Inside the critics' circle : book reviewing in uncertain times / Phillipa K. Chong.
Inside the critics' circle : book reviewing in uncertain times / Phillipa K. Chong.
Inside the critics' circle : book reviewing in uncertain times / Phillipa K. Chong.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/2323
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English
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Physical content
178 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- Epistemic uncertainty. How reviewing works ; Accounting for taste -- Social uncertainty. Reviewing as risky business ; Aim for the stars: punching up, never down -- Institutional uncertainty. I am not a critic ; Do we need book reviews? -- Conclusion.
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Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2020]
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Taking readers behind the scenes in the world of fiction reviewing, Inside the Critics' Circle explores the ways that critics evaluate books despite the inherent subjectivity involved, and the uncertainties of reviewing when seemingly anyone can be a reviewer. Drawing on interviews with critics from such venues as the New York Times, Los Angeles Ti...
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Inside the critics' circle : book reviewing in uncertain times / Phillipa K. Chong.
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Princeton studies in cultural sociology
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/2323
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74VKaPo5kK2Z
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaPo5kK2Z
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9780691167466 hardcover
069116746X hardcover
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028.1
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991024314201402626
