The power of the interwebs

In the last couple of weeks there's been a certain amount of comment, including from the author herself about a book which came out recently, about a black character who describes herself as having " short, nappy" hair with a cover picture of a white girl with long straight hair, and the racism in that decision.

The publisher have just announced that they're going to change the cover to one which is more representative. It's good to know that sometimes having these kind of conversations actually makes a difference. Baby steps, but steps nonetheless.