The Bibliopod: The literary community’s cronyism problem
This week we take on the debate over whether literature’s cozy community is a problem with reviews, and much more
Join us in The Bibliopod, a Maclean’s podcast about books. Hosts Anne Kingston and Brian Bethune weigh in on the literary cronyism that’s rife in modern book writing: Should friends be reviewing friends’ books? Plus: Who cares about poetry anymore, and is it redeemable? And a Q&A with Pulitzer-winning essayist Chris Hedges.
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