How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing - Paperback
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How to Review Scholarly Books: Reading, Writing, Relishing - Paperback
$33.05
by Steven E. Gump (Author)
A guide to the art of reviewing scholarly books, with strategies and suggestions
Scholarly book reviews should be enjoyable--both to write and to read. All too often, though, they offer little more than chapter-by-chapter summaries. In this comprehensive handbook, Steven Gump offers an encouraging guide to crafting valuable reviews of scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences. Readers learn how to write engaging, respectful reviews that make intellectual contributions of their own. With extensive experience in both writing and editing scholarly book reviews, Gump walks prospective reviewers through the process of selecting a book to review, identifying a venue to publish the review, reading and annotating the book, and writing a review that is tailored to the audience of the target venue, with the possibility of dissemination to popular outlets beyond the core field. Alongside this practical advice, Gump offers a generous philosophy of scholarly book reviewing that considers the roles of book reviews and the responsibilities of book reviewers within the broader scholarly ecosystem. Readers learn how to uplift the voices and contributions of authors, how to prepare the next generation of reviewers (including undergraduates or graduate students), and how to elevate an unjustly underestimated genre. Ultimately, this essential guide brings into renewed focus the joys of reading scholarly works, engaging with intellectual ideas, and writing incisively.Author Biography
Steven E. Gump is associate director of the Office of Citizen Scholar Development at the University of Virginia. As book review editor for the Journal of Scholarly Publishing since 2024, he solicits, develops, and publishes engaging reviews.
Number of Pages: 268
Dimensions: 0.61 x 8 x 5 IN
Publication Date: June 17, 2025
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