Joaquin Castro tweeted the following:
"During todays meeting, Latino authors raised concerns about lower marketing budgets for their books and lackluster recruitment of Latino authors.When publishing houses try to advertise Latino stories without Latino voices, their efforts can be tone-deaf or actively harmful."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Joaquin Castro:
"For generations, Latinos have been reduced to stereotypes or ignored entirely by the media and its partly why most Americans dont know who Latinos are.In that void, hatred and xenophobia multiply, with very real consequences for Latinos and for the country."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"There is real concern that the Penguin merger could also hurt opportunities for Latino authors and publishers.Mergers disproportionately lead to layoffs for women and minorities, who have a harder time getting in the door in the first place.hbr.org/2016/07/how-ne"Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"Right now, @PenguinRandom is attempting to merge with @SimonSchuster. If the merger goes through, Penguin will dominate nearly half of the publishing market, giving it incredible leverage over which books are bought and how much authors are paid."Read on Twitter
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