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Many thanks to Colleen who sent me these links. Apparently the author of Magic Under Glass doesn’t really think of her main character as a person of color—despite her own descriptions in the book. Read her appeal for calm (and continued book sales) here. But don’t worry—the MUG case has got folks working long and hard to round up all the other instances of whitewashing; you can find a glaring example here. Thanks to Edi, I learned that Tarie over at Into the Wardrobe has also noticed the misuse of cultural symbols on the cover of an upcoming anthology of Chinese sci-fi/fantasy writers—you all know the difference between a Chinese and Western dragon, right? I *just* read about a dragon (not fire-breathing, not a carnivore) in Cindy Pon’s Silver Phoenix, which I’m *loving*…and I’m a fan of dragons generally, but come on—get it right!
On a positive note, Craig Gidney from the Carl Brandon Society shared this link: “More than 50 Books by Queer People of Color.” And Jane Cothron just sent me this link: ALA Rainbow Project. Ari’s looking for books that feature teenage LGBTQ main characters…
On a worrisome note, my friend Kate has posted about the proposed adoption of thousands of Haitian children by white American couples…transnational adoption’s fraught enough in the best circumstances, but in the midst of a national disaster? Slow down, folks…
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