5 Writers On Sexism In The Literary World

5 Writers On Sexism In The Literary World
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 29: Writer Lydia Millet poses during a portrait session prior to a book signing for her novel 'How the Dead Dream' on April 29, 2008 at Book Soup in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 29: Writer Lydia Millet poses during a portrait session prior to a book signing for her novel 'How the Dead Dream' on April 29, 2008 at Book Soup in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)

It all started with Jonathan Franzen. Specifically, the publication of Franzen’s novel Freedom, a book that so hijacked the attention of critics throughout the 2010/2011 book season that Franzen’s face was everywhere—even under a Los Angeles Times headline announcing that author Jennifer Egan had beaten him out for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

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