tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post7332007401545210338..comments2023-12-24T06:55:07.570-05:00Comments on TheHappyNappyBookseller: But That's Not What This Rants AboutDorethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-85022365503927197902009-08-18T02:08:28.090-04:002009-08-18T02:08:28.090-04:00Thanks Ari and Tashi and I appreciate the link lov...Thanks Ari and Tashi and I appreciate the link love.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-11107271189085989432009-08-17T04:18:53.549-04:002009-08-17T04:18:53.549-04:00I. Love. This. Poem. Drooool. I'm gonna go pos...I. Love. This. Poem. Drooool. I'm gonna go post about it now.<br /><br />~TashiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-85246158270829146672009-08-11T00:10:38.064-04:002009-08-11T00:10:38.064-04:00I loved this!!! Doret you are so talented. Preach ...I loved this!!! Doret you are so talented. Preach it! :D<br /> I'm happy to say you can add Taste Life Twice and Reading in Color to your poem now!MissAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042352415616854651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-14639212768631687532009-05-19T06:42:00.000-04:002009-05-19T06:42:00.000-04:00Thank you for your powerful rant.Thank you for your powerful rant.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11835101886202235868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-54434239753790517192009-05-03T20:07:00.000-04:002009-05-03T20:07:00.000-04:00Thank you Andromeda Jazmon for taking the time to ...Thank you Andromeda Jazmon for taking the time to comment. I can glad you stumbled upon this conversation as well.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-62715615713715698512009-05-03T17:20:00.000-04:002009-05-03T17:20:00.000-04:00I'm glad to have found this conversation too. I fi...I'm glad to have found this conversation too. I find so much joy and interest and thought by reading diversely, and reading blogs by people of color, I don't understand why everyone else doesn't do the same... on one level. On the other hand I know only too well the pressure to go with the status quo. Unfortunately it is just easier to pretend the world is mostly white when one is white (any maybe even if one isn't). I have to constantly work at not slipping into reading books mostly about white girls. I could wonder about that but maybe the answer is obvious.<br /><br />It's so worth the resistance though. So rewarding to step out of the comfort zone! I want to say thanks for the Diversity Rocks challenge, for Color Online, for Doret and Mitali's work... all of it!Andromeda Jazmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355192738014962965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-10878781268659570982009-04-28T09:32:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:32:00.000-04:00Doret, I read Mitali's article and not to take und...Doret, I read Mitali's article and not to take undue credit, but I might have mentioned it on her blog. At any rate, she wasn't lost, she found you. Those of us who are passionate about this issue are always hoping and looking for the like-minded.<br /><br />I am so glad you posted your poem.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-56418208556082147342009-04-24T21:49:00.000-04:002009-04-24T21:49:00.000-04:00Thanks Literaticat and Summer for stopping by and ...Thanks Literaticat and Summer for stopping by and leavind a comment. Come back anytimeDorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-27981165075107982002009-04-24T11:11:00.000-04:002009-04-24T11:11:00.000-04:00This is a great post and a great discussion. I'm h...This is a great post and a great discussion. I'm happy I read it.Summerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01617683475866158090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-39217848471919261592009-04-24T10:52:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:52:00.000-04:00Great post. I have been wrangled to be on some pan...Great post. I have been wrangled to be on some panel on cultural diversity at NESCBWI, and this gives me a lot of food for thought. Thanks!Literaticathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513424208149456614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-20984462300614064282009-04-22T22:10:00.000-04:002009-04-22T22:10:00.000-04:00Thanks Paula for the link and putting over 20 comm...Thanks Paula for the link and putting over 20 commentsDorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-34336335082288380852009-04-22T12:23:00.000-04:002009-04-22T12:23:00.000-04:00Blogging is so much easier when one is moved to do...Blogging is so much easier when one is moved to do so. I've blogged about this linking back to your rant. It'll go live on The Brown Bookshelf on Friday.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995262723350443110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-60333635177903806302009-04-22T11:51:00.000-04:002009-04-22T11:51:00.000-04:00*snapping fingers*
I felt like I was in some hip ...*snapping fingers*<br /><br />I felt like I was in some hip jazz club on spoken word night!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16995262723350443110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-82920846406956290362009-04-19T10:26:00.000-04:002009-04-19T10:26:00.000-04:00Thank you Ali, Reading authors of color seems like...Thank you Ali, Reading authors of color seems like such an easy thing but its deceptively difficult for many. Making a solution even harder. <br /><br />Thank you Shalonda, for stopping by and commenting. You should check out the diversity rocks challenge. It's pressure free and it will keep you honest on your new goal to review more authors of color. And hopefully soon you can get some of your blogger friends to do the same. <br /><br />Mitali - I have no idea how you found your way here. My guess is you got lost somehow, either way thanks so much for your comments.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-30073998712259446872009-04-19T00:52:00.000-04:002009-04-19T00:52:00.000-04:00Just reading through the comments proves the power...Just reading through the comments proves the power of your poem, creating a circle of conversation that is going to ripple out, and out, and out. <br /><br />Could be we'll have to challenge blogging book reviewers to check their last ten books and see if they featured any authors who weren't white. Maybe I'll tweet about it.<br /><br />Thanks for speaking truth in love.mbpbookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16081024119047826077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-76208561555245897212009-04-18T22:33:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:33:00.000-04:00Wow! What a powerful poem.
As an African America...Wow! What a powerful poem.<br /><br />As an African American blogger, I am ashamed to admit that I have very rarely featured cultural diversity. So, I was actually on a mission earlier this week to locate books by authors or featuring main characters of diverse cultures. I was able to locate many on my own bookshelf, but was disappointed the number of YA books found on the shelves in stores and even at my public library. I live near Atlanta and found it unbelievable that my HUGE public library only has one copy of The Making of Dr. Truelove in the whole system.<br /><br />I will definitely be featuring some different titles on my blog in the coming months. Thank you for the wake up call.Shalondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672897150067211410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-67201438113300085422009-04-17T22:06:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:06:00.000-04:00Beautiful, heartfelt poem--and words that need to ...Beautiful, heartfelt poem--and words that need to be said. I don't know the answer, I don't even know if I have any insight at all, but I hear you. I do.Alihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745786643511417426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-68598310669567081392009-04-17T20:10:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:10:00.000-04:00Many people who see this list will think its okay ...Many people who see this list will think its okay to continue not reading YA authors of color. If I knew Maya Angelou I would so tell on Oprah. I know she doesn't compile the list but she could at least ask whoever does it to make sure its diverse. It does have her name on it after all.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-62705512845510556292009-04-17T19:47:00.000-04:002009-04-17T19:47:00.000-04:00See! here here is why our problem persists. Even t...See! here here is why our problem persists. Even those who you would think would know better, would know that there are writers of color who are of merit and more than deserving of attention, even they ignore Black, Latino, Asia and Native American authors. Who? None other than Queen Oprah. Check out her new reading list for kids 12 and above<br />http://www.oprah.com/article/oprahsbookclub/kidsreadinglist/pkgkidsreadinglist/20080805_orig_kids_12up/1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-13883092146890928032009-04-17T01:16:00.000-04:002009-04-17T01:16:00.000-04:00There is a forum at Shelfari that promotes a diffe...There is a forum at Shelfari that promotes a different theme/genre each month. They also host monthly challenges. Because of Play Book Tag I read a lot of books I would have never read. Some genres I won't go back to but just reading something from these genres taught me I could find books in themes/genres even if they didn't become part of my regular reading habits.<br /><br />You couldn't have told me I read a fantasy/romance set in Scotland and enjoy it.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-87747920879291881932009-04-17T00:00:00.000-04:002009-04-17T00:00:00.000-04:00I like that you rant. You let it out as you shoul...I like that you rant. You let it out as you should. Thank you for that.Apryl DeLanceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529934915334202033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-48022390546662253762009-04-16T19:07:00.000-04:002009-04-16T19:07:00.000-04:00Susan- I haven't come across any Black Teen blogs ...Susan- I haven't come across any Black Teen blogs yet. If someone knows of one please leave the link in the comment box. You should tell her to go for it and start a blog. Since she's involved with Color Online, I know she has diverse reading habits <br /><br />Claudia- You'll love Dance With ME. You may not dance but you'll be tempted to move about<br /><br />Bookworm4life - Thanks so much for linking to Perkin's article. It was really good. She gives excellent examples. Hopefully it will make a few people think. <br /><br />Keri- I used to not read fantasy but when I started working more in children's section, I couldn't not read it. A lot of its still over my head but I've been happily surprised by how much I do enjoy. I think once a reader begins stepping out of their comfort zone, it gets easier.Dorethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08676911030014718403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-31637042347327115412009-04-16T17:40:00.000-04:002009-04-16T17:40:00.000-04:00Thank you for this. I buy many, if not most of th...Thank you for this. I buy many, if not most of the YA fiction books written by writers of color that I know about for my library collection, but in spite of this, I don't read enough of them! I just looked back at my list of books read the past three years and confirmed that the number is probably even lower than I expected. Last year was the year I finally broke out of my "I don't read fantasy ever" rut, so this year, I'm going make some effort to read a lot more of the books by authors of color that I've been recommending to my teens for years.<br /><br />I will say though that I disagree about the fact that Chains got so much attention because it was written by a white author - It was written by Laurie Halse Anderson! She's one of the top five YA writers and people will read whatever she writes (Octavian Nothing by M.T. Anderson also would fall under the category). If a no name debut person had written it, it wouldn't have the same buzz no matter what race they were. I agree with the sentiment though and I'm sure you can find many other examples where that is the case (Touching Spirit Bear versus authentic Native Lit, among many others).Kerihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01466651386803323573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-12310526326235626912009-04-16T15:30:00.000-04:002009-04-16T15:30:00.000-04:00I read Mitali's article and I linked it to LLM las...I read Mitali's article and I linked it to LLM last week, Doret. Definitely read it.<br /><br />I come here first for YA recommendations because you read everybody. I just ordered two titles because of your reviews and my biggest problem area had been books for boys because I don't normally get requests for titles for boys, but when I did, I was lost, you've been a tremendous help in that area, too.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14924982664582970754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482156857828868888.post-63338209259075885252009-04-16T11:56:00.000-04:002009-04-16T11:56:00.000-04:00Have you seen the SLJ article (http://www.schoolli...Have you seen the SLJ article (http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6647713.html) written by Mitali Perkins (http://www.mitaliblog.com/)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com