http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/ Behind the Book Reviews--The Official Blog of Booklist Online Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:24:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-49301 Likely Stories » Blog Archive » A Faithful Reader’s First Impressions of Freshened Features Mon, 21 May 2007 17:17:45 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-49301 [...] The Chicago Tribune’s Books section, as threatened, finally showed up in the Saturday paper. As part of the general trend of declining book coverage in newspapers, this isn’t as alarming as the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s decision to eliminate the job of the books editor, but taking Books out of Sunday does seem like a turn for the worse. [...] […] The Chicago Tribune’s Books section, as threatened, finally showed up in the Saturday paper. As part of the general trend of declining book coverage in newspapers, this isn’t as alarming as the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s decision to eliminate the job of the books editor, but taking Books out of Sunday does seem like a turn for the worse. […]

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-47094 Likely Stories » Blog Archive » Newspapers Report Decline of Reviews in Newspapers Wed, 02 May 2007 15:23:19 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-47094 [...] Now even the New York Times (”Are Book Reviewers Out of Print?” by Motoko Rich) is writing about the decline of book reviews in newspapers: To some authors and critics, these moves amount to yet one more nail in the coffin of literary culture. But some publishers and literary bloggers — not surprisingly — see it as an inevitable transition toward a new, more democratic literary landscape where anyone can comment on books. In recent years, dozens of sites, including Bookslut.com, The Elegant Variation (marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/), maudnewton .com, Beatrice.com and the Syntax of Things (syntaxofthings.typepad.com), have been offering a mix of book news, debates, interviews and reviews, often on subjects not generally covered by newspaper book sections. [...] […] Now even the New York Times (”Are Book Reviewers Out of Print?” by Motoko Rich) is writing about the decline of book reviews in newspapers: To some authors and critics, these moves amount to yet one more nail in the coffin of literary culture. But some publishers and literary bloggers — not surprisingly — see it as an inevitable transition toward a new, more democratic literary landscape where anyone can comment on books. In recent years, dozens of sites, including Bookslut.com, The Elegant Variation (marksarvas.blogs.com/elegvar/), maudnewton .com, Beatrice.com and the Syntax of Things (syntaxofthings.typepad.com), have been offering a mix of book news, debates, interviews and reviews, often on subjects not generally covered by newspaper book sections. […]

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-45728 Keir Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:02:15 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-45728 Lesley, guidelines for getting your work reviewed in <em>Booklist </em>can be found <a href="http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=general_info&id=65" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a> (or by clicking the "Publishers" button on the navigation bar below. Further information about marketing your work to libraries can be found <a href="http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=libraryfactsheet&Template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21592" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Good luck! Lesley, guidelines for getting your work reviewed in Booklist can be found here (or by clicking the “Publishers” button on the navigation bar below. Further information about marketing your work to libraries can be found here. Good luck!

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-45036 Lesley Macmillan Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:42:09 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-45036 I am trying to find out how to go about getting the two childrens books I have had published - reviewed so that I can send them into Libraries etc - can you help? Book reviews seem to be the only way forward for many book stores/libraries to even look at your book - so I am whole heartedly in agreement with the comments made here! I am trying to find out how to go about getting the two childrens books I have had published - reviewed so that I can send them into Libraries etc - can you help? Book reviews seem to be the only way forward for many book stores/libraries to even look at your book - so I am whole heartedly in agreement with the comments made here!

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-44864 maggie Wed, 25 Apr 2007 21:48:18 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-44864 *giggles* *giggles*

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-44719 Keir Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:25:14 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-44719 Maggie, I urge you to trademark "bookblogging" as soon as possible! Maggie, I urge you to trademark “bookblogging” as soon as possible!

]]> http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-44369 maggie Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:16:27 +0000 http://blog.booklistonline.com/2007/04/24/easy-for-me-to-say/#comment-44369 If "litblogging" is art then my "bookblogging" must be folk art. ;P If “litblogging” is art then my “bookblogging” must be folk art. ;P

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