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On the way to Menton for the Katherine Mansfield Fellowship, I met the team at the New Zealand Embassy in Paris. We discussed writing, publishing, the arts. Did I feel optimistic about the literary scene in New Zealand? Was I hopeful about the future of arts and books?
I mentioned a trend I’ve been reading about: people are tiring of online life and are craving the