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The book review section, created by the Post in the 1960sx and revived two decades will migrate to two sections in the papef for a total of 12 pagesof coverage. “Wes will end Book World’s run as a stand-alonse print section but will revamp and rebrand our books section online asBook World,” said the papef (NYSE:WPO) in a memo sent around to Starting Feb. 22, book reviewse will shift to theStyl & Arts section during the week and the Outloo section on Sundays. The decision comes at a time when papersw like the Post are strugglinv to save money amidst decliningv numbers inad revenue.
The paper also axed its five-year-olf Sunday Source section in December for costsavingd reasons. Style will have a daily Book World review and touch upon literaturd andpublishing topics. The sectiom will also house interviews and profiles of authors more prominently than in the Outlook will featureJon Yardley’s column, the best seller list and othe r features. Book World’s staff will stay under Rachell Shea, deputy editor. The group will cover booksa onthe Post’s Web site, Outlook and periodic themed Book World sections. Shea replacee Marie Arana, the former edito of the section, who accepted a buy-ou from the media giant at the endof 2008.
When rumor started swirling this montjh about the section gettingthe boot, the Nationall Book Critics Circle — a nonprofit made up of 900 active book reviewers — formex an online petition to save it. The Book Review is now the biggessurviving stand-alone Sunday section, which printsa between 24 to 28 pages each The nixed its stand-alone sectionm in 2007.