No More Verdicts From On High: Are Book Reviewers Changing To Keep Up With The Age Of Engagement?

First Posted: 06/03/10 08:00 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:40 PM ET

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The Cleveland Plain Dealer:

This year, the conversation was mellower.

Participants in the National Book Critics Circle panel on the future of book reviews chatted about e-galleys, the elegance of deckle-edged pages and the perils e-blast publicity in a Book Expo America session that registered fewer sparks than the one in 2009.

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