Books Quote by Becky Albertalli

Books by women, people of color, LGBTQ authors, differently abled people, and non-Americans are a great way of broadening horizons and building empathy.

— Celeste Ng

I write diverse books because the world we live in is diverse, and I want my books to reflect that truth.

— Jenny Han

Diversity in literature is, in part, about representation - who is telling the stories and who stories are told about.

— Roxane Gay

As for my interest in diversity, I believe it is closely aligned with my work on the project, Giving Voice To Values. That is,…

— Mary C. Gentile

My readers are as diverse as any group you will ever see. Something that booksellers always tell me. That they are always surprised at…

— Sandra Cisneros

Every story is different, so what is a detail in one might not be in something else. Diversity is something I embrace and love…

— Colleen Atwood

I love the fact that so many of my readers are intelligent, exceptional, accomplished people with an open-minded love of diversity.

— Suzanne Brockmann

Whatever solidarity I have established with other writers individually, it is usually organized around books. We connected as readers, as it were, not writers.

— Aleksandar Hemon

If we truly seek diversity in fiction, we have to let the needs of others come before our need to define ourselves as social…

— Jennifer Armintrout

You can't avoid the conversation of diversity and remembering that diversity goes beyond race and culture. It goes into gender and sexual orientation and…

— Phillipa Soo

Most of my diversity conversations are had with the majority population, because frankly, those people are the people who have the most influence over…

— Kenneth Frazier

“Being inclusive means to appreciate differences and enjoy the diverse viewpoints.”

— Pearl Zhu