Writers Should Write Book Reviews with Tony Eprile

MFA in Creative Writing faculty Tony Eprile has reviewed books,
and of course, been reviewed. On this episode, he gives us a peak
into his workshop on book reviews and shares the reasons why
authors should write them, the pitfalls many new reviewers fall
into, and the best practices (hint: don't go full Simon
Cowell).
 


Mentioned in this episode


Colson Whitehead's scathing review of Richard Ford's "The End of
the Affair"


Parul Sehgal finds racial and gender imbalances in her review of
125 years of New York Times reviews.
 


About Tony Eprile


Tony Eprile is the author of "The Persistence of Memory,"
winner of the Koret Foundation Jewish Book Prize and a "notable
book" or "best book" by The L.A. Times, The New York Times, and
The Washington Post. He is also the author of "Temporary
Sojourner & Other African Stories." Learn more about Tony
here.


A transcript for this episode is available here.