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.

  • Established in 2012 as Visceral Uterus Magazine, the magazine housed poetry, flash fiction, and the rare art piece of various genres, before becoming a strictly poetic, strictly feminist zine. Now rebranded as Punk Monk Magazine...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Fee: Yes
  • Washington Square Review is open year-round to review pitches and submissions of finished reviews for online publication. They are not interested in the kind of book review which focuses on plot summary, star ratings, and market trends....

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Fee: No
  • Book Nerdection is a website offering services for book reviews, sponsored book listings, author interviews, and an abundance of content for both authors and readers. Reviews are available for both written books and audiobooks.

    Genres Reviewed: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: Yes
  • The VIDA Review is an online literary magazine publishing original fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, and reviews. Reviews must be for full-length or chapbooks of poetry or prose by writers from historically-marginalized...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Established in 1990 at the University of Idaho, Fugue biannually publishes poetry, fiction, essays, hybrid work, and visual art from established and emerging writers and artists. Fugue is managed and edited entirely by...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • The Adroit Journal is a registered literary and arts nonprofit organization that was founded in 2010 by poet Peter LaBerge. At its foundation, the journal has its eyes focused ahead, seeking to showcase what its global staff of emerging...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Published since 2009, Big Other is an online arts and culture magazine accepting submissions in poetry, fiction, nonfiction, lyric essay, art, video, short drama, and hybrid work from both established and emerging writers and artists....

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Fee: No
  • Asymptote is the premier site for world literature in translation. They take their name from the dotted line on a graph that a mathematical function may tend toward, but never reach. Similarly, a translated text may never fully replicate...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Fee: No
  • Barrelhouse is a biannual print journal featuring fiction, poetry, interviews, and essays about music, art, and the detritus of popular culture. Their website regularly posts new short fiction, nonfiction, poetry, interviews, and book...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Fee: No
  • Bone Bouquet is a biannual print journal publishing new writing by female and nonbinary poets, from artists both established and emerging. Work that breaks with tradition, creating new forms by dwelling in thought rather than seeking...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • Another Chicago Magazine is independent of any institution, and has lived on volunteer efforts and grants. Each editor has autonomy and publishes work that ranges from conventional to experimental. They adore writing that is engaged with...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
    Fee: No
  • Printed twice a year (in July and December) and distributed internationally with subscribers in over twenty countries, each issue includes thirty-two shorter poems. In 2013, 32 Poems expanded to publish regular prose features online....

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose. They also aim to expand the audience interested in poetry and literature, and to provide...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • Self-Publishing Review has been a leading name in self-publishing services and author advocacy since 2008. Offering professional editorial book reviews across all genres with a number of options for paid reviews, their services also...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: Yes
  • Under a Warm Green Linden, launched in 2008, is both a forum on the technical and ineffable qualities of the art of poetry, and a digital poetry journal. Reviews and interviews with established and emerging poets are intended to deepen,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 2009, Volume 1 Brooklyn engages and connects the literary-minded from Brooklyn and beyond. Their website features short and long content, news, book reviews and more. Vol. 1 Brooklyn seeks to motivate the community to...

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    Genres Reviewed: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • The Masters Review is an online and print publication celebrating new and emerging writers. It is on the lookout for the best new talent with hopes of publishing stories from writers who will continue to produce great work. It offers...

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    Genres Reviewed: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • BookLife is a website from Publishers Weekly dedicated to indie authors. The site provides a free and easy way to submit self-published books to Publishers Weekly for review, and offers editorial content—success stories,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Since 2009 City Book Review has reviewed more than 20,000 books under the San Francisco, Manhattan, and Seattle Book Review brands, and Kids’ Book Buzz. They review 300 books a month in more than 40 genres.

    Books within 90 days of their...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: Yes
  • Stirring is a journal with several editors who all contribute their individual input for each issue. The joy of Stirring is a confluence of diverse opinions. Creative work from all genres and a variety of visual art media are...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • Newfound is a nonprofit publisher based in Austin, Texas. The work published explores how place shapes identity, imagination, and understanding. The journal is published biannually online and annually in print, and features fiction,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • A forum for women’s creative work—including work by women of color, lesbian and queer women, young women, old women—CALYX Journal breaks new ground. Each issue is packed with new poetry, short stories, full-color artwork, photography,...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • American Poets, published biannually by the Academy of American Poets, provides readers with a panorama of the contemporary poetic landscape and offers ten to twelve reviews of new poetry books in each issue. The magazine, which publishes...

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry
    Fee: No
  • Founded in 1986, the Independent, nicknamed the Indy, is a major newspaper in the United Kingdom. The Indy—which launched an online version in 2008—covers the publishing industry, literary news, and all things books.

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    Genres Reviewed: Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction
    Fee: No
  • The Guardian was founded in 1821 and known as the Manchester Guardian until 1959. The Guardian has evolved from a local paper into an international publication that offers publishing industry news, book reviews, and the...

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

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