A review by wakenda
Invisible 2: Personal Essays on Representation in SF/F, by Nancy Jane Moore, Jessica McDonald, Sarah Chorn, Isabel Schechter, Matthew Alan Thyer, Kat Tanaka Okopnik, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Alis Franklin, Chrysoula Tzavelas, John Hartness, Annalee Flower Horne, Angelia Sparrow, Diana M. Pho, Lauren Jankowski, Aliette de Bodard, Bogi Takács, A. Merc Rustad, S.L. Huang, Jim C. Hines, Merc Rustad, LaShawn M. Wanak, Gabrielle Harbowy

5.0

This is the second collection of essays on diversity and representation in SFF, originally published on Jim Hines' blog, and it's even better than the first. This one brings in religion, veteran status, age, size, indigeneity, immigration and surviving sexual assault, alongside essays that focus on disability, neurodiversity, race, gender (and not just binary gender) and sexuality, like the first book. The writing is strong, and the viewpoints are wide-ranging. I highly recommend reading it if you have a commitment to social justice, to help understand both the range of identities that are often excluded from or misrepresented in the media around us (and yes, media most definitely includes books), and what the effects of that exclusion/misrepresentation can be.