Dhonielle Clayton & Caroline Tung Richmond on Writing, Community, and Life in Between

<p>New York Times bestselling author, and President and founder of Cake Creative and Electric Postcard Entertainment, Dhonielle Clayton and Caroline Tung Richmond, award-winning author and Executive Director of We Need Diverse Books, join Randy to discuss the intersection of YA and children&#39;s books x literacy in America, what emerging writers should consider when looking for an agent, community building, and life for writers beyond the page.</p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to the podcast via <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/read-the-acknowledgments/id1871012586" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Apple</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3qSRTyiWq5HohPoToQFSNJ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Spotify</a>,  and <a href="https://blcklst.substack.com/t/read-the-acknowledgments" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Substack</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Highlights include how the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books is shifting the landscape for marginalized writers and readers, why Children&#39;s books are essential, authors and their agents, how trends affect the writing process, and much more.</p>