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“Review bombing” – where authors receive a multitude of one-star reviews intended to lower their overall rating – has become a persistent threat on Goodreads.
Cecilia Rabess’s controversial debut novel explores race, politics and love in the time of Trump.
Even for people who regularly look to social media platforms for book recommendations, recommendations from friends, family members or colleagues are a main way of choosing what to read.
The idea of healing benefits and emotional catharsis through reading is intuitively appealing. But does it work that way? Jane Turner Goldsmith finds answers in neuroscience, philosophy and more.
The books Goodreads users read more often than are assigned in university tend to be by women writers and to feature strong female protagonists.
Negative reaction by other authors to Salman Rushdie’s book ratings demonstrates how sensitive writers can be. But why shouldn’t an author give however many stars they like to a book?
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Visiting Fellow, Centre for Cultural and Creative Research, University of Canberra, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of English, University of Calgary
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Deputy Director, Institute for Ethics, Governance & Law, Griffith University
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PhD Creative Writing, School of Humanities, Adelaide University
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Professor, Department of English and Film Studies, University of Alberta
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