"After all, someone’s got to tell you what to choose at the airport"

The Plot Thickens at The New York Times Book Review: Major changes are apparently afoot and the publishing industry is watching closely. As the editorship of the book review changes, it will emphasize nonfiction over what they claim is the glut of poor novels masquerading as serious literature these days [I have been disappointed for several years in the declining coverage of serious fiction, however.] Reviews will be more contentious and varied in length, and interspersed with author interviews and coverage of the publishing industry… and more reviews of the kind of mass market books once eschewed by ‘serious’ literary critics. — Poynter Online