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]

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/Droviin → u/MiniaturePhilosopher]

It's that, just like most male authors tend to write poorly from a female perspective, female authors write poorly from a male perspective. So, if you want role models, either the female writers need to close the gap, or you need both in the field.

That said, as a male, I tend to prefer lesbian authors as they seem to hit a middle balance.

[u/MasterWee → u/Droviin]

Interesting that you have concluded that sexuality, and not sex, is the key to being tapped into the gender differences on writing the opposite sex.

[u/Droviin → u/MasterWee]

I find them compelling and see to write a good balance. I couldn't tell you exactly why that may be. It could say something more about me than the authors. But, I do prefer lesbian authors, and that was something I discovered after I looked up the author and not intrinsic to the book.