[Libs-Or] [REFORMANET] RE: Fwd: Reading While White

Thu Sep 24 13:56:24 PDT 2015

I am a self-published Latina author (a Latina's coming-of-age story, My
Doormat Days, 2014). I published my book through Amazon's Createspace.
Amazon makes my book available to libraries at a discounted price because I
chose that distribution method as part of the Createspace plan. However, I
pocket only a small fraction of those sales. I could opt out of the
distribution to libraries and make more off individual sales, but I want to
make my book as available as possible. My goal is to reach as many readers
as I can, and
I'm happy to say that several libraries have purchased my book.
Linda Chavez Doyle
REFORMA President 2003/2004
On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 1:24 PM Grace Tiscareno-Sato <
grace at gracefullyglobal.com> wrote:

> Resource: Latina/o Presses of Color list, along with other Presses of
> Color, as compiled by the CCBC at University of Wisconsin. This is THE
> organization collecting and posting annual data on the lack of diversity in
> children and YA literature.
>
> They list FIVE of us Latina/o presses...including Latino-OWNED (very
> important):
>
> http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pclist.asp
>
> Please spread the word. THIS is who you should buy from, to serve your
> diverse readers while NOT contributing to the industry status quo.
> African-American and Asian presses listed there too. That anyone feels they
> MUST travel to Guadalajara to connect with great Latino literature for
> libraries is inconceivable. Now, I'm sure it's a GREAT time, but not
> required...and yes, then there's the shipping problem. This Cooperative
> Children's Book Center list from Univ. of Wisconsin is a terrific
> compilation and starting point.
>
> http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/books/pclist.asp
>
> Reader reviews: Of course! Readers leave reviews at Amazon.com for our
> titles, email them to us, then we add them to the book's websites along
> with endorsements, blogger reviews (VERY influential), awards, our book's
> social media pages, etc. Examples:
>
> http://www.captainmama.com/index.php?page=endorsements
>
> http://www.latinnovating.com/index.php?p=reviews-2
>
> For these two titles above, REFORMA also reviewed in the REFORMA
> newsletter.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Graciela Tiscareño-Sato
> http://about.me/gracielaTSato
>
> Publisher, Speaker & Bilingual STEM Consultant
> Gracefully Global Group LLC
> Online Store for Books/DVDs: www.GracefullyGlobal.com/commerce
> Tel: (510) 542-9449
>
> Gracefully Global Group LLC is a Woman, Hispanic and Veteran-Owned
> Business, certified by the Small Business Administration as a Woman-Owned
> Small Business
>
> 2014 White House Champion of Change, Women Veteran Leaders;
> Cofounder of the National Women Veterans Speakers Bureau
> www.WomenVetsSpeak.com
> On Sep 24, 2015 12:37 PM, "Katie Anderson" <katie.anderson at state.or.us>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes and…
>>
>>
>>
>> Lots of libraries send staff and more should send staff to purchase books
>> written by Latino authors and illustrators at the Guadalajara
>> International Book Fair® <https://www.fil.com.mx/ingles/i_default.asp>.
>> Yes, it’s very expensive. That is why ALA offers free passes
>> <http://www.ala.org/offices/iro/awardsactivities/guadalajarabook>, this
>> year to 150 librarians!
>>
>>
>>
>> Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
>>
>> Library Support and Development Services
>> <http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx>
>>
>> Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
>>
>> katie.anderson at state.or.us, 503-378-2528
>>
>> [image: cid:image004.png at 01D0358C.4523C4D0]
>> <https://www.facebook.com/ORLibSupport>  [image:
>> http://www.thewwwblog.com/images/blogger-logo.jpg]
>> <http://osl-lis.blogspot.com/>  [image:
>> http://www.aethlonmedical.com/assets/001/5130.png]
>> <https://twitter.com/orlibsupport>  [image: Picture]
>> <http://www.oregon.gov/OSL/LD/Pages/index.aspx>
>>
>
>>
>> On Sep 24, 2015 11:12 AM, "Mario Bencastro" <mbencastro at bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Martin and Max:
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks for bringing up these very crucial  issues:
>>
>>  – “Racism is embedded, permeated, in a minority of the planet’s
>> population; racism is the tool of the privileged to perpetuate power. Of
>> course, this is reflected in our education and what it is published (in the
>> media as a whole).”
>>
>> – “It’s almost impossible to find books written by Latino authors and
>> illustrators (only 2% of what is printed is relevant to the Latino
>> culture).”
>>
>>
>>
>> To that point, I will add that most of what is presented to our community
>> as Latino culture is just regular consumer products with Spanish names, and
>> in many cases the so call “Latino heroes” do not even understand Spanish,
>> or are some famous sports or Hollywood millionaires far removed from our
>> Latino reality.
>>
>> – Specifically on Latino culture publications: In most libraries in the
>> United States the “Spanish” section –if there is any-- contains non Latino
>> author books in Spanish. This will increase even more now that Penguin has
>> bought Alfaguara.
>>
>> – Librarians always tell you that they can’t buy your book because you
>> are an “Independent” writer. I thought that was the highest honor that an
>> artist could aspire to. Not when it comes to having your books at the
>> library. It seems that libraries in general are tied to a system where they
>> can only buy products from the “official” and “traditional” industry, which
>> is run of course by the big media empire. Sadly, our so called “Latino
>> culture”, image and products are established by this big machine; for them
>> “Latino culture” is just a commercial opportunity.
>>
>> – To that respect, it will be interesting to ask our community what makes
>> them Latinos, and if they ever read a book by a Latino author -- asking
>> them if they read a book in Spanish will be perhaps expecting too much.
>>
>>
>>
>> BUT libraries and librarians are still key players in these difficult
>> issues; they may not resolve them but they can keep them alive on the
>> discussion table.
>>
>> Thank you REFORMA, I have faith in you.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mario Bencastro
>>
>> www.MarioBencastro.org
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From:* REFORMANet at googlegroups.com [mailto:REFORMANet at googlegroups.com] *On
>> Behalf Of *Marti´n Blasco
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:04 PM
>> *To:* 'Max Macias'; REFORMANet at googlegroups.com
>> *Cc:* uwmosaic at u.washington.edu; libs-or;
>> reforma_or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
>> *Subject:* [REFORMANET] RE: [Libs-Or] Fwd: Reading While White
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Max:
>>
>> This is a very important, crucial issue to bring on the table. As
>> librarians working with the Latino and Spanish speaking community, we
>> always have to be aware of our “core beliefs” and don’t be afraid of making
>> a point. Racism is embedded, permeated, in a minority of the planet’s
>> population (yes, white people, including myself, even when I’m Latino).
>> Racism is the tool of the privileged to perpetuate power. Of course, this
>> is reflected in our education and what it is published (in the media as a
>> whole).
>>
>> We are trying to select books for the Mock Pura Belpré Award, and it’s
>> like doing an archeological work. It’s almost impossible to find books
>> written by Latino authors and illustrators (only 2% of what is printed is
>> relevant to the Latino culture).
>>
>> Our presenter for the Mock Pura Belpré Award in Oregon is going to touch
>> this issue. A good space to have a discussion.
>>
>> Thank you so much for sharing the article in the blog,
>>
>>
>>
>> Martín
>>
>> Chair REFORMA Oregon Chapter.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Libs-Or [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] *On
>> Behalf Of *Max Macias
>> *Sent:* Thursday, September 24, 2015 6:58 AM
>> *To:* REFORMANet at googlegroups.com
>> *Cc:* uwmosaic at u.washington.edu; libs-or;
>> reforma_or at listsmart.osl.state.or.us
>> *Subject:* [Libs-Or] Fwd: Reading While White
>>
>>
>>
>> New Blog worth checking out:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/
>>
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>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: *nancy snyder* <tf-edi at lists.ala.org>
>> Date: Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 5:12 AM
>> Subject: Reading While White
>> To: Julie Todaro <jtodaro at austincc.edu>, Martin Garnar <mgarnar at uccs.edu>
>> Cc: "tf-edi at lists.ala.org" <tf-edi at lists.ala.org>
>>
>> You may not have heard of this new blog...the posts of the creators have
>> already initiated engaging and honest conversation.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://readingwhilewhite.blogspot.com/
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>>
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>> reflections are my own personal intellectual property.
>>
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>>
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>>
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>> http://twitter.com/maxmacias
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