by Bethia Wyborn | Jun 2, 2023 | Identity, longer reads
When you think of JK Rowling, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Wizards? Broomsticks? Transphobia? For some, casual racism might not be their first thought, but many believe it is present in The Harry Potter series. From stereotypes such as putting the only...
by Yasmin Wakefield | Jun 2, 2023 | Society
When Lynsey Pollard became a mother ten years ago, she realised it wasn’t just single mothers who were lacking representation in children’s books – the issue extended to race, disability, family set-ups, gender, culture, class and basically anything that fell...
