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Whitewashing

Judging YA Books by Their Covers

By Alex Fus

July 8, 2015 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Judging YA Books by Their Covers

The mission statements of young adult fiction publishers are crammed with commitments—to promoting diversity, to fostering imagination, to supporting young readers’ developing identities—but when you scan the shelves of your local library or bookstore, what do you see? Odds are, you’re more likely to come across a book featuring a sexy vampire than a story […]

Filed Under: Start to Finish Tagged With: books, cover design, diversity, Whitewashing, YA, young adult

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