[stylist] Diversity in YA fiction

[Chris Kuell]

Thanks for posting this, Donna. It was interesting, and sad, in my opinion. 
We still have a very long way to go.

chris

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Subject: [stylist] Diversity in YA fiction


> Hi Friends,
> I found this yesterday while surfing the net and thought it might interest
> some of you. The group "Diversity in YA tracks Publishers Weekly for young
> adult novels with main characters who represent minorities, including
> disabilities and whether the authors belong to the same minority group as
> their heroes/heroines. In 2013, there were no black or blind main
> characters. Only the gay community even came close to having a percentage 
> of
> books in line with population. This is further evidence of the rejection 
> of
> diversity by the publishing industry. What does the lack of diversity in 
> YA
> novels suggest about the ability of the next generation to adopt
> inclusivity, especially of low-incidence minorities such as blindness?
> Here's a link to the report:
>
> <http://www.diversityinya.com/2014/03/diversity-in-publishers-weeklys-2013-y
> oung-adult-bestsellers/#more-3170>
> http://www.diversityinya.com/2014/03/diversity-in-publishers-weeklys-2013-yo
> ung-adult-bestsellers/#more-3170
>
> Donna
>
> -- The Heart of Applebutter Hill - a novel on a mission:
>
> http://DonnaWHill.com <http://donnawhill.com/>
>
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