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Bestselling author Nicola Yoon is committed to writing compelling romantic stories that showcase people of color falling in love. Growing up reading and watching stories about love, such as Harlequin romances and romantic comedies, Yoon often had nagging questions, such as “Where were the girls who looked like me? Didn’t Black girls ever fall in love?” (“Bestselling YA Authors Nicola Yoon and David Yoon Launch Joy Revolution Imprint at RHCB.” Penguin Random House). To better represent marginalized groups, Yoon and her husband, fellow young adult romance writer David Yoon, created Joy Revolution, an “imprint dedicated to young adult romance novels by people of color, about people of color” (“Bestselling”).

This imprint of Random House Children’s Books is dedicated to sharing blissful tales of love via books and other media. Yoon is proud to showcase uplifting stories of “big love” because she believes love is truly “revolutionary” and “has the power to unmake and remake the world” (“Bestselling”). She adds that all of Joy Revolution’s books will center on positive messages of hope and love, not issues like police brutality, to ensure readers have a fun, uplifting experience. Yoon’s husband and partner in the publishing imprint, David Yoon, commented that “Joy Revolution is a safe haven for readers like me and Nicki to see themselves as the romantic hero…” (“

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