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Integrating characters from diverse backgrounds, books are meant to become more truly representative of the fabric of life in this diverse world (Alvermann et al. 2013, Harris 1997, Martinez 1993, Moore-Kruse 1993, Oswald/Atkinson 2011). At least four forms of diversity have come to the fore in the literary market.

 Ethnic, e.g. books about the Hindi Dalit, considered “untouchable” in India’s caste system, by Omprakash Valmiki, Chandrabhan Prasad, or Rajat Rani Meenu

 Occupational, e.g. Cashier Memoirs, i.e. memoirs by cashiers and other overlooked service workers approaching life behind the register as both humorous and thankless, like Checkout Girl – A Life behind the Register by Anna Sam (2010)

 Gender, e.g. Bitpunk, i.e. an amalgamation of “8-bit” and “punk” inspired by the sounds, textures and visuals of classic 8- and 16-bit videogames, like the screenplay for the film Spork by J.B. Ghuman Jr. (2010)

 Age, e.g. Gran-Lit, i.e. grandparents’ literature trying to prove that romance and passion are not the privilege of just the young, like Thursdays in the Park by Hilary Boyd (2011)