![]() ![]() ![]() We understand they read and care a lot about books on contemporary affairs as well as literature and fiction." The Post added that Book World will survive online at, and "will include not just an archive of reviews but reporting on publishing and a calendar of Washington area literary events." Marie Arana, who edited Book World before taking a buy-out from the Post in December, told the New York Times blog ArtsBeat that she thinks "it's going to be a great disappointment to a lot of readers. "Our readership is, among metropolitan areas, one of the most literary, book-consuming populations in the country. "Clearly, we value coverage of books and literature," he said, citing declining revenue and circulation at the newspaper as motivating factors in a decision meant to help trim expenses. ![]() ![]() Executive editor Marcus Brauchli estimated that the Post will publish about three-quarters of the roughly 900 reviews it currently carries each year. Another stand-alone newspaper book review section will disappear February 22, when the Washington Post plans to stop publishing Book World and move book coverage to "the Style section and a revamped Outlook section," according to the Post. ![]()
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