Great interview! I definitely related to the person who asked if they needed to pay attention to the race of the author they were reading—I used to not, assuming that I read pretty diversely, but after working in publishing and heavily in the book industry, understanding that big marketing dollars are still going toward white, cis authors, it's easy to not pay attention and only end up reading white authors. I now actively seek out authors of other races and try to be a good ally by listening to creators of color who do the work year round and do my own research into how I can read more diversely and am always learning. Lupita has been someone I always know I'll get amazing book recommendations from!
Two wonderful people in a wonderful interview — this was great, Elizabeth and Lupita!
Great interview! I definitely related to the person who asked if they needed to pay attention to the race of the author they were reading—I used to not, assuming that I read pretty diversely, but after working in publishing and heavily in the book industry, understanding that big marketing dollars are still going toward white, cis authors, it's easy to not pay attention and only end up reading white authors. I now actively seek out authors of other races and try to be a good ally by listening to creators of color who do the work year round and do my own research into how I can read more diversely and am always learning. Lupita has been someone I always know I'll get amazing book recommendations from!
Well this was fun! I'm still afraid of TikTok but Lupita makes it sound exciting.