Zowie Douglas-Kinghorn

Non-fiction books require intensive fact-checking. But in an industry without the same code of conduct as media journalism, accuracy and veracity hinges on trust between publishers and their authors—with occasional perilous consequences.

There’s something exciting about coming across an advanced reading copy of a book—these imperfect and sometimes highly covetable unproofed editions are a testament to human labour behind literature.

The addictiveness of TikTok has burrowed into the brains and daily routines of billions. But as we increasingly outsource much of our lives and collective memory to the internet, the question is: who owns these memories, and what will they do with them?