Claire Mabey on why books are thriving in the internet age

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Claire Mabey on why books are thriving in the internet age

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Dec 17, 2023

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Founder of LitCrawl and editor of The Spinoff Books Claire Mabey has a front-row seat to what has been a vibrant decade for books locally and overseas. She joins Duncan Greive to discuss the impact of BookTok on the publishing industry and why she could never have started LitCrawl today.

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Dec 17, 2023

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Claire Mabey on why books are thriving in the internet age

Claire Mabey on why books are thriving in the internet age

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