young adult books – The Nerds of Color

Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children is the YA/action adventure film directed by the master of macabre, Tim Burton. This

Books

June 30, 2016 Keith Chow

Heroine Complex is the Asian American Superhero Story We Need AND Deserve

In the less than a week, superhero stories will feel less #whitewashedOUT when author Sarah Kuhn’s newest novel, Heroine Complex,

Hard N.O.C. Life Podcasts

June 9, 2016 The Nerds of Color

Hard NOC Live at the Smithsonian #CrossLines: Ellen Oh

Continuing our special live recordings of Hard NOC Life from the Smithsonian’s CrossLines pop-up culture lab on intersectionality. We were

Literature

July 9, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

West of Sunset: My Love Letter To Black Women

Originally published on Black Girl Nerds When my debut novel, Hollowstone, was released a few years back, I had no idea

Literature

June 3, 2015 Constance Gibbs

Ink and Ashes and Tu Books’ New Visions Award for YA Writers

This week we’re excited about two things: one is a book, the other an awesome opportunity. For us readers: Ink and

Literature Origins

May 23, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

Putting Faith to Purpose: An Origin Story

A great visionary by the name of Cindi Mayweather once said, “Embrace what makes you unique, even if it makes

Literature

May 3, 2015 Dennis R. Upkins

The Double Standard of Diversity

A satirist by the name of Jon Stewart once said, “If you don’t stick to your values when they’re being

Literature Movies Sci Fi

December 12, 2014 Jordan M Calhoun

Why I Hate All Things Mockingjay

Originally posted at Black Nerd Problems While the book Mockingjay was released in 2010, this is your spoiler alert for

Movies Roundtable Sci Fi

November 24, 2014 The Nerds of Color

NOCs of the Roundtable: Fangirling over Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

Now that The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 has finally been released in multiplexes the world over, it’s time to

Movies Sci Fi

November 24, 2014 Christelle G.

Mockingjay’s Big Box Office: Why Audiences Love The Hunger Games

This weekend, Mockingjay Part 1, the third installment of The Hunger Games film franchise, was the victor of the box

Fantasy Literature

November 19, 2014 Daniel José Older

Sneak a Peek at the Shadowshaper Cover

Ladies and gentlemen: the cover and jacket for my first Young Adult novel, Shadowshaper, which comes out in July from

Movies Sci Fi

October 17, 2014 Sun Yung Shin

The White Runner

One of my hobbies is to look at movie posters and just insert the word white into any movie featuring

Fantasy Literature Sci Fi

July 16, 2014 David F. Walker

We Need More Than More Diversity

Originally posted at Super Justice Force The recent death of celebrated author Walter Dean Myers has seemingly left a void

Fantasy Literature

May 22, 2014 Daniel José Older

Pub Deal Announcement: Shadowshaper

Originally posted at Ghoststar.net In January 2009, I decided to write a book. I’ve always written, always made up strange

Fantasy Lit Week Literature Sci Fi

October 24, 2013 Jason Sperber

Diversifying Our Kids’ Genre Bookshelf

As the father of two daughters of color, finding reading material and other media that both reflect back at them