We Need Diverse International Books
Recapping a panel at the American Library Association annual conference on translated literature for teens and a recommendation of a timely translation.
It’s Here! The 2017 We’re the People Summer Reading List
Several years ago, a group of teachers, librarians, and reviewers with long experience in diversity and children's literature got together to create the We're the People Summer Reading List. Our…
The Literature of Witness
The importance of #ownvoices authors and their literature of witness for a new generation of African-American teens as we confront a nation in crisis.
Publishing and Resistance
Remembering how YA literature changed after the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980 and why we may still have weighty books about diversity and #resistance today.
The Cord Is Still Cut!
Turning off the TV and reading more isn't just a way of saving money; now and in the coming months, it's an act of resistance too.
A Basket of Books to Address Our History
Five recent young adult books that shed light on our history of intolerance and the struggle for human rights and dignity.
“Should I Stay or Should I Go?”
Discussing Gringolandia's portrayal of resistance and exile at a panel on historical fiction at the NCTE16 conference, and post-election choices we face today.
Messages posted on the wall in the Fourteenth St. subway tunnel between Sixth and Seventh Aves.
We Are Not Exceptional
What the recent election says about the ideas of liberty, democracy, and global leadership that have combined to represent "American Exceptionalism."
I Cut the Cord
Where I cancel my cable TV service after the company jacked up my rates. Because large corporations are not our friends.
Know Your History
Knowing history is key to making informed decisions in the present, because we can see the consequences of similar decisions in the past.
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