The I in Publshing: Diversity and Inclusion in Today’s Book Business

Presented by Brandi Larsen for literary Cleveland. July 20, 2o20.

Thanks for spending an incredible evening with me in conversation with We Need Diverse Books Executive Director Nicole A. Johnson, CEO, Serendipity Literary Agency, Regina Brooks, and Elda Rotor, Vice President and Publisher of Penguin Classics.

Here are the links we discussed:

• Lee & Low 2019 Diversity Baseline Study

• PW: Workers Across Book Business Take Collective Action Against Racism

• PW: How #PublishingPaidMe Exposed Racial Inequalities

• Medium: We Need to Talk About the List

• New York Times: In Publishing, Everything is Up for Change

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