Weekly Roundup: April 14-20, 2013

Every week we come across various article and things that relate to diversity issues in children's and young adult books. Rather than attempting to write individual posts about each one, we've decided to try a weekly roundup. We're just going to link to things we deem most pertinent, but some good ones are sure to slip through the cracks, so if you have anything to add, please let us know in the comments!

 Weekly roundup for April 14-20:

• "To J.K. Rowling, from Cho Chang"  by Rachel Rostad at Youtube (not safe for work)

• Response to Critiques of "To J.K. Rowling, from Cho Chang" by Rachel Rostad at Youtube

•  Children's Books with Minority Characters Are Hard to Find; Here Are at Few Resources at Southern California Public Radio

• From the Heart: Illustrating Across Race and Culture  upcoming event with author/illustrator Anne Sibley O'Brien in Watertown, MA

•  Representing LGBT Romance on Young Adult Book Covers on Malinda Lo's blog

•  How Do You Find Feminist Children's Books? at bitchmedia

Older articles that may be of interest:

• Talking to Kids About Race  at the Battle Creek Enquirer

• Publishers Speak Out About Diversity: An Interview with the CBC Diversity Committee at YALSA

• Publishing and Diversity  at American Indians in Children's Literature