1. Literary criticism is also nonfiction. If the most interesting ideas these days come from nonfiction, then get reviewers smart enough to write interesting reviews. It's the way a reviewer thinks and writes, not the genre of the book under review, that ultimately makes a review entertaining and insigtful.
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Btw, the article encourages feedback from feature editors and book editors. Much of the feedback is excellent, so if you're interested in this topic, check it out.
Posted by nchicha at January 22, 2004 05:20 PM