Is the Kirkus Reviews a White Savior?

Kirkus Reviews is an American popular book review magazine based in North Carolina. The magazine is headquartered at New York City. Each month, Kirkus Reviews awards a prestigious Kirkus Prize, the most distinguished award in the field of science fiction/fantasy literature.

The story inside the pages of Kirkus Reviews has a distinct feel. It begins by introducing the reader to the editors and publishers. We learn that James M. Patterson invented the modern science fiction genre with his book The Door Into Mirrors. The Door into Mirrors is the first Patterson novel that uses multiple viewpoint characters.

The publication of The Door into Mirrors was a hit. The success of The Door into Mirrors led Patterson to continue to write and produce more successful works. Within a few years of publishing The Door into Mirrors, Patterson created another successful novel, The Good Dog. Within one year of publishing The Good Dog, Patterson had already written another bestseller, A Walk in the Park on the Dark Side. With such successful stories like A Walk in the Park on the Dark Side and A Walk in the Moon, Patterson became one of the most popular science fiction writers in the world.

As publishing houses became better at producing stories that sold, the number of books published decreased. At this time, Patterson began to focus more on the Internet. He realized that if he wrote more books and marketed them on the Internet, he could reach a larger audience. As a result, he began to develop online marketing strategies, which eventually included creating websites for his publishers. In addition to building websites for his publishers, he also developed websites for the readers. Eventually, with the help of experts, he was able to create and maintain blogs, which are also referred to as Kirkus Reviews.

A couple of years ago, just before the Internet became a household name, only a handful of publishers and booksellers still used blogs. These days, thousands of independent authors and publishers use blogs as a way to advertise. When these authors and publishers write book reviews, they do so using the very same methods that traditional book reviews companies use. They use a small font and small phrases, such as "A good read," Recommended." Most independent booksellers and bloggers use one or two of these phrases, which are easier for people to read on their computers than three or four longer and thicker words.

In short, the critics are a kind of white savior. As Patterson realizes the power of blogs, more independent publishers are taking advantage of the blogging revolution and are posting their own reviews. Meanwhile, the critics are creating a "safe zone" for readers to read about books they love, which is essential to maintaining the interest of readers and to keeping the entire publishing industry afloat.