Sherman Alexie on Diversity
in Kids Books
PBS Newshour is in the midst of a special summer reading series, featuring interviews with authors from last month’s Book Expo.
Yesterday, Sherman Alexie talked about his first picture book Thunder Boy Jr., illus. by Yuyi Morales (Hachette/Little, Brown), which was on the New York Times Children’s Picture Books best seller list for 3 weeks, and on the need for diversity in children’s book.
On Tuesday, Emma Cline was interviewed about her debut novel The Girls (PRH/Random House; RH Audio; BOT; OverDrive Sample),, which landed on the most recent NYT Hardcover Fiction list at #3.