I know what you mean! I have this feeling like there is a more-perfect word out there. Hmmm.

Well, to be fair, if they're going to Pizza Hut for the salad bars they have a bit of an edge on Americans.

Hypocrisy? Or something fancier?

Ah, what? Do you believe this, or do you know this?

That isn't the official main objection, but I think you're right. If this guy were really ugly and scary looking, having him on the cover would probably have been controversial but cool instead of "glamorizing" a murderer.

AND short, dark, tousled hair!

.... Hunger Games?

It's a fair question! I was just saying that trademarking a sentence is a difficult thing - a la Nike's slogan that is used frequently for profit without lawsuits, but always outside of the sports apparel industry.

Aha! This makes sense then. This whole time it has felt a little bit like we're both having different discussions with each other.

Or... pseudonyms!

I just craved an "Anderson Cooper kicking Juror B37 in the face" gif so hard that it hurt.

That's so interesting.

There's actually a well-documented history of sexism in publishing and readership - like how female authors used to publish under their husbands' names or anonymously (like Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) in order to even get a book deal in the first place. There's a significant body of literature backing up my…

Are you trolling? You're trolling, right?

Agreed. Just responding to the OP who was commenting on unknown authors finding it hard regardless of gender - IMHO gender has a big impact for the reasons that you mentioned.

Oh thank you! I've clearly been reading shoddy news sources.

I wouldn't say that initials are inherently "masculine" unless you approach the world with a male-default mentality.

Ah, this would make sense if the exposure had been leaked, but she and her publishing company announced that this is her pseudonym.

But choosing a male name doesn't 'obscure' her gender - it replaces it.