…because there are a whole lot of great interviews and features out there!  Stop by The Brown Bookshelf to read Kekla Magoon's insights on compelling historical fiction.  Then head over to Bookslut and read Colleen Mondor's comprehensive consideration of the lack of diversity in children's literature.

I have been trying for days to write an article about the lack of diversity in middle grade and young adult fiction and found myself confounded at every turn. This has been a very intense...