What is the button you are wearing . The universe book. What does that mean . It means we want the Publishing Industry to have books that actively reflect the children of america. Is there an Organization Behind that . Yes, there is. What is . It a nonprofit and we are working on about six programs in order to get at the issue from im all about creating an industry or recreating an industry that values the fact that books are mirrors, so we have to sort of be able to see ourselves, understand our identity, and books are windows to be able to see outside of ourselves and to become more empathetic and really understand what humanity means. Youre a young adult author, and when you visit with students and you visit with a book group, what do you hear from them . Guest i hear that children are much more advanced than we are as adults [laughter] like the kids get it. They understand that, you know, they are of value, that they are worthy to each other and not because of labels or not because
Destinations on our cities tour, go to cspan. Org citiestour. Host Dhonielle Clayton, what is that button youre wearing . Guest we need diverse books. Host what does that mean . Guest it means we want the Publishing Industry to have books that actively reflect the children of america. Host is there an Organization Behind that button . Guest yes, it is. Host what is it . Guest it is a nonprofit organization, and were working on about six programs in order to get at the issue from many different sides. From librarians, booksellers, publishers, editors. We want to try to see if we can create more diverse books so that every child can see themselves in the pages of stories and see themselves as a hero. Host and does that need to come from a pool of diverse authors . Guest yes. [laughter] so thats part of our mission. We have a Mentorship Program trying to help authors break into this business which can very much feel nebulous and feel like a good old boys club. So were definitely working o
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