Anonymous
asked:
"If female-lead books don’t succeed, it’s because you guys aren’t buying them. There’s no blame involved—that’s simply a statement of fact" Why aren't we buying them, Tom? Acknowledge accountability for the quality of your product.

I stand behind the quality of our product. But this isn’t science, it’s art, it’s entertainment. You can do everything right and still not succeed. The audience decides what it’s interested in reading.