Your writing here disregards the fact that these authors the ABA is attempting to highlight have been ignored and discriminated against for years and years. As someone who has worked in bookstores for a long time, I applaud their attempts to diversify the field. I just attended Winter Institute. Not only was the ABFE panel one of the most illuminating I was a part of, but I was also introduced to many great titles during the conference by authors who fall into the affinity groups you are criticizing in your statement. This article is short-sighted and doesn’t capture the whole picture.