A Victorian bookshop owner has called for ‘a substantial shift’ in ‘woke’ Australian publishing – but we still need diverse books
- Written by Sarah Mokrzycki, Sessional Academic, children's literature and creative writing, Victoria University
The owner of independent Victorian bookshop chain Robinsons has come under fire for a series of (since deleted) social media posts on X, including a list of “books we don’t need”.
“What’s missing from our bookshelves in store? Positive male lead characters of any age, any traditional nuclear white family stories, kids...





