Book Spotlight Title: Stripey Enid Author: Natasha Lea Publisher: Beercott Books Publication Date: 12 June, 2018 Blurb: ‘Believe in yourself, for you are unique!’ In this ever-changing world our children are bombarded with ‘image’ driven ideals of what is accepted as normal, or what we should aspire to be. The reality is we are all... Continue Reading →
Minorities ARE writing
I am about to write a blog post which I feel needs to be written. I will try not to get angry or rant too much, but I can't make any promises. At a panel event last month, I heard the director of a successful independent publisher say that he thinks that BAME/minority authors were... Continue Reading →
Discrimination in pole dancing… WHAT?!
As the title of this post suggests, I am flabbergasted. And I never use that word! Can somebody PLEASE tell me how, why, who, what and when racism and other forms of discrimination entered our inclusive industry? Before anyone says it, yes I know that it has always been there and that the people acting... Continue Reading →