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Author Pool, Gail, 1946-

Title Faint praise : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool
Published Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2007]
©2007

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 W'BOOL  808.066028 P8215/F  AVAILABLE
Description vii, 170 pages ; 23 cm
Contents Introduction : the reviewer's lament -- Unnatural selection -- Vermin, dogs, and woodpeckers -- The match -- Getting it right -- Private opinions, public forums -- Are book reviews necessary? -- Improving the trade
Summary "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"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-162) and index
Subject Book reviewing.
LC no. 2007014101
ISBN 9780826217271 (hc : alk. paper)
0826217273 (hc : alk. paper)
9780826217288 (paperback: alk. paper)
0826217281 (paperback: alk. paper)