Afternoon links.

• At the Horn Book: Are we doing it white? "It’s reminding me of a too-brief conversation I had with Nina Lindsay at ALA; while we (reviewers) work as if guided by some kind of objective (as far as possible) criteria, in fact, we’re (essentially) educated middle-class white ladies reviewing for other educated middle-class white ladies." LOTS of meaty discussion in the comments.
• At American Indians in Children's Literature: Some context for "Are we doing it white" at Read Roger. "As the article and the on-going discussion at Read Roger show, neither Roger or myself have shifted in our views on this particular incident."
• At PW: Continuing the Conversation: Authors, Illustrators, and Editors Talk Diversity. "From cover art to bookstore shelves, consumers can do more to dictate the kinds of books that bookstores carry, the panelists agreed. Among their suggestions for readers who are seeking to support diverse authors and their books: “Come into a bookstore with a list of diverse books,” said Whitman, “and be committed to buying them.”"
• At Lee & Low: Awards and Grants for Authors of Color.
• At BookRiot: 11 Other Items To Locate Now That We “Found” That “Lost” Dr. Seuss Book. "6. A written confession from John Grisham for his crimes against the middle grade genre." AHAHAHAHAHAHA.
• Book list at the HuffPo: It's A Woman's Universe: The Ladies Of Science Fiction.
• At Tablet: Jewish Fanfiction Creates an Alternate Literary Universe. "There’s an annual challenge of Jewy-fanfic-writing called Days of Awesome, taking place, naturally, during the Days of Awe; another event, called the Purim Treat-a-Thon, is a multifandom gift exchange that happens around Purim, with writers offering literary mishloach manot (yummy gift baskets) to one another. There’s so much Jewish fanfic out there I can only offer you a taste—just a few virtual hamantashen and mini-boxes of narrative raisins."
• Book list at the ABA: The Spring 2015 Kids’ Indie Next List Preview.
• At io9: 10 Worst Misconceptions About Medieval Life You'd Get From Fantasy Books. "Sorry, even in the Middle Ages, members of polite society, from kings to villeins, followed certain etiquette, and that etiquette involved good table manners. In fact, depending on when and where and with whom you were eating, you might have to follow very strict procedures for eating and drinking."
• From the Bologna Children's Book Fair: The 2015 BolognaRagazzi Award Winners.
• At Chronicle Books: "Dear Author" Letters from Young Readers. SO CUTE I'M DYINGGGGGGG.
• At BuzzFeed: Laurie Halse Anderson Thinks Adults Should Be Reading More YA. "People who were first introduced to my books in high school are now in their twenties and some of them even in their thirties, so they kept reading me. But I think maybe because of the PTSD tie-in and because so many people come from families where one parent or sometimes both are struggling with mental health issues, you don’t just leave that when you leave home. That stays with you. So a lot of the readers from this book were older than I had anticipated. I’ve had feedback from a couple generations of readers. It’s been really nice."
• At Deadline: Universal Options ‘The Princess In Black'; Can Young Royals Be Superheroes? "Universal Pictures has optioned the bestselling children’s book The Princess In Black, the first of a four-book series written by Newbery winner Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, with illustrations by LeUyen Pham."