Jealous? by Melissa de la Cruz5/12/2023 Star-crossed lovers, meddling immortals, feigned identities, battles of wits, and dire warnings. So, you can just imagine how happy I was when I heard that Ellen Oh and Elsie Chapman, both from #WeNeedDiverseBooks, were coming out with a collection of short stories based on South, East and Southeast Asian myths and folklore. I’ve read about Hercules and Bernardo Carpio, Helen of Troy and Malakas at Maganda at school, but somehow, whenever I browse through the shelves of my favorite local bookstore, there are so few books about the latter – books with characters with similar names to mine, characters who physically resemble my black hair and brown eyes and brown skin.Įven now, at a time when authors and publishers seriously take into account diversity in their works and books, there’s still a big gap. (Digital ARC graciously provided by publisher via Edelweiss)Īs a child, I learned about the myths and lore of both my own country and peoples alongside those from foreign lands. IndieBound | Book Depository | Barnes and Noble | Amazon | Books-a-million Publisher: Greenwillow Books/HarperCollins
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