Conflict of Interest

An interesting post on book reviewing and conflict of interest, a topic I think about quite a bit, over at That Shakespehearean Rag. I'm with Steven (whom I've never met, but have emailed a couple of times) on this one. I've reviewed a few books by people I've met, but almost always try to avoid reviewing an author with whom I've had some sort of relationship. And yes, even though the literary world is small and I've become friends with a number of people in it, that still leaves the field pretty darned open.