RWA Urges 'NYT' to Reconsider Bestseller List Decision
In a statement, the Romance Writers of America expressed its disappointment at the decision to cut a number of bestseller lists at the New York Times.
"As a trade association representing more than 10,000 writers of romance fiction worldwide, Romance Writers of America is deeply disappointed by the decision of the New York Times to change its best-seller criteria," the statement read. "Romance authors, most of them women, have dominated the best-seller lists in mass market and e-books for years. To dismiss these authors and the millions of readers who buy their books is to ignore what 'bestseller' truly means. Each year, consumers buy more than $1.3 billion worth of romance fiction. If the New York Times eliminates the mass market and e-book lists, they are proving that they are out of touch with what consumers actually buy. Further, the dismissal of two formats dominated by women can’t help but feel sexist."
The statement continued: "RWA strongly urges the Times to reconsider its decision."
