Hi! I'm Geetanshi from Book Noted (@book.noted)!
As an Indian American, I grew up seeing little to no representation of characters who looked like me in media, especially in the books that I read. I'm excited to see that representation has been increasing, but it's still rare to see a diversity of South Asian stories (and authors) highlighted.
One of the projects I've been working on over the past few years is building an extensive directory of South Asian bookish creators (bookstagrammers, booktubers, book bloggers, etc) so I can share this list with publishers and authors looking to promote South Asian authors.
The goal of this project is to increase visibility of South Asian authors and bookish creators by allowing South Asian reviewers and authors to highlight each others' voices and stories. The directory allows South Asian reviewers to be the first to comment on books about their own community, and gives publishers/authors easy access to these reviewers.By filling out this form, your platform will be registered to the SABC Directory.
With your consent, I will forward a copy of the information you provide to authors and/or publishers, should they request for it. To Request A Copy of the Directory:
Contact me via email (booknotedofficial@gmail.com) and let me know your relevant affiliations, what type of creators you're looking for, and what you want to use the directory for!
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Thank you, and I'm so excited for you to be involved in this project! <3 Feel free to message me @book.noted with any questions.