Number of books featuring African Americans has more than doubled in the past decade, with Asian Americans triplingCampaigners have hailed a “seismic shift” in US children’s publishing after statistics showed that the number of kids’ books featuring African-American characters has more than... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2019-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing consultancy Speckled Pen is launching a remote internship scheme aimed at encouraging diversity in publishing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jonathan Ruppin says the book trade "remains riddled" with bias when it comes to ethnic diversity. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Independent booksellers called for more diversity in children’s books at an Inclusive Minds event, because their customers are asking for a greater range of ethnic diversity and family types in titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Reading Agency has responded to criticism about the lack of ethnic diversity among authors chosen for the World Book Night 2016 list, saying it is a “great shame” that there are no Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) writers included. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book industry remains largely white and middle class, while efforts are being made to boost socio-economic and ethnic diversity in publishing. The post Diversity in UK Publishing Still a Challenge appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]