Friday, July 1, 2011

The Publishing Maven: New Book Reviewers Added for July 2011

Time for Book Reviews!

Hello all! ?It's that time of the month again. Here are the all-new Indie Book Reviewers for our Reviewer List.Since you are a subscriber to this blog, then you will have _48 hours _to contact these new reviewers before I post them on our resources website. Please respect their submission guidelines. Please feel free to forward this e-mail to other small press and indie authors.Thank you!



Drumroll Please... Introducing...
Our new reviewers!?

  1. Bonnie Humbarger Lamer Author Page
  2. Book Reviews By Essie
  3. The Canary
  4. Sugarpeach
  5. Livin' Life Through Books
  6. Letters Inside Out
Blog/website name: Bonnie Humbarger Lamer Author PageMain blog URL:? http://bonnielamer.blogspot.com/
How long has the site been active? Since January but I started doing reviews in May
Main reviewer?s name:? Bonnie Humbarger Lamer
Best method of contact:? email me at bonnielamer1 AT hotmail DOT com after reading my review policy on my site
Do you accept independent, self-published, and small press books?? I am currently only accepting independent and self-published books
Genres that you accept: YA paranormal fiction, adult paranormal fiction, urban fantasy, chick lit and romance. Also accepts political satire (such as Christopher Buckley) and humorous fiction (think Tom Robbins, Christopher Moore, A. Lee Martinez)
Genres that you do NOT accept: non-fiction, murder/mystery, self-help, Christian, erotica
Do you accept nonfiction? no
If so, what type of material do you accept? n/a
Do you accept any adult content or erotica?? Because I review a lot of YA books, I am currently not reviewing erotica on my site
Do you accept e-books? If so, what format?? I am currently only accepting ebooks, PDF is preferable but I can accept other types of files as well
Do you host online blog tours for authors? I haven't yet but I am open to it.
Do you host contests/giveaways? yes
Approximate turn-around time for reviews:? 3-6 weeks
What are your ?pet peeves? when authors or publishers contact you for a review?? not reading my review policy!
Other than your own website, where else do you post your book reviews:? Amazon, Barnes and Noble, goodreads.com & will post on other sites if requested
Do you accept fees for any type of promotion or service? no

Blog/website name: Book Reviews by Essie

Main blog URL: http://booksbyessie.blogspot.com
How long has the site been active? Since March 2011
Main reviewer?s name: Essie Holton
Best method of contact: email sent to essie.holton AT gmail.com or essie AT efictionmag.com
Do you accept independent, self-published, and small press books?? I prefer books by indie authors and books published from small press companies
Genres that you accept: All genres on a case-by-case basis.
Genres that you do NOT accept: Non-fiction, erotica
Do you accept nonfiction? no
If so, what type of material do you accept?
Do you accept any adult content or erotica? No.
Do you accept e-books? If so, what format?? I prefer ebooks, if available, but will take print books as well.? epub format works best for me.
Do you host online blog tours for authors? No, but if anyone is interested, I would love to.
Do you host contests/giveaways?? Not yet, but I have future plans to host giveaways.
Approximate turn-around time for reviews: Depending on my TBR list, 4-6 weeks.
What are your ?pet peeves? when authors or publishers contact you for a review? Please, sound confident, and check your grammar and spelling.? I also like to know where an author is from and a little about them.
Other than your own website, where else do you post your book reviews:? I submit all book reviews to eFiction Magazine (efictionmag.com) for consideration of publication.? Authors are also free to use my reviews on other websites as long as I'm credited with the review via a linkback.
Do you accept fees for any type of promotion or service? No.?


Blog/website name: The Canary

Main blog URL: http://thecanaryreview.wordpress.com/
How long has the site been active? Five Months.
Main reviewer?s name: Collaborative
Best method of contact: Email ( "canarypost@gmail.com")
Do you accept independent, self-published, and small press books? Yes.
Genres that you accept: We accept most genres, especially YA, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Literary Fiction, and some Nonfiction.
Genres that you do NOT accept: Religious Nonfiction, Erotica,
Do you accept nonfiction? Yes.
If so, what type of material do you accept? Narrative Nonfiction (historical, science, true crime, etc).
Do you accept any adult content or erotica? Adult content is okay. No erotica.
Do you accept e-books? If so, what format? Yes. .epub and .pdf formats are acceptable.
Do you host online blog tours for authors? No.
Do you host contests/giveaways? No.
Approximate turn-around time for reviews: Variable from time of request. From time of formal acceptance, 1-3 weeks, depending on length and content.
What are your ?pet peeves? when authors or publishers contact you for a review? Pet peeves include self-deprication, lack of basic plot synopsis, and ignoring guideline instructions
Other than your own website, where else do you post your book reviews: Amazon, Goodreads, Smashwords, Levelupnews.com.
Do you accept fees for any type of promotion or service? No, though we do appreciate a good word or tweet.
Blog/website? name: Sugarpeach
Main blog URL: http://sugarpeach.wordpress.com/
How long has the site been active? 8 months
Main reviewer?s name: Evangeline Han
Best method of contact: http://sugarpeach.wordpress.com/contact/?(Contact form on website)
Do you accept independent, self-published, and small press books?: Yes
Genres that you accept: Young Adult, Teen, Romance, Historical, Chick Lit, Christian fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Biographies/Memoirs, and Fantasy. I accept other genres on a case-by-case basis.
Genres that you do NOT accept: Horror, erotica, GLBT, supernatural (extreme), poetry, vampire
Do you accept nonfiction? Yes
If so, what type of material do you accept? Biographies and memoirs
Do you accept any adult content or erotica? No
Do you accept e-books? If so, what format? No
Do you host online blog tours for authors? Yes
Do you host contests/giveaways? Yes
Approximate turn-around time for reviews: 3 weeks, shorter or longer depending on my TBR queue. I will inform the author about this when contacted.
What are your ?pet peeves? when authors or publishers contact you for a review? I dislike it when authors or publishers don't read my review policy before hitting the button for my email address (I can see that from my stats page!). I also dislike it when the book has bad grammar errors. I can overlook a few grammar errors, but please copyedit your book before sending it to me!
Other than your own website, where else do you post your book reviews: Goodreads and LibraryThing
Do you accept fees for any type of promotion or service? No

Blog/website? name: Livin' Life Through Books
Main blog URL:?? http://dream-wish-live.blogspot.com/
How long has the site been active? Since May 17th 2011
Main reviewer?s name: Felicia Chien
Best method of contact: E-mail (fchien16@gmail.com)
Do you accept independent, self-published, and small press books? Yes
Genres that you accept: Most Young Adult genres see below for young adult genres I do not accept
Genres that you do NOT accept: Historical, biographies, science fiction
Do you accept nonfiction? No
If so, what type of material do you accept?
Do you accept any adult content or erotica? No
Do you accept e-books? Some.
If so, what format? Yes, PDF, but it may take longer to review. (Physical copies are given preference)
Do you host online blog tours for authors? Yes
Do you host contests/giveaways? Yes
Approximate turn-around time for reviews: Depends on the book, 2 books per week
What are your ?pet peeves? when authors or publishers contact you for a review? When authors send me their dos and don'ts for requesting to promote their books, assuming that I will.
Other than your own website, where else do you post your book reviews: if need be, I will post on GoodReads, and Amazon
Do you accept fees for any type of promotion or service? Not at this time, but perhaps in the future.?

Blog/website? name: Letters Inside Out
Main blog URL:?http://www.lettersinsideout.com
How long has the site been active? Feb 2011
Main reviewer?s name: Amanda
Best method of contact: Email
Do you accept independent, self-published, and small press books? Yes
Genres that you accept: YA - especially contemporary (including heavy social issues), paranormal, horror/thrillers, dystopia.
Genres that you do NOT accept: adult books, childrens books, middle grade, tween
Do you accept nonfiction? No
If so, what type of material do you accept?
Do you accept any adult content
or erotica? No
Do you accept e-books? If so, what format? epub is preferred but PDF works
Do you host online blog tours for authors? Yes
Do you host contests/giveaways? Yes
Approximate turn-around time for reviews: 1-2 months
What are your ?pet peeves? when authors or publishers contact you for a review? When it's obvious that they didn't read my review policy.
Other than your own website, where else do you post your book reviews: Amazon always, but I'm willing to post other places.
Do you accept fees for any type of promotion or service?: No

As always, our newsletter subscribers get a sneak peek at these fabulous new reviewers before they get posted to the book reviewer website and to my blog. So if you have a book you want to promote, contact them while they still have space for you.

Source: http://selfpublishingreview.blogspot.com/2011/06/new-book-reviewers-added-for-july-2011.html

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