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Black Kids on Book Covers from The Brown Bookshelf

This is a wonderful time in children’s book publishing, where the faces of black girls and boys on covers is not an anomaly. When I was a kid, I almost never saw myself on the cover of a book, and certainly not ones as spectacular as those upcoming in the next few months. There was […]

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KRLemmons 28 Days Later Campaign, African American Fantasy Literature, Caribbean Authors, Children's literature

Day 1 The Brown Bookshelf 2015 28 Days Later Campaign: Christopher John Farley

It’s that time again!  The Brown Bookshelf’s 28 Days Later Campaign has begun!  This campaign spotlights African American authors and illustrators each day in the month of February.

Day 1 features Christopher John Farley, Senior Editor for the Wall Street Journal and author of the fantasy novel, Game World. Read about this interesting author here: http://thebrownbookshelf.com/2015/02/01/day-1-christopher-john-farley/