Diversity & Inclusion Resources

Reading Lists

• Reading List for Pride Month (CLMP)
• 2021 Lambda Literary Award Winners (Bookshop)
• The Juneteenth Reading List (PRH)
• Juneteenth Reading List (Charis Books & More)
• 10 Books to Celebrate Juneteenth No Matter Your Age (Black & Bookish) 
• Juneteenth: A Reading List (Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh) 
• A Juneteenth Reading List by Local Authors You Need to Know (Brazos Bookstore)
• Disability Awareness Month 2020: Adult Recommended Reads (Chicago Public Library)
• Equity, Justice, and Inclusion 2020 Community Read (Bookshop)
• An Essential Reading Guide for Fighting Racism (Buzzfeed)
• This List is Anti-Racist (Libro.fm)
• Bel Canto’s AAPI Essential Reads (Bookshop)
• Penguin Random House’s Must-Read Books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
• 19 Books to read for Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month (Bustle)
• 10 Essential Books About the Asian American Experience (Esquire)

Reading Lists

• Recommended Diverse Book Lists (Lee & Low Books)
  • Titles in all lists are broken down by age group
  • Lists Include: social and emotional learning; social activism; trauma-informed education; antiracism; Native American and Inigenous titles; LGBTQIA+ titles; authentic Spanish reading list; women’s empowerment texts
• Children’s Book Lists (Children’s Book Council) 
• EmbraceRace: Looking for Excellent “Diverse” Books for Children? Start Here!
• Ibram X. Kendi Recommends 6 Books To Help Your Kids Understand Race (NPR)

Publishers have created a number of book lists on Edelweiss that feature the topics of diversity, race, antiracism, and more. (Note: titles may be by Black authors/illustrators and/or feature Black/African American characters or content). Many of these lists will continue to be updated as new books are published.

• ABRAMS:
  • Lift Every Voice: A Celebration of Black Voices
• Chronicle:
  • 25 Books for Change
  • Black Lives, Black Voices
• Hachette Book Group:
  • Black Lives Backlist
• HarperCollins:
  • Anti-Racism Adult Titles
  • Anti-Racism Children’s and Teen Titles
• Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:
  • Black Voices
  • African-American Experience Catalog for Young Readers
• Ingram (see the Book Buyer’s Handbook for a special offer):
  • Anti-Racist Reading for Children
  • Anti-Racist Reading for Adults
• Macmillan:
  • Anti-Racist Reading – Adult Titles
  • Anti-Racist Reading – Children’s Titles
• Penguin Random House:
  • Talking About Race
• Scholastic:
  • Diverse Books
• Simon & Schuster:
  • Black Lives Matter (Adult & Kids)
  • Black Lives Matter (Adult)
  • Black Lives Matter (Kids)
• Simon & Schuster distribution clients:
  • Protest, Civil Rights, and Black History (Adult & Kids)
  • Protest, Civil Rights, and Black History (Adult)
  • Protest, Civil Rights, and Black History (Kids)
• Workman:
  • Titles about Antiracism, Black History & Legacy of White Supremacy
  • Titles by BIPOC Authors and/or Featuring BIPOC Characters
• W.W. Norton
  • Own Voices

• Seven Podcasts to Add to Your Playlist That Talk Diversity (DiversityInc.com)
  • Includes: The Will to Change: Uncovering True Stories of Diversity and Inclusion; Code Switch; Latinos Who Lunch; Women at Work; The Future of Work; In Good Company; The Diversity Gap
• 14 Literary Podcasts That Aren’t Hosted by Three White Guys (Electric Lit)  
• Seven Podcasts For History Buff (NYT)
  • These podcasts address gaps often left in school curriculum, for a deeper, more inclusive understanding of historical events.

• 12 Documentaries about Police Brutality in America
• Documentary Films on Race & Culture

• Hollaback! is an organization that aims to end harassment in all forms. It offers free and customized trainings on bystander intervention, responding to harassment, conflict de-escalation, and more. Learn more here.
• The Stop AAPI Hate reporting center was launched on March 19, 2020, in response to an escalation in xenophobia resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn more about the center and how to report an incident here.
• Resources to help empower Asian and Pacific Islander communities
• Antiracism Resources (Miami University)
• A Google document created by activist Sarah Sophie Flicker and writer Alyssa Klein in May 2020 serves as a resource to white people and parents who want to engage in antiracism work. The document features articles, books, videos, podcasts, and movies and TV series that may help those working to better understand racism and advance their antiracism work.
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