Faint praise : the plight of book reviewing in America
Pool, Gail (1946 -)
Faint praise : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool. - Columbia, MO : University of Missouri Press , c2007. - 170 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index.
Pool's behind-the-scenes 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.
English.
9780826217288
Book reviewing---United States
PN98.B7 / P66 2007
808.066 POO
Faint praise : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool. - Columbia, MO : University of Missouri Press , c2007. - 170 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index.
Pool's behind-the-scenes 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.
English.
9780826217288
Book reviewing---United States
PN98.B7 / P66 2007
808.066 POO
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