Penguin Random House pledges £15,000 to diverse children's bookshop

Publisher says it hopes to help the #ReadtheOnePercent pop-up store in south London ‘smash its target’ of £30,000, which it is crowdfunding in order to become permanentPenguin Random House has pledged £15,000 to south London’s #ReadtheOnePercent bookshop, which only stocks children’s books with characters from diverse backgrounds, praising it for playing “a critical role” in highlighting books that better reflect society. Related: ‘Mum this is me!’: the pop-up bookshop that only sells diverse children's books Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2018-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]

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