Cirrus@Austlit

'A young woman whiles away her summer calling strangers from the paper, waiting for her sister to return from who-knows-where, waiting for life to get moving – until Whitman comes by looking to sell a crossbow.' (Publication abstract)

'Recent reports on working conditions in the Australian books industry highlight what many have long suspected – wages in publishing are well below the national average. In a field with entrenched privilege and notoriously high barriers to entry, why isn’t more being done to improve conditions?' (Publication abstract)