Trade Has Mixed Views on Shamsie's Year of Publishing Women

Author Kamila Shamsie is "right to draw attention" to gender inequality in publishing, but her suggestion of a year in which only books by women are published has been greeted with mixed views by the trade.

Writing in the latest issue of The Bookseller, Shamsie [pictured] said 2018 - the 100th anniversary of women getting the vote - should be a year in which the UK only published new titles by women.

This would help with the gender inequality female authors experience when it comes to reviews, media coverage, prize shortlistings and winnings, and more, said Shamsie.