Earlier this month, the New York Public Library's (NYPL) Children's Literary Salon hosted a panel called
Diversity and the State of Children's Books. Moderated by
Betsy Bird, the panel consisted of
Zetta Elliott (author),
Connie Hsu (editor at Little, Brown), and
Sofia Quintero (author). Unfortunately, none of the Ink & Penners were able to attend, but here are some of the topics we've learned were covered at the panel.
Zetta Elliot examined:
- What she sees as a direct correlation between the lack of diversity in people working in the children's publishing industry and the lack of diverse books published for young people.
