I have been trying to write this post for around 10 hours. Since I went to borrow an audiobook from my Virtual Borough Library at about 0414, in fact; & discovered that the homepage now has curated suggestions on certain topics to scroll through.
First topic was “Men’s Health”. I am sure you will all be stunned to learn there is no corresponding “Women’s Health”. I’m not about to begrudge them their moment in the, um, suggested & prioritised books though 
Am actively pleased they’re labelled as “Men’s Health” though, because it means everyone who needs them will understand how to search for them - ie using those terms - & will be able to access them.
Anyway, the selection under that was Celebrate Diversity. With 12 books, it’s always going to be tricky to get a truly balanced set. Unless it’s a disabled person compiling the list, disability never gets a look in - well, bar the odd book about MH issues; with, I’ve noticed, since the rise of autism & ADHD almost as fashion statements*, a gradual creeping in of books in some way related to neurodivergence.
These book choices were… not what one might expect these days/out of step with similar lists from elsewhere that have been mentioned on here.
Can’t help but feel the book choices perhaps underline concept of luxury beliefs, given this is a Borough where luxury anything is out of reach to vast majority of inhabitants; but am also wondering if one of you stalks the halls of my local library services…
The books in question are**:
• “No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference” (Greta Thunberg)
• “The Color Purple” (Alice Walker)
• “My Brother’s Name is Jessica” (John Boyne)
• “Dear Evan Hansen” (Val Emmich with Steven Levinson, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul)
• “Leah on the Offbeat” (Becky Albertalli)
• “Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda” (Becky Albertalli)
• “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” (Ocean. Vuong)
• “Girl, Woman, Other” (Bernadine Evaristo)
• “Invisible Women” (Caroline Criado Perez)
• “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” (Christy Lefteri)
• “Becoming” (Michelle Obama)
• “Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women” (Francesca Cavallo & Elena Favilli)
- by which I mean the considerable number of people who announce these diagnoses in their social media bios; make lots of content about it; wear several pin badges [often attached to a sunflower lanyard] about their needs & the behaviours that result from the condition[s] they have; & very often are not actually diagnosed with the condition[s] they are self-appointed advocate for - “self-diagnosis is valid” is very big, as is discussion of the “privilege” of accessing a diagnosis. Obviously health inequality is a very serious issue, but people in the UK parroting the line rather than seeking assessment or well-insured Americans ditto… it does not sit well.
The people who are assessed & are told they do not have autism but [continue to] claim online that they do are a whole other kettle of identity politics.
** as per attached screenshots from app, which have been edited to be only 2 images rather than the original 8 or so (sodding awkward overlap)