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Getting Rid of Book Blurbs? Easier Said Than Done

Getting Rid of Book Blurbs? Easier Said Than Done

Maris Kreizman on One of Publishing’s Eternal Inevitabilities

By Maris Kreizman | February 13, 2025

As the World Burns, There’s Nothing Wrong With a Little Escapism

As the World Burns, There’s Nothing Wrong With a Little Escapism

Maris Kreizman on Finding the Art to Free Her From Her Phone

By Maris Kreizman | January 30, 2025

How to Talk About Your Own Book

How to Talk About Your Own Book

Maris Kreizman’s Advice (to Herself) on Self-Promotion

By Maris Kreizman | January 16, 2025

Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025

Fighting for Book Workers’ Rights, Battling Book Bans, and Other Literary Resolutions For 2025

Maris Kreizman Looks Ahead to the New Year

By Maris Kreizman | January 2, 2025

My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

Maris Kreizman Weighs in on What Really Worked (and What Didn’t)

By Maris Kreizman | December 19, 2024

Goodbye to All That, Twitter Edition

Goodbye to All That, Twitter Edition

Maris Kreizman Encourages You to Head Over to Bluesky to Make Fun of This Piece

By Maris Kreizman | December 12, 2024

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By Maris Kreizman | October 18, 2024

Which One of You Sent Me <em>Lonesome Dove</em> in the Mail? Or: Tackling the Great American Western

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In Which Maris Kreizman Reads Larry McMurtry’s Classic

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On the Anxiety of Finally Publishing a Book After Years of Covering Them

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Posting Truth to Power: In Praise of a Publishing Gossip Site

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Author Profiles Are No Replacement for Book Criticism But I Love Them Anyway

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Maris Kreizman, in Praise of the Deep Dive

By Maris Kreizman | August 29, 2024

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

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Maris Kreizman on this Fall’s Incredible Crop of Fiction

By Maris Kreizman | August 15, 2024

On the Making of That <em>New York Times</em> Best Books of the Century List

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