Comments on: Books to look for http://www.stacylwhitman.com Thoughts on writing, editing, and publishing books for children and young adults Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:51:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Derek http://www.stacylwhitman.com/books-to-look-for/comment-page-1/#comment-45717 Derek Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:01:27 +0000 http://www.stacylwhitman.com/?page_id=669#comment-45717 Oh, sorry for not making that connection sooner! Too bad the subject didn't come up at the conference. I'll look into some of those recommendations. Oh, sorry for not making that connection sooner! Too bad the subject didn’t come up at the conference. I’ll look into some of those recommendations.

]]> By: Stacy http://www.stacylwhitman.com/books-to-look-for/comment-page-1/#comment-45632 Stacy Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:54:40 +0000 http://www.stacylwhitman.com/?page_id=669#comment-45632 Hi Derek, and thanks for stopping by. I remember you--we met a couple months ago at the feminist Mormon conference up in SLC. I had a copy of the first of the Tales of the Otori but it seems to have disappeared--that's been on my list of books to read for a while now. There are some great Asian-inspired fantasies out there (though not many), but most of them are not YA, so I think there's still room to grow there as well. Definitely check out Cindy Pon's Silver Phoenix, as well. I agree that India, Indonesia, African countries, and Native American milieus are underrepresented (Nancy Farmer's The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is a notable exception), as well as the native peoples of a number of other places (Ainu of Japan, Australian aboriginal culture). Pacific Islanders, Latino cultures---the list goes on and on, of course. If you're looking for book lists, check out the "book lists" tag here and also our short list of multicultural fantasy and science fiction recommendations over at Tu Publishing here: http://www.tupublishing.com/2009/09/23/multicultural-fantasy-and-sf-that-we-recommend/. Hi Derek, and thanks for stopping by. I remember you–we met a couple months ago at the feminist Mormon conference up in SLC. I had a copy of the first of the Tales of the Otori but it seems to have disappeared–that’s been on my list of books to read for a while now. There are some great Asian-inspired fantasies out there (though not many), but most of them are not YA, so I think there’s still room to grow there as well. Definitely check out Cindy Pon’s Silver Phoenix, as well. I agree that India, Indonesia, African countries, and Native American milieus are underrepresented (Nancy Farmer’s The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is a notable exception), as well as the native peoples of a number of other places (Ainu of Japan, Australian aboriginal culture). Pacific Islanders, Latino cultures—the list goes on and on, of course.

If you’re looking for book lists, check out the “book lists” tag here and also our short list of multicultural fantasy and science fiction recommendations over at Tu Publishing here: http://www.tupublishing.com/2009/09/23/multicultural-fantasy-and-sf-that-we-recommend/.

]]> By: Derek http://www.stacylwhitman.com/books-to-look-for/comment-page-1/#comment-45629 Derek Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:45:53 +0000 http://www.stacylwhitman.com/?page_id=669#comment-45629 Stacy, this is Derek, a regular on Feminist Mormon Housewives. I noticed your comment today on the subject of race, particularly your statement about trying to cultivate more diversity in fantasy fiction. I've been a lifelong devotee of fantasy fiction, but over the past several years have gotten a bit tired of the same old tropes and conventions. I think the western mythology and culture to which most conventional fantasy owes its flavor is fine, but I there is such a rich and yet neglected diversity of myths and cultures out there to explore through fantasy. I've found some wonderful China/Japan inspired fantasy (Lian Hearn's Otori series, Barry Hughart's _Bridge of Birds_, and Kij Johnson), but I think it's a shame there is so little exploration of themes and mythical concepts from India, and Indonesia, and I've found next to nothing from African or native American milieus. I applaud your determination to try to promote and cultivate multicultural fantasy. I look forward to seeing what books you recommend, and to watching your company's success. Stacy, this is Derek, a regular on Feminist Mormon Housewives. I noticed your comment today on the subject of race, particularly your statement about trying to cultivate more diversity in fantasy fiction. I’ve been a lifelong devotee of fantasy fiction, but over the past several years have gotten a bit tired of the same old tropes and conventions. I think the western mythology and culture to which most conventional fantasy owes its flavor is fine, but I there is such a rich and yet neglected diversity of myths and cultures out there to explore through fantasy. I’ve found some wonderful China/Japan inspired fantasy (Lian Hearn’s Otori series, Barry Hughart’s _Bridge of Birds_, and Kij Johnson), but I think it’s a shame there is so little exploration of themes and mythical concepts from India, and Indonesia, and I’ve found next to nothing from African or native American milieus.

I applaud your determination to try to promote and cultivate multicultural fantasy. I look forward to seeing what books you recommend, and to watching your company’s success.

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