Because most other demographics face active exclusion from the publishing world, especially if you're black, as The Guardian published LAST WEEK : www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

If you're disabled, you are more likely to read books by able bodied writers that are inspiration p0rn or else detail how your life is ruined by disability, than books by actually disabled writers, as @sfdirewolf.bsky.social wrote in Publishers Weekly www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

If you're queer or trans you're still more likely to find a home with indie rather than mainstream publishing and if you're a combination of any or all previous identities you'll be told you're too 'niche' www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/....

Also, can we stop for a moment to salute writers like Alexander Chee, Colston Whitehead or Brandon Taylor who are among the most influential literary writers of the day... but oh wait, sorry, I forgot they're not white 😱

I'll start worrying about the position of straight, white, male literary writers when writers of all marginalised identities take over the publishing industry and work to actively exclude straight, white, male writers from publishing opportunities... but yeah, pigs may also fly