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Re: Multicultural Statistics for 2013
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From: Lyn Miller-Lachmann <lynml_at_me.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:56:14 -0500
That is my impression as well, Ed, particularly if you include Latino-run publishers such as Arte Publico/Pinata Books as well as Lee & Low (which acquired Children's Book Press) and Cinco Puntos Press. The other interesting (though I imagine quite difficult) avenue for research is how many authors of color end up self-publishing because they cannot break into traditional publishing. There is a long history of African-American writers self-publishing, some of whom then go on to publish traditionally. Although my information is anecdotal, I get the impression that African-American writers today tend to self-publish at disproportionately higher rates, including those who were at one point traditionally published.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann Gringolandia (Curbstone Press/Northwestern University Press, 2009) Rogue (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin, 2013) www.lynmillerlachmann.com www.thepiratetree.com
On Feb 3, 2014, at 3:34 PM, sully_at_sully-writer.com wrote:
> The answer is probably no to this, but I'm wondering if CCBC has looked at the proportion of multicultural titles published by independent presses vs. those coming from corporate-owned publishers. It seems to me that indies tend to publish more multicultural books. Lee &Low is, of course, an indie focused entirely on multicultural publishing. I also noticed that it seems like Canadian publishers tend to have a larger share of multicultural titles on their lists than American publishers. Groundwood is one that immediately comes to mind.
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> Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Librarian
> http://www.sully-writer.com
> http://sullywriter.wordpress.com
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2014 15:56:14 -0500
That is my impression as well, Ed, particularly if you include Latino-run publishers such as Arte Publico/Pinata Books as well as Lee & Low (which acquired Children's Book Press) and Cinco Puntos Press. The other interesting (though I imagine quite difficult) avenue for research is how many authors of color end up self-publishing because they cannot break into traditional publishing. There is a long history of African-American writers self-publishing, some of whom then go on to publish traditionally. Although my information is anecdotal, I get the impression that African-American writers today tend to self-publish at disproportionately higher rates, including those who were at one point traditionally published.
Lyn Miller-Lachmann Gringolandia (Curbstone Press/Northwestern University Press, 2009) Rogue (Nancy Paulsen Books/Penguin, 2013) www.lynmillerlachmann.com www.thepiratetree.com
On Feb 3, 2014, at 3:34 PM, sully_at_sully-writer.com wrote:
> The answer is probably no to this, but I'm wondering if CCBC has looked at the proportion of multicultural titles published by independent presses vs. those coming from corporate-owned publishers. It seems to me that indies tend to publish more multicultural books. Lee &Low is, of course, an indie focused entirely on multicultural publishing. I also noticed that it seems like Canadian publishers tend to have a larger share of multicultural titles on their lists than American publishers. Groundwood is one that immediately comes to mind.
>
>
> Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Librarian
> http://www.sully-writer.com
> http://sullywriter.wordpress.com
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