Kirkus Reviews

Kirkus Reviews

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source type	foobar (not part of original row)
publisher	Fooland (state-funded media) (not part of original row)
classification	Usually reliable for typical purposes

Most content by Kirkus Reviews is considered to be generally reliable. Kirkus Indie is a pay-for-review program for independent authors: its content is considered to be questionable and to not count towards notability, in part because the author can choose whether or not the review is published. Whether or not a review is a "Kirkus Indie" can be determined by the presence of a "Review Program: KIRKUS INDIE" tag at the end of the article.

Prior discussions

Please add links to other significant discussions. When in doubt, read and rely on the discussions themselves, rather than the simple summary.

• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 180#Kirkus Reviews
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 190#Kirkus Reviews
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 330#Kirkus Indie
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 356#Kirkus Reviews, again
• WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 402#Kirkus reviews
• Wikipedia:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 425#Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly

• Simple summary of prior discussions: TBD

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Perennial sources

Source	Status (legend)	Discussions			Use
		List	Last	Summary
Kirkus Reviews WP:KIRKUSWP:KIRKUS 📌		1 2 3 4 5 6	2025	Most content by Kirkus Reviews is considered to be generally reliable. Kirkus Indie is a pay-for-review program for independent authors: its content is considered to be questionable and to not count towards notability, in part because the author can choose whether or not the review is published. Whether or not a review is a "Kirkus Indie" can be determined by the presence of a "Review Program: KIRKUS INDIE" tag at the end of the article.	1