let's not get too comfortable

Read Roger has some pithy comments about the small world of the kidlitosphere. A while back I asked blog reviewers if knowing authors online influenced their reviewing (this question also inspired by a post by Roger) and several admitted that they might shy away from negatively reviewing books by online friends. Perfectly understandable, especially for those of us who aren't editors of major review publications, but also something to be concerned about in the long term.