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Alphabetical Listing of Major Review Journals

(Most Require Long Lead Times Before Publication)

• Book Page, www.boopagke.com . 2143 Belcourt Ave., Nashville, TN 37212, E-mail address Bookpage@aol.com

• Booklist, American Library XE "Library"  Assoc., 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611, www.ala.org/booklist. Toll Free 1-800-545-2433  Adult Books: Brad Hooper (bhooper@ala.org). Include Publication Slip.
• Entertainment Weekly Magazine, 1675 Broadway Fl 29, New York, NY 10019-5820.
• Kirkus Reviews XE "Reviews" , 770 Broadway, NYC, NY 10003, kirkusrev@kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Discoveries (www.kirkusdiscoveries.com)  covers how-to books, etc. Determine which is better for your title. Send TWO books or galleys.
• Library XE "Library"  Journal, (http://www.libraryjournal.com/info/CA6415258.html)360 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010. Must follow up your mail with a confirming e-mail.  
• New York Times Book Review, 229 W. 43^rd St., NY, NY 10036, www.nytimes.com/books.
• Los Angeles Times Book Review, Times Mirror Square, LA, CA 90053, www.latimes.com.
• Chicago Tribune Books, 435 N. Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, http://chicagotribune.com/leisure/books/.
• American Book Review, Illinois State Univ., Campus Box 4241, Normal, IL 61790. http://www.litline.org/ABR/ . Probably best for poetry, literary work  and/or Illinois authors.
• Small Press Review, PO Box 100, Paradise, CA 95967, www.dustbooks.com. Poetry and fiction only.
• Publishers Weekly, (www.publishersweekly.com/about/forecast-guidelines.asp) Publishers Weekly, (Your Genre Here) Review, 249 W 17th St. New York, NY 10011.  Submissions must be sent three months—preferably four—prior to the 1st day of the month of publication. Submit two copies of your title. Submissions of a single copy will not be considered.
• Amazon XE "Amazon" .com, Editorial, 520 Pike St., Suite 1800, Seattle, WA 98101. You can also search out their major Vine Reviewers for queries. Carefully choose those who review books in your title's genre.
• Wired, 16 W. 19th St., 11th Fl., NY, NY 10011.
• Cambridge Book Review (www.smallbytes.net/~bobkat/cbr.html) Bob Wake, Ed., Box 222, Cambridge, Wisconsin. E-mail: bobkat@smallbytes.net
• The book or arts and entertainment section of your nearest metropolitan newspaper.

Here is a list of review journals that are amenable to reviewing alternative forms of publishing:

• Independent Publisher, (www.independentpublisher.com), 121 E. Front St., #401, Traverse City, MI 49684, you must designate the specific department for your title and after you send your book, you must follow up with an e-mail.. Also research its sister magazine, Independent Publisher Online, 1129 Woodmere Ave., Ste B, Traverse City, MI 49686.
• Midwest Book Review, James A Cox, Editor-in-Chief, 278 Orchard Dr., Oregon, WI 53575. Do not mark review copy or do anything to it that might be considered defacement of a book. E-mail: mbr@execpc.com
• Foreword Magazine, Alex Moore, Mng. Ed.,  129 ½ E. Front St., Traverse City, MI 49684, www.forewordmagazine.com. Considers subsidy published books among others. Also check out their annual contest.
• Bookviews welcomes only books, not galleys. Alan Caruba, Editor, Bookviews.com, 28 West Third St., Apt. 1321, South Orange, NJ 07079. Please include your e-mail  address.

Find a substantial list of online journals and review sites and get a better understanding of what reviewers do in The Slippery Art of Book Reviewing by Mayra Calvani and Anne K. Edwards .

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