... is going on at the blog Black-Eyed Susan's about race, publishing and Cybils. I'm at work (night shift again, alas) but will post more on this -- plus other reactions to the Cybils short lists from around the Web.
Perhaps it will lead to a better understanding of the role race plays in what books we, as readers and judges, gravitate towards. Susan's a passionate debater and her post (and the many comments) are worth checking out.
Here's that link again.
--Anne Levy
Cybils Admin.
Another interesting statistic is that 20 of 22 finalists (91%) in the younger illustrated book categories (Fiction Picture Book, NF Picture Book, Easy Readers, Short Chapter) are illustrated by men. I didn't count 2 books with photographs (but, I believe, also by men).
Posted by: Dave | January 07, 2010 at 02:23 PM