Critics seize upon the re-issue of 1968's A Fan's Notes and upon this biography of its eccentric, dipsomaniac author to sing his praises.
Critics used the re-issue to write positively of the author. 
mnli hypothesis: Critics used the re-issue to write positively of the author.  premise: Critics seize upon the re-issue of 1968's A Fan's Notes and upon this biography of its eccentric, dipsomaniac author to sing his praises.