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From: Diane Foote <dianebfoote_at_gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:17:47 -0600
This brings up a thought-provoking question (and I haven't visited Nonfiction Matters yet; will do so shortly): What is the audience to whom reviewers are most responsible/accountable? Authors and publishers (the creators/producers of items reviewed)? The readers of their journals (purchasers of the items reviewed)? Both? Neither? Some other entity or combination? Foote
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM, wrote:
Inspired by the discussion here I've devoted my blog today over at Nonfiction Matters (on the SLJ site) to some of the same points Jonathan raises -- but from the author's POV. My sense is that reviewers are intensely aware of their advising and gate keeping role -- which easily turns into a checklist of Hot Button Concerns and Meets Needs approvals -- which leaves any real engagement with the many layers of a book for future readers.
Marc Aronson
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:17:47 -0600
This brings up a thought-provoking question (and I haven't visited Nonfiction Matters yet; will do so shortly): What is the audience to whom reviewers are most responsible/accountable? Authors and publishers (the creators/producers of items reviewed)? The readers of their journals (purchasers of the items reviewed)? Both? Neither? Some other entity or combination? Foote
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 10:46 AM, wrote:
Inspired by the discussion here I've devoted my blog today over at Nonfiction Matters (on the SLJ site) to some of the same points Jonathan raises -- but from the author's POV. My sense is that reviewers are intensely aware of their advising and gate keeping role -- which easily turns into a checklist of Hot Button Concerns and Meets Needs approvals -- which leaves any real engagement with the many layers of a book for future readers.
Marc Aronson
---Received on Thu 12 Nov 2009 11:17:47 AM CST
