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Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain

2023-04-13 18:30:26.917219+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Really good read on the current political climate, and racism: Maggie Tokuda-Hall: Scholastic, and a Faustian Bargain

Recently, I got an email with an offer from Scholastic’s Educational Division to license Love in the Library for an AANHPI narratives collection, I was thrilled. If you’ve been in kids’ books for more than ten minutes then you are aware of the staggering reach of Scholastic. And since I’m not published by Scholastic this seemed like a thrilling opportunity. But as soon as I cleared the opening paragraph, my heart sank.

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