Review Policy

I’m a pretty easy going guy when it comes to my literary tastes, so you’ll see a wide range of books reviewed on this blog.

If you’re an author or publicist who would like your book to be reviewed on I Hate Your Book, feel free to contact me at ihateyourbook@gmail.com to get the ball rolling, but please take the following into consideration:

• My primary interests are literary fiction, science fiction & fantasy, essays and memoirs, but I’ll also consider reviewing novels for young readers & young adults, children’s picture books, fiction anthologies, graphic novels, humor, popular science and non-biographical history books, although they have to be somewhat leftfield to really catch my attention.
• If your book doesn’t easily fit into one of those categories it will most likely be turned down, but feel free to pitch something you believe is truly exceptional.
• My acceptance of your review copy does not guarantee a glowing review. I’ll always be honest and constructive, but understand that my review may not be favorable.

If you are an author who has self-published your own work, or have elected to publish it through a print-on-demand publisher, I’ll be happy to consider reviewing your work. But there are some additional considerations you need to bear in mind:

• There’s a high probability that I’ll tear your work into iddy biddy pieces, set fire to them and then piss on their ashes. Maybe even figuratively. If you believe you’ve written something that will overturn the general belief that all self-published fiction is utter shite, I’d really love to read it.
• I will initially only accept pitches for self-published books. Unsolicited manuscripts that turn up in my inbox or mailbox will be deleted/destroyed.
• No digital documents, PDFs, text files, Word files or any other electronic representation of your book will be accepted.