Last week on NPR, they interviewed the author of The Stolen Child. They followed up with an interesting look at how the book got a lot of attention without a professional reviewer having reviewed it, and some thoughts on the common reviewer (a la amazon, etc) on the industry as a whole. Pretty interesting stuff.
The Stolen Child is the top fiction seller on Amazon.com—even though major reviewers all but ignored it. Amazon sent galley copies to customer reviewers, who share their critiques for free. In an era of blogging and consumer opinion, what will happen to traditional reviewers?Here's the story on contemporary critics:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5477394Here's the interview with the author:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5477391-Gear
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