This article analyses the trends and issues that appears in the weekly Book Review corner of the major daily newspapers. These media concentrate on the “newly published books” with the cultural and current nature of the book being the foremost qua...
This article analyses the trends and issues that appears in the weekly Book Review corner of the major daily newspapers. These media concentrate on the “newly published books” with the cultural and current nature of the book being the foremost qualification to be selected for review. This trend in selection results in quality books not receiving the attention of the media that they deserve, because they were published in the past. Lack of professional review reporters are also pointed out as issues to be improved.