Looking for a review service for your new book? Liberty Journal is accepting new book.
Submit Materials for Review
BOOKS
Books are selected for their potential interest to a broad
spectrum of libraries. Only a few areas of publishing fall outside LJ‘s
scope: textbooks, children’s books, very technical or specialized works
(particularly those directed at a professional audience), and books in
languages other than English. We do, however, consider bilingual editions.
Books previously published abroad are eligible if they are being released here
for the first time and have a U.S. distributor.
We prefer to receive materials three to four months in advance
of publication date since our primary goal is prepublication review (although
our collection
development and readers’
advisory forums allow for rich postpublication coverage‚ submission info below). We will accept bound
galleys, bound page proofs, or bound manuscripts (only one copy is necessary).
Those publishers (small houses) that cannot supply advance bound galleys may
submit finished books, but these should be sent as early as possible with the
words “In lieu of galleys” and the publication date affixed to the cover. We
generally avoid reviewing books later than date of publication, though we do
make exceptions for reference and heavily illustrated works‚ if F & Gs are
not available, send the finished book as early as possible.
Address materials to:
Book Review Editor
Library Journal
123 William St., Suite 802
New York, NY 10038
Include the following
information:
Author, title; name, address, and telephone number of
publisher; date of publication; price; number of pages; and ISBN and LC numbers
if available. Please indicate whether any illustrations, an index, or
bibliography will be included; also include a brief description of the book,
its intended audience, and information on the author’s background.
Library Journal Book Review is not able to
confirm the receipt of galleys. However, when it comes to lead titles
(and lead titles only, please), you are welcome to contact
via email the Book Review editor most likely to handle your book. In your
message, make sure to indicate the title, author, publisher, and publication
date.
The best way to determine if your book has been assigned for
review is via our free LJ
Review Alert email blast, which lists titles that are going to be
reviewed in a given issue roughly six weeks before that issue publishes. LJ
Review Alert also highlights recent Xpress
Reviews and online collection
development and readers’
advisory coverage (as showcased in our free, award-winning LJ Reviews
e-newsletter).
If you have not seen your book listed in LJ Review Alert
and cannot find it on our web site at the time of its publication, it was not
chosen for review.
Books that fall into the following categories may still be
reviewed up to three months after their publication date:
- Reference
- Coffee-table books that are heavily illustrated
- Art books
- Graphic Novels
- Crafts and DIY
- Library Science
- Poetry
