Vanishing Male Writers: What The Data Shows

Much has been made recently about the “vanishing” male writer, or, more juicily and perhaps pointedly, the vanishing white male writer. The New York Times had a piece out December 7^th, 2024 entitled, “The Disappearance of Literary Men Should Worry Everyone.” Jan 3, 2025 Vox had a hit piece called “Are Men’s Reading Habits Truly a National Crisis?: The Questionable Statistic at The Heart of the ‘Men Don’t Read Fiction’ Discourse.” March 21, 2025 Compact Magazine titled its essay, “The Vanishing White Male Writer.” April 3, 2025 Current Affairs followed with “The White Male Writer is Fine, I Promise.”