Diversity in Kids' Publishing, Jane Austen and More!

[Sarah Seltzer]

Hi readers! 

Interrupting your regularly scheduled snowy Groundhog day for a few small byline updates.

-->We Need Diverse Books

I did a semi #longread for Flavorwire about diversity advocacy within the Kids' Lit world. I interviewed more than a dozen authors, a handful of editors, some thinkers, an academic and a librarian.

Instead of asking whether racism exists in readers and the industry, I take that as a given (duh!) and ask how activists are trying to counteract biases proactively.

I was drawn to this topic because I think the diversity problems in that world mirror a lot of creative industries, including (ahem!) my own.  Hope you read and share!

http://flavorwire.com/502081/we-need-diverse-books-can-childrens-authors-end-publishing-industry-prejudice-and-change-the-way-america-reads

Sample Tweet!

 

Children's authors are taking on lack of diversity in their industry. What can we all learn from their activism?http://flvr.pl/1yvMymb

--> A few other pieces at Flavorwire this month include Jane Austen Zingers: The 15 Best Disses and One-Liners From ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and Writers, Money, and the Economy: Why Time Is the 21st Century’s “Room of One’s Own” and interviews with cool female artists like Katie Coyle and Desiree Akhavan.

Thanks for reading, and see you soon!

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