82% of British school children surveyed report never studying Black, Asian, or minority ethnic authors
Did you know that a young child from an ethnic minority background is more likely to read a book with an animal protagonist than a human one of their own ethnicity? So reported the Centre… Read more »
Barnes & Noble forced to cancel “diverse” book series amidst accusations of “literary blackface”
Since 1976, every February the United States has embraced Black History Month, celebrating the contributions that African Americans have made to American history in their struggles for freedom and equality. The literary… Read more »
Children’s books in the UK remain biased against BAME and female characters for yet another year
Back in July 2018 we reported that only 1% of children’s books in the UK depict Black And Minority Ethnic main characters (BAME), and almost a year later, it seems… Read more »
New scheme to encourage female BAME and working-class crime writers supported by J.K. Rowling
Back in 2016 we wrote about a new women’s crime festival launching in London. Organised by Killer Women, a collective of 20 female crime writers, they put on crime fiction… Read more »
Only 1% of children’s books in the UK depict Black And Minority Ethnic main characters
Children’s books are making headlines again — this time for their lack of diversity. In the UK, the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) has been running a study entitled “Reflecting Realities”… Read more »
What’s the collective noun for twenty white, longlisted authors?
Ah, the nuance and beauty of the collective noun. Everyone has their favourite, from a murder of crows to a shrewdness of apes or an obstinacy of buffalo. Lane Smith’s book There… Read more »
Bare Lit Festival launches in UK to celebrate BAME writers
The advocacy group Media Diversified is launching the “first ever literature festival for writers of color” in the UK next month. The Bare Lit Festival will take place the 27th… Read more »