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The Art of Writing Book Reviews: The Art of Writing Book Reviews
Companion to the Poster Presentation at The Art of Librarianship Conference at SUNYLA 2015 in Purchase, NY - June 4, 2015
Tips for Writing Good Book Reviews
The Art of the Book Review
A handy guide to writing a winning book critique.
How do I write a book review?
This Guardian article gives tips for writing reviews of children's books.
Purdue OWL: Book Review
This resource discusses book reviews and how to write them.
The Writing Center (at UNC-Chapel Hill)
This handout will help you write a book review, a report or essay that offers a critical perspective on a text. It offers a process and suggests some strategies for writing book reviews.
Writing Academic Book Reviews
This column aims to demystify the process with a basic how-to guide for writing academic book reviews and getting them published.
Main Poster
To download this poster:
The Art of Writing Book Reviews poster
Resources for Finding Places to Publish Reviews
A Library Writer's Blog
Plenty of publishing opportunities are published here with great frequency, including book review opportunities. Take advantage of the RSS feed.
Booklist Online
Booklist is a Book Review magazine that reviews media from all over the spectrum.
Library Journal
Library Journal reviews many, many different kinds of media and has a large readership. They are often looking for reviewers.
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