Books Quote by Storm Reid

I think reading about black girls if you are a black girl is important. And for those who don't like to read, seeing yourself…

— Marley Dias

Black children need to see their lives reflected in the books they read. If they don't, they won't feel welcome in the world of…

— Valerie Wilson Wesley

I had a lot of different reasons for writing the book, but at its core was the desire to write for black teenage girls…

— Tomi Adeyemi

I wasn't seeing black girls in the books I was assigned to read at my school. I was tired of only reading about white…

— Marley Dias

It did occur to me that certainly African-Americans are not underserved in picture books, but those books are almost all about specifically black experiences.

— Chris Van Allsburg

Between school, homework, tests, and play time with my friends, I have worked my butt off to create this space where black girls' stories…

— Marley Dias

I think it's important for not just me but women of color, trans women, and people who are marginalized to be telling stories of…

— Petra Collins

Books are a really fun way to get yourself in a certain mindset or mood as an actress. Also, the way people tell a…

— Emma Roberts

Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations.

— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

When I was a kid, I'd go to the African-American section in the bookstore, and I'd try and find African-American people I hadn't read…

— Colson Whitehead

Books give us insight into other people, other cultures. They make us laugh. They make us think. If they are really good, they make…

— Karin Slaughter

“Just as hunters will mount the heads of the kills, white people need to let people know that they have made their way to…

— Christian Lander