For anyone who's interested, I'm pegged to chat about The State of Book Reviewing – cue thunder – in the Toronto Star tent at Word on the Street tomorrow.
Bring a pillow.
ADDED: Apparently, it's being officially billed as "Book Reviewers: Friend or Foe?" So come see the face of the enemy! Bring the kids!
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