tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post3400187140503119417..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Gender Imbalance in the Publishing World - Bronwen GriffithsKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-38295789420769272532019-03-13T02:19:42.635+00:002019-03-13T02:19:42.635+00:00I don't know whose "law of life" say...I don't know whose "law of life" says that "it's always worse than you think, even taking XX's law into account," but the numbers don't lie. My picaresque historical novel "Ophelia Rising" certainly has a strong female protagonist. It's garnered some excellent commendations, but you have given me food for thought about how gender bias may affect its coverage. Excellent post. Thank you. Umberto Tosihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04939504157464234443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-64914901833839541452019-03-12T09:40:31.640+00:002019-03-12T09:40:31.640+00:00This is interesting, and I suppose I shouldn't...This is interesting, and I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised at the size of the imbalance, but I was. My impression is that women read far more fiction than men do. And a quick glance at my records for the last few months shows that I read more books written by women than by men. (And I'm just off to add to that quota, having fallen in love with the cover and title of 'Here Casts No Shadow'...) Ann Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06484265041343702129noreply@blogger.com