The New York Times Book Review

The New York Times Book Review is the literary supplement of the newspaper The New York Times; to distinguish them is by the bi-weekly magazine The New York Review of Books. The Book Review is a weekly in the Sunday New York Times, but is also sold separately. Both versions are identical except for the fare paid. The Book Review discusses each of 20 to 30 works of literature and nonfiction. It will also publish an annual list of the "100 best books of the year " as well as the weekly bestseller lists of The New York Times.

The Book Review is since October 10, 1896. Your current editor in chief since 2004, Sam Tanenhaus. The majority of the reviews written by freelancers, with the final printed version will always be coordinated with salaried editors. The most important new publications on the Roman market are however mostly reviewed by Michiko Kakutani, while Dwight Garner mainly non-fiction books ( nonfiction ) discusses. In addition to the paper version of the book review is also represented on the internet where it offers additional material.

The judgment of the Book Review has a significant influence in the U.S. on book sales. A scientific study that examined this effect on the basis of 244 fiction hardcover books that had received a separate, detailed review in the Book Review between 2001 and 2003, came to the conclusion that a positive judgment in the week after its release, the demand according to the book increased by 32-52 %. A negative criticism had famous authors in a slump in sales of about 15% in, while unknown authors of the attention by a review in the Book Review itself then profited when the judgment was negative. Because of this market power, the American book industry book review attaches great importance. So often advertised with a placement on the bestseller list with stickers or printing on the book cover.