This Week: How Book Reviews Really Work
Booklist EIC Donna Seaman opens up about how titles are selected for review, and much more.
As writers, many of us dream of seeing our books reviewed — but how does that actually happen? Who decides which books get covered? What makes a reviewer say yes? And what opportunities exist for authors to become book reviewers themselves?
For this week’s Open Book live video conversation, Lee Gutkind will speak with Donna Seaman, editor-in-chief of Booklist, for a special session on How Book Reviews Really Work. They’ll talk about how books are selected for review, what editors are looking for, the current landscape of literary criticism, and more.
Please join us live, Friday, July 31 at 1:00 p.m. ET on Zoom.
The direct Zoom link for this conversation on July 31 is here.
(If you are asked for a passcode enter 408316)
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