Lots going on here that I agree with on non-fiction's struggles: Attention economy issues, templated unimaginative books, a very diverse category that doesn't always serve its readers or writers well to be grouped under, but fundamentally a vital human pursuit: www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
In the early 2020s, readers flocked to books to explain political turbulence. But is the world now too grim to read about – and are podcasters taking the place of authors?
