Scholastic and the non-profit organization We Need Diverse Books has announced that they are expanding their collaboration in order to put more books by diverse authors with diverse characters into schools.
Groundwood Books Launches Catalog and Site Focused on Diversity
House of Anansi’s Groundwood Books for children in Canada is making special efforts to promote the diversity of its list for young readers.
Art and Anguish at Angoulême: Where Are the Women in Comics?
France’s great comics event, the Festival International de la Bande Desinée at Angoulême, faces serious criticism for being dominated by men.
Lee & Low: Diversity Is Not Created Equal
The US publishing workforce is 79% Caucasian and 78% women, according to a study by publisher Lee and Low.
‘Sick of Reading About White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks
#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children’s books.
3 Reasons UK Publishers Are Not Buying into Diversity
Trying to instill diversity into the UK publishing industry is like “working on a car while it is still running,“ says Bobby Nayyar. The answer, he asserts, can only be entrepreneurship.
The Beauty of Belonging? Diversity in UK Publishing
Bobby Nayyar offers a statistical analysis of diversity — or lack thereof — in the catalogs of major UK publishing houses, as well as initiatives to improve.
On the “Virtual Unreality” of Publishing in Spain
Manuel Gil challenges assertions that Spain’s book industry is diverse and competitive, calling them science fiction.
Scholastic Promotes Diversity in Books for Young Readers
The Scholastic Reading Club and We Need Diverse Books are promoting a list of 75 titles for middle-grade readers featuring diverse characters and plots.
Poets of Color on Rattling the Chains of the Establishment
Gregory Pardlo and a trio of other acclaimed poets discuss their precarious working relationship with the publishing establishment.