Tag: We Need Diverse Books
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Reading in Color is Anti-Racist Work:How Colorful is Your Bookshelf?
Hello Meltingpot Community, I have a simple question for you? How colorful is your bookshelf? If you’re a regular reader of this blog, then you know how much I love to read and you know how much I love to read diverse books. Heck, 2020 is the year I launched my diverse reading challenge. Personally,…
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MAMP Podcast #38: Author Erin Entrada Kelly on Diversity and Dreaming of Space
On episode 38 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, I am excited to have award-winning author, Erin Entrada Kelly join me to talk about her brand new book, We Dream of Space, her impressive career writing middle grade novels, and why she’s so committed to including (truly) diverse characters in all of her work. Since…
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Flashback Friday + A Giveaway: Dragons in a Bag
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Remember back in February of the is year when I had award-winning author, Zetta Elliott on the podcast to talk about diversity in children’s publishing? That was such a riveting episode and one of my favorites because Zetta is just an amazing storyteller – whether she’s talking about magical dragons in Brooklyn,…
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Meltingpot Mondays: 3 Great Kids Books Full of Black Girl Magic
Hello Meltingpot Readers, This summer Babygirl (who turned eight in July) and I read some great books together. As usual, I always try to find books that feature diverse main characters. They don’t have to feature Black girls, but if they do, I’m extra happy. And I am always searching for books that feature Black…
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Meltingpot Book Review: “Washington Black” by Esi Edugyan
Hello Meltingpot Readers, Even though I’m doing a lot of reading and research for my Black in Spain project, it wouldn’t be summer if I wasn’t also consuming a fair amount of fiction as well. Fun fact, I received the hardcover version of Esi Edugyan’s critically-acclaimed, Washington Black for Christmas, but I bought the paperback…
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Five Great Diverse Young Readers Series
Hello Meltingpot Readers, It goes without saying that I love reading. And I’ve tried to instill a similar love of literature in all three of my kids. So far, I think I’ve done a pretty good job, judging from the amount of books both of my teen boys consume on a weekly basis. These days,…
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MAMP Podcast Episode #6: A Candid Conversation about Diversity in Kid Lit with Zetta Elliott
On episode #6 of the My American Meltingpot podcast, I am joined by author, activist and educator, Zetta Elliott for a passionate conversation about diversity in children’s literature. Zetta has written over 30 books for children, teens and young adults and is committed to telling stories featuring Black characters in the most unexpected places. From…
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Talking Diverse Books with “Honeysmoke” author, Monique Fields
Back in the day when I started blogging, when dinosaurs still roamed the earth, I had a long lists of blogs I followed about parenting multiracial children. One of those blogs was called Honeysmoke. The woman behind the blog, Monique Fields, was a Black mom raising two biracial daughters, and she was a journalist like…
