We Need Diverse Books
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Oct 2, 2026
Sarah WendellHOST
their schedule at Culture Study.
Adib KhorramGUEST
But I, you know, to go back to my days in YA, I kind of came of age in publishing, like in the aftermath of the founding of We Need Diverse Books.
Adib KhorramGUEST
We Need Diverse Books was founded in 2014.
Adib KhorramGUEST
Yes, it
Sarah WendellHOST
was.
J.F. GarrardHOST
Welcome to another episode of The Artsy Raven, and today our special guest is Olubunmi Sola-Erede Perkovich.
J.F. GarrardHOST
And she is an award-winning author of several children's books, a member of the Brown Bookshelf, and former board member of the We Need Diverse Books.
J.F. GarrardHOST
She's a two-time African American Literature Book Club bestseller, and recently edited the WNDB anthology, The Hero Next Door.
J.F. GarrardHOST
She's contributed to several collections, was recently commissioned to write the Operation Sisterhood stage adaptation, and has written for various outlets, including PBS Parents and classic hip-hop fanzines, like the iconic Write On and Word Up.
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Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichGUEST
Yeah, yeah.
J.F. GarrardHOST
But okay.
J.F. GarrardHOST
Now, what kind of things, how did you become part of, um, the We Need Diverse Books and the Brown Bookshelf?
Olugbemisola Rhuday-PerkovichGUEST
Oh.