Book CommuniTEA Tuesday: No Peace During Black History Month, Should White Authors Write POC? [CC]
~ this #booktube video has #captions~ 🎊Hiii! Happy #BookCommuniTEA Tuesday! One week into Black History Month and the shenanigans have not stopped. So much mess and the question is: should white authors write POC? Thanks for watching! 🎊 TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:20 White Writers Guild Twitter Shenanigans 4:59 School Library Journal: "Why White Kids Need Diverse Books" 11:37 Baker and the Geek/Chelsea Millen/Isabella Starling 18:45 Nigel Intermission 19:14 A L Herbert/Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles 23:12 Lycanthrophy and Other Chronic Illnesses 33:01 Recent/Upcoming releases by Black and South Asian Authors 🎊School Library Journal's Editor's Response: https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=abou... 🎊Interview with A. L. Herbert: https://sankofasistas.wordpress.com/2... 🎊Here are some additional resources/threads for more information (from South Asian reviewer for Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses) -Excellent article on the many shades and complexities of South Asian rep and how we are not interchangeable: https://diversebooks.org/why-we-need-... -My thread on the intersections of disabled Desi identity and how our voices are underrepresented in publishing in multiple ways: / s. . -Thread by Desi author Priyanka Taslim breaking down how racist & appropriative it is for white authors to write MCs with BIPOC, Desi, and especially disabled Tamil rep specifically, in response to the author's friend defending her in an email to a negative reviewer saying she meant to "give us a voice": / . . (less) 🎊Saajid's video: • SHOULD WHITE AUTHORS WRITE POC??? 🎊Kat's Instagram (BookstagramRepresent): https://instagram.com/bookstagramrepr... 🎊Alternative to Amazon (US): Bookshop.org affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/jessowens *Disclosure: I am an affiliate of Bookshop.org and I will earn a commission if you click through and make a purchase * Books Mentioned: -Tempest: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800623... -How To Catch A Queen: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800629... -A Cowboy To Remember: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97814967... -Truth or Dare: https://www.amazon.com/Truth-Dare-Dan... -Amari and The Night Brothers: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800629... -Root Magic: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800628... -Wings of Ebony: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97815344... -One of the Good Ones: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97813351... -When You Look Like Us: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800629... -Happily Ever Afters: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800629... -First Comes Like: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800628... -Accidentally Engaged: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97815387... -City of the Plague God: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97813680... -The Dating Plan: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97805931... -Serena Singh Flips the Script: https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97805931... -If I Tell You The Truth:https://bookshop.org/a/12115/97800629... 🎊Alternative to Audible: Libro FM: http://libro.fm/referral?rf_code=lfm2... 🎊List of Black-owned bookstores: https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainmen... 🎊Alternatives to Book Depository for international readers or UK editions: -Blackwell's: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home (not affiliated) *Free shipping to the U.S. -Bookshop.org: https://uk.bookshop.org (not affiliated) -Betterworldbooks: https://betterworldbooks.com (not affiliated) 🌎 GLOBAL ISSUES🌍 -https://currentintissues.carrd.co -How to Help Nashville: https://www.hon.org, https://eu.tennessean.com/story/news/... 🎊COME SAY HELLO: -Instagram: / saidbyjess -Nigel's Instagram 🐶: / itsnigeldude -Twitter: / _saidbyjess -Goodreads: / jesiowens -Email: [email protected] 🎊WAYS TO SUPPORT MY CHANNEL: -Please give the video a thumbs up! -Subscribe! -Comment! -Share this video! -Use my affiliate link (above) when purchasing from Bookshop.org -Buy Me A Coffee if you feel so inclined: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/saidbyjess 🎊I don't own the rights to this music. Royalty Free Music from Epidemic Sound: -News 2 Me by Stings -Whispered by Cushy Any video on my channel is reflective solely of my opinion and is for entertainment purposes only. Any copyrighted materials or excerpts are for "fair use" for such purposes as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. (Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976)
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SHOULD WHITE AUTHORS WRITE POC???

