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Diversity in Reading Meme
1. Name the last book by a female author that you’ve read.
2. Name the last book by an African or African-American author that you’ve read.
3. Name one from a Latino/a author.
4. How about one from an Asian country or Asian-American?
5. What about a GLBT writer?
6. Why not name an Israeli/Arab/Turk/Persian writer, if you’re feeling lucky?
7. Any other authors from a social subsect or ethnic minority (in literature) that you’ve read lately?
8. Do you strive for diversity in your own reading? Or do you not worry about it? Why or why not?
[coming back to answer this one myself later]
2. Name the last book by an African or African-American author that you’ve read.
3. Name one from a Latino/a author.
4. How about one from an Asian country or Asian-American?
5. What about a GLBT writer?
6. Why not name an Israeli/Arab/Turk/Persian writer, if you’re feeling lucky?
7. Any other authors from a social subsect or ethnic minority (in literature) that you’ve read lately?
8. Do you strive for diversity in your own reading? Or do you not worry about it? Why or why not?
[coming back to answer this one myself later]
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2) Hmm...To Be Young, Gifted, and Black by Lorraine Hansberry'
3) The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
4) The Kite Runner
5) Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
6) Amoz Oz
7)Very recently have I made an honest effort to have diversity in my reading. For a long time I said it didn't matter and I just wanted a good story, and that's just not true for me anymore. The story is still my first priority but I love reading stories set in different cultures and from people from different places. It has definitely enriched my reading.