The overall mission of the ABA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Council (DEIC) is:

• To serve as a sounding board and advisory council on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, representation, and access facing the bookselling community and ABA;
• To participate in additional ABA task forces or meetings to provide feedback about ABA programs and services as they are being developed, as needed;
• To review existing ABA programs and services and to make recommendations to the ABA staff and Board of Directors as to how these programs and services can be made more effective;
• To offer suggestions to help ABA improve programs and services and to better serve diverse communities;
• To help identify and respond to emerging threats and opportunities to antiracism, equity, representation, inclusion, and access in the industry; and
• To bring concerns of booksellers and bookstore owners to the ABA staff and Board and assist ABA with its commitment to antiracism, inclusion, representation, access, and diversity.

 
Members are welcome to contact members of the DEIC directly with questions, comments, or concerns in support of antiracism, equity, inclusion, access, and representation in the book industry. Members can also fill out this form (coming soon) to bring matters to ABA’s attention anonymously.
 
Bookseller Committee Members
 
Luis Correa
Avid Bookshop [1]
Athens, Georgia
luis@avidbookshop.com [2]
 
Paula Farmer
Book Passage [3]
San Francisco, California
paula.farmer@bookpassage.com [4]
 
Lee Francis
Red Planet Books and Comics [5]
Albuquerque, New Mexico
redplanet@redplanetbnc.com [6]
 
Morgan Haywood-Joy
Greenlight Bookstore [7]
Brooklyn, New York
morgan@greenlightbookstore.com [8]
 
Rosa Hernandez
Third Place Books [9]
Lake Forest Park, Washington
rhernandez@thirdplacebooks.com [10]
 
Derek Holland
Tattered Cover Book Store [11]
Denver, Colorado
derek.holland@tatteredcover.com [12]
 
Sarah Hollenbeck
Women & Children First [13]
Chicago, Illinois
sarah@womenandchildrenfirst.com [14]
 
Audrey Huang
Belmont Books [15]
Belmont, Massachusetts
aiweihuang@yahoo.com [16]
 
Candice Huber
Tubby & Coo’s Mid-City Book Shop [17]
New Orleans, Louisiana
owner@tubbyandcoos.com [18]
 
Melanie Knight
Books Inc. [19] 
Berkeley, California
mknight@booksinc.net [20]
 
Amanda Kranias
Blue Manatee Literacy Project [21]
Cincinnati, Ohio
amanda@bluemanatee.org [22]
 
Michelle Malonzo
Changing Hands [23]
Tempe, Arizona
michelle@changinghands.com [24]
 
American Booksellers Association Staff Committee Members

Allison K. Hill
CEO
allisonhill@bookweb.org [25]
 
PK Sindwani
CFO
pk@bookweb.org [26]
 
María Rodriguez
Meetings & Planning Coordinator
maria@bookweb.org [27]