Nikki Giovanni Talks About Libraries Supporting Readers on Earth and Mars Nikki Giovanni champions libraries—on Earth and Mars—at Columbia’s Books in Bloom festival. Read More
Editing Authors Amid Banned Books SHE LIT: Editing Authors Amid Banned Books 📖 An author shares how a publisher asked her to edit “racism” out Read More
‘Shakti Girls’ Author Shetal Shah Uses Poetry to Tell the Stories of Indian Innovators Shetal Shah’s “Shakti Girls” celebrates Indian diaspora heroines with poetic bios to uplift young readers. Read More
Black Characters in Children’s Literature Are Disappearing as Schools Limit History Courses *|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Searching for books by Black female authors this month? Take a look at authors we’ve featured Black characters Read More
When Diverse Books Don’t Cross Our Paths SHE LIT: When Diverse Books Don’t Cross Our Paths 🧭 Students forced to read certain books may not see what Read More
‘Proud Family: Louder and Prouder’ Reboot Champions Black Literature “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” uplifts Black stories, blending activism and culture for a new generation. Read More
Karyn Parsons’ Sweet Blackberry Promotes Lesser-Known Stories for Black History Month Actress and author Karyn Parsons is sharing the stories this February her literary nonprofit Sweet Blackberry produces to educate kids Read More
‘Adventures of Qai Qai’ by Serena Williams Has the Power to Elevate Black Doll Sales Tennis superstar Serena Williams recently announced that she is releasing a children’s book next year based on the adventures of Read More
We Need Diverse Books Stops Using #OwnVoices Term The nonprofit initiative to have more children’s books reflect all identities in the literary industry says it will no longer Read More
Ashli St. Armant Jazzes Up the Girl Detective Tale Inspired by the girl detective stories from her childhood, Ashli St. Armant recently released her debut audiobook “Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons” on Audible. Read More
Book Review: ‘Viva Durant and the Secret of the Silver Buttons’ by Ashli St. Armant “Viva Durant and The Secret of the Silver Buttons” by Ashli St. Armant is an imaginative girl detective story that combines music and mystery. Read More
