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Diverse Book Recommendations & Where To Find Them

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Channel: rincey reads · 2013 · People & Blogs

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Blog posts talking about diversity in children/YA books:
Why Hasn't the Number of Multicultural Books Increased In Eighteen Years? 
http://blog.leeandlow.com/2013/06/17/why-hasnt-the-number-of-multicultural-books-increased-in-eighteen-years/
True or False? Multicultural Books Don't Sell 
http://blog.leeandlow.com/2013/10/08/true-or-false-multicultural-books-dont-sell/

YA fantasy/sci-fi publisher that focuses on POC authors/characters: http://www.leeandlow.com/p/tu.mhtml

Book/Author Recommendations:
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Lowland: http://bit.ly/GzwxHd
Interpreter of Maladies: http://bit.ly/16mX071
Unaccustomed Earth: http://bit.ly/GXUit9
The Namesake: http://bit.ly/19ZnBnL

Khaled Hosseini
The Kite Runner: http://bit.ly/17bNtQY
Thousand Splendid Suns: http://bit.ly/1daM9zo

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie: http://bit.ly/19oLsyr
White Teeth by Zadie Smith: http://bit.ly/Wbiatj
How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid: http://bit.ly/XHmVQi

My Tumblr post with all of the author & book recommendations from you guys: http://bit.ly/1delAcF

GoodReads Lists:
2012's Best Literary Fiction By People of Color
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/15822.2012_s_Best_Literary_Fiction_By_People_of_Color
Speculative Fiction by Authors of Color
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/12716.Speculative_Fiction_by_Authors_of_Color
Best Fiction and Memoirs by Authors of Color
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/21164.Best_Fiction_and_Memoirs_by_Authors_of_Color
Best Books on African American Studies
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/16635.best_books_on_african_american_studies

Blogs:
Why I Focus on Diverse Authors, not Characters 
http://www.leonicka.com/2013/08/20/why-i-focus-on-diverse-authors-not-characters/
3 Ways Readers Can Increase Diversity in Publishing
http://www.leonicka.com/2013/06/25/3-ways-readers-can-increase-diversity-in-publishing/
Uncreated Conscience | Race in Fiction
http://sjaejones.com/blog/tag/race-in-fiction/
Embracing Diversity in YA Lit
http://www.slj.com/2013/09/teens-ya/embracing-diversity-in-ya-lit/#_

Tumblr:
http://diversityinya.tumblr.com/
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International Reads!
Check out Mercedes' video talking about the group
http://youtu.be/Bmf3Zb8zqec

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