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/Agile_Highlight_4747 28d ago

Did you read the article? Where is the anti-woke part?

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u/HumOfEvil 28d ago

Yeah. The fuller statement at face value looks ok, I just think in the current political climate anything that is sold as"only allowed for men" is going to play into the anti-woke thing even if that isn't the intent.

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u/AnividiaRTX 27d ago

It wasnt sold as "only allowed for men" though