Brian Flemming summarizes how books with an atheist perspective are negatively received by Publishers Weekly, a very influential publication in the literary world. (Besides being highly respected, PW reviews are often the first ones you see on Amazon.)
He cites negative reviews (or at least negative aspects) of God is Not Great (Christopher Hitchens), The God Delusion (Richard Dawkins), and The End of Faith (Sam Harris).
Flemming throws I Sold My Soul on eBay in the mix as well.
Austin Cline adds, though, that Nica Lalli‘s new book Nothing: Something to Believe In did get some positive attention from PW, but even that review wasn’t void of anti-atheist bias.
I hadn’t noticed this trend before, but it’s definitely something to keep an eye out for in the future.
(via About Agnosticism/Atheism)
[tags]atheist, atheism, Brian Flemming, Publishers Weekly, Amazon, God is Not Great, Christopher Hitchens, The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins, The End of Faith, Sam Harris, I Sold My Soul on eBay, Austin Cline, Nica Lalli, Nothing: Something to Believe In[/tags]
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