Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews (or Kirkus Media) is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980).

Kirkus Reviews is published on the first and 15th of each month, giving industry professionals a preview of books prior to their publication. Kirkus reviews over 7,000 titles per year.

Kirkus operate a number of services; including Kirkus Indie, a review service for self-publishers; Kirkus Editorial, book editing services for unpublished and self-published authors; and Kirkus Marketing, services that help authors get discovered by consumers as well as industry influencers, such as publishers, agents and film executives. Self-published book reviews are solicited through the Kirkus Author Services at a price between $425-$575 per review. If the review of a self-published book is negative, authors are given the option of keeping the review private.