I’m a bit too late to join this event but I think it deserves all the attention and praise it can get. Aarti of Booklust blog had posted about the initial announcement over on her blog in late August and these were the pertinent points highlighted in regards to the inception of this tour:
“I've spoken on this blog (and in other forums) about the lack of diversity in fantasy fiction, particularly fantasy fiction of the epic nature. If epic fantasy has diversity, it is often present in a fashion that mirrors the stereotypes of Medieval Europe, with Viking-like invaders from the North and Infidels from the East and uneasy peaces and petty wars with those that look most like the heroes of the stories. This is unfair for many reasons that I hope I don't need to enumerate here. And of course, there are absolutely amazing authors whose books are populated by characters of every size, shape, color, and species.”
“But it's still difficult and frustrating to be a fantasy reader who comes up against the same tropes in every book. Because while fantasy novels can be, well, fantastic, they can also be very repetitive and tell the same story with different character names. And I can't help but think that at least part of the reason is because of the lack of diversity in fantasy book authorship. Because it is hard to break into the fantasy genre as a new author, generally. And even more difficult if your book is about a person of color. And most difficult of all if you yourself are a person of color writing stories about characters of color.”
“And so a small group of bloggers got together to create an event to fight this. And, as bloggers do, we decided to organize a blog tour. For one week in September (the week of the 23rd), we want ALL OF YOU fantasy/sci fi/magical realism readers (with blogs and without) to read a fantasy/sci fi/magical realism novel written by a person of color. And to write a review of that book! You know as well as I do that books succeed based on word of mouth and mentions and conversation, and this is where bloggers can help the MOST. Just read one book. And share your thoughts on that one book.”
There’s a lot more to it and the details in regards to what constitutes a piece written by an author of color as well as a “recommended reading list – People of Color in Fantasy literature” and much more can be found in that post (scroll all the way down). I thought this to be an initiative that’s worth highlighting and it has already begun with the schedule being posted over on Aarti’s blog:
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD
1] Jill @ Fizzy Thoughts - Half-World by Hiromi Goto2] Liviania @ In Bed with Books - People of Paper, by Salvador Plascencia3] Somer @ The Further Adventures of Somer - Tantalize, by Cynthia Smith4] M @ We Sat Down - Noughts & Crosses, by Malorie Blackman5] Terah on GoodReads - Shadow Walker, by LA Banks6] Bunnita @ Worth Reading It? - Wild Child, by Octavia Butler7] Mikel @ Untitled United - The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate, by Ted Chiang AND Lucretia and the Krooms, by Victor LaVelle8] Rachelia @ Bookish Comforts - Huntress, by Malinda Lo9] Rachel @ Resistance is futile - The Blind Owl, by Sadegh Hedayat
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH
1] Aarti @ BookLust - The Savage Fortress, by Sarwat Chadda2] Heather @ Raging Bibliomania - Green Grass, Running Water, by Thomas King3] Anachronist @ Books as portable pieces of thoughts - Fledgling, by Octavia Butler4] Care @ Care’s Online Book Club - Kindred, by Octavia Butler5] Tanya @ girlxoxo - Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Orakorfar6] Chinoiseries @ Always Cooking Up Something - Never Let Me Go, by Kazuo Ishiguro7] Laurie @ Bay State Reader’s Advisory - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin8] Alysia @ My Little Pocketbooks - Kindred, by Octavia Butler9] Melwyk @ The Indextrious Reader - The New Moon’s Arms, by Nalo Hopkinson10] Llinos @Biscuits In, Writing Out - Zahrah the Windseeker, by Nnedi Okorafor11] Elizabeth @ Meanderings - Pemba’s Song: A Ghost Story, by Tonya Hegamin and Marilyn Nelson12] Heidenkind @ Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books - The Arrival, by Shaun Tan 13] Amy @ Amy Reads - Wild Seed, by Octavia Butler14] Buried in Print - _So Long Been Dreaming, ed. Nalo Hopkinson15] Tanita @ Finding Wonderland - Thorn, by Intisar Khanani16] Electra @ starlady - Adaptation, by Malinda Lo
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH
1] Marg @ The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader - The Interrogation of Ashala Wolf,by Ambelin Kwaymullina2] Chris @ Bookarama - Brown Girl in the Ring, by Nalo Hopkinson3] Sharon @ Library Hungry - Angelfall, by Susan Ee4] Heather @ Capricious Reader - Parable of the Sower, by Octavia E. Butler5] Sakura @ chasing bawa - Babel-17, by Samuel R. Delany6] Athira @ Reading on a Rainy Day - Haroun and the Sea of Stories, by Salman Rushdie7] SonomaLass @ Another Day In Paradise - The Steampowered Globe, ed. Rosemary Lim8] Christy @ Another Step to Take -The Icarus Girl, by Helen Oyeyemi9] Rachel @ Resistance is Futile - Kafka on the Shore, by Haruki Murakami10] Renee @ Fangs for the Fantasy - The Burning Bush by Kenya Wright11] Mia @ Nisaba Be Praised - The Einstein Intersection by Samuel R. Delaney12] Eva @ A Striped Armchair - Throne of the Crescent Moon, by Saladin Ahmed
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH
1] Monique @ The Little Reading Nook, Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu2] Charlotte @ Charlotte’s Library - Justice and Her Brothers, by Virginia Hamilton3] Lu @ Regular Rumination - The Shadowed Sun, by NK Jemisin4] Amy @ Amy Reads - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N. K. Jemisin5] Iris @ Iris on Books - Haroun and the Sea of Stories, by Salman Rushdie6] Heather @ Between the Covers - Parable of the Sower, by Octavia Butler7] Buried in Print @ Buried in Print - Darkest Light - by Hiromi Goto8] Line by Line - TBD9] Aarti @ BookLust - Bayou, by Jeremy Love10] Gavin @ Page 247 - Mr. Fox, by Helen Oyeyemi11] Paul @ Fangs for the Fantasy - Wild seed, by Octavia Butler12] Tracey - TBD 13] Mary Anne Mohanraj @ An Ongoing, Erratic Diary - Half World, by Hiromi Goto14] Trish @ Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity - TBD15] Rachel @ Resistance is Futile - Zone One, by Colson Whitehead16] Jen @ The Mixstation - Wild Seed by Octavia Butler
17] Jenny @ Jenny's Books - Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH
1] Jessica @ Nisaba Be Praised2] Meghan @ Medieval Bookworm - Fledging by Octavia Butler3] Jeanne @ Necromancy Never Pays, Babel - 17, by Samuel R. Delaney4] Fence @ Susan Hated Literature - TBD5] Kelsey - Kindred, by Octavia Butler6] Shan @ Curled Up With a Good Book and a Cup of Tea - TBD7] Sabrina @ Following the Lede - TBD8] Sandstone @ Reflections Without a Mirror - The Fall of the Towers, by Samuel Delaney9] Terri @ BrownGirl BookSpeak - Fire Baptized, by Kenya Wright10] Jae @ Book Nympho - TBD11] Joanna @ Create Your World - White is for Witching, by Helen Oyeyemi12] Kit @ orphans and animals - Huntress, by Malinda Lo13] Vicki @ I’d Rather be Reading at the Beach - A Wish Before Dying, by Zetta Elliot14] Rachel @ Resistance is Futile - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin15] Sharon @ Library Hungry - My Soul to Keep, by Tananarive Due
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
1] Shivanee @ Novel Niche - Redemption in Indigo, by Karen Lord2] Andi @ Estella’s Revenge/The Estella Society - TBD3] Memory @ Stella Matutina - The Killing Moon, by N.K. Jeminsin4] Vasilly @ 1330v - TBD5] Lisa @ Starmetal Oak Reviews - Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor6] Susanna @ SusieBookworm - Field of Honor, by D.L. Birchfield7] Amber @ A Morose Bookshelf - Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor8] Laura @ Ruby Bastille - TBD9] Stacy @ The Novel Life - TBD10] Kim @ Sophisticated Dorkiness - TBD11] Cathy @ Cathy Ostlere’s Blog - The Night Wanderer, by Drew Haydon Taylor12] Elizabeth @ As Usual, I Need More Bookshelves - When Fox Was a Thousand, by Larissa Lao13] Lambert @ L. Lambert Lawson - Zahrah the Windseeker, by Nnedi Okorafor14] Akila @ The Englishist - The House of Dies Drear, by Virginia Hamilton15] Alpa @ 1 More Page Please - TBD16] Micah @ Hypocritical Hyperbole - TBD17] Amy @ Amy Reads - Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor18] Rachel @ Resistance is Futile - Who Fears Death, by Nnedi Okorafor19] Sudha @ BookLust - Throne of the Crescent Moon, by Saladin Ahmed
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH
1] Sheila @ Book Journey - 47, by Walter Mosley2] Jodie @ Book Gazing - Redemption in Indigo, by Karen Lord3] Rachel @ Resistance is futile - Moonlight on the Avenue of Faith, by Gina B. Nahai4] Sharikquh @ Kesabaran - TBD5] Alex @ Randomly Reading - Huntress, by Malinda Lo6] Laura @ Bunny Tales: A ShabbyRabbit Book Blog - TBD7] Starr @ The Literati Press - Wild Seed, by Octavia Butler8] Bellezza @ Dolce Bellezza - Woman in the Dunes, by Kobo Abe9] Shelley - TBD10] Dennis @ Dennis R. Upkins: The Official Website - TBD11] Alpa @ 1 More Page Please - TBD
This list will be updated daily and so please check back on to the original scheduling page to see the most up-to-date nature of the blog tour. I would like to thank Aarti and all other bloggers for organizing this event and for all the time and hard work they put in for successfully running it. Lastly since I wasn't able to participate in this event, I’ll still be trying to review a book that fits under the canopy of this blog tour. As luck would have it, I recently read a great debut that I believe, fits the billing perfectly so look out for the review of GOVINDA by Krishna Udayasankar on the 3rd of October.
NOTE: Both pictures courtesy of Booklust blog and A More Diverse Universe Blog Tour.
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