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biracial vs. racial
One of the reasons I hate the term “multicultural literature” (which generally means “children’s or YA lit with a protagonist of color, usually with a plot that deals centrally with issues of race or...
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humor and sex in biracial, half-Jewish narratives
My original post on biracial narratives was posted in April. You can read it here. While I was in California last month, I read Fran Ross’ Oreo, a 1970s farce about a biracial, half Jewish young adult....
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biracial literature #3: the finding-identity-by-going-on-a-literal-journey trope
I’m heading back into the realm of biracial literature again, after reading some other stuff for awhile, both because it continues to interest me and because I’m now about 90% certain that I am going...
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biracial literature #4: not making racial identity the whole story
The Whole Story of Half a Girl (Veera Hiranandani) is one of the better titles for these books, I think. Especially for a middle grade novel. This novel focuses on the life of Sonia Nadhamuni, a sixth...
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biracial literature #5: finding community
The other day I explained to a friend that as soon as you meet someone else who is adopted, you instantly have a connection. Regardless of whether you later find out that the person is annoying, a...
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some plans to continue things
I am super excited to be done with graduate school. I think that means that I will come home from school (where I will be working) every day, and then it will be my afternoon and evening to do with...
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the blog tour of miss k
Today I get to host the new (translation of the) book The Many Lives of Miss K: Toto Koopman – Model, Muse, Spy by Jean-Noel Liaut. Funny enough, I was offered the chance to do this (thanks, by the...
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the blossoming universe of violet diamond
So. We bought this book, The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, at work, and I hadn’t ever heard of it, so I didn’t pay attention to it on the order list until it came in the mail. Then I saw the...
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that’s our black
I don’t read a lot of thrillers. They seem to be a thing I prefer in my movies over my books. But unlike heists, which I also prefer onscreen, when I do read a thriller, I tend to be wholly entertained...
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