“Well, they’re my favorites, I can’t help if I like what I like.” Back in July, Grace Lin shared a picture from her local public library on Twitter. When I saw it, my heart sank. I felt a shock of embarrassed sadness. And then I just felt fucking mad. First, imagine Grace Lin is your library patron!…
Have you supported #WeNeedDiverseBooks yet? What started off as a virtual movement has now become a full-fledged force. Their fundraising drive met their goal in less than a month. (but you should still donate if you can!) The best part of the fundraising is that it backs up concrete, measurable results which will ensure that diverse books…
11/28/14 We have a FOURTH list of titles for Ferguson! Believe it or not, we got through the third list in less than two days. This is amazing, world. These titles have been approved by Scott Bonner. They fill gaps in Ferguson’s popular reading collection for teens (lots of African-American authors) and expand their collection of titles…
