ForeWord Reviews Employee Directory
Book and Periodical PublishingMichigan, United States11-50 Employees
ForeWord Reviews is a Traverse City, Michigan-based media company focused on independently published books. It provides reviews of titles from small, alternative, and academic presses for a professional audience that includes booksellers, librarians, agents, publishing professionals, and readers. Its coverage is distributed through a print and digital magazine, its website, the IndieFab book awards program, and participation at international trade shows. Founded in 1998, ForeWord Reviews has established itself as a niche outlet serving indie and academic publishers. It contributed to the industry as an early pioneer with Clarion Reviews, a fee-for-review service for indie and self-published authors. The company has received multiple INDIES Book of the Year Awards in recent years, reflecting ongoing recognition of its coverage of independently published titles.