Have you been following #WeNeedDiverseBooks on FB or Tumblr? They’ve been coming up with spot on books pairs this summer. The WNDB Team has most recently been joined by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton. the Cake Literary Ladies! You know everything is bigger in Texas, including the state’s annual library conference. TLA has got to… Read More Sunday Morning Reads
Another small press to put on your radar: Brown Girl Publishing. From their site: Our Company: Brown Girls Publishing is a boutique publishing company, focusing primarily on digital content, while still providing printed books through Amazon. Our goal is to provide a voice for literary fan favorites, while introducing the next generation of authors. Our Founders: Between… Read More SundayMorningReads
They’re that eyeglass wearing black family in that cellphone commercial. They’re all over Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. They’re watching Cosmos with @neiltyson And now, they’re reaching YA Lit. Black + Nerd = Blerd The numbers of urban lit books for teens has been decreasing for quite some time and nothing had really become… Read More SundayMorningReads
This weekend ALA President Barbara Stripling sent out an email announcing a joint statement that the BCALA and the ALA cooaboratively developed and was then endorsed by the other ethnic affiliates, AILA, APALA, CALA and REFORMA. Stripling will be appointing a Special Presidential Task Force on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to develop strategic atction ideas.… Read More SundayMorningReads
“’They’re so hard to find’ is no longer a valid excuse when you teach.” ~Zetta Elliott. All over the blogosphere this week, you’re going to find the following action list created by Sarah Hamburg that delivers charges throughout the kidlit industry on what we can do to promote books by and about people of color… Read More SundayMorningReads
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