The Campaign to Save Book Reviews

The National Book Critics Circle's blog, Critical Mass, has started a campaign to fight against the editorial decision at newspapers across the country to dwindle away the book pages. Ongoing posts from the amusing George Saunders and Stewart O'Nan, among others, are keeping things more illuminating and entertaining than a PBS pledge drive. Plus, there's always the petition to read and sign.

Aux armes, citoyens . . . mes lecteurs

April 23, 2007 8:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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By Chuck on April 24, 2007 5:03 PM

Bless you, Jerome, for highlighting these efforts to repudiate the AJC's misguided, culturally-suicidal decision to axe its book editor. I'll gladly join you at the barricades to fight against this irresponsible trend.

THE REVIEWS:

Pat Barker, Frankenstein, Cass Sunstein on the internet, Samuel Johnson, Thrillers, Denis Johnson, Alan Furst, Caryl Phillips, Richard Flanagan, George Saunders, Michael Harvey, Larry McMurtry, Harry Potter and more ...

ESSAY:

Big D between the sheets -- Dallas in fiction

ESSAY:

Reviewing the state of reviewing

ESSAY:

9/11 as a novel: Why?

ESSAY:

How can critics say the things they do? And why does anyone pay attention? It's the issue of authority.

The disappearing book pages:

Papers are cutting book coverage for little reason

Thrillers and Lists:

Noir favorites, who makes the cut and why