Zetta Elliott and I began working on the numbers for Black MG & YA books published in 2020 just about the same time the New York Times printed the opinion piece, Just How White Is the Book Industry? To measure how well publishers put their anti-racist statements into practice, the authors worked to build a… Read More 2020 BLACK-AUTHORED MG/YA BOOKS

1 Dec Never After: The Thirteenth Fairy by Melissa de la Cruz. Roaring Brook Press. In this series debut, a hero of Filomena’s favorite book series appears and insists she accompany him back into his fairytale world, which is ruled by an evil queen. 1 Dec Heiress Apparently (Daughters of the Dynasty) by Diana Ma. Amulet… Read More December New Releases