Writing for mostly female readers about mostly female experiences of love and sex. By theġ980s, female authors solidly dominated the genre, probably because female writers had a natural advantage Sayers,īest-selling romance novels were mostly written by men in the 1950s, but in the 1960s women took over. Were dominated by a quartet of female authors known as the Queens of Crime: Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. The 1920s and 30s are known as the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction," and Mystery is the most balanced genre over time, which shouldn't be No small thanks to paranormal romance novels. The horror/paranormal genre is now almost at gender parity, owing Then, there are the genres that have flipped. These categoriesĪlign with stereotypes about male interests: fantasy and science fiction, spy and political fiction, suspenseįiction, and adventure fiction, have all been consistently male-dominated since their introduction to the list.Ī best-selling female fantasy/sci-fi author today is just as rare as a best-selling female literary author in Best-Selling Novels by Author GenderĪlmost every category started out as heavily male-dominated, and many have stayed that way. Weekly 10-15 best-selling books since the 1940s.īy taking the set of books that made it onto the list each year and looking at the gender of the authors, weĬan track the changing relationship between author gender and commercial success. The Best Seller list is the equivalent of the Billboard Hot 100 for literature, tracking the List is one way to gauge how being a female writer today might be different from 70 years ago, in Shirley The gender ratio of the authors on the New York Times Best Seller I want to think that if a woman says she's a writer, today, people accept “I'll just put down housewife,” she said. The following exchange with the receptionist: She’s best known for “The Lottery,” which is one of the most famousĪmong the Savages, Jackson wrote about going to the hospital to deliver her third child, and having And, I shared what I was doing and how I was doing it on my social channels so that anyone interested could follow the journey.Shirley Jackson was a literary superstar of the 1940s, 50s and 60s. I wrote opinion pieces on preparedness and what our enemies are learning from our nation’s response to COVID-19 that my publicist used as talking points for a marathon secession of local AM radio spots in five to fifteen-minute segments, and I jumped on as many podcasts as possible. I sent gift boxes of SAVAGE SON in limited edition branded packaging to both friends and early supporters with no social media presence as well as to friends who have established followings receiving an early copy would be an experience they could share. I reached out to friends from the tactical and outdoor industries on creative “missions” with epic prize packages including gear, equipment, and merchandise from Black Rifle Coffee Company, SIG SAUER, Aimpoint, Thunder Ranch, Sitka, Eagle Industries, Gatorz Eyewear, Winkler Knives, Dynamis Alliance, PSE Archery, GLG Knifeworks, Tomahawk Charitable Solutions, and the Rescue 22 Foundation to show my appreciation to those going the extra mile. I partnered with bookstores and event organizations to conduct interactive virtual book signing events.
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