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Diversity in CanLit

Canadians have written a wide range of diverse books — here are a few to add to the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. "We Need Diverse Books is a grassroots organization created to ... recognize all diverse experiences, including (but not limited to) LGBTQIA, people of color, gender diversity, people with disabilities, and ethnic, cultural, and religious minorities." However, as Léonicka of #DiverseCanLit explains, a lot of the problem is that there is no cross-over in the genres. An immigrant story is marketed as *just* an immigrant story; a sci-fi Aboriginal narrative is marketed as *just* Aboriginal, not sci-fi; or their experiences are used as tropes and clichés. This is part of the problem—that diverse characters and backgrounds aren't reflected in all genres or story types.

by Monica Miller · Tagged diversity, minorities, DIV-0318, diversity and inclusion

Chin Chiang and the Dragon's Dance

illustrated by Ian Wallace

Sanaaq

An Inuit Novel

by (author) Mitiarjuk Nappaaluk
introduction by Bernard Saladin d'Anglure
translated by Peter Frost

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

by (author) Christine Baldacchino
illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Learning to Fly

by (author) Paul Yee

Bamboo

by (author) Paul Yee
illustrated by Shaoli Wang

Ghost Train

by (author) Paul Yee
illustrated by Harvey Chan

Shu-Li and Diego

by (author) Paul Yee
illustrated by Shaoli Wang

Shu-Li and Tamara

by (author) Paul Yee
illustrated by Shaoli Wang

Anna Carries Water

by (author) Olive Senior
illustrated by Laura James

Mr. Belinsky's Bagels

by (author) Ellen Schwartz
illustrated by Stefan Czernecki

On My Walk

by (author) Kari-Lynn Winters
illustrated by Christina Leist

Viva Zapata

by (author) Emilie Smith & Margarita Kenefic Tejada
illustrated by Stefan Czernecki

Nala's Magical Mitsiaq

A Story of Inuit Adoption

by (author) Jennifer Noah
illustrated by Qin Leng

Pushing the Limits

Disabled Dykes Produce Culture

edited by Shelley Tremain

Three Wishes

by (author) Deborah Ellis

Vancouver Remembered

by (author) Michael Kluckner

a name is a label

by (author) Irene June Karasick
illustrated by bill bissett

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