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Reviews for Celebrity Nation

film strip with celebrities and Landon Jones
film strip with celebrities and Landon Jones

“As a nation, Jones argues, we worship celebrities. But we no longer have heroes.

Princeton Alumni Weekly, May 8, 2023

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“Landon Jones has written a book that achieves the perfect balance of academic and pop culture enlightenment. 

TAP into Princeton, May 6, 2023

(pdf copy)

“Jones provides a thoughtful dissection of how and why the notion of celebrity has changed over the decades …  and how it is actually possible for fame to be used for good. 

Airmail, May 3 , 2023

(pdf copy)

Jones is an astute chronicler of celebrity culture. 

Publisher’s Weekly, March 10 , 2023

(pdf copy)

This is a well-researched, astute examination of the blurred lines between heroes and celebrities. The book’s narrative and plot points are immensely readable...

The book covers a vast amount of ground and draws on a mix of academic studies and less scholarly sources to showcase the ubiquity of fame and its impact. The end result is a fascinating look at a theoretical concept, made real by the examples the author is so deeply fluent in from his years at People.

Library Journal, March 1, 2023

(pdf copy)

“A disquieting, well-researched exploration of the celebrity phenomenon and its consequences for our society.”

Kirkus Reviews

(pdf copy)

film strip with celebrities and Landon Jones
film strip with celebrities and Landon Jones
film strip with celebrities and Landon Jones
film strip with celebrities and Landon Jones

“As a nation, Jones argues, we worship celebrities. But we no longer have heroes.

Princeton Alumni Weekly, May 8, 2023

(pdf copy)

“Landon Jones has written a book that achieves the perfect balance of academic and pop culture enlightenment. 

TAP into Princeton, May 6, 2023

(pdf copy)

“Jones provides a thoughtful dissection of how and why the notion of celebrity has changed over the decades …  and how it is actually possible for fame to be used for good. 

Airmail, May 3 , 2023

(pdf copy)

Jones is an astute chronicler of celebrity culture. 

Publisher’s Weekly, March 10 , 2023

(pdf copy)

This is a well-researched, astute examination of the blurred lines between heroes and celebrities. The book’s narrative and plot points are immensely readable...

The book covers a vast amount of ground and draws on a mix of academic studies and less scholarly sources to showcase the ubiquity of fame and its impact. The end result is a fascinating look at a theoretical concept, made real by the examples the author is so deeply fluent in from his years at People.

Library Journal, March 1, 2023

(pdf copy)

“A disquieting, well-researched exploration of the celebrity phenomenon and its consequences for our society.”

Kirkus Reviews

(pdf copy)