Public Books is an American book review website that publishes accessible reviews written by academics and public intellectuals. Founding editors Caitlin Zaloom and Sharon Marcus launched Public Books in mid-2012 to "give scholars a chance to weigh in on contemporary culture at a faster pace than scholarly publishing allows, but with more rigor and more time for reflection than journalism usually permits." The site publishes one essay or interview a day, five times a week. The first Public Books article was a review of Jeffrey Eugenides's novel The Marriage Plot by founding editor Sharon Marcus. This article and several others were published before the site's first official issue, which went live in June 2012. More information...
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