Re: (WFC) The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman

In article <vfgf7d$386ta$1@dont-email.me>,
Michael F. Stemper <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:

On 25/10/2024 07.34, James Nicoll wrote:

The Translator by Eboni J. Dunbar & Norm Sherman

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https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/glorious-destiny

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Just out of curiosity, what does "WFC" stand for, other than
"Wells Fargo & Company"?
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Last decade, World Fantasy put together a bountiful assortment of all
white panels because apparently they didn't know of any POC. I thought
I could do their homework for them so at least once a week, every
Friday, I review a book by a different POC. No repeats* so if
WFC finds itself short on ideas, they can just skim down the list
of authors in that particular category.

Because I read a lot of manga, in practice there are a lot of POC
authors in that category as well. I think the last set of stats
I have for how my numbers compare to the median reviewer, I
reviewed books in general at about 45x the pace, books by women
at... a hundred times? I think, and books by POC at a pace about
two hundred times. The median reviewer doesn't review a lot of
books and only reviews a book by a POC once every two years or
so so it hard not to have numbers that greatly exceed them.

* In a calendar year.

There are authors like de Bodard and Mohamed who are prolific. Generally,
the first book by them reviewed in a calendar year goes under WFC and
the rest under other, suitable, categories.




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