Since 2011, all my book editors have been white. Why wouldn’t I want another perspective on the characters I invent?Until a few years ago, only publishing industry insiders would have understood the role of the sensitivity reader. Then came American Dirt. The Jeanine Cummins novel sold to a US... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2022-03-08 09:00:06 UTC ]
"Of Women and Salt," tracking generations of Latinas, comes out of Gabriela Garcia's family story, life experience and advocacy for migrants. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-03-23 19:20:30 UTC ]
Julia Alvarez's "Afterlife" is her first novel for adults in 15 years. She talks about loss, fragmentation and "American Dirt." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-04-02 22:24:09 UTC ]
Oprah Winfrey first launched Oprah's Book Club on Sept. 16, 1996, 10 years into "The Oprah Winfrey Show," one of the highest-rated daytime talk shows in television history. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-03-10 14:00:38 UTC ]
After holding a forum to discuss one contentious novel, Winfrey said she did not want to wade into literary controversy again. Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2020-03-06 21:49:29 UTC ]
The conversation with the novel’s author, along with three Latina writers and publishing representatives, was smart, empathetic and illuminating. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-03-06 17:35:42 UTC ]
Oprah Winfrey's lively but emotional book club discussion of 'American Dirt' features Winfrey and Macmillan president Don Weisberg both promising to do better to amplify Latinx voices. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-06 05:00:00 UTC ]
Oprah Winfrey's interview with Jeanine Cummins, the embattled author or 'American Dirt,' which was criticized by Latinx activists for containing stereotypical depictions of Mexican immigrants, will air on March 6 at midnight. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Below is a collection of articles that respond to American Dirt, consider the injustices of the publishing industry’s Big Five, and highlight books by Chicanx and Latinx writers. ¤ A reading list assembled from these articles: The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Heart Like a Window, Mouth Like a... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-02-14 19:23:11 UTC ]
Critics of "American Dirt" invited Oprah Winfrey on Wednesday to discuss "#DignidadLiteraria and other Latinx groups and the publishing industry that has systematically erased us." Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-13 04:43:13 UTC ]
The "American Dirt" uproar is prompting the book industry to review, reenforce, and revamp plans to become more diverse and inclusive. The publishing industry is predominantly run by white women, according to a new study. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 17:29:22 UTC ]
The "American Dirt" uproar is prompting the book industry to review, reenforce, and revamp plans to become more diverse and inclusive. The publishing industry is predominantly run by white women, according to a new study. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-02-12 17:29:22 UTC ]
Inside a packed room in Culver City on Thursday, Myriam Gurba, Roxane Gay and other writers of color talked about "American Dirt," Macmillan and the "crisis" in U.S. publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-02-07 21:39:43 UTC ]
THE CONTRETEMPS OVER Jeanine Cummins’s American Dirt revolves around a narrative of a publishing industry eager for blockbusters, white authors who inhabit the stories of marginalized people, and embarrassment when the multiple flaws and tone-deaf passages of the hyped-up book are exposed.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Review of Books | 2020-02-05 18:00:58 UTC ]
The publisher of Jeanine Cummins’ novel “American Dirt” canceled her book tour Wednesday, saying she has received death threats. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2020-01-30 19:02:00 UTC ]
If you’ve been distracted lately by the presidential impeachment trial, you may have missed this tertiary symptom of the collapse of our democracy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-01-30 17:52:10 UTC ]
'American Dirt' publisher Flatiron Books announced on Wednesday that it was canceling its book tour with Jeanine Cummins. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-29 20:47:11 UTC ]
Oprah Winfrey is finally addressing the controversy surrounding her latest book club pick, "American Dirt," and promising to take its critics seriously. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2020-01-27 23:16:21 UTC ]
Jeanine Cummins’s novel, acclaimed by Oprah Winfrey, Stephen King and others, also faces scathing criticism from Latinx writersJeanine Cummins’s British publisher, Headline, is standing shoulder to shoulder with the American press that published her divisive thriller, declaring that it is proud... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-01-24 14:53:36 UTC ]
Today, Jeanine Cummins appeared at Winter Institute in Baltimore, and as Michael Calder reports for PubishersLunch, commented on the ongoing controversy over her new novel, American Dirt. Bookseller Javier Ramirez, who introduced Cummins, brought up the topic at the end of the formal interview:... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-01-22 18:16:31 UTC ]