Noel King

Today Explained loves nothing more than out of hand discourse. And so we're going to examine the claim that young white straight men are being shut out of high end fiction.

Today Explained loves nothing more than out of hand discourse. And so we're going to examine the claim that young white straight men are being shut out of high end fiction.

Today Explained loves nothing more than out of hand discourse. And so we're going to examine the claim that young white straight men are being shut out of high end fiction.

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Very cool. Are you a big fiction reader?

Very cool. Are you a big fiction reader?

Very cool. Are you a big fiction reader?

Oh, no. Why not?

Oh, no. Why not?

Oh, no. Why not?

You're watching a lot of Netflix. Totally fine.

You're watching a lot of Netflix. Totally fine.

You're watching a lot of Netflix. Totally fine.

All right. The reason that we called you, Joel, is because you wrote a very interesting paper about gender in publishing. Tell me how you became interested in that.

All right. The reason that we called you, Joel, is because you wrote a very interesting paper about gender in publishing. Tell me how you became interested in that.