The #SupportWNDB campaign has kept me a tad bit busy these past few weeks (and for the coming weeks until it ends). And if you haven't heard about it after it trended on Twitter here's a bit of background on the initiatives of We Need Diverse Books.
Read moreThe Diversity Debate
The lack of diversity in books specifically has had a snowball effect since BookCon's lack of White, straight, male authors on a panel that could've easily contained people of the non-majority. Since then more statistics and essays and posts and cries for diversity have been provided in print, online, and spoken about at conferences (not just in private discussions). The "debate" of diversity is not going away and that's a good thing.
Read moreI'd Like to Introduce: @MinoritiesinPub (MiP)!
My friend Bev and I take on a new venture: podcasting. I'd like to introduce you to Minorities in Publishing (MiP)!
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