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High Road to Culture in Flanders and the Netherlands
In today's book trade, the word "crisis" often comes up. "Who wants us anymore?" sighs the author. Alongside the publisher, the librarian, and the reader, he is searching for a new role in a rapidly changing industry. In this series, we take the temperature of literature.
What exactly do students get out of their writing courses? Authors Lize Spit, Ester Naomi Perquin, Jante Wortel and Corine Hartman share their experiences.
Big publishers of literature are suffering hard times, while smaller niche players appear to be doing pretty well. What's going on?
The library is experiencing a revival. How exactly do these ‘living rooms of towns and villages’ look? And are there differences between the Netherlands and Flanders?
Literary education expert Jeroen Dera argues that learning to read well is achieved with texts that appeal to the imagination and linguistic ability.
