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Jael is tired of being stereotyped as just another novelist/poet/former English teacher/tour guide/"Jeopardy!" semifinalist/bellydancing editor-in-chief with an MFA who was once an overachieving oboe-playing alto newspaper editor valedictorian from Iowa. She was also captain of the football cheerleading squad.
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who cares what you think?
the unclear future of criticism
9.3.10
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Reviews are dead. Long live reviews!
The difference between "what the people think" and "what the critics think" has always been rich territory for discussion, but never more than now, especially as "the people" become "the critics" through the internet takeover of society as we know it. If the critics are the people, then there's no difference, right? If we are the reviewers? Hold that thought for a sec.
There are, of course, still (some) professional critics employed by major newspapers, writing reviews of books and food and music. But, as there are fewer and fewer major newspapers, there are also fewer and fewer professional critics, and there are those who argue that's a good thing.
I'm not one of them.
Let's start with books. You may have heard about Jonathan Franzen's latest novel, Freedom, getting all sorts of press and plaudits and adoration, including two reviews in the New York Times, which became a jumping-of...
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must-see, but not on tv
should tv lovers switch off the set?
8.4.10
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channeling the cooking channel
a new network of old favorites
7.5.10
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agents of change
a literary agent blog roundup
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Latest Journal Post: the kitchen daughter
Yes, it's official! The book that was, for a long time, known as "the book formerly known as Simmer", is now known as The Kitchen Daughter. And that will be its title when it's published next spring by Gallery Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. (Which, by the way, I am still not over! I don't know if I'll ever be over it even after it happens!)
The Simmer blog is still the Simmer blog. So check it out at http://simmerblog.typepad.com, for book news and rampant home cookery.
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re: who cares what you think?
This isn't a professional review, but you're right on target and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
re: like it's your job
We writers aren't interesting, but "Castle" gives us hope that we may someday bag Nathan Fillion. Excellent observations.
re: guilty pleasures
Funny how I agree with every single thing you said.
re: new year's revolution
I always enjoy your stuff.
re: the end of the world as we know it
Pitch-perfect tone on a well-spotted trend.
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