My contribution to @JulietEMcKenna's point about bookstores reccing male SFF authors, with photos from @waterstones. http://fozmeadows.tumblr.com/post/77118501498/with-the-upcoming-fourth-season-of-a-game-of …
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Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows@JulietEMcKenna It's@Waterstones which at least in my experience is not very friendly to female SFF authors.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CoraBuhlert
@CoraBuhlert@JulietEMcKenna@Waterstones I've found it varies from store to store; but they do tend not to stock certain female authors.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows@JulietEMcKenna I don't think I've ever seen Lois McMaster Bujold@Waterstones No Jo Walton when she won the Nebula and Hugo.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @CoraBuhlert
@CoraBuhlert@JulietEMcKenna@Waterstones I've never seen Bujold either; maybe Walton once. No MKR or Okorafor, Jemisin but rarely.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows@CoraBuhlert@Waterstones to be fair Walton, Bujold, Okorafor, MKR not published in UK- but shops ignore plenty of women who are3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @JulietEMcKenna
@JulietEMcKenna@CoraBuhlert@Waterstones What bugs me is how many classic rerealses are of male authors, rather than female.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @fozmeadows
@fozmeadows@CoraBuhlert readers' vote for@Gollancz's anniversary promotion produced an all male list. Chicken? Egg? Cause? Effect? Sigh...2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @JulietEMcKenna
@JulietEMcKenna@fozmeadows@CoraBuhlert And interested readers have a responsibility not to make assumptions and choose broadly. 2/22 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @gollancz
@Gollancz agreed, in all respects. We all have a part to play in changing this situation, so we all benefit@fozmeadows@CoraBuhlert1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@JulietEMcKenna @Gollancz @CoraBuhlert Agreed; and particularly when making a beginner's guide, it's important to present a wide range.
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