Intro; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the author; Chapter 1 Introduction: 'In an Era of Fear and Division, Fiction Plays a Vital Role in Dramatising Difference and Encouraging Empathy'; Abstract; Works Cited; Chapter 2 A [Brief] History of Young Adult Fiction (YA); Abstract; Publishing YA; #Inclusive YA; Works Cited; Chapter 3 The 'Diversity' Status Quo in the UK Publishing Industry; Abstract; Discoverability and the Importance of Gatekeepers; The Problem with 'Diversity' Initiatives; The Commodification of Authors of Colour; 'Issue Books': Not the Only Genre
Motivation for Starting and Continuing to WriteWorks Cited; Chapter 4 The Construction of (Racialised) Author and Reader Identities; Abstract; Brit(ish)ness: Beyond the Single Story; Becoming an Author; Code-Switching and Other Strategies to Assimilate; Ghettoisation of Authors; Cultural Appropriation; Readers and the Importance of Representation; Works Cited; Chapter 5 Conclusion: 'Until There Are Enough People Like Us in Books, Writing Books, in the Industry, It's Not Going to Change'; Abstract; Work Cited; Index
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Inclusive young adult fiction.
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English literature-- Minority authors.
Minorities in literature.
Young adult fiction, English-- History and criticism.