More on the books-page breakdown

What was the lineup on the Books pages of the Express-News this week? For Sunday, July 1, 2012, the gender breakdown looked like this: Number of reviews/stories: Six Female authors: Two Male authors: Four We also featured one poem by … Continue reading

Women writers, book pre-orders and the books page

I’ve watched in fascination the last few years as bestselling authors Jennifer Weiner and Jodi Picoult have spoken out about the lesser-than-thou treatment women authors receive from book reviewers. Weiner has been particularly vocal, and her biggest and most famous beef is with the … Continue reading