Marketing and Selling to “US Book Buyers of Color”
Many big publishers, who understand and focus on white audiences, urgently need an education in non-white book buyers.
Many big publishers, who understand and focus on white audiences, urgently need an education in non-white book buyers.
Last year in June 2020, the Authors Guild hosted a panel with Black voices in publishing to discuss the challenges they’ve faced in the industry for many decades now.
Launching in fall 2021, Bright Brown Baby publishes board books and pictures books that center Black and brown children and families.
The VIDA Count has been published every year since 2009 to create transparency surrounding gender imbalances and lack of diversity.
One of the most prolific authors of books featuring black characters talks about issues and approaches for children’s writers of color.
Diversity for illustrators and authors in the children’s sector is front of mind for the industry’s creative pros.