For book lovers and politics fiends, 2018 has gotten off to a bang with the early publication of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” by Michael Wolff. Welcome to the new year! I’m Carolyn Kellogg with this week’s books newsletter. THE BIG STORY Excerpts from “Fire and Fury” that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2018-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Questions of fairness, fact-checking, and reviewing diverse books were the subject of Book Reviews: The Diversity of Race, Ethnicity and Sexual Orientation, a panel held Friday morning at BookExpo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Describe your role I’m a bookseller at Wenlock Books, an independent bookshop in Shropshire. My job includes running the shop, social media accounts and Children’s Book Club, organising events and meeting with reps. I also keep the website going by writing blog posts and book reviews,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Analysis of book reviews on Goodreads has revealed some intriguing patterns concerning authorship and the popularity of reviews among peers, reports Robert Blincoe. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The i’s arts editor Alice Jones has outlined the newspaper’s plans for book reviews under the newspaper’s new ownership. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newton-based TripAdvisor said Thursday it agreed to acquire a leading Dutch restaurant ratings website for an undisclosed sum. According to Dutch reports, the deal for Iens.nl was valued at $11.8 million, Reuters reported. Iens.nl allows people to book reviews through SeatMe, which was also... Continue reading >> [ Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Colleen McCullough is back with a family saga, while Louis Nowra exposes the underbelly of Kings Cross. Our round-up of this week's best book reviews. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
It may be astonishing that a print publication devoted to book reviews still exists, but it does — and Kirkus Reviews wants to give you a free literary trip to NYC. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Daily Mail's consultant literary editor Jane Mays has predicted that reviewing... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
It is no surprise to see aphorism alive and thriving in our current celebrity climate. The forgotten, it may be assumed, never said anything interesting, whereas choice words of the famous live forever at cocktail parties and in book reviews. To carry a portfolio of pithy quotations is to... Continue reading >> [ Source: Slate | 2013-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The website The Bookscore rounds up book reviews, assigns a ranking, and lets readers discuss literary news. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The necessity of self-improvement and social betterment is thoughtfully explored in Sam Harris' and Alain de Botton's books.Free Will Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]