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These book reviewers and magazine editors have been updated as noted at the end of any listing (10/10 stands for October 2010). If the contact is vital to you, verify the book reviewer's or editor's name and address before making submissions. Please send us any corrections or additions. Email JohnKremer@bookmarket.com. Let's keep this list up-to-date for everyone.
Alimentum. P O Box 776, New York NY 10163. Email: editor@alimentumjournal.com. Submissions: Alimentum, P O Box 210028, Nashville TN 37221. Email: submissions@alimentumjournal.com. Web: http://www.alimentumjournal.com. Biannual jounal of food. Motto: The Literature of Food. Features poems, interviews, fiction, fairy tales, and more about food (12/10).
Bon Appetit - http://magagenie.com/bon-appetit-magazine
Cook's Country, Boston Common Press, 17 Station Street (02445), P O Box 470739, Brookline MA 02447; 617-232-1000; Fax: 617-232-1572. Web: http://www.cookscountry.com. Bimonthly magazine for cooks. Don't feature books or authors (3/10).
Cook's Illustrated, Boston Common Press, 17 Station Street, Brookline MA 02445; 617-232-1000; Fax: 617-232-1572. Web: http://www.cooksillustrated.com. Bimonthly magazine for cooks. They feature their own cookbooks (3/10).
Cooking Light, P O Box 1748, Birmingham AL 35201; 205-445-6000; 800-336-0125; Fax: 205-445-6600. Street: 2100 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham AL 35209. Email: letters@cookinglight.com. Submit recipes: cl_recipes@timeinc.com. Web: http://www.cookinglight.com. Monthly food magazine (4/10).
Cuisine at Home, August Home Publishing, 2200 Grand Avenue, Des Moines IA 50312; 800-311-3995. Web: http://www.cuisineathome.com. Monthly food magazine (6/10).
Eating Well, 823A Ferry Road, P O Box 1010, Charlotte VT 05445; 802-425-5700; Fax: 802-425-3700. Email: editors@eatingwell.com. Letters: letters@eatingwell.com. Web: http://www.eatingwell.com. Writer's guidelines: http://www.eatingwell.com/writers_guidelines. Motto: Where good taste meets good health. Bimonthly food and health magazine (1/11).
Edible Santa Fe, Kate Manchester, Editor, 551 W Cordova Road #511, Santa Fe NM 87505; 505-212-0791. Email: info@ediblesantafe.com. Web: http://www.ediblesantafe.com. Featured excerpts from Tom Hudgens' Commonsense Kitchen and Deborah Madison's Seasonal Fruit Desserts from Orchard, Farm, and Market (10/10).
Everyday Food, 601 West 26th Street, New York NY 10001-1101; 212-827-8000. Email: everydayfoodmag@marthastewart.com. Web: http://www.everydayfoodmag.com. Monthly food magazine (1/11).
Every Day with Rachael Ray - http://magagenie.com/everyday-with-rachael-ray
Fine Cooking, The Taunton Press, 63 S Main Street, P O Box 5506, Newtown CT 06470-5506; Fax: 203-426-8171. Email: fc@taunton.com. Web: http://www.finecooking.com. Bimonthly food magazine. Features many book authors as contributors (12/10).
Food and Wine - http://magagenie.com/food-and-wine-magazine
Food Arts, M Shanken Communications, 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016; 212-684-4224; Fax: 212-779-3334. Email: foodarts@mshanken.com. Monthly magazine for restaurant professionals and chefs(12/10).
Food Network Magazine, Hearst Communications, 1700 Broadway, 30th Floor, New York NY 10019. Email: fnmeditor@hearst.com. Web: http://www.foodnetwork.com/magazine. Published 10 times a year, this food magazine features the star chefs of Food Network on cable TV (1/11).
Gourmet Magazine - no longer published.
Intermezzo Magazine, TF Associates, 17 Heritage Drive, Lexington MA 02420; 781-665-7717; Fax: 781-862-2245. Email: editorial@intermezzomagazine.com. Web: http://www.intermezzomagazine.com. Motto: Fine interludes in food, wine, home and travel. Bimonthly magazine on food, travel, and home (2/11).
Jaimie Magazine, 800 Guillat Avenue, Kent Science Park, Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8GU, United Kingdom; 01795-414951. Web: http://www.jamiemagazine.com. English monthly food magazine. (8/10)
Saveur, Bonnier Corporation, 15 East 32nd Street, 12th Floor, New York NY 10016; Fax: 212-219-7420. Email: edit@saveur.com. Web: http://www.saveur.com. Food magazine published 9 times a year. Features a list of about 50 gourmet food stores each month. Does some book reviews, author interviews, and feature articles (8/11).
School Nutrition, School Nutrition Association, 120 Waterfront Street #300, National Harbor MD 20745; 301-686-3100. Email: snmagazine@schoolnutrition.org. Web: http://ww.schoolnutrition.org. Bimonthly journal for the association (11/10).
Vegetarian Times, Active Interest Media, 300 N Continental Boulevard #650, El Segundo CA 90245; 310-356-4100; Fax: 310-356-4111. Email: editor@vegetariantimes.com. Web: http://www.vegetariantimes.com. Motto: Eat grean, live well. Their editorial advisory board includes book authors Neal Barnard, Dean Ornish, and John Robbins. Monthly vegetarian magazine (12/10).
Vegetarian Times Bookstore, 4125 Lafayette Center Drive, Chantilly VA 20151; 800-573-1900; Fax: 703-222-3209. Email: vtcs@aimmedia.com.
VegNews, The VegNews Network, 3505 20th Street, San Francisco CA 94110; 415-642-6397; Fax: 415-642-6398. Web: http://www.vegnews.com. Bimonthly magazine for vegans. Motto: Think. Eat. Thrive. Covers travel, food, nutrition, health, and animal
QRW: Quarterly Review of Wines, 24 Garfield Avenue, Winchester MA 01890; 781-729-7132; Fax: 781-721-0572. Web: http://www.qrw.com. Quarterly magazine about wines (4/10).
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, 333 N Bedford Road, Mount Kisco NY 10549; 914-345-9463; Fax: 914-218-9186. Email: editor@wineenthusiast.net. Web: http://www.winemag.com. Monthly wine magazine (6/10).
Wine Spectator, 387 Park Avenue South, New York NY 10016; 212-684-4224; Fax: 212-684-5424. Web: http://www.winespectator.com. Monthly magazine for wine lovers (8/10).
Please note that most magazines like to review new books. So they need to see books (galley copies or advanced review copies) 12 to 24 weeks before the publication date of the book. For more about publication dates, see http://www.bookmarket.com/pubdate.htm.
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