Publishers Weekly Sexist?
Publishers Weekly Top 10 Books of 2009 has caused quite a stir. While spanning different genres and nationalities, the list fails to include any female authors.
“Every time a list like this comes out it just helps to propagate the same attitudes,” says authoress, Lionel Shriver. “Publishing takes men more seriously than women. Female writing is regarded as second tier; there is a default assumption that men are the heavy hitters.”
