TMR 22.2: “God Donkey” [Praiseworthy]
From discussion of Ohio and disturbing news about everyone's favorite Australian export, this episode skirts talking too deeply about Alexis Wright's Praiseworthy (New Directions, And Other Stories, Giramondo) to discuss challenges of getting into particular books, what the purpose of this podcast is in trying to assist ...
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In Contrast to Argentina's Import Problems . .
Yesterday, I wrote a bit about the cost of imported books in Argentina and the impact this has on access. (In case you’re interested, Scott Esposito wrote an interesting piece a while back about the cost of books.) Oddly enough, it seems like Australia has a related, yet different sort of problem—publishers ...
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That's One Way of Doing Business
A number of places are abuzz about Australian bookstore chain Angus & Robertson’s new “pay to play” policy requiring small- and mid-sized Australian publishers and distributors to pay between $2,500 and $100,000 (that’s in Aussie dollars, FYI) in order to have their books stocked. The Sydney Morning ...
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