The man credited with “changing the nature of television criticism” by Slate, Alan Sepinwall, recently published a new book, The Revolution Was Televised. After Michiko Kakutani’s glowing review in yesterday’s New York Times, it rose to #133 on Amazon Sales Rankings. It has also been covered by Time magazine, The New Yorker, the Hollywood Reporter and USA Today.

But, no libraries own it.

Why?

Sepinwall chose to self-published the book. It appears to be available only through Amazon and hasn’t been reviewed by library publications.

The Revolution Was Televised: The Cops, Crooks, Slingers and Slayers Who Changed TV Drama Forever Alan Sepinwall Retail Price: $16.99 Paperback: 306 pages Publisher: What’s Alan Watching? – (2012-11-21) ISBN / EAN: 0615718299 / 9780615718293

The next title by the author of  The Hunger Games will be a picture book for ages 4 and up, The Year of the Jungle, (Scholastic, 9780545425162; 9/10/13). Based Collins’ experiences as a child when her father was serving in Vietnam, it will be illustrated by James Proimos.

The Scholastic press release also announces that the paperback edition of Catching Fire will be released next summer (Scholastic, 9780545586177, $12.99; 6/4/13) as well as redesigned paperback editions of the author’s middle grade series, The Underland Chronicles.