We spoke with activist Dias and asked her to reflect on her activism and publishing journey so far, and to share some of her future goals. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jason Reynolds, Marley Dias, and Rachel Ignotofsky called on booksellers, many from a new generation themselves, to carry diverse books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books, the organization promoting multicultural books and authors, has opened nominations for its inaugural WNDB Bookseller of the Year Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
PEN America's new report asserts that 'diverse books' frequently are the first to be yanked when it comes to book challenges and 'soft censorship.' The post International Industry Notes: PEN America on Banning Books in the USA appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Librarians have been big supporters of the We Need Diverse Books movement, and that support is only growing. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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. The post Scholastic and We Need Diverse Books Expand Collaboration appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholastic is partnering with We Need Diverse Books to create monthly flyers that will spotlight books with diverse characters and themes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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. The post Scholastic Promotes Diversity in Books for Young Readers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books has selected the first five winners of the Walter Dean Myers grants for emerging writers and illustrators that it launched last fall. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers, librarians, authors and members of the publishing community gathered for this year's Southern California Independent Booksellers Association show, basking in the warm outdoor setting courtesy of sunny Los Angeles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books has announced that on March 18, 2016, the organization will bestow its first Walter Dean Myers Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
We Need Diverse Books marked its first anniversary with a BEA panel of diverse authors who advocated for booksellers to stock and handsell diverse books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
We need to reflect the reality of our communities, says The Fault in Our Stars writer John Green in video backing social media-led We Need Diverse Books campaignAll readers need to know that they too can be the heroes of a story, according to the bestselling author of The Fault in Our Stars,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
On May 1, responding to criticism of the lack of diversity among featured authors at BookCon, a grassroots coalition of authors and other book people launched a social media campaign, #WeNeedDiverseBooks, that quickly went viral. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]