Book publishing still has a huge problem with women’s safety in the workplace
Back in October, Rachel Deahl, John Maher, and Jim Milliot at Publishers Weekly polled and interviewed women from the book publishing industry about their experiences of sexual assault and harrassment… Read more »
Let Books Be Books: UK group asks children’s publishers to stop gender marketing
Recently, the impact of children’s reading habits on their self-image has received a great deal of attention. Yesterday, we discussed two pieces in the New York Times, in which Walter… Read more »
Pink unicorns and pastel bling: Maureen Johnson calls out gendered covers
When author Maureen Johnson tweeted on Tuesday, “I do wish I had a dime for every email I get that says, ‘Please put a non-girly cover on your book so I can… Read more »
Are publishers keeping women down?
Are publishers inadvertently reinforcing an imbalance of acceptance given to books written by men compared to those written by women? Author Meg Wolitzer in a New York Times story, asks depressingly… 1 / Read more »