Interesting links, especially the illustrator one. Reminds me of some issues with the comic book industry (http://ratcreature.livejournal.com/175099.html?format=light).
I've never picked books based on the author's sex, but I think that's probably because female authors are just as (if not more) prevalent as male authors. (Side note: Anyone else notice that's it's fairly common to hear people say "women authors" or "women doctors", etc., but no one says "men authors" or "men doctors"?) I mean, finding a mainstream movie directed by a female director is like a needle in a haystack, but female authors are everywhere.
I definitely do judge authors by their sex sometimes, only if they force me to. ^_^ If I'm reading and think, "This female/male character just does not sound right," I'll check the cover, and if the author is the opposite sex of the character in question, I'll have my answer. I've yet to have a book do that to me and discover that the author is the same sex, though I expect to some day. And then there's the books that make me feel like the author is hitting me over the head with their sex. (Wow. That didn't sound as dirty before I typed it.) I'm all for omniscient narrators with a definite gender, but if it starts distracting from the text, I get frustrated.
I think the only illustrator I know is Mary Grandpre, and that's because I was completely engrossed in anything Harry Potter. Funny, because I honestly will buy a book just if I love the cover; you'd think I'd notice the creators a bit more.
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Date: 11/10/07 03:33 am (UTC)I've never picked books based on the author's sex, but I think that's probably because female authors are just as (if not more) prevalent as male authors. (Side note: Anyone else notice that's it's fairly common to hear people say "women authors" or "women doctors", etc., but no one says "men authors" or "men doctors"?) I mean, finding a mainstream movie directed by a female director is like a needle in a haystack, but female authors are everywhere.
I definitely do judge authors by their sex sometimes, only if they force me to. ^_^ If I'm reading and think, "This female/male character just does not sound right," I'll check the cover, and if the author is the opposite sex of the character in question, I'll have my answer. I've yet to have a book do that to me and discover that the author is the same sex, though I expect to some day. And then there's the books that make me feel like the author is hitting me over the head with their sex. (Wow. That didn't sound as dirty before I typed it.) I'm all for omniscient narrators with a definite gender, but if it starts distracting from the text, I get frustrated.
I think the only illustrator I know is Mary Grandpre, and that's because I was completely engrossed in anything Harry Potter. Funny, because I honestly will buy a book just if I love the cover; you'd think I'd notice the creators a bit more.