The OwnVoices Category is used to indicate "books where the protagonist and the author share a marginalized identity" per the definition from the author, Corinne Duyvis, who coined the term OwnVoices in 2015. We're committed to raising awareness for books from diverse and historically marginalized voices.
For the sake of OwnVoices, we feel it is important to acknowledge the fact that these voices as a collective have been historically underrepresented and under-promoted, especially in the book world.
In addition to the OwnVoices Category, we also have a Multicultural Interest Category, which is meant for books that incorporate ideas, beliefs or people from many different countries and cultural backgrounds. "Multiculturalism is the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture." This Category doesn't specifically relate to the book's author.
For the sake of OwnVoices, we feel it is important to acknowledge the fact that these voices as a collective have been historically underrepresented and under-promoted, especially in the book world.
In addition to the OwnVoices Category, we also have a Multicultural Interest Category, which is meant for books that incorporate ideas, beliefs or people from many different countries and cultural backgrounds. "Multiculturalism is the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve special acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture." This Category doesn't specifically relate to the book's author.
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