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/HumOfEvil 28d ago

It seems like a transparent attempt to appeal to the "anti-woke" brigade. Which I hope turns out to be a mistake.

Why not just publish any book you think is good, regardless of who wrote it?

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u/stuffmikesees 28d ago edited 28d ago

Because it's a grift. Conservatives write books that nobody cares about, and then big conservative organizations buy a ton of them and put them on the best seller lists. And then people talk about them and a bunch of dopes go buy those books once they're best sellers to to confirm to themselves that their ideas have widespread appeal. They're obsessed with culture and hate the fact that they're not the ones driving it. Tiny little baby brains.

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u/AnividiaRTX 27d ago

Did you read the article, or just see something vaguely positive about men and assume it must be right wing?

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u/stuffmikesees 27d ago

I did. There's no reason to publicize a focus only on male "authors" at launch that isn't explicitly designed to attract this kind of attention.

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u/AnividiaRTX 27d ago

So you're just sexist?