Faint praise [electronic resource] : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool.
2007
PN98.B7 P66 2007eb
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Title
Faint praise [electronic resource] : the plight of book reviewing in America / Gail Pool.
Author
Pool, Gail, 1946-
ISBN
9780826217271 (hc : alk. paper)
0826217273 (hc : alk. paper)
9780826217288 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826217281 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826217273 (hc : alk. paper)
9780826217288 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0826217281 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details
Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.
Language
English
Description
vii, 170 p. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
PN98.B7 P66 2007eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
808/.066
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-162) and index.
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