Review Older Books
Websites and print publications that review books are uniformly about the new, always the new. In my readings I am continually surprised by books that are excellent today, that stand up to today, that are worth reading today and sharing with others, that weren’t ever reviewed when they came out and are thus somehow disqualified from being reviewed due to the fact that they’re no longer new. But if poetry (and by extension literature in general) is the news that stays new, then there should be a publication outlet that’s friendly to new discoveries of old news that’s still new. A blog devoted to reviews of not-recently-published books would be ideal.
Tags: blog idea, book reviews, poetry
June 12th, 2008 at 6:11 am
Beautiful idea — I would love to write that blog if I had the spare time to maintain another blog! Otherwise, I would definitely be an avid reader of it.
June 12th, 2008 at 9:18 am
Years ago, as a teenager discovering psychedelic rock from the 60’s and 70’s I wondered why no one made videos for these amazing tunes.
June 26th, 2008 at 5:05 am
I couldn’t agree more! I have a blog that aims to re-discover old-timer travelers’ books and provide snacks for literature loving vagabonds. Click on the countries on the left bar to find treats!
http://mukikamu.wordpress.com/about-mukikamu/