Dear Fellow Sirens, Literary reading has been on the decline for some time now, but we here at Sirens can’t get enough of the printed, bound word. Granted, we’re admitted book geeks who can’t get out of a Barnes & Noble without another book to add to our giant “to read” pile at home—but we also happen to reflect another truth of the modern book market: Women rule it. Perhaps the hottest debate of the literary world in the last few years picked apart the phrase “chick lit”—was it good, was it bad, did it matter at all?—in part because publishers will do whatever it takes to reach their most fertile market, female readers... more...
