Pool, Gail, 1946-

Faint praise the plight of book reviewing in America / [electronic resource] : Gail Pool. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007. - vii, 170 p.

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"--Provided by publisher.


Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2013.
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Book reviewing--United States.


Electronic books.

PN98.B7 / P66 2007eb

808/.066