Welcome to Literature Approved!

My name is Rayleigh and I’m the definition of a book addict!

I started Literature Approved in December of 2015 to be a special place for all of my reviews, however, I have been reviewing books since 2012. Yep, that makes me one of the OG’s who remembers waiting for “The Email” every month from each publisher with a catalogue of available books to request and then receiving physical copies of ARCs in the mail. Ah, the good old days.

Since the founding of Literature Approved, I’ve watched the publishing industry change how Advanced Reader Copies are handled and have done my best to update the blog to address each major change. One of those changes is the onboarding of a Reviewing Team that helps me keep book reviews flowing, and I couldn’t do this without their help! While social media has all but replaced book blogs and most authors seek out reviews by “bookstagrammers” and “booktokers”, one thing I want to provide is the longevity of a review posted on a website; providing a link to an article that won’t disappear just because an algorithm doesn’t like it. So, we don’t focus on social media, we focus on SEO and retailer/consumer reviews. And we don’t charge you a fee to review your book.

We have collectively reviewed over 800 books and don’t plan on stopping any time soon!

Reviewers and authors are in a symbiotic relationship; they keep each other alive. At Literature Approved, we view each review request as an opportunity to boost up-and-coming authors, brag about our favorite authors, and help readers determine which books they need on their TBR. Or, we just want to read a good book. So, it might as well be yours!

You’ll see a mix of traditionally published authors and independently published authors on our site. Well known books and hidden gems. Most of us are also NetGalley and/or BookSirens reviewers in addition to reviewing requests as well. All of this is strategic to keep our site relevant during browser searches, ultimately helping more readers find your books. But at the end of the day, we read books that we love and we love quite a variety of genres. After all, reviewers are just professional “fangirls”.

If you’re interested in sending your book to us for consideration of a review, below are some helpful links to help you determine if your book will be a good fit for us. If in doubt about your book’s content, don’t be afraid, just send us a request. We carefully consider each and every request!

I hope Literature Approved is a good experience for you and I encourage you to reach out to me (via the form below) if you have any questions at all! I am more than happy to do what I can to help!

Contact and Connect With Us!

If you are in need of a review for your book and would like to send us a copy, fill out the contact form at the bottom of the Request a Review page.

The form at the bottom of THIS PAGE (just keep scrolling!) is for generic contact, questions, concerns, and our readers to get in touch with us!

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