July 2019 in Review

July

20 books read. 10 by women (50%), 8.5 by men (43%), 1 by a non-binary author (5%) and 0.5 by an author whose gender is unknown 3%)

Works by POC: 7.5 (38%)

Year to Date

144 books read. 79.75 by women (55%). 60.75 by men (42%). 2 by non-binary authors (1%) and 1.5 by an author whose gender is unknown (1%).

Works by POC: 58.25 (40%).

This compares somewhat dismally with where I was at this time last year.

July 2018

22 books read. 13 by women (59%), 9 by men (41%).

Works by POC: 4 (20%)

Year to Date

151 books read. 82.5 by women (55%), 61.5 by men (41%), 2 by NB (1%). 5 by persons whose gender is unknown (3%).

Works by POC: 52 (34%)

I don’t know why I am so unproductive this year. I can see why I didn’t win the Hugo. And it only gets worse in August.