kirkus book Reviews

Founded in 1933, Kirkus has been an authoritative voice in book discovery for more than 85 years. Kirkus’ reputation for being the world’s toughest book critic lends credibility to unknown authors, giving consumers an opinion they can trust and serving as the first indicator of a book’s value to book industry professionals.

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About Kirkus

Founded in 1933, Kirkus has been an authoritative voice in book discovery for more than 85 years. Kirkus’ reputation for being the world’s toughest book critic lends credibility to unknown authors, giving consumers an opinion they can trust and serving as the first indicator of a book’s value to book industry professionals.

Why Kirkus?

As an unpublished or self-published author, it can be a relentless struggle to attract a significant amount of attention to your book or manuscript. By purchasing a Kirkus indie review, authors can have the opportunity to build some name recognition and get noticed by agents, publishers, and other industry influencers. Kirkus has been an industry-trusted source for honest and accessible reviews since 1933 and has helped countless authors build credibility in the publishing realm ever since. Browse through some of our author success stories, and get a glimpse of what exactly an indie review from Kirkus can do for you.

Kirkus Basic Review
What you get:
  • Unbiased and professional Kirkus Review
  • About 250-300 words, your review includes a summary to give our readers context, along with a concise, unbiased opinion that can be positive, negative, or, most likely, mixed.
  • You can publish the review and use it to market your book to consumers or to try to catch the attention of a literary agent or publisher.
  • You can publish the review and use it to market your book to consumers or to try to catch the attention of a literary agent or publisher.
  • Professionally crafted Query Letter done by a Literary Agent/Screenwriter.
  • 10 Submissions of the Query Letter to Traditional Publishing Companies and Literary Agents.
Kirkus Push
  • Designed to push books to consumers and industry influencers.
What you get:
    • 1/4 Page Ad in Kirkus Reviews Magazine with the readership of 15,000 industry influencers.
    • Included in Kirkus’ email newsletter to about 65,000 industry influencers and consumers.
    • Book Cover Feature in the email Newsletter.
    • Professionally crafted Query Letter done by a Literary Agent/Screenwriter.
    • 10 Submissions of the Query Letter to Traditional Publishing Companies and Literary Agents.
Kirkus Dominance
What you get:
    • FULL Page Ad in Kirkus Reviews Magazine with the readership of 15,000 industry influencers.
    • Book Cover Feature on Critic’s Picks Email Campaign -Included in Kirkus’ email newsletter to about 65,000 industry influencers and consumers.

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