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Do you remember the last book you read that featured multiply marginalized characters?

We talk a lot about prioritizing diversity in the books we read, but intersectional identities are far too often left out of the conversation. I have spoken to far too many authors who have had publishers or agents push back because their character can’t be a person of color AND queer AND disabled (or any other marginalized identity—Jewish/muslim/plus sized, you get the drill). That would just be TOO MUCH for one character. 

As if that’s not the actual lived experience of these authors and so many real people.

I wanted to come on here and recommend some books that I love (or in the case of If We Survive This—a book I am highly anticipating) that feature characters of 3+ marginalizations (I specifically went with disabled, BIPOC, & LGBTQ+ for this post), because the more we read and support these books, the more we show publishing that these stories matter.

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Intersectional Representation in Books

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Hi! I'm Kaley from @chronicallybookish! I've spent the last 5 years yapping about books on the internet, and I never want to stop. I love all things romance and fantasy (and don't even get me started on romantic subplots in fantasy!), with a focus on disability representation. If any of that sounds up your alley — you're in the right place! I'm so glad you're here.

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