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WATCH: Best And Worst Book Trailers

Posted 08.03.2011

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It was an irresistible proposition when Meliville House asked us to be part of the judging panel for the Moby Awards for best and worst book trailers....

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Washington Post's Ron Charles Slams 'O: A Presidential Novel'

washingtonpost.com | Ron Charles | Posted 05.25.2011

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Like the people who end up running for president, this anonymous novel about Barack Obama's reelection campaign isn't as good as you hoped or as bad a...

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WATCH: Book Critic Ron Charles Sells Fake Products In Nutty Video

Posted 05.25.2011

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Is this Washington Post critic Ron Charles' craziest video yet? He's posted video reviews before and now he's back with a holiday post that is truly o...

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WATCH: Is This The Future OF Criticism? We Hope So ...

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Washington Post book critic Ron Charles had us ogling over his hilarious video review of Jonathan Franzen's novel "Freedom" in September. Now, he'...

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Ron Charles Talks Totally Hip Book Reviews and More

Catherine McKenzie | Posted 05.25.2011

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"The TV critic doesn't critique each episode of Two and a Half Men because that's not necessary. In the same way, some books that people are reading sometimes don't need to be critiqued."

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Booker Winner 'Finkler Question' Reviewed By Ron Charles

washingtonpost.com | Ron Charles | Posted 05.25.2011

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Although there is a plot, "The Finkler Question" is really a series of tragicomic meditations on one of humanity's most tenacious expressions of malic...

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Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's 'Solar'

Anis Shivani | Posted 05.25.2011

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What American reviewers have missed is that satire and history are coming together for the first time in McEwan's career.

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Critic Ron Charles Crafts Hilarious Video Review Of Franzen's 'Freedom' (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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The Washington Post fiction critic Ron Charles breaks ground with an innovative -- and hilarious -- video review of Jonathan Franzen's newest novel, "...

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