It'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.
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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