Does an Author’s Gender Affect the Size of the Book Advance?

Debut novel author advance comparison by gender

I’ve written an analysis of debut novel advances based on gender—and genre—over at the Scratch blog. I was inspired by a Twitter conversation where authors wanted to know if being a man or a woman possibly affected the advance offered by a publisher.

I crunched the numbers from deal reports at Publishers Marketplace to see if any trends might reveal themselves. I think you’ll find the results quite interesting. Go read: Do Men Receive Bigger Book Advances Than Women?

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