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

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

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

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

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

On the Making of That New York Times Best Books of the Century List

Maris Kreizman Was One of 500 Participants Asked to Contribute

By Maris Kreizman | July 18, 2024

If You’re Going to Platform Extremists You Should At Least Check Their Facts

If You’re Going to Platform Extremists You Should At Least Check Their Facts

Maris Kreizman on Publishing’s Nonfiction Problem

By Maris Kreizman | July 9, 2024

Do Authors Really Need to Spend Their Own Money to Make a Book Successful?

Do Authors Really Need to Spend Their Own Money to Make a Book Successful?

Maris Kreizman on Independent Publicists, Books Tours, and Vanishing Book Coverage

By Maris Kreizman | June 20, 2024

It’s Time We Added Full Credit Pages to Books

It’s Time We Added Full Credit Pages to Books

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Acknowledging the Labor That Goes in a Single Title

By Maris Kreizman | June 6, 2024

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“It’s Out of Africa Meets Pretty Woman!” On the Problem With Comp Titles

By Maris Kreizman | May 23, 2024

What’s Wrong With PEN America, and Why We Need It To Survive

By Maris Kreizman | May 9, 2024

The Problem with Giant Book Preview Lists

By Maris Kreizman | April 25, 2024

There Are Too Many Books; Or, Publishing Shouldn’t Be All About Quantity

There Are Too Many Books; Or, Publishing Shouldn’t Be All About Quantity

Maris Kreizman on the Dangers of Mass Production

By Maris Kreizman | April 11, 2024

For Book Recommendations, People Are Always Better Than Algorithms

For Book Recommendations, People Are Always Better Than Algorithms

Maris Kreizman Reveals Some Tricks of the Trade for the Semi-Professional Book Recommender

By Maris Kreizman | March 28, 2024

Publishing Models That Rely on Gig Workers Are Bad For Everybody

Publishing Models That Rely on Gig Workers Are Bad For Everybody

Maris Kreizman on the Problem With “Authors Equity,” a New Publishing Company

By Maris Kreizman | March 14, 2024

There Are Bigger Problems<br> in the World Than “Anti­se­mit­ic Lit­er­ary-Relat­ed Inci­dents”

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Maris Kreizman on the Jewish Book Council’s New Initiative

By Maris Kreizman | February 29, 2024

Can We Please Put an End to Overperformed Audiobooks?

Can We Please Put an End to Overperformed Audiobooks?

Maris Kreizman Really Does’t Need to Hear Your Version of a Cockney Accent

By Maris Kreizman | February 15, 2024

Against Disruption: On the Bulletpointization of Books

Against Disruption: On the Bulletpointization of Books

Maris Kreizman Wonders Why Tech Bros Think They Can “Save” Something They Don’t Even Like?

By Maris Kreizman | February 1, 2024

Why is March 2024 the Best Month in Years For Books?

Why is March 2024 the Best Month in Years For Books?

In Her Debut Column, Maris Kreizman Considers This Spring’s Flood of Great Books

By Maris Kreizman | January 18, 2024

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