Viva la Book Review is so excited to be sharing the first book review with our new partner, Her Agenda! Check out the full review, and peruse Her Agenda's website, here: https://tinyurl.com/4x7ca7w6 #Books #BookSky #BookReviews
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"In opposition to the steady decline in reviews and review outlets is the proliferation of the interview..." Read our newest Learning Center article by guest author Alyse Bensel! https://tinyurl.com/mvxxp5n8 #AWP #BookReviews #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram
"At its heart is a black-and-white sketch by Caravaggio, unless it’s fake, unless there was a switch between fake and real, and unless it was stolen. Which one was stolen? What happened to the curator?..." Read the rest of Julia Park Tracey's review at https://tinyurl.com/5y8s5db2 #BookReviews
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"It turns out the lucky, lucky people are lucky in part because they do live in Alameda, that “long, leafy island stretched out in the San Francisco Bay,”" Read the entire review: https://tinyurl.com/cedmv928 #Books #BookReviews #BookSky #LocalNews #LocalReviews
"The Dreamy Side is an alternative map of 1950s Los Angeles, revealing a city that had little of Hollywood’s glamour, but was every bit as magical as Tinseltown." Read the rest at: https://tinyurl.com/3u76nh36 #BookSky #BookReviews #BookReviewers #Books #Publishing #Bookshelf
"While some critics have called this novel a modern retelling of Huckleberry Finn, to me Conrad seems more like a case of benign neglect combined with coming of age in a rapidly changing world. " Read the full review: https://tinyurl.com/4hjwkht6 #BookSky #BookReview #Books #LocalNews
On June 26, 2026 @bostonglobe.com published the article "More book reviews? Bring 'em on!" by Kate Tuttle. In it, Tuttle mentioned Viva la Book Review and our mission to bolster book reviews across America. Read the article: https://tinyurl.com/3n8mcsvv #BookSky #BookReviews #BostonGlobe #Books
Read the rest of Dan Kennedy's newest article "A bookstore starts publishing reviews — but that’s not the only way book journalism is being kept alive" on Media Nation. https://tinyurl.com/2usd5xbs #Books #BookReviews #News #PorterSquareBooks
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"Alameda author Kate Schatz’s debut novel, Where the Girls Were, arrives at a moment when debates over the historical treatment of women feel newly urgent..." Read the full review: https://tinyurl.com/3ktsmztr #Books #BookReviews #BookSky #LocalNews #LocalReviews #Authors #Writers
Viva la Book Review was listed among the few additional resources that exist for professional reviewers in this video between book experts Shida Carr, Lauren LeBlanc, and Michael Taeckens. Watch the full video here: https://tinyurl.com/yc6ztam3 #Books #BookReviews #BookCritics #LocalNews #BookSky
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"They arrived on a Saturday and attended a church service with displaced survivors, and their descendants, one of whom is a friend of theirs. In the courtyard, they noticed a phrased scrawled in Arabic: “Return is the way.”" Read the rest: https://tinyurl.com/y9f6rs34 #Books #BookReviews #BookSky
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In his fourth workshop, expert critic Bill Marx speaks about how to write professional book reviews without relying on cliches. Register to attend: tinyurl.com/vivaworkshop4 "Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches." - Harold Evans #FreeWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #Books
"In the city’s conservation land, this little herd of ruminants helps keep invasive species in check. As the goats graze, they roam the land on strong legs, chew the roughage with sharp teeth, and watch their surroundings with wide-set eyes." Read the rest: https://tinyurl.com/9ed2h4yz #BookReview
"Journalist Jacob Soboroff writes in his book that he found hope "in the people, not the politics," a sentiment that will resonate with those still recovering from the Palisades fire." Read the entirety of the review at: https://tinyurl.com/ytp9td8w #Books #BookSky #BookReviews #Reviews #LocalNews
" The information conveyed about Scialabba’s inner life recontextualized my reading of his essays, each one having crystallized vast learning into a diamantine critical intervention..." Read the rest: https://tinyurl.com/bde2pe9e #Books #BookSky #BookReview #BookCritique #LocalNews
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"Packed with drama, violence and espionage, Benson shares in vivid detail the story of Leon Lewis, a Jewish lawyer with a long track record of fighting antisemitism..." Read the rest of the review: https://tinyurl.com/fzj7hsh5 #BookReviews #BookSky #Books #LocalNews
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"Although La Salida is based on Alameda, it is grittier and foggier, reflecting Bo’s struggles..." Read the entirety of the review at https://tinyurl.com/2sth32bv #BookSky #BookReviews #Books #BookCritic #booktok #bookstagram #localnews
Mark your calendars! Viva la Book Review's third free workshop will take place on April 24, at 5:30 PM EST. Expert critic Bill Marx's talk centers on "Survival Strategies for Reviewers." Keep an eye out for the Zoom link, and follow @vivalabookreview for more information. #BookReviews #BookSky
"Moving from childhood to adulthood, the author’s new poetry collection confronts and reconciles expectations in order to live authentically." Read Rodlyn-mae Banting's latest review in Tone Madison! Read online here: https://tinyurl.com/mrx8feu4 #BookReviews #Books #LisaLow #LocalNews #BookSky
Writing Positive Reviews with Bill Marx is now live! Click "Join the Workshop" from vivalabookreview.org/what-we-offe... #WritingWorkshop #BookReviews #BookReviewers #Bookstagram #BookSky #BookTok #BookCritique #FreeWorkshop
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Writing Critical Reviews with Bill Marx How do you review a book that doesn’t quite hit the mark? In Viva […]
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Get ready, reviewers! Viva la Book Review's second free workshop goes live today at 6:00 PM EST. It's not too late to register! Just head to tinyurl.com/contactviva and fill out our information form, or keep an eye on our social media for the link. #WritingWorkshop #BookSky #BookReviews #Books
THE ARTS FUSE editor-in-chief Bill Marx will go over reviewer submitted positive reviews, and speak both about where they work, and where they need some work. Slots to attend and submit reviews are both still open, so be sure to register at vivalabookreview.org/contact #WritingWorkshop #BookSky
