Books that Empower Women
By Angela Cene In dedication to Women’s History month I want to share some books that empower women, and support female authors. However, for younger girls and generations they need…
Diversity in Publishing
New Books by Black Authors for Black History Month 2023
By Leanna Florez If you read one of these books, email pubclubonline@gmail.com to review it! This debut novel by author Eleanor Shearer follows a mother traveling the Caribbean to find…
“Many white editors are not exposed to Black life beyond the headlines.”
June of 2020 was a time of Instagram posts: black squares, infographics, and corporate statements. The publishing industry was not exempt from the latter, as houses began posting their own…
Bon Appétit: “Recognize your worth – these publications need us more than we need them.”
There may be readers who have, after parsing previous Diversity in Publishing posts, come to the conclusion that there is more being done to promote diversity within publishing than there…
#OwnVoices and the Conditionality of Representation
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director When we discuss diversity in publishing, as important as it is to look at the internal operations of publishing houses, we also have to look…
Toni Morrison, Publishing Pioneer: “You Need to Free Somebody Else”
Emma Shacochis // Blog Director Working for what is now one of the “Big Five” publishing houses in the industry (the company now goes by Penguin Random House), Morrison was responsible…