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 ...
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 ...