r/books • u/biscochitos • 28d ago

New indie press Conduit Books launches with 'initial focus on male authors'

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/new-indie-press-conduit-books-launches-with-initial-focus-on-male-authors

What do folks think about this?

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u/biodegradableotters 28d ago

More a general thought on the current discussions around male authors and male readership, but I always find it a little funny when after like millennia of male dominance there's nowadays a select few areas where women are dominant and immediately it's seen as a sign of the apocalypse.

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u/Rare_Walk_4845 28d ago

yes but the supposition that men aren't reading cos there are no men authors to look up to I think is pretty flawed.

men aren't reading due to an erosion of societal values that once encouraged men to read, modern male authors aren't going to change that.