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Aug 30, 2021 · One of the leading book review sites for all genres and age levels, Kirkus has plenty of kid lit content. Kirkus lets you easily sort by different categories like age, format (picture book, chapter book, etc.), sub-genre (biographies and memoirs, historical fiction), and category (e.g. fiction vs. nonfiction).
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1. Common Sense Media. My personal favorite book review site is Common Sense Media. It is known for it’s movie, video games, and app reviews; however, it also includes books. You can search by book title, age, topic, parent recommended, and award winners. This is my go-to book review site!
Kids connect with friends, parents and teachers to share and recommend their favorite books. They can setup virtual bookshelves, catalogue books, track their reading and win rewards. Students use our online reading logs and teachers assess and monitor reading activity. Search by Lexile level to find books at appropriate reading level.
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As much as we’d love for readers to come flocking to our books on their own, the reality is that usually, we have to spread the word ourselves in order to bring in new readers.Still, don’t stress too much about finding readers! In most cases, readers are more than happy to review your book and eager to read something new. If you scour the internet ...
There are a few rules when it comes to asking for and receiving book reviews. Think of these dos and don’ts as helpful guidelines that can make the process simpler for both the author and book reviewer. Do understand the reviewer’s specifications. Learn what they accept and what does not interest them. This will save both you and the reviewer any f...
A few years ago, I wrote an article, where I discuss the dos and don’ts of requestingreviews in more detail. Having written several reviews and sent many requests to reviewers, I know how hard it can be to get them. As I worked on my first non-fiction, Book Reviews: Understanding the Psychology Behind Them and How to Get Readers to Leave a Review, ...
Affaire de Coeur
Affaire de Coeur is a bi-monthly literary magazine that has been around for 34 years. Based in the San Francisco Bay area, it reviews works from a variety of genres, including historical, contemporary, paranormal, erotica, young adults, non-fiction novels, and more. Accepted reviews might be featured in the next available print issue based on the book release date. Keep in mind, though, that availability is limited. Here are Affaire de Coeur submission guidelines.
American Book Review
The American Book Review is a bimonthly publication that has been around for more than 30 years. It reviews disregarded works of poetry, fiction, and creative non-fiction from small presses. It gives strong emphasis to literary and cultural pieces. And although it critiques non-fiction pieces, it does not review self-help and how-to books. Here are ABR submission guidelines.
Booklife by Publishers Weekly
The “Booklife” is the section of Publishers Weekly dedicated to self-published authors. Submission is competitive because it evaluates submissions for traditional and self-published books following the same standards. Here are the Booklife submission guidelines.
Kirkus Reviews
Kirkus Reviews has been around since 1933, and it is possibly one of the most regarded review services around. This magazine covers reviews from big houses to small presses and indie authors in all genres and gets millions of impressions a month on its website. The best about Kirkus’ process is it gives the same attention, respect, and unbiased review regardless of which way you published your book. The reviews are done by professional reviewers and writers in diverse industries including lib...
YourNewBooks
YourNewBooks is a book marketing website (a network site of Choosy Bookworm), providing a range of tools for authors. Among the services, it offers a popular reading and review program that abides by Amazon review standards. The books are reviewed by readers/subscribers of YourNewBooks. Once you sign up, you choose between standard ($149) and premium services ($299)—the packages include advertisement space on YourNewBooks’s site and newsletter—and submit your ebook file. Depending on the pack...
Reading Deals
ReadingDeals is another popular book-promotions site, and it is operated by Book Marketing Tools. It offers a book-review service starting at $79 (Classic), going up to $129 (Featured). Both packages include promotion add-ons through social media and/or special placement. The books are reviewed by members of its Review Club, and reviews comply with Amazon and FCC guidelines. Here are Reading Deals submission guidelines.
Amazon
Looking for Amazon Top Reviewers is a smart way to get reviews for your book. Why? Because Amazon incentivizes reviewers who write quality, helpful reviews to customers—top reviewers receive special badges and Hall of Fame placement. The higher the rank, the better for the reviewer. And this will depend on the number of “upvotes” the reviewer receives. In other words, the more quality reviews they write, the higher the chances of upvoting. When you go to the Amazon Top Reviewers page, you scr...
Goodreads
Who doesn’t know Goodreads? This is might be one of the most obvious places. According to Goodreads, its mission is “to help people find and share books they love.” In other words, it is almost a social network for books. There you find many readers, book lovers, and reviewers connecting with each other (and their favorite authors) and sharing their passion for books—through reviews, discussions, polls, and blogs. Without mentioning that as an author, you not only have a platform to build rel...
Social Media
Social media is another powerful way to get book reviews because there are all types of readers interacting and discussing the latest on their readings or favorite authors. I particularly find LinkedIn valuable to reach out to book reviewers and receive a quick response. Maybe because of the nature of the network (business-like), the probability of finding professional reviewers increases. At the same time, you can be successful at finding reviewers in Facebook groups. There are groups where...
Reaching out to book bloggers and writing services is also an excellent way to get your book reviewed. Still, keep in mind that those people also receive a lot of requests and might have limitations with time (as happened to me). So follow their requirements closely and be patient with response time.
LitPick Book Reviews
LitPick is one of those hot book review sites I came to know and fell in love with. That is because the platform tries to get students involved with the literary world while improving their reading and writing skills. As part of a mentoring program, students receive free copies of the books they want to read (middle grade, teen, and young adult) and write book reviews for free. Their work is evaluated by a staff of underwriters, who provide pupils with feedback. Once everything is set and don...
Please note that some of these places have distinct submission guidelines and given the high volume of requests, you might or might not get a response. The silver lining is the selection is broad enough for every taste and some venues crave your craft.
Goodreads is a website for book lovers to review books, share recommendations, and track reading history and goals. It's also a social network where kids can see what their friends are reading and can join discussion groups for their favorite books.
Dec 22, 2022 · Best Children's Books 2022. Parents editors, along with their kids and some pals, read thousands of pages to find the 25 best kids' books of the year. From baby to teen, find something to...
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In this third, fully revised and updated edition of The New York Times Parent’s Guide to the Best Books for Children, the children’s book editor of The New York Times Book Review personally selects and recommends books for children of every age.
