Via The Fussy Librarian’s newsletter, an interview with some facepalm-worthy revelations from a romance author who doesn’t fit the industry’s prejudices.
Via The Fussy Librarian’s newsletter, an interview with some facepalm-worthy revelations from a romance author who doesn’t fit the industry’s prejudices.
Faux diversity.
Faux diversity.
For sure. I worked at a library for a bit over a year and I honestly can’t remember more than maybe two or three romance covers that featured non-white people. And for those who don’t know, the Romance Section at libraries is fucking HUGE.
For sure. I worked at a library for a bit over a year and I honestly can’t remember more than maybe two or three romance covers that featured non-white people. And for those who don’t know, the Romance Section at libraries is fucking HUGE.
Jeff Ford The problem isn’t just a lack of diversity in the characters. It’s a lack of diversity in authors.
Some Publishing houses are dropping black romance authors and asking white authors to write black romance novels.
Jeff Ford The problem isn’t just a lack of diversity in the characters. It’s a lack of diversity in authors.
Some Publishing houses are dropping black romance authors and asking white authors to write black romance novels.
I liked what Rai had to say about the way that people need to reflect and consider their own biases. I’m glad she’s still optimistic enough to think that will help. I’m feeling pretty jaded about the whole equality thing right now myself (teaching middle school can both fill you with hope and drop you into a pit of despair).
I liked what Rai had to say about the way that people need to reflect and consider their own biases. I’m glad she’s still optimistic enough to think that will help. I’m feeling pretty jaded about the whole equality thing right now myself (teaching middle school can both fill you with hope and drop you into a pit of despair).