Courtesy of the artist, Xiaoze Xie and the Charles Cowles Gallery in New York.
Courtesy of the artist, Xiaoze Xie and the Charles Cowles Gallery in New York.

Vanishing Reviews

November 23, 2007

Book review sections around the country are facing fewer pages, shorter reviews and pressure to include best sellers. But does anyone care? Steve Wasserman, former editor of the Los Angeles Times book section, does. He says book reviews are struggling for survival.

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Posted by: J. G. Sherwood November 25, 2007 - 07:48PM
Flower Mound, TX

What is the name of the Mexican writer mentioned in this story on book reviews ("known by all schoolchilren in Mexico")?

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Posted by: C. J. Lavoie November 25, 2007 - 09:57PM
Bellingham, WA

response to J.G. Sherwood's question:

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

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