The traditional publishing industry is facing criticism for alleged discrimination against white male writers, leading to the rise of independent publishers such as InfoHeresy, ZandoProjects, and ZibbyBooks. These independent publishers are filling the void left by major houses, which are said to be declining due to threats from the internet and progressive staffers. Small publishers are gaining recognition by taking chances on authors considered too risky by larger publishers, as seen in the success of independent companies in winning Booker and Nobel prizes.
Small publishers are sweeping the Booker and Nobel prizes. Indie companies are willing to take chances on authors whom bigger publishers consider too risky https://t.co/lMBBWYx2Mq 👇
Frustration with anti-art craziness that has overtaken the publishing industry is helping fuel the emergence of a new, parallel publishing space. By @Perez_Writes https://t.co/gASfR9mHSJ https://t.co/b4WnKvB9rP
A parallel publishing space has risen up while the legacy publishing houses in NY have been declining thanks to a combination of threats from without (the internet; the upending of print) and within (progressive staffers; sensitivity readers; etc.) https://t.co/vDpPbtxc6O
Ideological fanatics and fear have crippled the major houses. But new book publishers are rising up to take the risks they won’t. Important and hopeful story here by @Perez_Writes: https://t.co/vDpPbtxc6O
As legacy publishing houses have been crippled by ideological fanatics and fear, a parallel publishing world has risen up to fill the void. @Perez_Writes on the success of independent publishers like @InfoHeresy, @zandoprojects, and @ZibbyBooks. https://t.co/gASfR9mHSJ
“publishing houses appeared to be discriminating against white male writers…’a friend who is a literary agent told me that he cannot even get editors to read first novels by young white male writers, no matter how good; they are just not interested.’” https://t.co/7XdlKBzmDi