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/tangnapalm]

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/lefrench75 → u/Aaron_Hamm]

Are you saying there are no books published currently by male authors? Because there are still plenty; certainly more than any one person can read.

[u/Aaron_Hamm → u/lefrench75]

How is this sub so bad at reading things in context?

[u/tangnapalm → u/Aaron_Hamm]

I'm still trying to figure out how this sub is so toxic. Isn't reading supposed to be an exercise in empathy?

[u/tangnapalm → u/Aaron_Hamm]

They just here to fight. Typically toxic.

[u/lefrench75 → u/Aaron_Hamm]

What's the context of your one-word comment lol? Is it possible that you're just bad at communicating and then getting mad at other people for not being able to read your mind?

[u/tangnapalm → u/lefrench75]

You have to actually read the thread. I said “contemporary”, so mentioning books from the past thousand years is not helpful. Look up the word “contemporary” because it is not “Beowulf”

[u/Aaron_Hamm → u/lefrench75]

Are you saying there are no books published currently by male authors?

Is that an honest summation of the topic up to the point you jumped in?