I found a nice paperback The Best American Travel Writing 2010 in a Little Free Library a few days ago, and opened it yesterday evening all eager for the treat. Until I read the contents page.

Twenty one articles.

Twenty of them written by men.

One whole entire article out of 21 was by a woman.

Really dude? One?

Because women don’t travel? Because women can’t write? Because you forget that women exist? What? What’s the problem here?

The editor for this one was Bill Buford; the series editor is Jason Wilson. Wouldn’t you think one of them would have noticed? I would.

So I’ll be putting that book back in the LFB, or perhaps the recycle bin, unread.