May 01 2007
The campaign to have the Atlanta Journal-Constitution rescind its decision to let book editor Teresa Weaver go and cut back on book coverage has led to thousands of people signing a petition to "protect Atlanta's book review." The cutbacks at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and at other papers across the country have prompted several stories in defense of book reviewing and coverage. Yesterday's Los Angeles Times ran a piece by author Michael Connelly called "The Folly of Downsizing Book Reviews," a headline that speaks for itself.
In youth we run into difficulties. In old age difficulties run into us
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