Consider the Lack of Diversity in American Publishing
The Guardian begins with comments on the watermelon comment at the NBA and takes flight from there.
The incident opens a new window onto a never-adequately-addressed issue at the heart of the US publishing industry: are American publishers as insular, clubby, and tone deaf as it often appears? Why does a truly inclusive and diverse publishing program, and a genuine appreciation of it, still elude us?
And:
Inclusiveness need not be about filling quotas or celebrating worthy exceptions, but of returning to our core values, time-tested and forged by our strengths. Such publishing requires a certain fearlessness, rigorous instincts and political courage.
Catherine Mintz
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Consider the Lack of Diversity in American Publishing
2014.12.02 in Awards, Books, Commentary, Publishing, Reading, Writing | Permalink
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