This space serves as a listing of BIPOC resources for Children’s, MG, and Young Adult books, authors, and industry professionals.
- American Indians in Children’s Literature – Critical analysis of Indigenous peoples in children’s and young adult books
- American Indian Library Association – Breaking down public perceptions of who Native Americans are. Elevating conversation around Native American issues. Promoting Native education, literacy, and community.
- Asian Author Alliance: Author Directory – Celebrates Asian Kidlit and the diversity of stories that originates from the Asian Continent
- Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association – APALA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enhancing leadership opportunities through informed dialogue that addresses the needs of Asian/Pacific American librarians and those who serve APA communities.
- A Thousand Worlds – Database for pictures books written/illustrated by BIPOC, created by Cátia Chien and curated by BIPOC kidlit professionals.
- Black Caucus American Library Association – The Black Caucus American Library Association serves as an advocate for the development, promotion, and improvement of library services and resources to the nation’s African American community; and provides leadership for the recruitment and professional development of African American librarians.
- Black Children’s Books and Authors – Promotes awareness of children’s and young adult literature by Black authors
- Black Girls Who Write – Black Girls Who Write (BGWW) was a tweet that cultivated a community to gather black women authors and provide a safe space of our own in the book world – a world where bad – ass indie authors are not recognized.
- Blk + Brwn Book Designers – A community for Black and Brown designers to connect, promote, and share their experiences within the publishing industry.
- BIPOC of Publishing Canada – BIPOC of Publishing in Canada is a non-profit collective for Black, Indigenous, and people of colour currently working in the Canadian book publishing industry.
- Books to Jails – Friends of Island Academy is a non-profit that supports and brings opportunity to youth during and after their time in New York City jails. Friends is partnering with Boogie Down Books, a mission-driven Bronx bookstore-without-walls™ for kids, teens, families, and educators in the Bronx and beyond to bring books to young people held in custody in New York City.
- Disability in Kidlit – Dedicated to discussing the portrayal of disability in middle grade and young adult literature.
- Diverse Voices Inc. – A 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing more marginalized book creators into traditional publishing
- Diversify Your Narrative – An organization of over five thousand students fighting for racial justice through our education systems.
- Enby Book Club – Reading beyond the binary.
- Hear Our Stories – Helps educators (PreK-12th Grade) gain access to works from differing backgrounds, so that students learn stories from many perspectives and viewpoints.
- Hijabi Librarians – The Muslim librarians on the Hijabi Librarians blog review children’s and young adult literature featuring Muslims.
- Inkluded – Inkluded champions diversity in publishing by actively working to train and place young people from underrepresented groups into their first publishing jobs.
- Latinx in Publishing – Nonprofit supporting & increasing the number of Latinx in publishing and promoting literature by, for, & about the Latinx community
- LGBTQ Reads – Queering up your bookshelves, one rec at a time
- Literary Agents of Color – Directory of BIPOC Literary Agents across all age categories
- LitCelebrAsian – Highlights the diversity of Asian voices through features and events that are open to all readers to join in.
- MG in Color – #MGinColor is a Twitter chat for BIPOC MG writers.
- Off Colour – A non-profit platform working to empower BIPoC to change the world we live in.
- People of Color in Publishing – Grassroots organization created by book publishing professionals dedicated to supporting, empowering, and uplifting racially and ethnically marginalized members throughout the industry.
- Storygraph – StoryGraph helps you track your reading and choose your next book based on your mood and your favorite topics and themes.
- The Bookshelf – Free database uplifting fiction & select nonfiction books/titles by BIPOC & underrepresented authors
- The BIPOC Bookshelf – The BIPOC Bookshelf is for writers, readers, and literary industry professionals.
- The Brown Bookshelf – The Brown Bookshelf is designed to push awareness of the myriad Black voices writing for young readers.
- The Conscious Kid – An education, research, and policy organization dedicated to equity and promoting healthy racial identity development in youth.
- The Diversity Baseline Survey – Lee & Low Books shows the industry where we are in regards to diversity in this transparent survey
- The Free Black Women’s Library – A social art project, interactive installation and book collection that celebrates the brilliance, diversity and imagination of Black women writers.
- We Are Adult Lit – We Are Adult Lit is a Twitter-based community that engages, promotes, and supports BIPOC authors of Adult Literature.
- We Need Diverse Books – Putting more books featuring diverse characters into the hands of all children
- Writing the Other – Learn to write characters very different from you sensitively and convincingly
Academic Articles + Data Reports
- 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey Results by Lee & Low
- Young Adult Literature for Black Lives: Critical and Storytelling Traditions from the African Diaspora by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas
Book Clubs