vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Viva la Book Review is so excited to be sharing the first book review with our new partner, Her Agenda! Check out the full review, and peruse Her Agenda's website, here: tinyurl.com/4x7ca7w6 #Books #BookSky #BookReviews 050
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"In opposition to the steady decline in reviews and review outlets is the proliferation of the interview..." Read our newest Learning Center article by guest author Alyse Bensel! tinyurl.com/mvxxp5n8 #AWP #BookReviews #BookSky #booktok #bookstagram 060
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 19/09/2026"At its heart is a black-and-white sketch by Caravaggio, unless it’s fake, unless there was a switch between fake and real, and unless it was stolen. Which one was stolen? What happened to the curator?..." Read the rest of Julia Park Tracey's review at tinyurl.com/5y8s5db2 #BookReviews 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Read Mike Sonksen's latest review at lataco.com ! Live now: tinyurl.com/59j8xthx #BookSky #Books #BookReviews #bookstagram #booktok 050
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vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Viva la Book Review works with community-focused news outlets in a half-dozen states and counting, promoting the publication of book reviews on the local level. You can support our mission by donating at vivalabookreview.org/donate #BookReviews #Nonprofit #BookSky 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 03/08/2026"It turns out the lucky, lucky people are lucky in part because they do live in Alameda, that “long, leafy island stretched out in the San Francisco Bay,”" Read the entire review: tinyurl.com/cedmv928 #Books #BookReviews #BookSky #LocalNews #LocalReviews 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 31/07/2026"The Dreamy Side is an alternative map of 1950s Los Angeles, revealing a city that had little of Hollywood’s glamour, but was every bit as magical as Tinseltown." Read the rest at: tinyurl.com/3u76nh36 #BookSky #BookReviews #BookReviewers #Books #Publishing #Bookshelf 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"While some critics have called this novel a modern retelling of Huckleberry Finn, to me Conrad seems more like a case of benign neglect combined with coming of age in a rapidly changing world. " Read the full review: tinyurl.com/4hjwkht6 #BookSky #BookReview #Books #LocalNews 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 06/07/2026On June 26, 2026 @bostonglobe.com published the article "More book reviews? Bring 'em on!" by Kate Tuttle. In it, Tuttle mentioned Viva la Book Review and our mission to bolster book reviews across America. Read the article: tinyurl.com/3n8mcsvv #BookSky #BookReviews #BostonGlobe #Books 060
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Read the rest of Dan Kennedy's newest article "A bookstore starts publishing reviews — but that’s not the only way book journalism is being kept alive" on Media Nation. tinyurl.com/2usd5xbs #Books #BookReviews #News #PorterSquareBooks 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Did you know you can support the future of book reviews directly? All Viva la Book Review donations are used to help further our mission of supporting local news, book reviews, and the reviewers who write them. vivalabookreview.org/donate #Nonprofit #BookReviews #BookSky #Books #Writing 030
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 03/06/2026"Alameda author Kate Schatz’s debut novel, Where the Girls Were, arrives at a moment when debates over the historical treatment of women feel newly urgent..." Read the full review: tinyurl.com/3ktsmztr #Books #BookReviews #BookSky #LocalNews #LocalReviews #Authors #Writers 050
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Viva la Book Review was listed among the few additional resources that exist for professional reviewers in this video between book experts Shida Carr, Lauren LeBlanc, and Michael Taeckens. Watch the full video here: tinyurl.com/yc6ztam3 #Books #BookReviews #BookCritics #LocalNews #BookSky 030
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Our fourth free workshop, Avoiding Chicles with Bill Marx, goes live today at 5:30 PM EST. Don't miss the chance to register! tinyurl.com/vivaworkshop4 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 23/05/2026"They arrived on a Saturday and attended a church service with displaced survivors, and their descendants, one of whom is a friend of theirs. In the courtyard, they noticed a phrased scrawled in Arabic: “Return is the way.”" Read the rest: tinyurl.com/y9f6rs34 #Books #BookReviews #BookSky 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 20/05/2026There's only one week until Viva la Book Review's fourth free workshop. Register for Avoiding Cliches with Bill Marx today! tinyurl.com/vivaworkshop4 #WritingCommunity #Authors #WritingLife #BookReviews #BookSky #WriteLife #WritingLife 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 19/05/2026In his fourth workshop, expert critic Bill Marx speaks about how to write professional book reviews without relying on cliches. Register to attend: tinyurl.com/vivaworkshop4 "Attempting to get at truth means rejecting stereotypes and cliches." - Harold Evans #FreeWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #Books 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 16/05/2026"In the city’s conservation land, this little herd of ruminants helps keep invasive species in check. As the goats graze, they roam the land on strong legs, chew the roughage with sharp teeth, and watch their surroundings with wide-set eyes." Read the rest: tinyurl.com/9ed2h4yz #BookReview 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 09/05/2026"Journalist Jacob Soboroff writes in his book that he found hope "in the people, not the politics," a sentiment that will resonate with those still recovering from the Palisades fire." Read the entirety of the review at: tinyurl.com/ytp9td8w #Books #BookSky #BookReviews #Reviews #LocalNews 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 25/04/2026" The information conveyed about Scialabba’s inner life recontextualized my reading of his essays, each one having crystallized vast learning into a diamantine critical intervention..." Read the rest: tinyurl.com/bde2pe9e #Books #BookSky #BookReview #BookCritique #LocalNews 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 24/04/2026"Survival Strategies for Reviewers" goes live TODAY at 5:30 PM EST! Add it to your calendar: tinyurl.com/vlbrworkshop3 #Writing #WritingWorkshop #FreeWorkshop #BookReviews #BookSky #Books 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 22/04/2026"Packed with drama, violence and espionage, Benson shares in vivid detail the story of Leon Lewis, a Jewish lawyer with a long track record of fighting antisemitism..." Read the rest of the review: tinyurl.com/fzj7hsh5 #BookReviews #BookSky #Books #LocalNews 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Viva la Book Review's next free workshop is coming on April 24, 5:30 PM EST. Our third workshop is titled "Survival Strategies for Reviewers," learn how to deal with repeated rejections, find books to review, and keep writing throughout it all. Register Today! tinyurl.com/vlbrworkshop3 011
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 08/04/2026"Although La Salida is based on Alameda, it is grittier and foggier, reflecting Bo’s struggles..." Read the entirety of the review at tinyurl.com/2sth32bv #BookSky #BookReviews #Books #BookCritic #booktok #bookstagram #localnews 040
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Mark your calendars! Viva la Book Review's third free workshop will take place on April 24, at 5:30 PM EST. Expert critic Bill Marx's talk centers on "Survival Strategies for Reviewers." Keep an eye out for the Zoom link, and follow @vivalabookreview for more information. #BookReviews #BookSky 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 31/03/2026"Moving from childhood to adulthood, the author’s new poetry collection confronts and reconciles expectations in order to live authentically." Read Rodlyn-mae Banting's latest review in Tone Madison! Read online here: tinyurl.com/mrx8feu4 #BookReviews #Books #LisaLow #LocalNews #BookSky 030
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Writing Positive Reviews with Bill Marx is now live! Click "Join the Workshop" from vivalabookreview.org/what-we-offe... #WritingWorkshop #BookReviews #BookReviewers #Bookstagram #BookSky #BookTok #BookCritique #FreeWorkshopvivalabookreview.orgWorkshops for Critics - Viva la Book ReviewWriting Critical Reviews with Bill Marx How do you review a book that doesn’t quite hit the mark? In Viva […] 040
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Get ready, reviewers! Viva la Book Review's second free workshop goes live today at 6:00 PM EST. It's not too late to register! Just head to tinyurl.com/contactviva and fill out our information form, or keep an eye on our social media for the link. #WritingWorkshop #BookSky #BookReviews #Books 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 18/03/2026THE ARTS FUSE editor-in-chief Bill Marx will go over reviewer submitted positive reviews, and speak both about where they work, and where they need some work. Slots to attend and submit reviews are both still open, so be sure to register at vivalabookreview.org/contact #WritingWorkshop #BookSky 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 18/03/2026"To whom do we own legibility? What does “being legible” strive towards, and how might being granted that legibility constrain us even further? ..." Read the rest of Rodlyn-mae Banting's brand new review at: tinyurl.com/48rn82cv #BookReview #BookReviews #LocalNews #BookCritic #BookSky 041
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Writing Positive Reviews with Bill Marx will be hosted on Thursday, March 19, at 6 PM EST! The workshop will be recorded for those who cannot attend. Viva welcomes all interested reviewers to register at tinyurl.com/contactviva #FreeWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #BookReview #BookCritics 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 14/03/2026It's the last day to vote for when Writing Positive Reviews with Bill Marx will be hosted! Join our free workshop and send your availabilities at tinyurl.com/vlbr2 #WritingWorkshop #FreeWorkshop #BookCritic #BookCritique #BookReviews #BookReviewer 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 13/03/2026The vote for when Viva la Book Review's second free workshop will be held ends tomorrow! If you're looking to attend, be sure to tell us when you're available at: tinyurl.com/vlbr2 #WritingWorkshop #FreeWorkshop #AmWriting #BookReviews #BookReviewers #BookCritic 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 12/03/2026The vote for when Writing Positive Reviews with Bill Marx will be held closes in just two days! If you're interested in attending Viva la Book Review's second free workshop, be sure to send in your vote today: tinyurl.com/vlbr2 #FreeWorkshop #WritingWorkshop #BookReviews #BookReviewer 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 12/03/2026Viva la Book Review is voting when to hold its next free workshop: Writing Positive Reviews with Bill Marx! Vote when you're able to attend at tinyurl.com/vlbr2 #BookReviews #WritingWorkshop #FreeWorkshop #AmWriting #BookReviewers #GetPublished 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Viva la Book Review will host its second free workshop in mid-March! This time, Bill Marx will dissect how to write a positive review without relying on cliches and platitudes. Register at tinyurl.com/contactviva #BookSky #BookReviews #AmWriting #AmPublishing #BookReviewers #LocalNews 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Viva la Book Review is constantly looking for new, local media to support. If you have a paper or outlet in your town, county, or city that's looking to publish more book reviews (and get their reviewers paid!) let us know at vivalabookreview.org/contact #BookSky #Books #localnews #localmedia 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 09/02/2026There are just hours left to sign up for Viva la Book Review's free workshop! Register before 4PM EST today to receive the Zoom Link for "Writing Critical Reviews" with Bill Marx! #BookSky #WritingWorkshop #Writing #BookReviews #bookstagram #booktok #bookreviewers #bookshelf #books #localmedia 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 08/02/2026It's the last chance to register for Viva la Book Review's first free workshop, "Writing Critical Reviews" with Bill Marx! Our workshop will be hosted over Zoom tomorrow, February 9, from 4 - 5 PM EST. Register to participate now at tinyurl.com/contactviva #BookSky #WritingWorkshop 052
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 06/02/2026Viva la Book Review’s first workshop will be taught by The Arts Fuse editor-in-chief and longtime critic for national publications Bill Marx teaches how to write effective, but fair, negative reviews on Monday, February 9, from 4-5 PM EST. Register at vivalabookreview.org/contact #BookSky #Books 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Viva la Book Review is so excited about our next partnered review! Read the entirety of Heather Treseler's review at bit.ly/4c5F8D4 on @lexobserver.bsky.social #BookSky #BookReviews #Books #LocalNews #CommunityNews #BookReviewers 001
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Viva la Book Review is hosting the first in a series of free workshops, and you get to decide when it's held! Vote on what day Writing Critical Reviews will Bill Marx will be held at tinyurl.com/vivavote #BookSky #BookReviews #WritingWorkshop #FreeWorkshop #WritingClasses #booktok 110
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 25/01/2026You voted, we listened! The subject of Viva la Book Review's first free-to-attend workshop has been decided! We want to make sure this workshop will be accessible to as many interested reviewers as possible. You can vote on when our workshop should be held here: tinyurl.com/vivavote #Books 100
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Viva la Book Review's mailing list keeps new and experienced reviewers abreast of all our review opportunities. These range from paid publications to free-to-attend seminar updates. Sign up at vivalabookreview.org/contact #BookReview #BookSky #BookReading #BookTok 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Happy New Year! To kick off this year with a bang, read Karin K. Jensen's newest review in Alameda Post. Read the full review: tinyurl.com/tyfyazct 000
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Viva is hosting its first review seminar in the new year. This seminar, hosted by Arts Fuse editor Bill Marx, will cover some of your burning questions on the critique process. You can vote on the seminar's focus, and get notified on when it goes live at vivalabookreview.org/contact #bookreviewers 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 27/12/2025Go beyond the one-word review with Viva's first (free!) seminar! Our first seminar will cover one of your reviewer-voted book critique questions. Join our list of interested reviewers at vivalabookreview.org/contact/ to vote and get notified when the seminar goes live. #BookSky #bookreviews #books 020
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Just in time for the holidays, read the newest review by Julia Park Tracey in Alameda Post! Read the full review here: tinyurl.com/mr3kmw32 #BookSky #bookreviews #communitymedia #localmedia 010
vivalabookreview.bsky.social @vivalabookreview.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Read Emily Mills' latest review on Melissa Faliveno's Hemlock. Available now on Tone Madison: tinyurl.com/58ms8zu3 And keep up to date with more reviews by checking out vivalabookreview.org #bookreviews #BookSky #bookrecommendations #localnews #communitynews 000
