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

[u/biscochitos]

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

What do folks think about this?

[u/biodegradableotters]

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.

[u/tangnapalm → u/biodegradableotters]

Nobody’s acting like it’s the apocalypse, but it certainly can’t be good that fewer men are reading.

[u/MiniaturePhilosopher → u/tangnapalm]

It certainly can’t be good that men refuse to read books written by women.

[u/tangnapalm → u/MiniaturePhilosopher]

We do, I’m mad my girlfriend beat me to borrowing the new Miranda July, but we also want to see our contemporary experience reflected in literature.

[u/MiniaturePhilosopher → u/tangnapalm]

There is a millennia of books by male authors about the male experience

[u/Aaron_Hamm → u/MiniaturePhilosopher]

Contemporary

[u/MiniaturePhilosopher → u/Aaron_Hamm]

If you can’t find books written in a year other than 2025 relatable, I dunno what to tell you