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LA Times and Hartford Courant slash Book Reviews

July 23rd, 2008 10:31am by Hannah Tinti

The LA Times has closed its stand alone Sunday Book Review section, while the Hartford Courant laid off their books editor, Carole Goldberg.

Book reviews are vital to young and up and coming writers, like those we publish in One Story. The less independent places there are for reviews, the less chances these writers have to be introduced to new readers.

To read the protest letter of past LA Times Book Review editors, go here.

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One Response to “LA Times and Hartford Courant slash Book Reviews”

  1. Laziest Sunday Ever « It’s a Mad House, a Mad House!! says:
    July 27, 2008 at 4:01 pm

    [...] The editor points out how newspapers are cutting their noses off in spite of their face as they try to stay relevant. The latest cuts? book reviews. [...]

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