2020 Literary Lookback: Author Natasha Diaz Wants Us to Know Black Jewish Stories Matter
When Natasha DÃaz discovered her debut novel was excluded from a Black Jewish book list, she went to Twitter to air her frustrations that …
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Recognizing Racial Injustice Delays and Defines Announcements: June 2020 Celebrity Book Club Picks
The deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd and the subsequent worldwide protests to combat racial injustice affected the celebrity book clubs …
#PublishingPaidMe Reveals Pay Discrepancies Between Black and White Writers
Going into the third week of protests over the police killing of George Floyd, book Twitter went down another road in revealing the racial …
YA Author Kimberly Jones Explains Civil Unrest Logic in Viral Video
A young adult author’s video interview discussing how race, socioeconomic status, and history are the root of the latest civil unrest has gone viral. …
Agents Resign After Red Sofa Literary Owner Calls Police on ‘Straight Up Looters’ in Minneapolis
As the death of an unarmed black man killed at the hands of police in Minneapolis sparks protests, a local literary agency owner is …
