Interview with Alvina Ling

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in Blog, Featured, Interviews | 6 comments Today I am pleased to welcome Alvina Ling, Editorial Director at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, to Diversity in YA. Founded in 1837, Little, Brown is now a division of Hachette Book Group, one of the world’s largest publishers. LBYR is the publisher of many internationally bestselling books, including the Twilight and Gossip Girl series, as well as award-winning books about people...
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Interview with Cassandra Clare

Posted by on Dec 5, 2011 in Blog, Featured, Interviews, Young Adult | 5 comments Cassandra Clare is the author of the bestselling Mortal Instruments trilogy, beginning with City of Bones, which introduced the half-angel Shadowhunters who keep the ordinary world safe from demons. Clare’s latest book, Clockwork Prince, is the second in a prequel trilogy, The Infernal Devices, set in Victorian London. The first installment of this prequel trilogy, Clockwork Angel, brought...
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Interview with Stacy Whitman

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in Blog, Featured, Interviews | 5 comments Stacy Whitman is the editorial director of Tu Books, which specializes in multicultural fantasy, science fiction and mystery for children and young adults. Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low, just launched this fall, and I asked Stacy to tell us a bit about how Tu Books came to be and what her thoughts are on diversity in children’s and YA literature. Malinda Lo: You launched Tu Books...
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Interview with Holly Black

Posted by on Apr 12, 2011 in Blog, Featured, Interviews, Young Adult | 7 comments "I think that we as writers have an obligation to tell the truth about the world — and diverse world is a true world."
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