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data-app='share_buttons' data-title='PopMatters Seeks Book Critics and Essayists' data-link='https://www.popmatters.com/call-book-reviewers-and-essayists' data-summary='PopMatters seeks writers interested in publishing idea- and conversation-generating articles raised by books published by independent, popular, and academic presses alike.' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div><p><em>PopMatters</em> seeks writers interested in publishing idea- and conversation-generating articles raised by books published by independent, popular, and academic presses alike.</p> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='PopMatters Seeks Book Critics and Essayists' data-link='https://www.popmatters.com/call-book-reviewers-and-essayists' data-summary='PopMatters seeks writers interested in publishing idea- and conversation-generating articles raised by books published by independent, popular, and academic presses alike.' 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div:nth-child(1) {flex: 1 !important;} </style> </a> <span class="slash">/</span> <span class="item-metadata posts-date"> 24 January 2024 </span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="entry-content-wrap"> <div class="entry-content"> <div style='display:none;' class='shareaholic-canvas' data-app='share_buttons' data-title='PopMatters Seeks Book Critics and Essayists' data-link='https://www.popmatters.com/call-book-reviewers-and-essayists' data-summary='PopMatters seeks writers interested in publishing idea- and conversation-generating articles raised by books published by independent, popular, and academic presses alike.' data-app-id-name='post_above_content'></div> <p class="has-drop-cap">If you get excited from the ideas raised by – and the knowledge gleaned from – well-written books from reputable publishers and want to share what you learn and/or your informed criticism of the ideas the book (or several books) raises with your peers, <em>PopMatters</em> would like to 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These fiction and non-fiction works may be classics, cutting-edge contemporary, graphic fiction and non-fiction, experimental, and more. </p> <p><i>PopMatters</i> book reviews average 800 words and go beyond mere plot summary or simple yes/no judgment. Our reviews provide smart cultural analysis aimed at our sophisticated readers. Feature essays (min., 1,200 words, no max.) allow writers to approach various works and authors, past and present, from any number of angles, such as a work’s historical impact.<br><br>Staff writers have access to numerous offerings that, upon request, we will order for you and are encouraged to suggest titles we may not have listed. Academics and post-academics are of particular – but not exclusive – interest.</p> <p>Note: We do not cover the following genres: poetry (unless it’s about a poet’s body of work that provides social/cultural critique), romance, true crime, celebrity, self-help, or comparable genres.</p> <p><em>PopMatters</em> publishes for a global English-reading readership. We also publish for posterity, and the ProQuest Database indexes our work. Future readers and researchers may reference the articles published on <em>PopMatters</em>. 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