Books with old main characters aren't new; the likes of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot have been entertaining readers for decades. But aside from the classics, in recent years, we've ...
Representation varies by genre, target audience, author gender and human/non-human nature of protagonist, though bias has reduced overall over time An analysis of thousands of children’s books ...
Hel, Norse goddess of the underworld, has perhaps been unfairly cast. While the more widely read 13th-century prose and poetic eddas portray her as monstrous, earlier Christian stories depict her akin ...
Last 60 years of children’s books reveal ‘persistent overrepresentation’ of male protagonists: study
TORONTO (CTV Network) — An analysis of thousands of children’s books published in the last 60 years suggests that male protagonists remain overrepresented, despite a higher portion of books now ...
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