In order for “good books get more reviews” to be true, you have to use a very specific and (to me) non-intuitive definition of “good”. Otherwise, I largely agree with this piece, which has some useful points to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Originally shared by Damien Walter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Writing a regular column for The Guardian on weird books, I get asked by writers of all kinds to read their latest tome. And sometimes that question becomes \u201chow do I get my book reviewed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n In the age of social media and the internet the book review is a much different beast than it once was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n A tweet from Neil Gaiman can be much better publicity than a national newspaper book review today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n And a groundswell of interest from fans talking on blogs can shift more copies than old style book clubs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n So while I\u2019m discussing this in terms of \u201cgetting reviewed\u201d, it might just be better to think of this as some thoughts on how to get people talking about your book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n