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More on “The Weenie Roast” aka PW Top 10

Amy King has another longish post on “The Weenie Roast” (aka the Publishers Weekly Top 10, which I posted about twice before). I recommend reading both of Amy’s posts and considering the issue for yourself. In her most recent entry, … Continue reading

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More on the PW 10 Best Novels Controversy

Following up on my earlier post about the Publishers Weekly controversy, I thought I’d highlight two of the more interesting related items I’ve come across: Salon’s Laura Miller has a reasonable and—more importantly—realistic, non-abstract article about the whole kerfluffle. WILLA, … Continue reading

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Blatant Sexism or Something Else?

Amy King shares this press release condemning the Publisher’s Weekly 2009 Best Books list(s). You can read it and judge for yourself, but it is thought-provoking. I have a couple of thoughts: (and Amy King took great offense to this) … Continue reading

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