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Tag: Representation

January 3, 2023 by Amanda MacGregor

Bringing Black Panamanian Culture to Children’s Books, a guest post by Tamika Burgess

Writing Sincerely Sicily was very liberating, as it allowed me to thoroughly share my background in a way I have never been able to do before.

November 16, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

The Beauty of Rejection, a guest post by Charity Alyse

Dear reader, let my life be a lesson: Let not the pains of rejection keep you silent. Instead, let them be the contrary wind that pushes your sails onward listen to the wants permeating within your heart and quiet your every wondering brain.

November 11, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

He Couldn’t Read It, So He Wrote It, a guest post by Justin Arnold

I wanted to write a party mix of all of it, those things that I love, in a story world where I and everyone else exists, because that’s the book I wanted to read as a teen but couldn’t find.

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Joyful Representation in the Age of Book Bans, by author Maya Prasad

October 12, 2022 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Author Maya Prasad joins TLT to discuss joyful representation in the era of book bans

Mixed Feelings: Biracial Readers and Choosing a Side, a guest post by Michael Mann

September 20, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

As writers, and readers, we connect with so many characters that are so different from us – that’s the beauty of the books. I hope that by having more biracial characters in books we can make those connections deeper.

Inclusion Doesn’t Always Mean Representation, a guest post by Chaz Hayden

September 1, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Much like how my main character, Harris, doesn’t want his wheelchair to be the first thing people notice about him, as the author, I don’t want disability to be the only takeaway from my book.

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How Writing YA Novels Helped Me Find the Forgotten Parts of Me, a guest post by Sabina Khan

August 25, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

I’m more determined than ever to create characters and stories that represent the identities and lives of people who have always been and continue to be marginalized. We deserve better.

A Book About Grief? Why Should I Read That?! a guest post by Linda Epstein

July 18, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

It's my hope that Repairing the World, a book ostensibly about grief and healing, will also be a place for Jewish kids (Reconstructionist or not) to see themselves in a story. I want to illustrate how normal it is for kids to have help managing their mental health. And, that grownups and kids can be queer or questioning and it’s just part of life. It doesn’t have to be a big deal.

“You Mean Not Everybody Feels Like This?”: Self-Discovery Through Writing, a guest post by Andrew Joseph White

June 7, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

When I was growing up, if I had a big feeling about something, books were the first place I turned…but there was nothing on the shelves that could have helped me learn about being queer, or trans, or autistic.

SQUIRE and How to Build a World, Together, a guest post by Nadia Shammas and Sara Alfageeh

March 11, 2022 by Amanda MacGregor

Creators of the graphic novel SQUIRE talk process, inspiration, and being left out of fantasy stories.

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