T he academic book review seems like a straightforward task. A journal editor sends you a book closely related to your expertise, offering an excuse to dig in and think about the shape of your field.

Against Academic Book Reviews The capsule format leads to painfully dull work. It’s time to try something new. The Review. By Paul Musgrave January 8, 2021.

Book reviews are important inputs into a wider system of academic publishing upon which the academic profession is symbiotically dependent, and in a previous career advice column I argued that all ...

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Qiao argues that “the book systematically misrepresents the majority of its primary sources to support an untenable thesis,” and that the book “fails to meet academic standards.” Since Qiao, three ...

It’s an academic book that received positive reviews from leading political science journals. But without offering an explanation to Cathy or her publisher, the academy removed it from circulation.

Lauriola’s book will be useful to academics who wish to analyze ancient myth through an outlook that centers women’s experiences, and it is applaudable for its tact and respect.

What is a book, anyway? If you have ever read a novel on your smartphone, you can’t help but ponder that question. In the 1990s, when “the history of the book” was taking off as an academic ...