Faint Praise: The Plight of Book Reviewing in America

ISBN-10: 0998864234
ISBN-13: 9780998864235
Series: Faint Praise
Language: English
Published: 2017-07
Author: Gai Pool

Description

Pool's behind-the-scene look at the institution of book reviewing analyzes how it works and why it often fails, describes how editors choose books for review and assign them to reviewers, examines the additional roles played by publishers, authors, and readers and contrasts traditional reviewing with newer, alternative book coverage.