Editorial Director of Books and Kindle, Amazon.com
Sara Nelson is a notable American publishing industry figure based in New York City. Prior to becoming the Editorial Director of Books and Kindle at Amazon.com, Sara was the Books Editor at Oprah s O Magazine and Editor-in-Chief at the book industry s chief trade publication Publishers Weekly. Sara’s views have been widely reported in numerous publications and outlets such as the Today Show, CBS This Morning, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today. Sara also blogs at Omnivoracious.com.
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Movies and TV shows aimed at children are always a delicate mix of cutesy innocence and potentially weighty subject matter kids might get bored of endless sunshine without any conflict, but go too dark and you risk mauling delicate sensibilities,
Return to Oz-style. And kid-friendly SFF can be tricky to navigate for even the most well-meaning guardian, after all what harm could be lurking in a puppet-filled fantasy adventure? Of course, there are also the traumatic moments we inflicted upon ourselves, staying up late only to peep at the screen through our fingers. Even if you had a storybook childhood, the odds are low that you escaped without being emotionally sideswiped by an intense moment or two…
While she said that the portrayal of a Chinese man in
Mulberry Street was âdeeply offensiveâ she didnât think if Geisel was alive today he would nail his colours to the mast of those titles. âHe was deeply intelligent and understood the human condition and the importance of representing it for children.â
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Thereâs no question of booksellers not stocking Dr Seuss books. Lindy Jones, former Miles Franklin judge and head buyer for Abbeyâs Bookshop in Sydney, was âhorrifiedâ by the decision to excise the six from the Seuss catalogue. âChildren donât actually have racial prejudice unless adults tell them to. Do the kids notice there are chopsticks [in the illustration in
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The events of 2020 influenced our literary habits: The pandemic drove many Americans to reading. After the killing of George Floyd, the subsequent reckoning on anti-Black racism sparked a surge of interest in Black authors and a focus on underrepresented writers. NPR Books most recent installment of its annual Book Concierge was bigger than ever, and highlights a diverse group of authors and fits in with NPR s overall goals of both being more representative of its audience and expanding it.
Last year s eighth edition of NPR Books crown jewel annual reading guide featured 383 titles the most books showcased by the Concierge.
NPR Staff Pay Attention To Many Forms of Diversity As They Build Book Concierge : NPR Public Editor : NPR npr.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from npr.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.