This is a list of stories featuring People of Color (PoC for short) and interviews or articles about People of Color. Inclusion in this list …
People of Color
Out by Angela May George and Owen Swan
A review by Emma Streeton I’m called an asylum seeker; but that’s not my name. Out tells the story of a little girl who flees …
Agency by William Gibson
A review by Nalini Haynes Verity just landed a new job, working for Tulpagenics testing out a new AI, a more advanced version of Siri …
Wai Chim
This podcast features author Wai Chim who is donating copies of her book with fore-edge hand-painting to the #AuthorsForFireys auction to raise money for the …
Fearsome freaks: how the dominant discourse disenfranchises people with albinism
Pop culture discriminates against people with albinism. Even television series like Star Trek: Discovery, renowned for its progressive nature and inclusion of diversity, vilifies people …
Mainstream culture versus minority representation
An essay on minority representation by Nalini Haynes Jeannette Ng wrote an excellent article on mainstream culture versus minority representation. I recommend you read it. …
Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
A review by Nalini Haynes January is a red-skinned child, an oddity in a world that likes to categorise skin colour. Ultimately, people put her …
Permanent Record by Mary H Choi
A review by Nalini Haynes Pablo is working in a ‘bodega’ (a new word for me). It’s a sort of corner store I think. One …
Gods and Heroes: Rise of Fire by Brendan Wright
A Review by Annabelle Lee Gods and Heroes: Rise of Fire is the first book in a fantasy series written by Australian author Brendan Wright. …
List of recommended texts for high school English literature classes
Lorena Carrington was mourning the list of readings for high school English literature classes in 2020. Next year our teens will be studying Hamlet (whatever), …
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo
A review by Nalini Haynes The Ancient Eight are fraternity houses at Yale in New Haven. The Ninth House is Lethe, the house appointed to …
Brinna Kelly
Brinna Kelly’s bio Brinna Kelly is a Chinese Hungarian American actor, a screenwriter, producer, Crazy Cat Lady, Trekkie and Halloween-phile who graduated from UCLA School …
The Fare (2019)
A review by Nalini Haynes Setting the scene Opening: black and white. A taxi driver, Harris (Gino Anthony Pesi), is heading to pick up the …
White ignorance
Notes/blog/essay by Nalini Haynes Before I begin discussing white ignorance, I offer thanks to Alana Lentin whose generous offer of reading her coursework materials and …
Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke
A review by Nalini Haynes Those of you who came in late may not have heard of Pan’s Labyrinth, the Del Toro movie about a …
Frankly In Love by David Yoon
A review by Nalini Haynes Frankly In Love is an adorable coming-of-age story that centres around Frank Li, a Korean American teenager with a crush …