Joel Waldfogel

Well, it's hard to say. I mean, in some sense, all sorts of books, regardless of genre and author type, have been increasing. And that's true in all the creative industries. There's just a greater variety of everything. That said, I think literary types tend to focus on the prestige publishers. And there could well be trends at the prestige publishers that are focusing more on women. I don't know.

Well, it's hard to say. I mean, in some sense, all sorts of books, regardless of genre and author type, have been increasing. And that's true in all the creative industries. There's just a greater variety of everything. That said, I think literary types tend to focus on the prestige publishers. And there could well be trends at the prestige publishers that are focusing more on women. I don't know.

Well, it's hard to say. I mean, in some sense, all sorts of books, regardless of genre and author type, have been increasing. And that's true in all the creative industries. There's just a greater variety of everything. That said, I think literary types tend to focus on the prestige publishers. And there could well be trends at the prestige publishers that are focusing more on women. I don't know.

So I'm not denying the perspective of people who think that some of these voices aren't being, let's say, promoted or launched into the industry. at the same echelons they used to be. What I think is true, though, is that there are enormous opportunities for everybody to get some work out there. Every sort of book has experienced increase in the number of works being created.

So I'm not denying the perspective of people who think that some of these voices aren't being, let's say, promoted or launched into the industry. at the same echelons they used to be. What I think is true, though, is that there are enormous opportunities for everybody to get some work out there. Every sort of book has experienced increase in the number of works being created.

So I'm not denying the perspective of people who think that some of these voices aren't being, let's say, promoted or launched into the industry. at the same echelons they used to be. What I think is true, though, is that there are enormous opportunities for everybody to get some work out there. Every sort of book has experienced increase in the number of works being created.

We've worried, I think, we as a society for a long time that we're not getting innovation out of everybody. Not everyone is allowed to participate in the innovative process, and maybe we're missing out. So there's this expression, lost Einsteins or lost Marie Curies. And again, go back to 1800, only 10% of books or 5% are written by women. Women aren't really participating.

We've worried, I think, we as a society for a long time that we're not getting innovation out of everybody. Not everyone is allowed to participate in the innovative process, and maybe we're missing out. So there's this expression, lost Einsteins or lost Marie Curies. And again, go back to 1800, only 10% of books or 5% are written by women. Women aren't really participating.

We've worried, I think, we as a society for a long time that we're not getting innovation out of everybody. Not everyone is allowed to participate in the innovative process, and maybe we're missing out. So there's this expression, lost Einsteins or lost Marie Curies. And again, go back to 1800, only 10% of books or 5% are written by women. Women aren't really participating.

Maybe there are a bunch of women with great ability that we're just not tapping into. And one way to think about this study of mine is, well, let's look at this long swing of time where we go from not using women to using women as much as we use men to create this stuff. And it turns out that that's enormously valuable.

Maybe there are a bunch of women with great ability that we're just not tapping into. And one way to think about this study of mine is, well, let's look at this long swing of time where we go from not using women to using women as much as we use men to create this stuff. And it turns out that that's enormously valuable.

Maybe there are a bunch of women with great ability that we're just not tapping into. And one way to think about this study of mine is, well, let's look at this long swing of time where we go from not using women to using women as much as we use men to create this stuff. And it turns out that that's enormously valuable.

It's not just, for example, women who are benefiting as consumers, although that would be great. It's also men. So this is like a win-win kind of innovation or creation. And so I think it augurs well for how important it might be to get everybody involved.

It's not just, for example, women who are benefiting as consumers, although that would be great. It's also men. So this is like a win-win kind of innovation or creation. And so I think it augurs well for how important it might be to get everybody involved.

It's not just, for example, women who are benefiting as consumers, although that would be great. It's also men. So this is like a win-win kind of innovation or creation. And so I think it augurs well for how important it might be to get everybody involved.

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Congratulations first. Thank you. National Book Award. It's the first time I've been happy in two months, these last two days.

Congratulations first. Thank you. National Book Award. It's the first time I've been happy in two months, these last two days.