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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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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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.
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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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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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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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Chicago Tribune features book reviews, book news, author profiles and bestseller lists. Book coverage regularly appears online and in print on Thursdays and Sundays.
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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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Founded in 1996, the Book Reporter offers readers a resource to discover, assess, and discuss a spectrum of books from a variety of genres. In addition to book reviews, the Book Reporter features in-depth author profiles,...
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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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NewPages.com is news, information, and guides to literary magazines, independent publishers, creative writing programs, alternative periodicals, indie bookstores, writing contests, and more.
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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.
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Dr. Charles H. Rowell founded Callaloo in 1976 at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 2025, Callaloo moved its editorial home to Brown University’s Literary Arts department. Callaloo is a journal devoted to...
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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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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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Winner of multiple Pulitzer Prizes, the Seattle Times is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Washington and offers reviews, analysis, and insights on books and the literary world. Those wishing to submit newly published or...
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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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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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The New Orleans Review, a journal of contemporary literature and culture, is a publication of the Department of English at Loyola University New Orleans.
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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.
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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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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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The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, essays, book reviews, and interviews with authors and artists of all kinds. Their mostly volunteer-run magazine strives to be a platform for risk-taking...
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New Delta Review is a literary journal produced by graduate students in the MFA program in creative writing at Louisiana State University. Since 1984, the NDR has focused on publishing and advancing the careers of both new and...
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NetGalley, part of Firebrand Technologies, is an online service that connects books with influential readers who provide professional feedback. Members of NetGalley request early digital access to titles before they are published, which enables...
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