2021 Reading Review and Favourite Titles – “Self-help doesn’t help”
Pandemics aren't good for much but it has been good for my reading levels. This is the second year in a row that I've read 50 books or more. Every time there is a change in pandemic restrictions, I find I have a little panic and go straight into looking for books to read, either from the library or buying. Looking over the ...
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Diversifying Your Perspective
I recently did a prerecorded presentation called "Diversifying Your Perspective" for university students at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta. The poet, Titilope Sonuga, invited me to share my perspective on diversifying our worldviews. I did some deep reflecting on my personal journey with equity, diversity, ...
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We want to read diversely, so we need to talk about publishing
In 2016, I found out my reading was mostly white, feminist women. So from then on, I've been working on diversifying my reading and there have been some surprising insights on my own habits, the publishing industry, and the struggle against systemic factors that prevent equity and anti-racism. In this post, I'm going to ...
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Sketchnotes – Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Day
Way back in August 2019, my workplace closed all their library branches so all staff could attend a full-day of seminars regarding equity, diversity, and inclusion. They brought in experts from Canada and the U.S. I enjoyed the day and learned a lot. I wasn't planning on sharing my sketchnotes from the day but over the ...
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Wrap Up – Diverse Reads 2017
Drumroll... 20/40 books were diverse and thus I completed 50% of my goal. whomp whomp. I failed the challenge of only reading people of colour this year. Why was this so hard? I was really beating myself up about this and my partner sent me a link to the Lee and Low Diversity Baseline Study. The publishing industry is ...
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Reading Diversely in 2017
And kinda failing at that in 2016... Partway through 2016, a coworker of mine wrote an article in a newsletter about the lack of diversity and lack of exposure for authors of colour in the publishing industry and what libraries can do to promote diverse reading. I took at look at my reading stats thus far in Goodreads and ...
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