REVIEWS, SO TO SPEAK

Reb Livingston discusses cultural capital, I mean, the reviewing process in a well-considered post that ends with the following paragraph that I believe to be significant (click on paragraph for whole must-read thing):

At least not until book reviewing catches up -- and it's starting -- over half the review copies I've sent are to individuals who write about books on their blogs.

Need I say: Galatea Resurrects!

As to other reviewing matters,

NICE NIPPLES, TOM!

I keep giggling over Geof's idea that Tom put a self-portrait on his book cover....heee!