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Feb 4, 2012, 6:56:31 PM2/4/12
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Deadline Artists
Jesse Angelo, John Avlon & Errol Louis, Editors
Overlook Press
141 Wooster St., New York NY 10012
9781590204290, $27.95, www.overlookpress.com
DEADLINE ARTISTS; AMERICA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER COLUMNS offers columns
from papers all over America and celebrates the print media's best
column writing. Any interested in journalism will find this packed
with the authors' picks of columns that inspired them as young
journalists. The columns range from different topics to changing
styles, are arranged by topic, and cover everything from politics and
civil issues to humor, sports and local affairs. This diversity is
appealing and makes DEADLINE ARTISTS a solid pick for journalism and
writer's holdings alike!
Second Read
James Marcus and the staff of the Columbia Journalism Review, editors
Columbia University Press
61 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023-7015
9780231159319 $24.50 http://cup.columbia.edu
Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage is an
anthology of writings by practiced journalists examining critical
works of reportage - stories that brought crucial information to
ongoing public discourse and opinion. Individuals whose works are
studied at length include Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Rachel Carson,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and many more. Topics discussed include how
reporters must question their own political assumptions to write a
balanced story, the disturbing trend to substitute "truthiness" for
researched facts in modern journalism, the role of a unique narrative
style tempered by the risk of style overwhelming substance, and much
more. Second Read is a choice addition to any Journalism Studies
shelf, particularly those of college libraries, and highly
recommended.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to
promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We
accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given
to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites,
newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational
newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest
Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines
"California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch",
"MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch".
All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www
(dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them
to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to
Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title,
author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number,
13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
Deadline Artists
Jesse Angelo, John Avlon & Errol Louis, Editors
Overlook Press
141 Wooster St., New York NY 10012
9781590204290, $27.95, www.overlookpress.com
DEADLINE ARTISTS; AMERICA'S GREATEST NEWSPAPER COLUMNS offers columns
from papers all over America and celebrates the print media's best
column writing. Any interested in journalism will find this packed
with the authors' picks of columns that inspired them as young
journalists. The columns range from different topics to changing
styles, are arranged by topic, and cover everything from politics and
civil issues to humor, sports and local affairs. This diversity is
appealing and makes DEADLINE ARTISTS a solid pick for journalism and
writer's holdings alike!
Second Read
James Marcus and the staff of the Columbia Journalism Review, editors
Columbia University Press
61 West 62nd Street
New York, NY 10023-7015
9780231159319 $24.50 http://cup.columbia.edu
Second Read: Writers Look Back at Classic Works of Reportage is an
anthology of writings by practiced journalists examining critical
works of reportage - stories that brought crucial information to
ongoing public discourse and opinion. Individuals whose works are
studied at length include Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Rachel Carson,
Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and many more. Topics discussed include how
reporters must question their own political assumptions to write a
balanced story, the disturbing trend to substitute "truthiness" for
researched facts in modern journalism, the role of a unique narrative
style tempered by the risk of style overwhelming substance, and much
more. Second Read is a choice addition to any Journalism Studies
shelf, particularly those of college libraries, and highly
recommended.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to
promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We
accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given
to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites,
newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational
newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest
Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines
"California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch",
"MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch".
All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www
(dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them
to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to
Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title,
author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number,
13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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