The One About POC Representation (Part 1)

S1E5: In this two part episode, we talk about POC representation in Western literature. This is merely the start of an important conversation, and our discussion revolves around the trends we have seen around POC characters, the questions we have for POC and non-POC authors alike, and our hopes for the future of POC representation. In Part 1,  we kick off by talking about our favourite POC authors and reads. We then focus on the lack of POC exposure we see in Western literature and how that affects us as readers, and society. Books Mentioned: Persuasion by Jane Austen Tower of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir A Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir A Reaper at the Gates by Sabaa Tahir Erotic Stories For Punjabi Widows by Balli Kaur Jawal The Good Immigrant edited by Nikesh Shukla The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison The Reading List by Sara Nisha Adams The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan The Trouble With Hating You by Sajni Patel Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee White Ivy by Susie Yang Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong King of Scars by Leigh Bardugo The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan Harry Potter series by JK Rowling ---- 1:53 - Currently Reading 7:05 - Why Discuss This Topic 12:07 - Fave POC Authors & Reads 17:13 - Why Aren't POC Authors As "Big" As White Authors? 24:24 - Automatically Picturing Characters As White & Blond 26:44 - White Authors Writing POC Characters