Between 80 and 90 percent of publishing industry is white. How does this overwhelming whiteness affect how books are written, published, and read?

On this episode of Popaganda, we talk with authors of color about writing in a white-dominant industry and talk to a journalism professor about advice for writing about marginalized communities.

This episode features interviews or essays from Ari Laurel, Erika T. Wurth, Lisa Lee, Deborah Douglas, and Rebekah Frumkin.

Cover image from Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, which is discussed in the show.