A note before you dive in. These lists are put together in good faith and offered as a starting point, not a verified directory. Contacts, links, and social handles change all the time, and shops and companies open, move, and close. Always confirm the current details on the source's own site before you reach out on an author's behalf. If you spot something that's wrong, missing, or needs updating, please tell me through the contact form and I'll fix it. This is meant to be a living resource, and I'd rather keep it accurate than pretend it's perfect.
Publisher ARC Request Contacts
A working reference of US publishers and their imprints, with where to send ARC requests. Some use forms instead of email now, and that's noted where it applies. This one is community-sourced, so double-check the current address or form on the publisher's own site before you send anything, and always follow each publisher's stated preferences.
You can also download the full list as a PDF to keep on hand.
| Publisher / Imprint | Where to Request |
|---|---|
| ABRAMS (Kids/YA) | Social Media Requests form via ABRAMS site |
| ACE (imprint of Berkley) | Berkley/Ace Airtable title form (they ask you no longer email) |
| Atria | atriamarketing@simonandschuster.com |
| Avon | morrowgroupprrequests@harpercollins.com |
| Ballantine | ballantinebooks@prh.com |
| Berkley | Berkley/Ace Airtable title form (they ask you no longer email) |
| Bloom Books / Sourcebooks Casablanca | siena.koncsol@sourcebooks.com |
| Sourcebooks (Influencer Application) | Google Form application |
| Bloom Books (Influencer Application) | Google Form application |
| Bloomsbury (Adult) | adultpublicityusa@bloomsbury.com |
| Bloomsbury Children's / YA | childrenspublicityusa@bloomsbury.com |
| Bramble Romance (part of TOR) | torpublicity@tor.com |
| Celadon | celadonbooks.com/celadon-arc |
| Crooked Lane | publicity@crookedlanebooks.com |
| Cosmo Reads | cosmoreads@sourcebooks.com |
| Del Rey | delrey@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Dell Romance | dellromance@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Dial Press | dialpress@prh.com |
| Dutton | duttonpublicity@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Entangled | publicity@entangledpublishing.com |
| Epic Reads | epicreads@harpercollins.com |
| Farrar | fsg.publicity@fsgbooks.com |
| Flatiron | marketing@flatironbooks.com |
| Forever | readforever@hbgusa.com |
| Gallery Books | gallerypublicity@simonandschuster.com |
| Get Underlined (YA) | Influencer-only; Microsoft Forms application |
| Grand Central Publishing | grandcentralpublishing@hbgusa.com |
| Harlequin Romance & Love Inspired | Stephanie.Tzogas@harpercollins.com |
| Harper Books / Business / Influence / Perennial | harpergroupprrequests@harpercollins.com |
| HarperCollins Children's | HCCBpublicity@harpercollins.com |
| Harper Voyager | Danielle.Bartlett@harpercollins.com |
| Hachette Audio | audiobooks.generic@hbgusa.com |
| Henry Holt | instagram@hholt.com |
| Holiday House | info@holidayhouse.com |
| Kensington | vengstrand@kensingtonbooks.com |
| Little Brown Books | publicity@littlebrown.com |
| Little Brown Books YA / Children's | publicity@lbchildrens.com |
| Macmillan Children's | childrens.publicity@macmillanusa.com |
| Macmillan Audio | audiopublicity@macmillan.com |
| MIRA Books | Heather.Connor@harpercollins.com |
| Orbit Books | orbit.generic@hbgusa.com, or Google Form for titles |
| Page Street | janeh@pagestreetpublishing.com |
| Page Street YA | pagestreetya@pagestreetpublishing.com, or Google Form |
| Penguin Books | penguinpublicity@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Penguin Teen | penguinyoungreaders@gmail.com |
| Picador | publicity@picadorusa.com |
| Poisoned Pen Press | mandy.chahal@sourcebooks.com, or Google Form |
| PRH (Penguin Random House) | influencerinbox@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Putnam | putnamsocial@prh.com |
| Requited | hachette.books@hbgusa.com |
| Saga Press | sagapresspublicity@simonandschuster.com |
| Saturday Books (part of SMP) | publicity@stmartins.com |
| Scholastic | tradepublicity@scholastic.com |
| Simon Teen | simonteen@simonandschuster.com, or Airtable form for titles |
| Slowburn | community@zandoprojects.com |
| Sourcebooks Fire (YA) | fire@sourcebooks.com or karen.masnica@sourcebooks.com, or Klear form |
| Sourcebooks Landmark | cristina.arreola@sourcebooks.com |
| St. Martin's Press | trademarketing@stmartins.com |
| Tor | torpublicity@tor.com |
| Tor Teen | tordotcompub@tor.com |
| Tundra (Canada, works with US) | YoungReaders@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Viking Penguin | vikingpublicity@penguinrandomhouse.com |
| Wicked Fable Press | wickedfablespress@gmail.com |
| William Morrow | morrowgroupprrequests@harpercollins.com |
Indie Bookstores Across the Country
Two to three established indies in every state, with a mix of beloved general bookstores that host signings and events and romance-focused shops that love working with romance authors. Wherever your author is, there's a starting point nearby. The ones tagged Romance focus specifically on the genre. Where a shop doesn't have its own website, I've linked its most active social page so every entry has a working link.
You can also download the full list as a PDF to keep on hand.
| State | Bookstore | Location | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| AL | The Snail on the Wall | Huntsville | snailonthewall.com |
| Page & Palette | Fairhope | pageandpalette.com | |
| Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers | Auburn | auburnoilbooksellers.com | |
| AK | Title Wave Books | Anchorage | wavebooks.com |
| Beauty and the Book Romance | Anchorage | instagram.com/beautyandthebook.ak | |
| Fireside Books | Palmer | goodbooksbadcoffee.com | |
| AZ | Changing Hands Bookstore | Tempe & Phoenix | changinghands.com |
| Antigone Books | Tucson | antigonebooks.com | |
| Bright Side Bookshop | Flagstaff | brightsidebooksflag.com | |
| AR | WordsWorth Books & Co. | Little Rock | wordsworthbookstore.com |
| Nightbird Books | Fayetteville | nightbirdbooks.com | |
| Two Friends Bookstore | Bentonville | twofriendsbooks.com | |
| CA | The Ripped Bodice Romance | Culver City | therippedbodice.com |
| Meet Cute Romance Bookshop Romance | La Mesa (San Diego) | meetcutebookshop.com | |
| Green Apple Books | San Francisco | greenapplebooks.com | |
| CO | Tattered Cover | Denver | tatteredcover.com |
| Cherry On Top Bookshop Romance | Fort Collins | cherryontopbookshop.com | |
| Maria's Bookshop | Durango | mariasbookshop.com | |
| CT | R.J. Julia Booksellers | Madison | rjjulia.com |
| Montgomery & Taggert Romance | Chester | montgomeryandtaggert.com | |
| Bank Square Books | Mystic | banksquarebooks.com | |
| DE | Bethany Beach Books | Bethany Beach | bethanybeachbooks.com |
| Browseabout Books | Rehoboth Beach | browseaboutbooks.com | |
| Biblion | Lewes | booksbiblion.com | |
| FL | Steamy Lit Bookstore Romance | Deerfield Beach | steamylit.com |
| The New Romantics Romance | Orlando | thenewromanticsbooks.com | |
| Books & Books | Coral Gables | booksandbooks.com | |
| GA | All the Tropes Romance | Atlanta | allthetropesbookstore.com |
| Kiss and Tale Romance Bookshop Romance | Decatur | kissandtalebookshop.com | |
| Damsel, A Romantic Bookstore Romance | Canton | damsel-a-romantic-bookstore.square.site | |
| The Lavender Bookshop Romance | Marietta | lavenderbookshop.com | |
| Sincerely Yours Bookstore Romance | Smyrna | sincerelyyoursbookstore.com | |
| Shelf Love Romance | Austell | shelfloveatlanta.com | |
| Our Love Story Romance Bookstore Romance | Kennesaw | instagram.com/ourlovestorybookstore | |
| HI | Talk Story Bookstore | Hanapepe | talkstorybookstore.com |
| da Shop: Books + Curiosities | Honolulu | dashophnl.com | |
| BookEnds | Kailua | bookendskailua.com | |
| ID | It's a Love Story Romance | Hayden | lovestorybooksandcafe.com |
| Rediscovered Books | Boise | rdbooks.org | |
| BookPeople of Moscow | Moscow | bookpeopleofmoscow.com | |
| IL | Love's Sweet Arrow Romance | Tinley Park | lovessweetarrow.com |
| The Last Chapter Book Shop Romance | Chicago | thelastchapterchicago.com | |
| Prologue Bookstore | Chicago | prologuebookstore.com | |
| IN | Slow Burn Books Romance | Garrett | slowburnbooksofindiana.com |
| The Rose Romance Bookstore Romance | Mooresville | roseromancebookstore.com | |
| Indy Reads | Indianapolis | indyreads.org | |
| IA | HEA Book Boutique Romance | Marion | heabookboutique.com |
| Shelf Love DSM Romance | Des Moines | shelflovedsm.com | |
| Prairie Lights | Iowa City | prairielights.com | |
| KS | Blush Bookstore Romance | Wichita | theblushbookstore.com |
| Smitten Booktique Romance | Leawood | smittenbooktique.com | |
| The Raven Book Store | Lawrence | ravenbookstore.com | |
| KY | A Novel Romance Romance | Louisville | anovelromance.com |
| Blush & Bashful Romance Bookshop Romance | Hopkinsville | blushbashfulbooks.com | |
| Carmichael's Bookstore | Louisville | carmichaelsbookstore.com | |
| LA | Cavalier House Books | Denham Springs | cavalierhousebooks.com |
| Baldwin & Co. | New Orleans | baldwinandcobooks.com | |
| Garden District Book Shop | New Orleans | gardendistrictbookshop.com | |
| ME | Grump & Sunshine Bookshop Romance | Belfast | grumpandsunshine.com |
| Print: A Bookstore | Portland | printbookstore.com | |
| Sherman's Books | Freeport | shermans.com | |
| MD | Romance-Landia Bookstore Romance | Centreville | romance-landia.com |
| Turn the Page Bookstore Romance | Boonsboro | ttpbooks.com | |
| The Ivy Bookshop | Baltimore | theivybookshop.com | |
| MA | Lovestruck Books Romance | Cambridge | lovestruckbooks.com |
| Brookline Booksmith | Brookline | brooklinebooksmith.com | |
| An Unlikely Story | Plainville | anunlikelystory.com | |
| MI | Pages and Grapes Romance | Wyoming | pagesandgrapes.com |
| Love and Other Books Romance | Ferndale | loveandotherbooksshop.com | |
| Literati Bookstore | Ann Arbor | literatibookstore.com | |
| MN | Tropes and Trifles Romance | Minneapolis | tropesandtrifles.com |
| Magers & Quinn Booksellers | Minneapolis | magersandquinn.com | |
| Hey Darling Bookstore Romance | Austin | heydarlingbookstore.com | |
| MS | Lemuria Books | Jackson | lemuriabooks.com |
| Square Books | Oxford | squarebooks.com | |
| Lorelei Books | Vicksburg | loreleibooks.com | |
| MO | Under the Cover Romance | Kansas City | underthecoverkc.com |
| Read & Rooted Romance | Blue Springs | readandrooted.com | |
| Left Bank Books | St. Louis | left-bank.com | |
| MT | Good Girls Bookshop Romance | Kalispell | goodgirlsbookshop.com |
| Fact & Fiction | Missoula | factandfictionbooks.com | |
| Country Bookshelf | Bozeman | countrybookshelf.com | |
| NE | The Bookworm | Omaha | bookwormomaha.com |
| Francie & Finch Bookshop | Lincoln | francieandfinch.com | |
| Dundee Book Company | Omaha | dundeebook.com | |
| NV | XOXO Book Boutique Romance | Las Vegas | xoxobookboutique.com |
| The Writer's Block | Las Vegas | writersblock.vegas | |
| Sundance Books and Music | Reno | sundancebookstore.com | |
| NH | Gibson's Bookstore | Concord | gibsonsbookstore.com |
| Water Street Bookstore | Exeter | waterstreetbooks.com | |
| Bookery Manchester | Manchester | bookerymht.com | |
| NJ | Kiss and Tale Romance | Collingswood | kisstalebookshop.com |
| Little City Books | Hoboken | littlecitybooks.com | |
| Watchung Booksellers | Montclair | watchungbooksellers.com | |
| NM | Bookworks | Albuquerque | bkwrks.com |
| Collected Works Bookstore | Santa Fe | collectedworksbookstore.com | |
| Organic Books | Albuquerque | organic-books.com | |
| NY | The Ripped Bodice Brooklyn Romance | Brooklyn | therippedbodice.com |
| The Strand | New York | strandbooks.com | |
| Afterglow Romance | Buffalo | afterglowbooksco.com | |
| NC | Trope Bookshop Romance | Charlotte | tropebookshop.com |
| Malaprop's Bookstore | Asheville | malaprops.com | |
| Fable Books & Café Romance | Holly Springs | fablebooksandcafe.com | |
| ND | Zandbroz Variety | Fargo | zandbroz.com |
| Ferguson Books & More | Grand Forks | fergusonbooks.com | |
| Main Street Books | Minot | mainstreetbooksminot.com | |
| OH | Flame and Fable Romance | Lakewood | flameandfablebooks.com |
| The Book Loft of German Village | Columbus | bookloft.com | |
| Ash & Vale Romance | New London | ashandvale.com | |
| OK | Love Stories Romance | Warr Acres | theformalniche.com |
| Full Circle Bookstore | Oklahoma City | fullcirclebooks.com | |
| Magic City Books | Tulsa | magiccitybooks.com | |
| OR | Powell's City of Books | Portland | powells.com |
| Grand Gesture Books Romance | Portland | instagram.com/grandgesturebooks | |
| Yours Truly Bookshop Romance | Roseburg | instagram.com/yourstrulybookshop_ | |
| PA | Cupid's Bookshop Romance | Philadelphia | cupidsbookshop.com |
| Seventh Shelf Romance | Hanover | seventhshelf.com | |
| Fable Tree Bookshop Romance | Titusville | fabletreebookshop.com | |
| RI | Books on the Square | Providence | booksq.com |
| The Little Bubblegum Bookshop Romance | Providence | thelittlebubblegumbookshop.com | |
| Riffraff | Providence | riffraffpvd.com | |
| SC | Sweeter than Fiction Romance | Charleston | instagram.com/sweeterthanfictionbookshop |
| Under the Cover Romance | Sumter | underthecoversumter.com | |
| Bosley's Books and Gifts Romance | Fountain Inn | bosleysbooks.com | |
| SD | Mitzi's Books | Rapid City | mitzisbooks.com |
| Zandbroz Variety | Sioux Falls | zandbroz.com | |
| Prairie Fire Books | Rapid City | prairiefirebooks.com | |
| TN | Good Girl Books Romance | Knoxville | instagram.com/goodgirlbooksknox |
| Sugar and Spice Book Co Romance | Nashville area | sugarandspicebookco.com | |
| Parnassus Books | Nashville | parnassusbooks.net | |
| TX | Flutter Romance | Austin | flutterbookstore.com |
| The Plot Twist Romance | Denton | theplottwistbookbar.com | |
| Mossrose Bookshop Romance | Houston | mossrosebooks.com | |
| UT | Under the Umbrella Romance | Salt Lake City | undertheumbrellabookstore.com |
| The King's English Bookshop | Salt Lake City | kingsenglish.com | |
| Lovebound Library Romance | Salt Lake City | loveboundlibraryslc.com | |
| VT | Bear Pond Books | Montpelier | bearpondbooks.com |
| Phoenix Books | Burlington | phoenixbooks.biz | |
| Northshire Bookstore | Manchester Center | northshire.com | |
| VA | Friends to Lovers Bookstore Romance | Alexandria | friendstoloversbookstore.com |
| Novel Grounds Romance | Chesapeake | novelgrounds.com | |
| Fountain Bookstore | Richmond | fountainbookstore.com | |
| WA | The Romance Era Bookshop Romance | Vancouver | theromanceerabookshop.com |
| Hardcovers Romance Bookstore Romance | Mill Creek | hardcoverswa.com | |
| Elliott Bay Book Company | Seattle | elliottbaybook.com | |
| WV | Miss Willa's Bookshop Romance | Charles Town | misswillasbookshop.com |
| Taylor Books | Charleston | taylorbooks.com | |
| Empire Books & News | Huntington | empirebooksandnews.com | |
| WI | The Well Red Damsel Romance | Wauwatosa | thewellreddamsel.com |
| Boswell Book Company | Milwaukee | boswellbooks.com | |
| Thirst Books Romance | Milwaukee | thirstbooks.com | |
| WY | Wind City Books | Casper | windcitybooks.com |
| Made in Wyoming / Sheridan Stationery | Sheridan | sheridanstationery.com | |
| The Second Story | Laramie | secondstorybooks.info | |
| DC | Friends to Lovers Bookstore Romance | Washington | friendstoloversbookstore.com |
| Politics and Prose | Washington | politics-prose.com | |
| Kramers | Washington | kramers.com |
Book Conventions & Signing Events
Conventions and signings where romance and genre authors table, sign, and meet readers, the kind of thing you'll help a client prep for, from graphics to swag to scheduling. Some are enormous and sell out fast, so knowing the calendar early matters. Dates, venues, and applications change every year, and some events skip years, so confirm the current details on each event's own site.
You can also download the full list as a PDF to keep on hand.
| Event | Focus | Website |
|---|---|---|
| ApollyCon | Romance & romantasy (JLA-run, huge) | apollycon.com |
| Book Bonanza | Romance signing event (Colleen Hoover-founded) | bookbonanza.org |
| BookBash | Contemporary & steamy romance | bookbashevents.com |
| Steamy Lit Con | Diverse & spicy romance | steamylitcon.com |
| Bookstore Romance Day | Nationwide indie bookstore romance event | bookstoreromanceday.org |
| NovelteaCon | Romance & fantasy reader con | novelteacon.com |
| Rockin' Romance | All romance subgenres | darksydebooks.com |
| RARE (Romance Author & Reader Events) | Romance signings, multiple cities | rareromanceevents.com |
| Romance Rocks | Romance reader signing event | romancerocksevents.com |
| Author Nation (formerly 20Books) | Author business & self-pub education | authornation.com |
| RavenCon | SFF & fantasy con | ravencon.com |
| YALLFest | Young adult book festival | yallfest.org |
Book Box & Special-Edition Companies
Book subscription boxes are a huge part of how special editions and new releases reach collectors, and they can be real marketing partners for authors. I've grouped these by lane so it's easier to find the right fit, whether a client is chasing a fantasy special edition, a spicy indie custom run, or a mainstream feature. Boxes launch, merge, and close often, and their focus shifts, so verify a company's current status and submission process on their own site before pitching or planning around them.
You can also download the full list as a PDF to keep on hand.
| Company | Focus | Website |
|---|---|---|
| Elite Special Editions — Fantasy & Sci-Fi | ||
| FairyLoot | YA & adult fantasy/romantasy special editions | fairyloot.com |
| Illumicrate | Fantasy & romance collectible editions | illumicrate.com |
| The Broken Binding | Fantasy & sci-fi signed special editions | thebrokenbindingsub.com |
| The Locked Library | Fantasy & romantasy exclusive editions | thelockedlibrary.co.uk |
| OwlCrate | YA, romance & romantasy exclusive editions | owlcrate.com |
| LitJoy Crate | YA, adult & romance editions | litjoycrate.com |
| Moonlight Book Box | Fantasy & romantasy editions | moonlightbookbox.com |
| Coveted Cover | Collectible special editions | thecovetedcover.com |
| Dreamerwhale | Fantasy & romance special editions | dreamerwhale.com |
| Mondlicht Bücher | Fantasy editions (Germany) | mondlicht-buecher.de |
| Aurora Crate | Fantasy & romantasy editions | auroracrate.com |
| Book in a Box | Special editions (Denmark) | bookinabox.dk |
| Dark Romance & Spicy Indie Custom Editions | ||
| Bookish & Spice | Dark, fantasy & contemporary romance editions (Australia) | bookishandspice.com.au |
| Nocturnal Ink Book Co. | Dark romance custom editions | nocturnalinkbookco.com |
| The Bookish Box | Indie-author-friendly custom editions | thebookishbox.com |
| Arcane Society | Fantasy & romance editions | arcanesociety.com |
| Midnight Whispers | Dark & spicy romance box | midnightwhispersbox.com |
| Baddies Book Box | Spicy romance editions | baddiesbookshop.com |
| Blackout Romance | Dark & disturbed romance box | darkanddisturbedshop.com |
| Twisted Fiction | Dark romance editions | twistedfictionbooks.com |
| Mystic Box | Fantasy & romance box | mysticbox.co |
| Probably Smut | Spicy romance box | probablysmut.com |
| Red Flags and Roses | Dark romance box (UK) | redflagsandroses.co.uk |
| Butterfly Book Club | Romance editions | butterflybookclub.com |
| Independent Bookstore Boxes & Curated Literary Fiction | ||
| The Book Drop | Indie-bookstore curated box | thebookdrop.com |
| Books Are Magic | Indie-bookstore box (Emma Straub's shop) | booksaremagic.net |
| The Reading Bug | Curated kids & family box | thereadingbugbox.com |
| Boxwalla | Curated literary fiction box | theboxwalla.com |
| The Reading Chamber | Curated literary box | thereadingchamber.com |
| Literati | Curated book clubs by theme | literati.com |
| Immersive Experiences & Mainstream Selection | ||
| Book of the Month | Mainstream new-release picks | bookofthemonth.com |
| Once Upon a Book Club | Interactive box with gift-wrapped moments | onceuponabookclub.com |
| The Literary Book Club | Curated literary picks | theliterarybookclub.com |
| BlackLIT | Books by Black authors | blacklit.com |
| Peace & Pages | Self-care & reading box | peaceandpages.com |
| Authentic Books | Curated fiction box | authenticbooks.com |
| Banned Books Box | Banned & challenged titles | bannedbooksbox.com |
| Bookroo | Kids & picture-book box | bookroo.com |
| Bookishly | Bookish gifts & tea box (UK) | bookish.ly |
| The Willoughby Book Club | Personalized book subscription (UK) | thewilloughbybookclub.co.uk |
| Lit Love Book Box | Romance & fiction box | litlovebox.com |
| Hushbug Book Box | Curated reading box | hushbugbookbox.com |
| Gold Leaf Book Box | Special-edition box | goldleafbookbox.com |
| Sweet Reads Box | Cozy reads box (Canada) | sweetreadsbox.com |
| The Book Box Australia | Curated box (Australia) | thebookboxaustralia.com.au |