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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not you. Most modern literary fiction is awful. There has been a lot written about this; if you're a white man, e.g., you can't get published. The big publishers and the reviewers have built a cabal that recycles only women / BIPOC authors who write about social justice-type issues, and a lot of what passes for "serious" writing is just YA fiction with bigger words. Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow was a great example of this--a terrible book, essentially YA, with a character list that could have been AI-generated for intersectional relevance. Go back to anything serious written between 1920 and 2000; there is a huge well of amazing writing that will make you realize that modern "literature" is a barren wasteland.[/quote]

I agree. There are still a couple of the old guard still writing who are doing a good job of it. John Banville is great and he's been going for decades. [/quote]

What an odd take.  Women and writers of color only write about social justice?  And white people only write about "serious" topics?  [/quote]

I think you're over-reaching here. [/quote]

Stating "if you're a white man you can't get published" is literally a lie.[/quote]

It isn't a lie, but an overstatement. It is true that it is very difficult for a straight white, middle-aged man to get published if he isn't already an established thriller writer.[/quote]

Isn’t it difficult for anyone to get published if they are not already an established author?[/quote]

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