Kirkus for Hire Kirkus Reviews is putting their 71 years worth of “credibility, integrity, and pedigree” up for sale to “self-published, e-published and POD authors. Any publisher seeking greater exposure for a title can gain awareness through our network of influential readers and buyers.” Under a new program called Kirkus Discoveries, authors and publishers are invited to “commission a review,” for $350. Those reviews will be displayed at KirkusDiscoveries.com (which currently points to the main Kirkus home page), and “the best submissions” also will get included in monthly e-mail newsletters. The site description is unclear on whom these newsletters will […]