Faint praise : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool.
Material type: TextPublication details: Columbia, MO : University of Missouri Press , c2007.Description: 170 p. ; 23 cmISBN:- 9780826217288
- 808.066 POO
- PN98.B7 P66 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Libro - Monografía | Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles | 808.066 POO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 014932 |
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.
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