Excellent thread on indie booksellers' tacit support of publishing's lack of diversity, invoking "community" to justify perpetuating racist beliefs about who reads and what they'll buy,and feeding bad data back to publishers. (Until the bestseller lists identify exceptions.) https://twitter.com/thehidingspot/status/1273669644256194560

Booksellers' pre-pub buzz is often just a feedback loop: "excitement" over A-list titles pubs have deemed potential bestsellers, driving reviews, pre-orders, and print runs. I'll never forget that American Dirt was an Indie Next Pick. https://www.indiebound.org/indie-next-list/202002

I don't usually RT multiple tweets in a thread, but Sara made several strong points worth highlighting. I've been in plenty of local bookstores across the country over the past 10 years and most shelves reflect exactly what she's talking about. Do better.