Diversity
We Need Diverse Books selected March: Book Three as the winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award, along with three honorees.
JLG is the honorary sponsor of the MCBD 2017 campaign, which is dedicated to raising awareness about diverse books.
The "Percy Jackson" creator and San Antonio native takes a stand against discrimination.
Silvera spoke with SLJ about the need for diversity in YA literature and the challenges of penning a novel that successfully incorporates utter joy and emotional devastation.
Latinx in Publishing and POC & Natives in Publishing celebrated the legendary editor Chis Jackson on January 5 in New York City.
Not too long ago I created the 31 Days, 31 Lists series where I counted down a list of top 2016 books every day. When I initially came up with the idea I briefly wondered if I should make lists celebrating specific kinds of diversity. Top African-American Picture Books of 2016 or Best Diverse Titles. […]
After the election, we noticed that some of the teens we talked to were seriously worried about many themes: GLBTQA+ rights and safety, racism, and women’s rights, to name just a few. We heard them talking about them with each other. And sometimes, they talk with us. So we wanted to signal boost books about […]
SLJ's 2016 Best Books list celebrates 50 years of acknowledging top titles—and the power of books to transport readers and change lives.
The declaration expresses commitment to standing with and for children "in the face of attempts to disenfranchise, dehumanize, and to dismiss violence against marginalized people."
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