I signed up for the Diversity Reading Challenge hosted at Celebrity Readers. Today I’m reviewing how many books I read that were written by authors of color.
Nigeria 
The Stand In by Lily Chu CR: Audible 
Turkey 
Malaysia 
Ireland 
China 
Ghana
I’m not sure how I feel about that. It is a lot of books but as a percentage of my total reads it isn’t much. I’m still reading WAY more white authors than authors of all the other races on Earth combined. I like to read from different perspectives so reading just from a monolithic group isn’t the best.
You did a great job! I find that every year I do a little bit better. It’s about starting to seek out those books intentionally. I bet if you look at previous years, the improvement in diversity is impressive! I do totally understand what you’re saying, but don’t forget to give yourself props too!
[…] @ In The Bookcase‘s Birthday January – The Emerald City Book Review‘s Blogoversary 1/1 – Based on a True Story‘s Blogoversary 1/1 – The Reading Armchair‘s […]
[…] – Based on a True Story‘s […]
This is a nice array of books, but I do hear you when you say most of the authors you read are white. It’s a commentary on the publishing industry as a whole, even though it has gotten better. Now you’ve got me thinking about the authors of the books I read in 2021.