Is Australia the world's last great book-loving nation?

Podcast: Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald · ABC Australia

Opublikowano: 2026-10-01

Richard Walsh has spent decades publishing books. He thinks the physical book is surviving for a reason. As Radio National prepares to reveal Australia's Top 100 Books, Walsh joins Geraldine Doogue and Waleed Aly to explain why print continues to endure, even as reading habits decline and digital platforms dominate almost every other form of media. He argues that books offer a deeper reading experience than screens, helping readers remember, reason and engage with ideas in ways technology struggles to match. The conversation ranges from the changing economics of publishing to the rise of Amazon, book...