Before writing a book review for Transpositions, please read 2-3 recent reviews to get an idea of what we are looking for, and read the following guidelines and formatting requirements.
Guidelines
Length: Generally speaking, we ask for 500-600 word reviews, though if we feel it necessary, may allow up to 1000 words.
Language and Style: Since we desire to write to both a popular and academic audience, please avoid overly technical language and style, but if using technical terminology is necessary, make sure it is adequately explained. All submissions will be proofread and small editorial changes may be made.
Content: An excellent book review both summarizes and analyzes the main argument. If the book is about apologetics make sure to say that in your review, and to tell the reader what the author said about apologetics. What was unique or different? What might be of interest to our readers? If the book is a collection of essays, please give succinct summaries of each essay, or alternatively, engage a representative essay. Do not merely recite chapter titles as summaries. See here for an example along these lines.
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Author Bio: If this is your first time writing for Transpositions, please submit a short, 2-3 sentence bio with your review. An image will be requested upon acceptance of your review.
Formatting
Biographical Information: The top of each review should display the book’s bibliographical information, which should be formatted this way:
William D. Romanowski. Reforming Hollywood How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, xv + 298 pp., £18.99/$29.95 cloth.
Opening Sentence: The first sentence or two should introduce the author(s) or editor(s), and give a sense of the book.
Citations: Quotes and footnotes may be formatted one of two ways.
If the only citations are from the book in review, then parenthetical citations with page numbers, following British punctuation, will suffice. For example: ‘In chapter one, Rosa argues that the modern world is experienced as a point of aggression, rooted in a desire to bring ‘segments of world’ into ‘reach’ and make them ‘more efficient, less resistant, more reliably controllable’ (14).
If citing more than the author, please use footnotes for all citations, and format according to the Chicago Manual of Style with British punctuation.
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