
	AND (select count(*) from arc_allocator d where d.arc_number = a.arc_number and arc_allocator_review_approved_flag = 1) > 1

	ORDER BY a.arc_off_ad_dt DESC
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=32ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
	
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone6
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=3ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = adzone6

get_type (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=14ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT	a.start_date, a.adid, a.end_date, a.camp_views, a.image_name, a.alt_text, a.views, a.code, a.adsize
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.adid = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112

get_quotes (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=10ms, Records=1) in /root/website/site/blocks/dsp_book_giveaway.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
select top 1 ezine_number, ezine_quote, ezine_quote_title
	    from ezines
	    where len(ezine_quote_title) > 1
	    order by newid()
get_free_newsletters (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=0ms, Records=4, Cached Query) in /root/website/queries/qry_get_free_newsletters.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT 	*
    FROM 	free_newsletters
get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=12ms, Records=0) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT		a.adid,	adweight
	FROM		adsystem a
	INNER JOIN 	ad_category_mapping b ON b.adid = a.adid
	WHERE		a.section = ?
	AND			a.active  = 1
	AND 		a.start_date <= GETDATE()
		 	AND a.adid NOT IN (?) 
	AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
            

	AND     (b.category_number IN (	SELECT	category_number
									FROM	category_book_mapping
									WHERE	book_number = ?)
      		OR 	b.category_number = ?)
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = showcase_track
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112
Parameter #3(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0
Parameter #4(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = 0

get_ads (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=10ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT	a.adid,	adweight
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.section = ? 
        AND 	a.active  = 1 
        AND		a.start_date <= GETDATE()	
        		AND a.adid NOT IN (?) 
        AND (a.viewby LIKE '%n%' OR a.viewby = 'all')
        AND (select count(*) from ad_category_mapping where datalength(category_number) >= 1 and adid = a.adid) = 0
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_VARCHAR) = showcase_track
Parameter #2(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 1112

get_type (Datasource=bookbrowse_com_new, Time=1ms, Records=1) in /root/website/adsystem/adsystem_mod.cfm @ 02:25:37.037
SELECT	a.start_date, a.adid, a.end_date, a.camp_views, a.image_name, a.alt_text, a.views, a.code, a.adsize
        FROM	adsystem a
        WHERE	a.adid = ?
Query Parameter Value(s) -
Parameter #1(CF_SQL_INTEGER) = 594


Scope Variables

CGI Variables:
AUTH_PASSWORD=
AUTH_TYPE=
AUTH_USER=
CERT_COOKIE=
CERT_FLAGS=
CERT_ISSUER=
CERT_KEYSIZE=
CERT_SECRETKEYSIZE=
CERT_SERIALNUMBER=
CERT_SERVER_ISSUER=
CERT_SERVER_SUBJECT=
CERT_SUBJECT=
CF_TEMPLATE_PATH=/root/website/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm
CONTENT_LENGTH=
CONTENT_TYPE=
CONTEXT_PATH=
GATEWAY_INTERFACE=
HTTPS=
HTTPS_KEYSIZE=
HTTPS_SECRETKEYSIZE=
HTTPS_SERVER_ISSUER=
HTTPS_SERVER_SUBJECT=
HTTP_ACCEPT=*/*
HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING=gzip, br, zstd, deflate
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE=
HTTP_CONNECTION=upgrade
HTTP_COOKIE=CFGLOBALS=urltoken%3DCFID%23%3D4082107%26CFTOKEN%23%3D7fa54c3d8876338e%2D09FC88E0%2DE999%2DD5AB%2D58DDD2E5EDD51142%23lastvisit%3D%7Bts%20%272026%2D06%2D01%2002%3A25%3A35%27%7D%23hitcount%3D183%23timecreated%3D%7Bts%20%272026%2D06%2D01%2002%3A24%3A58%27%7D%23cftoken%3D7fa54c3d8876338e%2D09FC88E0%2DE999%2DD5AB%2D58DDD2E5EDD51142%23cfid%3D4082107%23; CFTOKEN=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142; FREEACCESSCOUNT=0; CFID=4082107; CFCLIENT_BOOKBROWSE=order%3Dp%23member%5Fnumber%3D0%23member%5Factive%5Fflag%3D0%23member%5Flogged%5Fin%5Fflag%3D0%23library%5Fuser%5Fflag%3D0%23view%3Dbooks%23
HTTP_HOST=dev.bookbrowse.com
HTTP_REFERER=
HTTP_URL=
HTTP_USER_AGENT=Mozilla/5.0 AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko; compatible; ClaudeBot/1.0; +claudebot@anthropic.com)
LOCAL_ADDR=127.0.0.1
PATH_INFO=/ezine_preview_number/20259/the-devil-finds-work
PATH_TRANSLATED=/root/website/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm
QUERY_STRING=
REMOTE_ADDR=127.0.0.1
REMOTE_HOST=127.0.0.1
REMOTE_USER=
REQUEST_METHOD=GET
SCRIPT_NAME=/bb_briefs/detail/index.cfm
SERVER_NAME=dev.bookbrowse.com
SERVER_PORT=8500
SERVER_PORT_SECURE=0
SERVER_PROTOCOL=HTTP/1.1
SERVER_SOFTWARE=
WEB_SERVER_API=
Client Variables:
cfid=4082107
cftoken=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142
hitcount=197
lastvisit={ts '2026-06-01 02:25:37'}
library_user_flag=0
member_active_flag=0
member_logged_in_flag=0
member_number=0
order=p
timecreated={ts '2026-06-01 02:24:58'}
urltoken=CFID=4082107&CFTOKEN=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142
view=books
Cookie Variables:
CFCLIENT_BOOKBROWSE=order=p#member_number=0#member_active_flag=0#member_logged_in_flag=0#library_user_flag=0#view=books#
CFGLOBALS=urltoken=CFID#=4082107&CFTOKEN#=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142#lastvisit={ts '2026-06-01 02:25:35'}#hitcount=183#timecreated={ts '2026-06-01 02:24:58'}#cftoken=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142#cfid=4082107#
CFID=4082107
CFTOKEN=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142
FREEACCESSCOUNT=0
Session Variables:
cfid=4082107
cftoken=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142
sessionid=BOOKBROWSE_4082107_7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142
urltoken=CFID=4082107&CFTOKEN=7fa54c3d8876338e-09FC88E0-E999-D5AB-58DDD2E5EDD51142
URL Parameters:
ezine_preview_number=20259
the-devil-finds-work=
Debug Rendering Time: 29 ms