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Dr Fisher, as Executive Director of the Australian Society of Authors, criticises the 'Books Alive' campaign for the number of non-Australian books included and for the fact that they promote books which have already proved themselves best-sellers.
Responding to Jeremy Fisher's letter in the same issue, Strout defends the Books Alive campaign as heeding the recommendations of writers as well as publishers and booksellers, and standing by the Australia Council's record of support for Australian writing.