Diversity in the News: May 23 — May 30, 2013
CBC DIVERSITY/COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE NEWS
ON OUR RADAR
- Islam in the Classroom via School Library Journal
- Author Interview: Tim Tingle on How I Became a Ghost, a story about The Trail of Tears, at Edmondsun.com
- The Government Can’t Stop Our Heterosexual Love: YA Dystopia From A Gay Perspective at YALSA’s The Hub
- Five Wrong-Headed Reasons for Not Writing Diverse Characters in Science Fiction via Rich in Color
- Guest Post ~ African youth literature: what visibility on the international market? by Mariette Robbesat PaperTigers.org
- Kat Zhang to Pen Once We Were at the CBC
- Interview with Kat Zhang at Diversity in YA
- Foster the Teens: Foster Kids in YA Literature at YALSA’s The Hub
- Your favorite YA books about Asian Americans! at Diversity in YA
- Best Asian-American Children’s Books via InCultureParent
- What I Like about Eric Gansworth’s IF I EVER GET OUT OF HERE at AICL
- DiYA Author Spotlight: Mitali Perkins at Diversity in YA
- Author Interview: Shana Mlawski on HAMMER OF WITCHES at Diversity If YA
- Guest Post by Andre Norton Award Winner E. C. Meyer at Diversity in YA
NEW RELEASES
- Wild Awake by Hilary T. Smith (HarperCollins, May 28)
- Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg (Arthur A. Levine, May 28)
AWARD NEWS
- Submissions now open for Lee & Low’s fourteenth annual NEW VOICES AWARD– given for a children’s picture book manuscript by a writer of color.
- 2013 Skipping Stones Honor Awards Announced via The Pirate Tree
EVENTS
This Month
- May 15 — June 8: John Rocco’s Super Hair-O Book Tour
- May 30: Andrea Cremer, Sarah Dessen, Marie Lu, Richelle Mead and Rick Yancey to appear at Books of Wonder in NYC
- May is Asian-Pacific American month
- Until June 9: The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Presents: Latino Folk Tales: Cuentos Populares Art by Latino Artists
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT EARLIER THIS MONTH
