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Greetings, readers, and welcome to the DSB Blog! Explore our posts and find inspiration and resources for your future reading journey. Join the conversation by adding your voice in the comment section, or getting in touch with us through the contact form at the bottom of the page.


You are the key to building an inclusive, diverse, thoughtful, respectful community surrounding diversity in books and diversity in the sciences. Thanks for taking the time to explore the blog and share your perspectives!

“If you’re scientifically literate, the world looks very different to you, and that understanding empowers us.”

 

Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and author

Category Directory

Click on the icon or the name of the category to see individual blog posts for that category.

Helpful information and digital tools to help you learn more about the sciences, DEI, and books. Educational material for educators, librarians, families & caregivers.

Interesting opportunities to participate in the wider conversation. Mostly virtual, online programs but also some in-person events.

Science + Icons = Sc-Icons. Looking include diverse STEM professionals in a report or project but don’t know where to start? Our list is a mix of well-known names and lesser-known figures, both living and past, who have made significant contributions to science, technology, engineering, math, and medicine.

DSB advisors and other subject-area experts share their professional experiences, personal insights, and book recommendations. Hear from STEM professionals, educators, DEI advocates, and others working to diversify the sciences.

Explore STEM content from a more artistic angle -- through poetry, humor, story contests, movie reviews, or science on stage.

Learn about organizations and individuals who are doing great work in a similar space -- people, companies, nonprofits, institutions, and small groups whose missions also lift up diverse creators and work to increase representation in STEM.

Going cover to cover, book by book. Find book reviews, book appreciations, recommendations for book pairings, special reading lists, and sometimes even a peek inside with a reprint by permission.

Bibliophile = one who loves reading. This category includes anything related to books that’s not in the Book Look category. Special topics on reading and writing and the joy they bring.

Wider discussions on equity issues in publishing, in STEM fields, and across society . We look at progress made and the journey ahead towards full representation. News and research that is making headlines.

Learn more about science, medicine, math, technology, and engineering topics. History of science helps contextualize and add relevance to discussions of scientific developments. Plus, it’s fascinating! So is looking ahead to what’s on the horizon in the future of STEM.

“Evidence suggests that by participating in STEM summer programs, underrepresented communities of students are more likely to graduate from high school, attend four-year colleges, and earn STEM degrees.”

 

Source: ID Tech & National Bureau of Economic Research

Our Foundation in Blogs

Please check out some of the posts that are foundational to DSB. Listed below are some key articles that will help you get to know what makes DSB tick.

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Get to Know Our Advisors

DSB is incredibly fortunate to have a number of skilled professionals in the STEM fields and the DEI space, other experts, and even published authors, who add their voices to the blog and the whole site.

You can peruse their bios on the About page, and read their various perspectives in the Guest Post category.

Interested in helping DSB improve by becoming an advisor? Drop us a line!

Other Blogs You Might Like

We’re all about lifting up other voices and building a thoughtful, caring community in the diverse STEM books space. To that end, we share below some blogs from other creators that we follow ourselves and find really valuable. Please tell us what blogs you love!

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Do you have suggestions for future topics or other issues you would like to see covered in the DSB blog? Please message us your ideas on the contact page. We want to hear from you!

Do you have unique experience in the diverse STEM books space? Personal or professional projects that dovetail with DSB’s mission? Expertise in areas like publishing, science education, DEI, particular STEM fields, libraries? Lived experience and insights to share? Get in touch if you would like to pitch a guest blog.

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Science Story Starters: 20 STEM-Themed Writing Prompts to Inspire Lab Lit Stories

Category: Resources

One of our earliest posts introduced the genre of lab lit. (See “What Is Lab Lit, and Why Should You Read It?”) In this post, we invite you to be the author and pen some lab lit of your own. Below are 20 sets of opening lines. You get to write the rest.   As… Read More

Author: Kathryn Eissfeldt

Date: May 25, 2024

Introducing Book Pairings: The Benefits of Reading Fiction and Nonfiction Together

Category: Book Look

Famously, wine and cheese can be paired so that each enhances the enjoyment of the other. The acidity in wine balances the fats in cheese, and the very different textures complement each other. The taster ends up appreciating the qualities of both all the more.  So too can books be read in pairs to enhance… Read More

Author: Kathryn Eissfeldt

Date: May 11, 2024

Our First Book Appreciation: Mosquitoes Don’t Bite Me 

Category: Book Look

by Dr. Pendred Noyce, a YA Novel At Diverse STEM Books, the target qualities for the ideal book are in our name. We look for books that are notable in all three of these areas: (1) Diverse: meaningful representation and diversity in characters, authors, and major themes (2) STEM: substantial, in-depth content in science, math,… Read More

Author: Kathryn Eissfeldt

Date: May 11, 2024

Read in Color with Little Free Library

Category: Lift Every Voice

“You’ve joined a network of thousands of like-minded readers who believe diverse books matter. Together we can increase understanding, empathy, and inclusion in communities around the world.” While this message would be at home on any of the pages of the DiverseSTEMBooks.com website, it’s actually part of the Little Free Library (LFL) movement. It’s the… Read More

Author: Kathryn Eissfeldt

Date: May 11, 2024

Save the Date: A Preview of the Latinx Kidlit Book Festival

Category: Upcoming Events

Good storytelling is an art. Some people just know how to captivate attention and weave an unforgettable tale. Some brands and companies are likewise good storytellers. Among those are groups like Disney, DC Comics, Highlights Magazine, Scholastic, Penguin Young Readers, and the Library of Congress.  And indeed all of these groups have sponsored the Latinx… Read More

Author: Kathryn Eissfeldt

Date: May 11, 2024

What is Lab Lit, and Why Should You Read It?

Category: Biblio-File

Calligram. Hardboiled. Bizarro. Wuxia. Bitpunk. Furry sleuth. Slipstream. Canadiana. Bangsian. Penny dreadful.  What do these terms have in common? You’re not alone if you had no idea. They are all examples of microgenres – highly specialized, niche subgenres of literature popular somewhere in the world today. Each microgenre has its own specific tropes, styles, and… Read More

Author: Kathryn Eissfeldt

Date: May 10, 2024