AJC takes beating over book beat
May 2, 2007 at 12:30 pm by Scott Henry in NewsCertain aspects of the staff shake-up at the AJC have created a stir far beyond the bounds of our fair city. CL had already blogged about the uproar in the local literary community over the planned elimination of the position of book editor as a preview to a related story set to appear in this week’s Loaf.
However, the fuss has attracted the attention of the New York Times, which today contains an article titled “Are Book Reviewers Out of Print?” The article notes similar changes going on at such major newspapers as the San Fransisco Chronicle and LA Times, and quotes such literary heavyweights as Richard Ford and Melissa Fay Greene — who also spoke to CL — who feel that the decision to do away with the job of book editor can only lead to a decline in the quality book coverage at the AJC.
What the NYT didn’t say was that local book-lovers have scheduled a protest — or “read-in” — outside the AJC offices at 72 Marietta St. for 10 a.m. Thursday morning.
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