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The Plight of Book Reviewing

By Kevin Morrissey

Over at the New Republic’s site, James Wolcott reviews Gail Pool’s book Faint Praise: The Plight of Book Reviewing in America.

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Published: December 4, 2007
Kevin Morrissey

Kevin Morrissey was the managing editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review from 2004 to 2010. He worked previously as the marketing and sales manager for the Minnesota Historical Society Press.

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