Books Quote by N. K. Jemisin

Unfortunately, a lot of fantasy is chock full of sexism and racism. A lot of authors don't even realize they're doing it, and a…

— Patrick Rothfuss

I didn't want to write a 'black' book because black characters are a tough sell.

— Christopher Priest

In my perfect world, we'd have one black girl fantasy book every month. We need them, and we need fantasy stories about black boys…

— Tomi Adeyemi

In a culture defined by shades of gray, I think the absolute black and white choices in dark young adult novels are incredibly satisfying…

— Maggie Stiefvater

Adrianne Harun's dark, mysterious novel is by turns Gothic and grittily realistic, astute and poetic in its evocation of evil everywhere.

— Andrea Barrett

Fantasy novels, I don't really gravitate to that part of the bookstore.

— Peter Dinklage

Growing up, I was always super into fantasy and 'The Lord of the Rings' and 'Game of Thrones' and all of that, but I…

— Amandla Stenberg

I read the script, and I knew it was a good part. It was written for a white actor. That's what I'm up against…

— Gregory Hines

There is an appetite for things that are different and a story with Black characters that's going to appeal to a lot of people.

— Cord Jefferson

There aren't many children's books about black characters that are just going on adventures. My library has over 2,000 children's books in it, and…

— Martellus Bennett

“And once upon a time I wondered: Is writing epic fantasy not somehow a betrayal? Did I not somehow do a disservice to my…

— N.K. Jemisin

I love the standard fantasy setting of Medieval England and Medieval Europe, but I wanted to go somewhere different.

— Leigh Bardugo