High praise indeed for CMAJ
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Do doctors care about books? This is precisely the question posed in a recent editorial in The Lancet (1999;353:1719). In a brief overview of book review sections in major journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine, The Annals of Internal Medicine, JAMA and BMJ, The Lancet editorial concluded that, "present company necessarily being excluded," top honours should go to the Canadian Medical Association Journal and the editor of its review section - The Left Atrium - Anne Marie Todkill.

According to the editorial: "She has created a cushioned corner for all those who desire the company of words and who wish to escape the dutiful brutalities of other worthy periodicals."