"In the new book burning we don't burn books, we burn discussion of them instead. I am referring to the ongoing collapse of book review sections at American newspapers, which has accelerated in recent months, an intellectual brownout in progress that is beginning to look like a rolling blackout instead," - Art Winslow, National Book Critics Circle. He has sparked quite a debate. And a campaign.
This article available online at:
http://www.theatlantic.com/daily-dish/archive/2007/04/save-the-reviews/229046/
