Knitless Friday

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It's an off week for While She Knits, but here's a question for you all, some of it taken directly from a discussion I had recently.

filkferengi posted about a site for book reviews of books written by women.  And there was a recent blog post about the disproportion of  male vs female Caldecott winners.  So, a question.

Do you select books by the sex of the author?  Often?  Rarely?  Ever?  I've never read for women-authors in my science fiction or fantasy.  How about you?  Do you pick something off the shelf saying to yourself, "Oh cool, a woman-written book about rockets, war, faeries, witches"?

Do you notice who the illustrator of a book is, much less what sex? 

Comments

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L. M. Boston, L.M.Montgomery? J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis? Not much difference that I can see. Nobody was going to publish or buy Anne of Green Gables more readily with non-sex-specific name, in fact, one would think rather the opposite would be the case.