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Jewish writers say the post-Oct. 7 English literary world has blacklisted them
One of several reasons why so many writers in recent years have gone the self-publish route — including a number of Rantburgers — via Amazon and others. Long and full of liberals mugged by reality, so I give you the opening and closing, dear Reader. [IsraelTimes] As the war in Gaza goes on, authors say that when they don’t face outright hostility for being Jews, they are marginalized as publishers claim their voices aren’t marketable.All this leaves Howard Lovy, a Jewish writer and editor, feeling pessimistic. “I don’t see this getting better anytime soon. There’s not only prejudice against Jewish and Israeli authors — even those who don’t even write about Israel at all — but there’s a perception among literary agents and publishers that there’s no market for Jewish voices right now. They believe readers just don’t want to hear from Jews at all,” Lovy said. “Whether this is true among the reading public, I don’t know, but it’s enough that the literary community believes it. That perception alone is leading to lost opportunities for Jewish writers, projects canceled and phone calls not being returned.” However, Lovy implored Jewish and Israeli members of the literary community to carry on. “Now, more than ever, it’s time to make our voices heard. In fact, I’ve spoken to Jewish authors who decided that they will write about Jewish issues more now than they would have otherwise. The answer to the silencing of Jewish voices is to make our voices louder,” he said. Posted by: trailing wife 2024-04-14 |
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