Melanie Ramdarshan Bold

Nov 29, 2024 | thebookseller.com | Melanie Ramdarshan Bold

The latest Reflecting Realities report reveals a troubling, though unsurprising trend for many: the decline in racially-minoritised characters in children’s books—an outcome that racially-minoritised creators have both feared and predicted. This backslide suggests diversity in children’s publishing may have been treated as a checkbox rather than a sustained commitment.

Nov 15, 2024 | theconversation.com | Melanie Ramdarshan Bold |Aishwarya Subramanian

At the end of Michael Bond’s Paddington Marches On (1964), Paddington is preparing for a trip to Peru to visit Aunt Lucy. By the start of the next book, Paddington at Work (1966), he’s already en route back to England. Although Bond’s series hints at Paddington’s Peruvian origins, readers are never actually taken there. So, it was a major departure when the writers of the recent Paddington films decided to take the bear there in the latest instalment.

Sep 4, 2024 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Melanie Ramdarshan Bold

Introduction Live literature is the presentation of literary works and culture in shared (physical and online) live settings. It encompasses various forms, including poetry slams, storytelling, author readings, illustrator draw-alongs, panel discussions, writing workshops, theatrical adaptations of literary works, and interactive performances.

Mar 6, 2024 | cambridge.org | Ankhi Mukherjee |Ato Quayson |Melanie Ramdarshan Bold |Amy Laurent

Frederick Douglass said: “Once you learn to read you will be free.” On this World Book Day (7 March, 2024) Cambridge hopes to help spark that enquiry. We want to encourage as many people (big or little!) to enjoy reading. To that end, we asked Cambridge authors and colleagues for their earliest or fondest memories of a literary world unlocked. We also want to hear from you! Enter our competition to win a £200 Cambridge book voucher by telling your own story.