Because Quote by Siri Hustvedt

Literary fiction is kept alive by women. Women read more fiction, period.

— Khaled Hosseini

I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“There are books written by women. There are books written by men. Somehow, though, it is only books by women, or books about certain…

— Roxane Gay

Women are far and away the bigger consumers of fiction than men, but men are still far and away the more reviewed, the more…

— Jennifer Weiner

“Women are much more than men in touch with their emotional intelligence. That explains why women read fiction books while men stick to the…

— M.Z.Riffi

I wonder if novels work for women because they give us a safe place to talk about our ish.

— Jennifer Weiner

A lot of men just don't read. They don't read fiction at all.

— Karin Slaughter

“Lots of women read fiction. Most men don't. Women read fiction written by women and by men. Most men don't. If a man opens…

— Siri Hustvedt

“Women's fiction is just a marketing category, designed to appeal more to women than to men. But there are stories in that category that…

— Kristine Grayson

“Narratives about certain experiences are somehow legitimized when mediated through a man’s perspective. Consider the work of John Updike or Richard Yates. Most of…

— Roxane Gay

There used to be a category called women's fiction - meaning not too rude, not too much sex, a bit domestic and internal. Women…

— Janet Fitch

I struggle with the fact that men's popular fiction is talked about differently. Books like mine don't get as many reviews and probably won't…

— Jennifer Weiner