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Knitless Friday
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checkers65477.livejournal.comIt'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?
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?
