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Why is diversity in fiction important?

Arts & Culture, Books, Interesting Stuff, NewsBy KatjaFebruary 3, 2015

In the spring of 2014, Twitter erupted with a cunning media campaign that got #WeNeedDiverseBooks to trend globally. Beginning with support from authors who were hoping to “raise [their] voices into a roar that can’t be ignored”, the campaign caught like wildfire. However, almost a year later, I can’t help but fear that the movement has fallen out of…

Don’t judge a book by its cover: the bizarre phenomenon of whitewashing

Arts & Culture, BooksBy LaurieMarch 4, 2014

A couple months ago at the library I saw something incredible.  Something incredibly bizarre. Wild Orchid by Cameron Dokey is a retelling of the Ballad of Mulan, the same tale popularized by the animated Disney movie.  If you need a recap, the summary of the novel is as so:      “Wielding a sword as…

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