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On reading, publishing and being working class

‘Reading is not a given for all. It is a tenuous product of years of nurturing that the more working class you are, the less likely you are to receive … If we want more working class stories, authors and editors then we have to look at how first we might encourage and develop working class readers.’—Marketing consultant and former New Zealand Book Council CEO Noel Murphy writes for the Bookseller’s blog on reading, publishing and being working class.

 

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