Diversity in children's books

If you are interested in children's books, you should make time to listen to this thought-provoking presentation on how ethnic minorities are poorly served by children's publishers, authors, booksellers and librarians.  This talk is part of a research seminar series given to publishing students on following masters courses at Oxford Brookes University.

It is about 45 minutes but the questions Laura Atkins raises will stay with you a lot longer.  She quotes a statistic that says in the UK 1 in 5 school children will be from a minority background, but the publishing industry overlooks their needs and interests.