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Response to Telegraph UK Article

On March 14th, 2015, The Telegraph published an article titled “Are you reading too many books by straight white men”. The article states that “a growing online voice is imploring readers to stop buying books written by white, heterosexual men” before incorrectly implying that We Need Diverse Books™, by seeking to amplify the voices of diverse authors and diverse books, is taking “things a stage further.”

We Need Diverse Books™ is committed to the ideal that embracing diversity in literature will lead to acceptance, empathy, and ultimately equality. However, we do not attempt to dictate the reading habits of any individual. Instead, we strive to make readers more aware of the diverse options available to them, and we encourage readers to embrace stories from ALL walks of life. WNDB is not anti-straight white men. This distinction seems to have been lost on the author of the piece, which is unfortunate; however, if he’s ever in search of a good read, we’d be happy to give him some suggestions.

response to telegraph article we need diverse books

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