Spotlight on... Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold

This week we meet Dr Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, Associate Professor in the Department of Information Studies. Here, Melanie chats to us about working in partnership with Words of Colour and Spread the Word to launch a virtual development programme for emerging writers of colour. What is your role and what does it involve?. I'm an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Studies, where I teach and research topics related to Publishing and Book Cultures. My main research interest centres on contemporary authorship, publishing, and reading, with a focus on children's and young adult fiction (YA) books. So, I basically talk about books - particularly children's and YA books - all day, which is delightful and a complete privilege. How long have you been at UCL and what was your previous role?.