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Dec 3
The Year of Book Review Madness

edfornbcc.jpgIt's been a big year for the book reviewing community.

Some bloggers bragged that we are nearing the end of the paper-review and the rise of the lit-bloggers. Others, like mystery novelist (one of my favorite contemporary pulp fiction writers, incidentally) Michael Connelly, feel that we will cripple the book writing business as we lose newspaper reviews.

Today, Ed Champion announced his bid for NBCC Board member, escalating the lit-blog vs. print book reviewer struggle. He writes: "The time has come to inject more fun and debauchery into an organization that can do a good deal more for readers, critics, and the general public. I’d like to see the NBCC become a place that celebrates the reader, whether she be our most revered critic or the most prolific litblog commenter."

If that doesn't make you think, check out The Millions' blogged Year in Reading feature, a book round-up packed with special guests that can challenge even the most comprehensive year-end coverage of a print organization. 

I don't know what I can add to this conversation. I think it's a rocky, thrilling time to be a writer, and you must learn how to interact with web communities. No matter what happens to the book-reviewing world these dedicated readers can sustain you.

 


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