Beware the Single Story
Please watch this short video of the brilliant Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in which she describes the effect of reading only British stories as a child (she, in turn, wrote only stories of white children marveling at snow, eating apples, and drinking ginger beer). A “single story” reduces a diverse, dignified people to something less than their actual, varied realities. And it’s happening to people of color all around the world…
Also, don’t forget to stop by Amy’s blog for interviews with Kelly Starling Lyons, Eleonora Tate, and Malathi Michelle Iyengar. Read the comments and you can even win a free copy of Celeste’s Harlem Renaissance by Ms. Tate!
Lastly, today is the release date of Matt de la Pena’s new novel, WE WERE HERE! Matt will be giving a reading at the Park Slope B&N October 20th with Libba Bray and David Levithan. He also has a new website. I became a fan after reading his first novel, Ball Don’t Lie; you can read my review here.
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