Of all reviews, the crushing review is the most popular…

The individual attributes of warmth and competence are often perceived to be negatively correlated. That doesn't mean they actually are, but that's how people…

— Jeffrey Pfeffer

“Nearly every writer writes a book with a great amount of attention and intention and hopes and dreams. And it's important to take that…

— Madeline Sharples

I mean, when you're tired of book reviews, you're tired of life.

— Lev Grossman

I began by doing book reviews on the typewriter and then went over to short stories on the machine, meanwhile sticking to pencil for…

— Conrad Aiken

“A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;…

— Paulo Coelho

When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review in the…

— Michelle Dean

The whole family is a bunch of dangerous freaks...Most are ex-cons or junkies or deranged from inbreeding. Five have died violently, three are back…

— Tim Dorsey

“When your book review is centered on your sworn duty as spelling police and grammar cop, what makes you anything more than a proofreader?”

— Guy R Vestal

“Taking inspiration from her own experiences as a wife, mother, principal and teacher, Ellick creates a realistic and thought-provoking modern scenario for readers to…

— Bainbridge Island Review

The gender inequality in book reviewing isn't getting better. Male authors get the majority of review coverage, and male reviewers do most of the…

— Lauren Groff

For a wide-ranging look at literary matters, the 'Book Review Podcast' from the 'New York Times' is still one of the best. Presented by…

— David Hepworth

“How can so many (white, male) writers narratively justify restricting the agency of their female characters on the grounds of sexism = authenticity while…

— Foz Meadows

The people who review my books, generally, are kind of youngish culture writers who aspire to write books. When someone writes a book review,…

— Chuck Klosterman

The authors of book reviews would consider themselves dishonored were they to mention, as they should, the subject of the book.

— Louis Aragon

there are people who are born superficial ... They prefer not to have to deal with more than a limited number of oversimplified ideas…

— Gwethalyn Graham