Seems like a great time to recommend these young adult books tackling white supremacy. #Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/ZjiJCqzxb1 — Pick My YA (@PickMyYA) August 12, 2017 “If you’re not outraged, you’re not […] Read More
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Over the last few months, there’s been a growing conversation around representation, #ownvoices, writing, and reviewing on Twitter. If that sounds vague, that’s because I’m writing this at 4:00am and […] Read More
In January, Sajidah K. Ali and others started to tweet using the hashtag #MuslimShelfSpace. NBC has a good article about the beginnings of #MuslimShelfSpace if you want to know the backstory. […] Read More
At the beginning of the year, Sajidah K. Ali started the hashtag #MuslimShelfSpace. This had me searching my personal shelves. It’s interesting how something can open […] Read More
Within days of the surprising outcome of our election, students around the country left class and took to the streets to protest against the newly elected president. Because I teach […] Read More
It’s been over two years since #WeNeedDiverseBooks happened, and a lot has changed since then. There’s greater awareness of the issue of diversity in fiction. Mentorship programs, fiction contests, publishing […] Read More