In a June 6 statement, We Need Diverse Books announced it would no longer be using the term #OwnVoices to refer to children’s literature or its authors. WNDB will use specific descriptions that authors use for themselves and their characters whenever possible, such as “Korean American author” or “autistic protagonist.” #OwnVoices was created as a hashtag by author Corinne Duyvis in September 2015 as a shorthand book recommendation tool in a Twitter thread and was never intended to be used broadly, the statement said.