Geek out with us and analyze our features by the numbers
All numbers below as of March 25, 2023 • Updated semi-annually
By authors of color
We’ve shared 1,100 authors and illustrators of color who have crafted 1,848 diverse living books, representing 73.6% of all the titles in our catalog.
By perspective
We offer over 42 cultures and perspectives to filter from in our catalog, as well as 9 prepared book lists by culture.
By region of the world
Our book catalog covers many unique perspectives, but just as importantly, you can filter by any nation in the world, including Native Nations. 53.4% of all our titles cover non-US regions.
By form*
Form 1 leads living books by form with 63.0% of all our titles, while form 6 falls in last place with a noble 17.8% share of the catalog.
*For those less familiar with Charlotte Mason, form is the equivalent to grade levels. Learn more.
By history cycle
To help with curriculum planning, 76.6% of all our titles’ history cycles are listed. 49.7% of the diverse living books within our catalog cover 1900 – present day, all the way down to 7.6% of books covering <800 A.D.
Top genres*
It’s fun to know which genres are leading the pack of diverse living books. Currently, biographies lead our 45 genres with 685 titles, 27.3% of our multicultural catalog.
*Genres similar to those that lead were excluded for sake of redundancy. For example, “History” assumes that “Historical fiction” and “Based on a true story” is also covered by this genre, so these are excluded.
And one last thing
We seriously need your help growing our diverse, multicultural living book catalog and community.
