First SF Chronicle Book Review Published
Four months ago I had the pleasure of publishing a book review in Rain Taxi.
Today I'm even more excited, because my first book review in the San Francisco Chronicle is online and will be in print in the May 16 edition. The book under review: Once You're Lucky, Twice You're Good: The Rebirth of Silicon Valley and the Rise of Web 2.0 (Sarah Lacy, 2008).
I hope that this is the first of many reviews to come, in the Chronicle and elsewhere. Book reviewing is a modest public service, as well as an excellent way to force clarity and precision in thoughts and sentences. Those are worthy goals for all essay writing, but the tight limits of a book review are particularly demanding.
One of my most worthwhile pursuits when we lived in New York was a six week course on the art and craft of writing book reviews, taught by Ben Downing. I'm very grateful that the class is starting to pay off!
This is awesome! I want to see it in print. Where's the newspaper?
Posted by: Helen | May 16, 2008 at 02:56 PM