“Niche” Numbers
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Contributed by Nikki Garcia, Assistant Editor,
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
There are a lot of well-meaning people in publishing who
work hard to create more diversity in books. But unfortunately there can also be
times when excuses are made for not highlighting diversity through books:
*There isn’t enough of an audience to buy these books.