#diversity

Diversity in Publishing Matters (Whether You Like It Or Not)

There has been so much talk about diversity in reading these days, and a surprising amount of aversion to it, ...

On Autism: Books That Empower And Celebrate

Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are something that has been a part of my family life for many years. Diagnoses have ...

More Elves of Color! Why Diversity in YA Fantasy Matters

A call for more diverse characters in works of young adult fantasy.

Judging Books By Their Covers: An Experiment

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30 Diverse YA Titles To Get On Your Radar

This post is sponsored by I Read YA. Throughout the month of May, Scholastic’s This is Teen community is sharing ...

Talking With the Voices of #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Yesterday here at Book Riot, Jill told you about #WeNeedDiverseBooks. To recap, this campaign wants you to take a picture of yourself ...

We Need Bigger Megaphones for Diversity in Kid Lit

Last week, BookCon announced their event’s lineup of blockbuster kid lit panelists. Jeff Kinney, James Patterson, Rick Riordan, and Lemony ...

Your 25 Favorite Authors of Color

Inspired by a recent study by Lee & Low Books which revealed that of 124 authors who made the New York ...

Reading Challenges for 2014

Want to make a dent in your TBR pile in 2014? Try joining a reading challenge or two! (But definitely not five, that's too much.)

On Reading Writers of Color

I am white. I am primarily of British, German, and Czech descent. I have light brown (formerly very blond hair), ...