Victoria’s Robinsons Bookshop apologises after owner’s call for more ‘white kids’ on book covers

Susanne Horman's comments have been taken out of context' and misrepresented', business says

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Victoria's oldest independent bookshop has apologised after its owner called for more picture books with just white kids on the cover" and claimed that the chain would stop stocking woke agenda" content that divided people.

Susanne Horman, the owner of Robinsons Bookshop chain, posted a series of tweets in December where she called for an substantial shift" in Australian publishing, arguing the focus should be in line with public opinion, requests for books and for what is good".

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