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How to Write a Good Book Review: The BookBrowse Guide for Book Reviewers
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BookBrowse Reviewers have written thousands of book reviews in the 20+ years we've been around, and we receive thousands of applications each year from would-be book reviewers.  However the reviews in these applications are generally low quality, and we realized both book reviewers and readers could benefit from our perspective on writing high quality reviews. So, for the first time we've taken our internal Guidelines for BookBrowse Reviewers and amended them for the general public.

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How Anyone Can Fight Book Bans

As book bans continue to surge across the country, there is heightened national concern about censorship and the limitations imposed on young people’s education and enrichment. At the same time, organizations, individuals, and communities are invested in fighting bans, supporting authors, and taking action on behalf of targeted books and those who benefit from them. Booksellers and libraries, for example, can give visibility to the titles most frequently affected, many of which are written by and for LGBTQ+ people and BIPOC. But anyone can get involved in fighting book bans, and there’s never been a better time to do so. 
In conjunction with Banned Books Week (September 22-28, 2024), an annual event established in 1...
36 Book Club Discussion Questions for Any Book—Tried and Tested!
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You're in a book group and it's your turn to lead the discussion. You've found the perfect book, but there's no reading guide for it. What to do? Why, create your own, of course! With some all-purpose book club discussion topics like these below, you can turn out a top-notch discussion guide that will be an awesome fit for your book group. 

Simply pick one to three topics from most of the categories for a well-rounded discussion.
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