As society shifts towards talking more openly about mental illness, readers are hungry for answers and authenticity Publishing trends reflect the age we are living in. It’s not just about the sort of stories people want to write, but the stories that people want to read.In 1987, London advertising executive Peter Mayle took a second home in the south of France intending to spend a year writing his novel, A Year in Provence. Instead he sparked a mini-industry of blockbuster aspirational travel memoirs which lasted for two decades. Continue reading…
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