Book-review


a critical description, evaluation, or analysis of a book, especially one published in a newspaper or magazine.
a section or page of a newspaper or magazine devoted to such material.
Contemporary Examples

Four Overlooked Books of 2009 Taylor Antrim May 11, 2009

Historical Examples

Love’s Pilgrimage Upton Sinclair
When a Man’s Single J. M. Barrie
The Art of Letters Robert Lynd
The Art of Letters Robert Lynd
The Art of Letters Robert Lynd
Love’s Pilgrimage Upton Sinclair
Time and Time Again Henry Beam Piper

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