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
The Phone Box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina
A review by Emma Streeton Set in Japan the story follows Yui and Takeshi, both of whom have lost people close to them. Yui’s mother …
Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan
A review by Nalini Haynes We all know people obsessed with status and wealth. Four years ago, my husband and I sat down to lunch …
Dumplings bring oceans of joy: thanks to Wai Chim
Wai Chim contributed to the Authors For Fireys fundraiser in January 2020. Emily Gale and Nova Wheetman organized this mammoth undertaking. They raised $513,149 to …
Schoolmaster’s Daughter by Jackie French
A review by Emma Streeton January 1901. Sharks circle a stranded ship as a young girl and her family stagger from the waves. Rescued by a …
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel by Nic Stone
A review by Nalini Haynes Shuri is the 13-year-old sister of King T’Challa, Black Panther of Wakanda, who has reigned for the last 3 years …
Faraway Truth by Janae Marks
A review by Emma Streeton Zoe Washington never met her father. He was sent to prison right before she was born and she has had …
Art Time! by Anh Do, illustrated by Dan McGuiness
A review by Emma Streeton Our favourite characters are back in Art Time!, Hot Dog series #8. This time Hotdog, Kev and Lizzie are entering …
The Year The Maps Changed by Danielle Binks
A review by Emma Streeton The Year the Maps Changed follows 11-year-old Winifred (Fred) and her life in Sorrento when 400 Kosovar-Albanian refugees arrive. We …
The City We Became by N K Jemisin
A review by Nalini Haynes New York just woke up. More precisely, 6 people just assumed aspects of and became personifications of New York City …
What’s Left Of Me Is Yours by Stephanie Scott
A review by Nalini Haynes Sumi is a young woman, just barely qualified to practice law in Japan, when she receives a strange phone call. …
Defining “Own Voices” Authors: you can’t have it both ways
Conflict Over the years I’ve had conflict with a number of authors about whether or not they are an “own voices” author and whether or …
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 …