I get a bit uncomfortable whenever white authors discuss writing about people of color as if it is a painful ordeal. If/when men say that they do not write fully-realized women characters because “we aren’t women and gosh women are so complicated and foreign and other, it’s easier to just avoid writing them all together… Read Post
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5 South Asian Writers
Milestone number two of my Heritage Reads challenge is complete! I read the work of five South Asian writers and was very pleased at the variety. At first I was worried that all the books would be about female infanticide. I’d read enough novels on the topic that I was beginning to think it was… Read Post
3 Ways Parents Can Increase Diversity in Publishing
The lack of diversity in publishing is not only harmful to the industry itself but also harmful to young readers. I remember writing stories about blond-haired blue-eyed girls as a child, because I’d never read about heroines who looked like me. I’m not the only one with such a story and there is plenty of… Read Post
10 Black Women Writers
I recently hit the first milestone in my Heritage Reads challenge: I read the work of 10 Black women writers. I added this category because there are so many fantastic books I wanted to read, and who do I have more in common with than Black women? I am very pleased to share these books… Read Post
