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maybe most readers of fiction are women? nt msongs Dec 22 #1
Most readers are, indeed, female. Multiple studies and polls have shown this. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #23
I don't think DeepWinter Dec 22 #2
I was going to post something about women in general being more creative and having better imaginations, and then..... EarnestPutz Dec 22 #3
Great post ... anciano Dec 22 #9
Thank you. Given the subject, I felt that I had to put in some effort. :) EarnestPutz Dec 22 #10
So men aren't reading these days? ananda Dec 22 #4
fewer men with degrees. bucolic_frolic Dec 22 #5
excuse me, MEN don't have the spare time? mainer Dec 22 #14
Does your library have a separate science fiction / fantasy section? RockRaven Dec 22 #6
I'm betting it's more 50/50 M/F in SF and fantasy mainer Dec 22 #13
The funny thing about SF? Of any type? Most readers are female, and these days, most writers as well. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #24
CJ Cherryh and Julian May are two more AZSkiffyGeek Dec 22 #31
Hard sci-fi is probably closer to 90/10 AZSkiffyGeek Dec 22 #30
What a good suggestion!!! LAS14 Dec 22 #18
If you look at the nominees for the Hugo awards Retrograde Dec 22 #28
I'm not surprised. I read more than just about anyone I know. Aristus Dec 22 #33
Are you counting journalists? lame54 Dec 22 #7
I don't understand the question. I was surveying fiction books. nt LAS14 Dec 22 #34
Men are writing Jilly_in_VA Dec 22 #8
Men favor non-fiction, women favor fiction Sympthsical Dec 22 #11
The majority of fiction readers are women mainer Dec 22 #12
Their parents pitch a bitch if they want to major in the humanities? Iris Dec 22 #15
Also that. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 22 #17
This is a result of which genre is dominating the fiction market. LudwigPastorius Dec 22 #16
LOL Just not true overall. And don't forget, self publishing has over-taken romance from trad pub. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #25
To those of you who have observed... LAS14 Dec 22 #19
I'm female, I read a lot, and I almost never read fiction. milestogo Dec 22 #20
Well, in the mid 70s, it didnt take me long to figure out that MineralMan Dec 22 #21
I don't believe this is a valid observation. mucholderthandirt Dec 22 #22
Who is on your radar these days in terms of great fiction writers? Mike 03 Dec 22 #29
There are some great sci-fi writers tackling global warming AZSkiffyGeek Dec 22 #32
Maybe because men are no longer encouraged to be fully educated? haele Dec 22 #26
My observation... there has only been ONE huge female crossover author... WarGamer Dec 22 #27
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