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Literary Criticism

A special edition exploring book criticism, reviewing, and asking whether using critical tools can make us better readers.

A special edition exploring book criticism and asking whether using critical tools can make us better readers. Mariella Frostrup is joined on stage at the Edinburgh International Book Festival by critic Alan Taylor, book podcast host Books&Rhymes, novelists Kaite Welsh and Sarah Moss, and Sarah Dillon from Cambridge University to explore the current state of book reviewing, the explosion of conversations about books online and on social media, the role of the professional reviewer and whether we can all learn useful critical tools to help us read well, and enrich our reading experience.

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28 minutes

Last on

Thu 23 Aug 2018 15:30

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Role Contributor
Presenter Mariella Frostrup

Broadcasts

  • Sun 19 Aug 2018 16:00
  • Thu 23 Aug 2018 15:30

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