Ilkley Literature Festival — Festival programming; author panels and readings. Genre/audience fit: Literary and commercial fiction; distinctive author conversations. Pitch: Use the programme inbox, with author/book details, a distinctive event idea and available dates. Ask about future programming rather than assuming late 2026 space.
London Review Bookshop — Author conversations; launches; stocking enquiries. Genre/audience fit: Literary fiction, translation and intellectually engaging writing. Pitch: Request routing to the events or buying team. Include a distinctive conversation angle, UK edition/distributor, author availability and likely audience.
Afrori Books — Stocking; author events; community partnerships. Genre/audience fit: Fiction by Black authors; adult, YA and children’s books. Pitch: Lead with the author/title’s fit with a Black-author bookshop. Send synopsis, ISBN, publication date, distribution and trade terms. Use the events inbox for event proposals.
My Chestnut Reading Tree — Book reviews; relevant blog-tour enquiries. Genre/audience fit: Crime, psychological thrillers and women’s fiction; excludes science fiction and horror. Pitch: Email a short review request in her preferred genres. Ebooks and paperbacks considered. She replies only to requests she can accept.
A Life in Books — Reviews; new-title previews and themed recommendations. Genre/audience fit: Literary fiction, translated fiction and short stories. Pitch: Use the official form and match the site’s reading interests. Self-published books are rarely accepted; not every enquiry receives a reply.
Booker Talk — Publisher/publicist review enquiries. Genre/audience fit: Literary fiction, international fiction and literary-prize reading. Pitch: Follow the review policy. No self-published books and no direct author requests without an existing relationship. Send a tailored publisher/publicist enquiry.
Julia’s Bookcase — Reviews; bookish features; potential collaborations. Genre/audience fit: Contemporary fiction and bookish lifestyle/travel crossover. Pitch: Send a concise proposal using the published email or form. Specify whether you seek editorial coverage or a commissioned collaboration and ask for relevant terms.
Books on the 7:47 — Reviews; author-interview enquiries. Genre/audience fit: Literary, crime, thrillers, historical, humorous, dystopian and horror fiction. Pitch: The policy accepts requests from authors and publishers. Use the form; ebooks, paperback and hardback considered. Supply a brief hook, date and format.
BookBar — Author events; launches; book-club partnerships. Genre/audience fit: Contemporary and literary fiction; sociable book-club fiction. Pitch: Offer an event concept, author availability, audience draw and UK stock/distribution details. Ask about venue arrangements and costs.
Shiny New Books — Reviews; author interviews; publishing features. Genre/audience fit: Literary fiction, translated fiction, reissues and selected genre fiction. Pitch: Pitch a UK print-available title and explain its reader appeal. No self-published or ebook-only books. Coverage is selective; normally published on/after UK publication.