Book Review Outlets

Book reviews can be an indispensable asset to writers and their careers. Our Book Review Outlets database is an excellent platform for authors—from self-published independents to household names—to research and discover a spectrum of book review options.

  • Rain Taxi publishes work by writers in all stages of their careers and provides a place for the spirited exchange of ideas about books, particularly those overlooked by mainstream review media. Rain Taxi considers books in the...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Lambda Literary believes that LGBTQ lives are affirmed when their stories are written, published, and read, and that Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer literature is fundamental to the preservation of their culture. The foundation’s...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Kirkus has been one of the most trusted and authoritative voices in book discovery. Kirkus Reviews magazine is published twice a month in both digital and print formats, and publishes reviews online. The magazine reviews more...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: Yes
  • Since 1872, Publishers Weekly has been a mainstay in the publishing industry. Though the book review section wasn’t added until 1940, Publishers Weekly remains a valued resource for book reviews and literary insights. Both the...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Chicago Tribune features book reviews, book news, author profiles and best-seller lists. Book coverage regularly appears online and in print on Thursdays and Sundays.

    To submit a book for review, send review copies to the address...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 1956, the Colorado Review is an American literary journal published by the Center for Literary Publishing at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. A national literary journal featuring contemporary fiction,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Prairie Schooner, a national literary quarterly published with the support of the English Department at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Press, is home to the best fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 1998, Foreword Magazine, Inc. is an independent media company totally devoted to covering the indie book publishing industry. From multi-imprint independent publishers to micro presses, university presses, and author-owned publishers,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 1986 by Donald Barthelme and Phillip Lopate, Gulf Coast is run by students, and the editorial positions are two-year terms, ensuring a regular turnover in the specific personality and style of the journal. Authors, agents, and...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • IndieReader provides paid reviews from a team of professional reviewers for self-published and independent authors. The goal of IndieReader is to make sense of the chaotic world of indie book publishing by providing its own...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: Yes
  • Founded by literary agent Patty Moosbrugger and book review editor Patti Thorn, BlueInk Review specializes in reviewing self-published work. The publication offers a user-friendly online experience with the aim of increasing distribution...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: Yes
  • Booklist is a book review magazine that has been published by the American Library Association for more than one hundred years, and is widely viewed as offering the most reliable reviews to help libraries decide what to buy and to help...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • NewPages.com is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more.

    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • NPR Books is specifically designed to help a busy audience find great reads. The site combines the best of National Public Radio’s on-air interviews and news with original web reviews, recommendations, and lists.

    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Dr. Charles H. Rowell founded Callaloo in 1976 at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. With its emphasis on critical studies of the arts and humanities, as well as creative writing, Callaloo has emerged as the most...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • American Book Review is an internationally distributed publication that publishes six times a year. It specializes in reviews of frequently neglected works of fiction, poetry, and literary and cultural criticism from small, regional,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 1877, the Washington Post—known for its Washington, D.C. location and proximity to national politics—has a long history of serving the literary community and providing news, reviews, and commentary on books and publishing.

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Valparaiso Poetry Review presents new, emerging, and well-known voices in contemporary poetry alongside one another. This literary journal also offers the opportunity for more readers to discover young or established poets whose writings...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • West Branch is a magazine of poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews. Founded in 1977 and housed at the Stadler Center for Poetry at Bucknell University, West Branch publishes a fall, winter, and spring/summer issue each year....

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • The New Orleans Review, a journal of contemporary literature and culture, is a publication of the Department of English at Loyola University New Orleans.

    They are looking for reviews of books of all genres forthcoming or published...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • The Nation is the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States and features the latest developments in news, politics, and the literary world.

    Books to be considered for review should be mailed to the...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • With a worldwide circulation of more than one hundred thirty-five thousand, the New York Review of Books offers its readers a variety of featured articles, book reviews, literary commentary, and other discussions and insights about books...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Continuously published in New York City since 1851, the New York Times has won more Pulitzer Prizes than any other news organization for its coverage of news, politics, business, and culture. Its online presence, nytimes.com, receives...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 1925, the New Yorker is a prominent publication known for its iconic magazine covers and its news reportage, literary analysis, cultural essays, fiction, political commentary, satire, unique cartoons, and...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • The Rumpus features essays, reviews, interviews, music, film, fiction, and poetry. The Rumpus strives to be a platform for marginalized voices and writing that might not find a home elsewhere, and to shine a light on stories...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No

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