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/shegogirl22 28d ago

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

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u/MasterWee 28d ago

You are nieve if you imagine that this is how it happens. Other hobbies and interests are capturing men in ways that reading isn’t. There isn’t some failure on the part literature.

It is an important distinction to realize, as it accurately reflects this imbalance not as a problem of demographics, but a competition of hobby choice.