by Donna Lu The Guardian 8th November 2020

“There’s a glimmer of positivity amid Australia’s beleaguered arts industries: with Covid-19 restrictions limiting our ability to attend live shows or go to cinemas, book sales across the country have surged – with many readers returning to familiar authors, and the escapist comforts of fiction…”

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2020/nov/08/escapism-and-old-favourites-silver-linings-for-the-book-industry-as-australian-sales-surge