by Maureen Crisp • February 10, 2020 • Follow
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There is a call for diverse books, but does that call for any author?
There has been a lot of controversy regarding authors creating books about cultures that they are not a part of. There are supporters on both sides of the argument, and publishers are struggling to keep an even center on the matter. It begs the question, just because publishers want diverse books, does that invite people not of the culture to the table?
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Maureen Crisp has been writing her weekly publishing roundups for over seven years. She is a traditionally published children's author as well as indie-published. She lives in New Zealand and is heading the team organising the 4th National Conference of Children's Writers and Illustrators. She is currently trying her hand at writing a children’s book series if she can drag herself away from forever tweaking her Mars novel or obsessing over space.