OwlCrate
You've probably seen the boxes of things that have been going around for a while - there's a theme, and you don't really know what you're getting until it turns up. Judith and I had Quarterly ones for a while before deciding that actually, we weren't sufficiently enamoured of all the things, and I switched to just choosing something for the children myself. (My box turned into more money for travel.)
Anyway, there's a YA fiction box called OwlCrate and after their FB post today, I'm mildly inclined towards starting a box:
"There has been a lot of conversation over the past couple of days about the need for more diversity in literature (as well as all other media). Here at OwlCrate we fully support the need for more diverse books. We also realize that we need to do better. While we have included books in our boxes that featured LGBTQA+ characters and people of color, we absolutely recognize that we need to do more.
💜 As we begin to review books and select titles for our 2017 boxes, we promise to make a much stronger effort to include more diverse reads. This includes diversity of all kinds! We will also be on the look out for books written by people of color, sharing their own stories. 💜 If you're excited about a diverse YA book that is being published in 2017 - PLEASE let us know about it so we can research it! Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
💜 It's not enough to simply say we need more diverse books. We all need to demand it and begin to use our buying power to support the diverse titles that do make it to the shelves. 💜 We're making this post to open up dialogue about this issue, to recognize what we as a company need to work on, and to celebrate diversity in all areas of life. Any hateful comments will be removed immediately."
But I give myself £5 a week pocket money (because more money to travel if I don't spend all of it on books and games) so I can't really justify it to myself. But I thought some of you might be interested. http://www.owlcrate.com/ and you can peruse past boxes here.
Anyway, there's a YA fiction box called OwlCrate and after their FB post today, I'm mildly inclined towards starting a box:
"There has been a lot of conversation over the past couple of days about the need for more diversity in literature (as well as all other media). Here at OwlCrate we fully support the need for more diverse books. We also realize that we need to do better. While we have included books in our boxes that featured LGBTQA+ characters and people of color, we absolutely recognize that we need to do more.
💜 As we begin to review books and select titles for our 2017 boxes, we promise to make a much stronger effort to include more diverse reads. This includes diversity of all kinds! We will also be on the look out for books written by people of color, sharing their own stories. 💜 If you're excited about a diverse YA book that is being published in 2017 - PLEASE let us know about it so we can research it! Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
💜 It's not enough to simply say we need more diverse books. We all need to demand it and begin to use our buying power to support the diverse titles that do make it to the shelves. 💜 We're making this post to open up dialogue about this issue, to recognize what we as a company need to work on, and to celebrate diversity in all areas of life. Any hateful comments will be removed immediately."
But I give myself £5 a week pocket money (because more money to travel if I don't spend all of it on books and games) so I can't really justify it to myself. But I thought some of you might be interested. http://www.owlcrate.com/ and you can peruse past boxes here.