Last week the Associated Press alerted its freelance book reviewers that the outlet would be ending its weekly reviews, starting September 1. The AP will “continue covering books as stories” which will be handled by journalists on staff. There are no changes to the AP staff. “This was a difficult decision but one made after a thorough review of AP’s story offerings and what is being most read on our website and mobile apps as well as what customers are using,” the memo reads. “Unfortunately, the audience for book reviews is relatively low and we can no longer sustain the […]
