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FlorenceArt · 09-14-2010, 08:54 AM

I just remembered one of Librarything's silly stats. Turns out 71% of the authors I registered there are male.

I don't know what the percentage of male authors in all the literature available today is, but I would guess it is at least 70%, probably more than that, so maybe my reading is a bit biased toward the feminine side compared to this, I don't know. I have been reading quite a lot of romance lately, which is usually written by women.

09-14-2010, 08:54 AM	#21
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	I just remembered one of Librarything's silly stats. Turns out 71% of the authors I registered there are male. I don't know what the percentage of male authors in all the literature available today is, but I would guess it is at least 70%, probably more than that, so maybe my reading is a bit biased toward the feminine side compared to this, I don't know. I have been reading quite a lot of romance lately, which is usually written by women.