Kali and I are out this week, so we're bringing you an episode from the archives!
This episode goes into how women are represented in books, news, and fire-retardant writing. Plus, we update you on the state of Meta and Alphabet's battle with the news companies that want them to pay for news.
Today's sources:
AI finds that male-coded characters are four times more common in literature than female-coded characters: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/apr/27/four-times-more-male-characters-in-literature-than-female-research-suggests
Deep dive on the current state of Meta and Alphabet's news partnerships: https://pressgazette.co.uk/facebook-news-payments-meta-unfriend-news/
PRH reorganizes licensed content into single imprint: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/89341-random-house-brings-licensed-titles-under-one-roof.html
The book banning convo has gone meta: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/theshelf/2022-05-24/_unburnable_edition_of_the_handmaid_s_tale_to_be_auctioned_for_anti-censorship_fundraiser.html
New EIC at Slate: https://www.axios.com/2022/05/11/slate-hillary-frey-new-editor-in-chief
Percy Jackson and Mass Effect in our Bookshop storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/theinksink
