It’s the driving force of young adult literature. It’s something not just writers but filmmakers, artists, and even people outside of creative fields never tire delving into. Young kids always can’t wait for it, adults always reminisce on it, and teenagers get so tangled up in it they forget it’s not going to last forever. […]
Step one of curating your reading materials to focus more on diversity: Make the decision to do so. Easy part, done. My last post was easy. Choosing to only read books with characters and authors of color was simple. But now, I have to actually start putting my back into it. So, where to begin? […]
At the beginning of the year my sister and I made a pact. We both grew up in between the shelves of our local library and in front of our television. I can guarantee most of our conversations are centered around fictional worlds. During any given time of the day you can find us ranting […]
Justina Ireland is an author I’ve heard quite a lot about over the past couple of years, all rave reviews over her books and her social activism. Both of which I love! So, finally, during a winter storm and a sick week (going on 3 weeks) I finally decided to pick up Promise of Shadows. I’ll admit, […]
Luna Station Quarterly is looking for bloggers of color to contribute blogs and articles on a monthly or quarterly basis. We are striving to highlight the voices of people of color to be inclusive for more than Black History month, but every month. LSQ’s mission continues to be to display the vast and varied talents of […]
Lightspeed Magazine has put out a call for submissions for an upcoming special issue: People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction! After the success of previous special issues, Women Destroy Fantasy!, Women Destroy Science Fiction!, Women Destroy Horror!, Queers Destroy Fantasy!, Queers Destroy Science Fiction!, and Queers Destroy Horror, Lightspeed has taken its kickstarter campaign to people of […]
It’s kind of hard to believe that Saladin Ahmed‘s Throne of the Crescent Moon is about 3 years old already, having debuted in 2012. I snapped that book up so quickly it wasn’t even funny, driven by the need to see fantasy books in non-European based settings. But, actually, before I picked up Crescent Moon, […]
