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Olivia A. Cole

Olivia A. Cole
Olivia A. Cole is a writer from Louisville, Kentucky. Her essays, which often focus on race and womanhood, have been published in Bitch Media, Real Simple, The LA Times, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, Gay Mag, and more. She teaches creative writing at the Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts, where she guides her students through poetry and fiction, but also considerations of the world and who they are within it. She is the author of several books for children and adults. Follow her on Twitter @RantingOwl.
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“She Is Not Me.” What Reading to Your Children Teaches You About Yourself

Olivia A. Cole on Representation, Parenthood and the Power of Children’s Literature
November 14, 2024  By Olivia A. Cole
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