In which Alisa & Tansy talk #ownvoices, the nuance of diversity and the current trend for "authenticity" at the expense of author privacy.

WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET?

Yoon Ha Lee on #ownvoices & being outed as a trans author

Follow up from D Franklin on how authors of marginalised identities aren't beyond criticism when writing about toxic or damaging tropes.

Corinne Duyvis & the origins of #ownvoices and its original intentions.

CULTURE CONSUMED:

Alisa: the news, the weather & PhD stuff

Tansy: In Other Worlds, Sarah Rees Brennan; A Taste of Honey, Kai Ashante Wilson

Check out Tansy moonlighting on the Fangirl Happy Hour podcast!

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