Links for the cover issue

| July 27, 2009

Via the Brown Bookshelf, John Green discusses the cover issue for Justine Larbalestier’s book in a thorough way, taking into account all the changes our industry is going through. *** Also, I’ve added several books to my POC booklist thanks to all the people who have been suggesting books. There are a number of fantasy [...]

Questions I have about our industry in general

| July 24, 2009

I added these to my last post, because some readers pointed out that it sounded like I was defending Bloomsbury’s choice of cover, which wasn’t my intent at all. In fact, I was trying to point out that despite pressures from sales and marketing, the fact remains that it is very important to be aware [...]

A little more info, but not much

| June 5, 2009

If you’re my friend on Facebook, or follow me on Twitter, you will know that I’ve revealed the big secret I’ve been keeping: That I’m starting a small press with a friend. I don’t feel ready to give many details about it yet because I’m still working on the website and a variety of details [...]

Related to the last post

| May 18, 2009

I can’t remember who linked this, but the winner of the Media Matters Film Festival, Slip of the Tongue, is awesomely relevant to both racial and gender issues. I can’t embed it here, so you’ll have to go to the film page, click on “About the Film” and you should be able to see it [...]

Portraying people of color in children’s/YA fantasy–are we anywhere near “there” yet?

| May 18, 2009

When I was in the fourth grade, I always wondered why I wasn’t born Japanese. You see, back then (mid-80s), the news was always saying that the Japanese had the best education system in the world, and that Americans were falling behind. Given that my life goal at the time was to be the smartest [...]