BOOKS AND LITERATURE: About Books & Literature: Where Have all the Book Reviews Gone?

martes, 14 de septiembre de 2010

About Books & Literature: Where Have all the Book Reviews Gone?

From Megan Romer, your About Books & Literature Editor

On Sundays, I take a news break. I read, watch, and comment on the news from Monday to Saturday, but on Sunday, over bagels and French Roast, I read the entertainment pages, the wedding section, and the book review. Nothing else. My better half reads all of the important news, and sometimes tries to discuss it with me. "I don't know what you're talking about, dear, but looky-looky! Sara Gruen wrote a new book!"

A Turning of the Tide?

As our Classic Literature Guide Esther Lombardi reports, book reviews are disappearing in papers and periodicals across the English-speaking world. This is a bummer for those of us who enjoy Sunday mornings in bed with a fat stack of newsprint, but it's a sign of the times, for sure.

Review: Sara Gruen - 'Ape House'

But look! You can still find book reviews at About.com! Including this one, of Sara Gruen's (Water for Elephants) latest work. Is it as good as her debut novel? Maybe not, but it still looks to be a quick and refreshing read.

Review: Jonathan Eig - 'Get Capone'

Or if it's nonfiction you seek, perhaps a new and excellent biography of notorious gangster Al Capone, tirelessly researched by biographer Jonathan Eig, whose biographies of Lou Gehrig (Luckiest Man) and Jackie Robinson (Opening Day) are considered two of the best contemporary sports biographies.

Review: Ross Campbell - 'Shadoweyes'

Or maybe you've got something a bit more graphic in mind... This new comic book from small press SLG is not necessarily the favorite (nor is it the least favorite) of Guide Aaron Albert, but even he concedes that it would likely be a resounding hit with most young teenage girls, to whom it's geared. Not many good comics are written for that demographic, so it's a special find.

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