"Let me be clear. There is no yellow peril. Authors of colour have not stolen book deals from white authors. The opposite remains the case. White authors are more likely to achieve higher advances than authors of colour. White authors are more likely to hit the bestseller list. My back-of-the-envelope calculations on The Sunday Times Bestsellers List Top 100 Sellers of 2022 show that 89% were white authors. Only 7% were authors of colour."
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