Reading Literature from the Global South for the Reading Writers of Color Challenge

This post is part of the Reading Writers of Color challenge hosted by Lonely Cryptid Media’s staff writer and editor, Dan Michael Fielding. The Global South is a term for those countries and regions that have been actively underdeveloped by the forces of colonialism from the Global North. The term generally includes Latin America, Asia, … More Reading Literature from the Global South for the Reading Writers of Color Challenge

From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation: Book Review

This post is part of the Reading Writers of Color 2021 challenge hosted by Lonely Cryptid Media’s staff writer and editor, Dan Michael Fielding. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor is a powerhouse of a writer and a brilliant thinker and analyst of the American political scene. In this updated version of her first book, Taylor asks and answers … More From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation: Book Review

10 Books to Help You Understand the History of #StopAsianHate

This post is part of the Reading Writers of Color 2021 challenge hosted by Lonely Cryptid Media’s staff writer and editor, Dan Michael Fielding. The movement to Stop Asian Hate is a rallying cry against anti-Asian violence. The COVID19 pandemic has revealed deep, unexamined xenophobia against Asians and Asian Americans within the United States and … More 10 Books to Help You Understand the History of #StopAsianHate

Eight Queer and Trans Graphic Novels by Authors of Color Both Beautifully Illustrated and Brilliantly Written

The Reading Writers of Color Challenge is hosted by Dan Michael Fielding. The following recommendations were compiled with assistance from April Autumn, Lonely Cryptid Media’s lead artist. Throughout running this challenge I have fielded many questions about whether or not reading a given thing “counts” as completing a prompt for the challenge. Many people have … More Eight Queer and Trans Graphic Novels by Authors of Color Both Beautifully Illustrated and Brilliantly Written

10 Books by Women of Color to Read for #ReadPOC2021

This post is part of the Reading Writers of Color 2021 challenge hosted by Lonely Cryptid Media’s staff writer and editor, Dan Michael Fielding. 2021 is the year of reading authors of color. Commit to reading more books by writers of color and build your skills in finding these authors and centering their voices in … More 10 Books by Women of Color to Read for #ReadPOC2021