FROM catamarans and crockery, to go-go boots and genuine pieces from the 1930s and ’40s, Warrnambool’s op shops and vintage stores are a treasure trove of undiscovered gems with stories to tell. FEATURE // THE WARRNAMBOOL STANDARD, JULY 2014. Image: LEANNE PICKETT
With challenges seemingly coming from all directions, significant changes in the book industry mean times are tough for bricks and mortar booksellers. Are they still relevant, and what does their future look like? Brittany Stewart reports.
Examining why it is women who tend to be the most active of participatory audiences, the concept of ‘Mary Sue’ in fan fiction and looking at the theory of textual poaching in regard to the Fifty Shades of Grey “phenomenon”.
