David Ryding on the CBD as Melbourne's heartbeat and our world-class literary credentials

By Kerrie O'Brien
Updated June 4 2015 - 10:13am, first published May 29 2015 - 11:45pm
David Ryding, director of Melbourne's City of Literature office. Photo: Anu Kumar
David Ryding, director of Melbourne's City of Literature office. Photo: Anu Kumar

Forget the classics, all those books you must read; it's a load of old tosh. Just ask David Ryding, director of Melbourne's City of Literature office. He is far from precious about such things. "If you're not liking it, put it down," he says. "Don't revere it."