The process of self-invention is never-ending; writer…

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

“Of all reviews, the crushing review is the most popular, as being the most readable.”

— Anthony Trollope

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

— Louis Aragon