Authors bemoan reading culture decline

WRITERS and organisers of this year’s Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) have expressed concern over the disappearance of a reading culture in the country.

Speaking during the recently ended book fair at Harare Gardens, the writers said the disappearance of a reading culture in the country had negatively affected their royalties.

Beatrice Sithole, an author of five books, said most well-known Zimbabwean writers have failed to make a living through writing books due to lack of a reading culture which needs to be cultivated and nurtured among young people.

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