The Count
“Best of 2009″ and “Historical Count”
BEST OF 2009
Amazon – Top 100 Editors’ Picks 2009
77 Men
23 Women
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The American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation 2009
5 Men
5 Women
Lifetime Achievement Award – 1 Man
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Christian Science Monitor — Best books of 2009: Fiction
5 Men
7 Women
Christian Science Monitor — Best books of 2009: Nonfiction
18 Men
4 Women
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The Columbus Dispatch – Children’s Book Section Best of ‘09
8 Men
8 Women
4 Man / Woman co-authored/illustrated
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Kirkus Reviews – The Best Children’s Books of 2009
12 Men
15 Women
4 Woman / Woman co-author/illustrator
2 Woman/ Man co-author/illustrator
1 Man / Man co-author
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• 2009 Innovator’s Award – 1 Man
• 2009 Robert Kirsch Award – 1 Man
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L.A. Times — Favorite Fiction of 2009
16 Men
9 Women
L.A. Times — Favorite Nonfiction of 2009
19 Men
6 Women
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Library Journal “Best Books 2009” — 31 Titles
19 Men
10 Women
1 Co-authored (Man and Woman)
1 Indeterminate
Library Journal “Best Genre Fiction 2009”
• Mystery – 3 Women / 2 Men
• SF and Fantasy – 2 Women / 3 Men
• Romance – 5 Women
• Christian Fiction – 5 Women
• Thrillers – 1 Woman / 5 Men
• Street Lit – 6 Woman / 2 Men
Library Journal “Best How to 2009”
• 9 Men (Single Authors) / 2 Men (co-authors) = 11 Men
• 3 Man / Woman co-authored
• 7 Women (6 Single Authors / One editor)
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The National Book Awards – 2009
Fiction – 1 Man / 0 Women
Nonfiction – 1 Man / 0 Women
Poetry – 1 Man / 0 Women
Young People’s Literature – 1 Man / 0 Women
DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO AMERICAN LETTERS – 1 Man / 0 Women
LITERARIAN AWARD – 1 Man / 0 Women
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The National Book Critics Circle Award – 2009
2 Men
4 Women
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing – 1 Woman
Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award – 1 Woman
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NPR Best Books of 2009: The Complete List
38 Men
25 Women
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New York Times – 100 Notable Books of 2009
Nonfiction
43 Men
12 Women
Fiction and Poetry
25 Men
20 Women
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Philadelphia Inquirer – Good Books, Good Gifts 2009
Nonfiction
16 Men
4 Women
Fiction
3 Men
3 Women
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Publishers Weekly – Best Books of 2009
71 Men
29 Women
Publishers Weekly – Top 10 Books of 2009
10 Men
0 Women
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12 Men
6 Women
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15 Men
7 Women
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Washington Post – Best Books of 2009
Nonfiction
69 Men
17 Women
(1 Co-authored – 1 Man / 1 Woman)
Fiction
57 Men
27 Women
Washington Post – Book World Top 10
6 Men
3 Women
1 Man/ Woman co-authored
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HISTORICAL COUNT
The American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation – 1980 – 2009
212 Men
148 Women
Plus Single Book co-authored or co-edited by:
Three Women: 2
Two Men and One Woman: 1
Two Women and One Man: 4
Two Women: 10
Two Men: 9
Man / Woman: 2
Lifetime Achievement Award – 8 Men / 2 Women
Editor’s Award – 2 Men / 0 Women
Journalism Award – 1 Man / 0 Women
Children’s Book – 1 Woman (illustrated by a woman) / 0 Men
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(Randolph) Caldecott Medal – 1938 – 2010
49 Men
23 Women
[From 2000 – 2010 = 1 Woman]
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Commonwealth Writers’ Prize – 1987 – 2009
29 Men
15 Women
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Man Booker Prize – 1969 – 2009
28 Men
15 Women
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Biography (1980 – 2008) – 22 Men / 5 Women / [1 M/W coauthored]
Fiction (1980 – 2008) – 23 Men / 6 Women
Poetry (1980 – 2008) – 22 Men / 7 Women
Young Adult (1998 – 2008) – 6 Men / 5 Women
The Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (1991 – 2008) – 10 Men / 7 Women
Robert Kirsch Award (1980 – 2008) — 20 Men / 9 Women
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(The John) Newbery Medal – 1922 – 2010
29 Men
59 Women
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Fiction (1984 – 2009) – 18 Men / 8 Women
Nonfiction (1984 – 2009) – 23 Men / 3 Women
Poetry (1991 – 2009) – 14 Men / 5 Women
Young People’s Literature (1996 – 2009) — 7 Men / 7 Women
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The Nobel Prize for Literature – 1901 – 2009
91 Men
11 Women
[1950 – 2009 = 50 Men / 6 Women]
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THE PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction – 1981 - 2009
24 Men
5 Women
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The Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography – 1919 – 2009
63 Men
5 Women
2 Man co-authored
1 Man/Man/Woman co-authored
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The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction – 1948 – 2009
40 Men
16 Women
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The Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction – 1962 – 2009
36 Men
11 Women
1 Man/ Woman coauthored
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The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry – 1950 – 2009
44 Men
16 Women
The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry – 1918 – 1949
23 Men
7 Women
[1918 – 2009 Total: 67 Men / 23 Women ]
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Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1986 – 2009)
15 Men
8 Women
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U.S. Poet Laureate — 1937 – 2009
36 Men
10 Women
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[...] the facts are tangible, countable: men are grossly published in higher numbers (see 2009 if you imagine all is equal. Pointing this evidence out, in my opinion, is a beginning, an interrogation—not [...]
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[...] Consider the common trend that men typically read male authors, while women read all genders. Women read approximately 80% of the fiction published, while men primarily read nonfiction (Messud). If one considers the number imbalances of female and male authors on awards and “Best of” lists, what becomes obvious is that women’s views, styles, and values are not appreciated and rewarded proportionately to that of male authors (See “The Count”). [...]
Based on these findings what is called literature seems to be writing mostly by men.
I think one would also need to know the gender make up of the panel/judges that determined these awards. If they were mostly men, that could be a factor. And, it is possible, that of the books up for these prizes in these years, the book written by a man was actually better.