An editor reads it
Cover to cover, not the blurb and the first chapter. One named person, whose name goes on the piece.
The book marketing desk
A book nobody writes about is a book nobody finds.
Editorial reviews and author interviews, written by people who read the whole book. Published in full, under a named editor, where readers actually look.
- From ₹999
- A named editor reads every page
- Published in full, forever
- No paid praise, ever
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What you are actually buying
Not a mention. A reading.
The verdict is written
Honest, specific, quotable. If the book has a weakness, the review says so, which is precisely why readers believe the praise.
Your voice, at length
The interview runs in full, with a fact panel that follows your name across the site and into search results.
Then readers decide
Enter the Readers' Choice Award and the verdict leaves our hands entirely. No panel, no sponsor, no publisher.
Choose your coverage
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The Review
- Editorial book review₹999
₹999
Start here, add anything later.
The Full Dossier
- Editorial book review₹999
- Author interview₹999
₹1,998₹1,499
You keep ₹499
The Laureate
- Editorial book review₹999
- Author interview₹999
- Readers' Choice Award entry₹4,999
- Author fact panel₹699
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You keep ₹1,197
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Add what your book needs
Reach, built one honest piece at a time.
Author fact panel
₹699The Wikipedia-style panel that follows your name across the site.
Goodreads reader review
₹299 eachA verified reader reads and posts their honest rating.
Medium feature
₹799Your essay or extract, placed and edited for Medium.
Youth Ki Awaaz feature
₹999A piece pitched and placed with Youth Ki Awaaz.
Google author presence
₹1,499Structured data and profiles so Google can see who you are.
72-hour priority read
₹499Your manuscript goes to the top of the editor's pile.
The Kingsley & Hart Readers' Choice Award
The one line on your cover that cannot be bought.
Entries are anonymised before judging. Verified readers vote. The count is published beside the result, ballot by ballot. We could not sell you a win if you offered.
Before you submit
Will you write a good review of a bad book?
No. We write what the editor found. An honest review that names a flaw is worth more to a reader than praise they can tell was paid for, and that is the entire value of this desk.
What if the review is unkind?
You see it before it publishes. If you would rather it stayed unpublished, say so and it stays unpublished — the fee covers the read and the writing, which you keep either way.
How long does it take?
An editor begins within two working days. A full read and a written verdict usually takes ten to fourteen days, less with a priority read.
Can I buy votes in the award?
There is no mechanism by which anyone could, including us. Ballots are hash-chained and published, so a vote that did not come from a verified reader would be visible to everybody.
Who writes the pieces?
Named editors. Every review and interview carries a byline, a date and the editor's credentials, because unsigned praise is worth nothing.
Your book has one first impression left. Spend it well.
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