worst game ever

[orangerful]

Want to play a really annoying game? Try finding traditionally published children's novels written by African-American authors that are NOT about slavery or the Civil Rights movement or sports.

:|

You can also play a similar game with adult fiction, except you have to find books set in the present that are *not* Urban Fiction with "Gangstas" and "Hos" etc.

Again, not impossible but still frustrating with how complicated it can be.

Can you tell I just set up a display? Last year, I did a display and did not put any kind of label on it to denote that these were African-American authors or characters, I just put them out and they circulated. I think if kids see the sign, they associate it all with being homework and an assigment and just walk right past the display, even if it is all popular fiction titles and stories. Same with the adult books.

Again, it is getting better, I have seen more picture books with people of color where the story is just every day kids stuff. Those make me happy. Now I just want more for the older kids, more than just the same group of authors.

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

Good idea about not labeling the display -- the important thing is getting people to try them out and I'm glad it's working.

[yourlibrarian]

Oh also, I don't know if you've seen this but I thought you might be interested: http://www.comicsbeat.com/the-top-20-graphic-novels-of-2017-prove-diversity-in-comics-is-alive-and-well-and-selling-a-lot/

[thenewbuzwuzz]

I love that you help people find the books that do exist. <3