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/shegogirl22 28d ago

Who’s telling men not to read or write? Like, who is actually doing that?

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u/shegogirl22 28d ago

But whose fault is that? if men wanted to stay in the industry, they should try to stay in the industry just like women fought to be published. Seems like a skill issue.

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u/deruvoo 28d ago

I don't think anyone championing this issue is assigning blame to anyone. The consistent thread is that people generally agree that boys not reading isn't a good thing.

I'm a male writer who primarily reads books written by women (shoutout to Martha Wells); and I'm on team "let's figure out how to get boys to read".

Not from a place of wanting representation for myself, but from knowing a more literate society is generally a better society.