The individual attributes of warmth and competence are often perceived to be negatively correlated. That doesn't mean they actually are, but that's… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
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I began by doing book reviews on the typewriter and then went over to short stories on the machine, meanwhile sticking to… — Conrad Aiken Copy Share Image
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When Paul Beatty's 'The Sellout' was first published in America in 2015, it was a small release. It got a rave review… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
The whole family is a bunch of dangerous freaks...Most are ex-cons or junkies or deranged from inbreeding. Five have died violently, three… — Tim Dorsey Copy Share Image
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The gender inequality in book reviewing isn't getting better. Male authors get the majority of review coverage, and male reviewers do most… — Lauren Groff Copy Share Image
For a wide-ranging look at literary matters, the 'Book Review Podcast' from the 'New York Times' is still one of the best.… — David Hepworth Copy Share Image
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The people who review my books, generally, are kind of youngish culture writers who aspire to write books. When someone writes a… — Chuck Klosterman Copy Share Image
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The authors of book reviews would consider themselves dishonored were they to mention, as they should, the subject of the book. — Louis Aragon Copy Share Image
there are people who are born superficial ... They prefer not to have to deal with more than a limited number of… — Gwethalyn Graham Copy Share Image
“Having to amuse myself during those earlier years, I read voraciously and widely. Mythic matter and folklore made up much of that… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
If I like a book, I tend to read the author's entire collection. But I choose mainly through personal recommendations, general word… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
“every time a reader leaves a book review, a crippled monkey gets a free banana. I” — Bobby Adair Copy Share Image
“The process of self-invention is never-ending; writer, like children, are always growing into their gifts. (Susan Larson in a "Times-Picayune" book review.” — Susan Larson Copy Share Image
My book review site and first blog, which I started in 2003. I started it because I was lamenting that while I… — Debra Hamel Copy Share Image
I would be wonderful with a 100-year moratorium on literature talk, if you shut down all literature departments, close the book reviews,… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
“TOTALLY AMERICAN” personifies the dreams, inspiration, and ambition of the American people at a time we need it most. Reach deep in… — Stu Taylor Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host Copy Share Image
So, you see, it's a real chore for me to write a book review because it's like a contest. It's like I'm… — John Irving Copy Share Image
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