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The Need for Non-White Editors in the Publishing Industry
51:56 - 1:06:39 (14:43)
The publishing industry needs to have more non-white editors for readers to experience a diverse range of books by non-white authors, rather than it being seen as just a trend.
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The pressure to handle race in ways that make white people feel comfortable is a common issue faced by Black writers.
51:56 - 55:21 (03:25)
Summary
The pressure to handle race in ways that make white people feel comfortable is a common issue faced by Black writers. A writer shares her experience in a writing workshop where her classmates insisted on interpreting her story through the lens of race, despite it being about intimacy struggles.
ChapterThe Need for Non-White Editors in the Publishing Industry
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’
PodcastThe Daily
Inclusion of non-white editors in publishing can lead to a foundation that lasts for years with possibilities of new and complete expression of non-white writers as artists, rather than treating books by black authors as a trend or a core subject.
55:22 - 1:03:03 (07:41)
Summary
Inclusion of non-white editors in publishing can lead to a foundation that lasts for years with possibilities of new and complete expression of non-white writers as artists, rather than treating books by black authors as a trend or a core subject.
ChapterThe Need for Non-White Editors in the Publishing Industry
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’
PodcastThe Daily
Despite decades of effort, the achievement of racial equality remains uncertain and the future is unpredictable, according to various anonymous individuals with past and present experiences in the civil rights movement.
1:03:04 - 1:04:07 (01:03)
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Despite decades of effort, the achievement of racial equality remains uncertain and the future is unpredictable, according to various anonymous individuals with past and present experiences in the civil rights movement.
ChapterThe Need for Non-White Editors in the Publishing Industry
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘Inside the Push to Diversify the Book Business’
PodcastThe Daily
Publishers may be quick to buy books, but are not prepared to support them, leading to difficulties for authors with low sales in trying to sell their next work.
1:04:07 - 1:06:39 (02:31)
Summary
Publishers may be quick to buy books, but are not prepared to support them, leading to difficulties for authors with low sales in trying to sell their next work.