Australia’s bookshops are in trouble, and that’s bad news for readers. But there are ideas we could borrow from Europe to help make our bookshops healthy again.
- Senior Tutor in Publishing & Creative Writing, The University of Melbourne
What happened to the groundbreaking centre that ran Australia’s only national teen-voted awards for teen literature and hosted a lively online community?
Alex Preston has admitted to using AI to write a New York Times Book Review. He has not only embarrassed himself, but broken the trust of his readers.
Social media communities on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have encouraged teens to read for fun. Now, Australian teens are banned from them until they turn 16.
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