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Belinda Connors

Belinda Connors

Children's Publishing and Campaigns Director at Penguin Random House Australia, based in North Sydney

Aug 3, 2026

3:46
[laughs]
3:47
I spend way too much time on TikTok, but it was back in 2023.
3:50
I had this viral series of books and video games, and I got a lot of men in my comments in that time saying, "You have to read Dungeon Crawler Carl.
3:58
You have to read LitRPG." And I would read through all those comments and was like, "I don't think that's for me." And so it kind of hovered over me.
4:05
I was aware of this book, and it just simmered in the background.
4:08
And then I, I went on a date with someone who was, like, really enjoying these books.
4:12
"You have to read them." And I'm like, "Oh, yeah, okay." And then there was a point, I think it was last year, where I went, "I have to read these books." I just started seeing them everywhere.

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29:27
It's interesting to consider

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