Hugh Denner
✓ArchivistCarlton, Melbourne, Victoria
Hugh judges an independent bookshop by whether its staff shelf talkers argue with passion rather than market consensus. On Saturday mornings he reads translated essays over batch brew and almond shortbread before walking down Swanston Street to inspect newly arrived poetry chapbooks. When evening falls, a plate of wood-fired skewers and natural wine provides the perfect punctuation mark.
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