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Writing Reviews for Readers' Advisory
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| Brad Hooper |
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Item Number: 978-0-8389-1017-7 |
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Publisher: ALA Editions |
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Price: $45.00 |
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This title is also available for purchase as an e-book or as a print/e-book bundle.
109 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-1017-7
Year Published: 2010
AP Categories: A, C
Read an article by Brad Hooper from the January/February 2010 issue of Public Libraries and check out a sample of the book now!
Reviews are an important resource for readers’ advisory and
collection development. They are also a helpful promotional tool,
introducing patrons to what is new on the shelf. This resource
includes
- Tips for writing strong, relevant reviews
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Different ways reviews can be used to promote your library
- A chapter by Joyce Saricks covering the how-tos of reviewing audiobooks
Whether the ultimate goal is writing for a library website, book club,
or monthly handout, or freelancing for a newspaper, magazine, or
professional journal, readers will find plenty of ideas and insight here.
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1 Marketing through Reviewing
Chapter 2 Reviews versus Criticism
Chapter 3 Two Kinds of Reviews: Before Publication and After Publication
Chapter 4 What Is in a Book Review?
Chapter 5 What Makes a Good Review?
Chapter 6 What Makes a Good Reviewer?
Chapter 7 Review-Writing Workshops
Chapter 8 Writing Audiobook Reviews
by Joyce Saricks
Appendixes
A Writing Annotations
B My Favorite Reviewers
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Brad Hooper is the Adult Books Editor at Booklist, the flagship review journal of the American Library Association, which is published in Chicago. He has a Bachelor of Arts in European History and a Master of Science in Library Science, both degrees from Eastern Illinois University. He has also done graduate work in European History at the University of Illinois. He regularly speaks about reviewing and has conducted review-writing workshops for public librarians across the country. He is the author of The Short Story Readers’ Advisory (ALA Editions, 2000); The Fiction of Ellen Gilchrist (Praeger, 2005); Read On...Historical Fiction (Libraries Unlimited, 2006); and The Fiction of Alice Munro (Praeger, 2008.)
Reviews
"There is much to be gleaned from this pithy work, both for fledgling reviewers and those with experience. Hooper touches on both why and how to write reviews. He addresses the challenges of writing about different aspects of fiction and nonfiction, identifying different pieces of what I think of as the puzzle box of reviewing, fitting coverage of plot, characters, setting, and style into that 175 word limit. Some of the reminders I appreciated most were the admonitions to be generous; to compare the book with others of its ilk, not the great books or a personal ideal; and the warnings not to overwrite reviews ... If you are new to reviewing, it will give you the tools you need. If you are an experienced hand, I recommend taking it in slowly and thinking about how each section applies to your own work."
--Neil Hollands, author of Read On... Fantasy Fiction and Fellowship in a Ring
"Not overly lengthy, this work presents
in a concise format the knowledge
required for publishing a book review ... This work is recommended for
public, academic and special libraries
and those interested in writing book
reviews."
--Collection Building
"As always, Hooper's writing is clear and precise. He illustrates his points with examples of reviews from a wide range of sources and writers, giving the reader a superb set of examples of good, and occasionally bad, reviewing."
--Technicalities
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Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-0996-6
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If you are interested in writing or reviewing for the library community, in publishing a book, or need to write and publish for tenure, then Writing and Publishing is for you. |
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Price: $65.00 |
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The Back Page
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Item Number:
978-0-8389-0997-3
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Where else can you find an entertaining book filled with the miscellany of the publishing world? |
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Price: $20.00 |
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