In the face of critiques, Jeanine Cummins is pushing back in public. Her publisher released a statement encouraging discussion around the title, while some authors and booksellers have come to Cummins' defense. In a culture that is used to debating black and Asian representation and stereotypes, the entrenchment around "American Dirt" is fueling even more […]
SOURCE: ArtsJournal at 04:42PM on January 27, 2020