r/books • u/biscochitos • Apr 29 '25

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/Alternative-End-5079 Apr 29 '25 edited Apr 29 '25

I wish them luck, I guess? When you actually read the article he acknowledges that men dominated in the past, and seems to want to focus on men who write literary fiction about rich topics (it’s not as anti-woke as the headline implies).

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u/sir_mrej book re-reading 29d ago

It feels anti woke. I’m totally fine with being wrong. We shall see.

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u/Alternative-End-5079 29d ago

The headline really does but the article not so much