“Because in spite of what the mainstream publishing industry wants us to believe, white people’s experiences aren’t universal – they’re actually informed by privileges that people of color don’t have.”— Ashley Truong, everydayfeminism.com
“Writers of color are talented, fierce, and have important things to say – and it’s about time we started making room for their voices.”— Ashley Truong, everydayfeminism.com
“The thing is, if it’s going to change, white people need to be part of the effort. The reality is that publishing isn’t a business where you make it based solely on talent. If that were the case, then more writers of color would be famous and successful.”— Ashley Truong, everydayfeminism.com
“From Marlon James to Mira Jacob, authors worldwide have been speaking out about the dangerous effects of the publishing industry's lack of diversity. There's a twisted and pervasive notion out there that a) only white audiences buy books and b) that white audiences only want to read white voices. No…”— Melissa Ragsdale, bustle.com
“As an avid consumer of books and especially fiction, over the years I’ve developed a special shelf of particularly beautiful and inspiring works by women of color that help me not only walk around in another woman’s experiences, but also situate my own culturally and ethnically fluid self within a c…”— Sezin Koehler, wearyourvoicemag.com