Kirkus Reviews (or Kirkus Media) is an American book review magazine founded in 1933 by Virginia Kirkus (1893–1980). The magazine is published on the first and 15th of each month, giving a preview of books prior to their publication. Kirkus reviews over 7,500 titles per year. Kirkus operates a number of services including: Kirkus Indie, a book review service for self-publishers; Kirkus Editorial, book editing services for unpublished and self-published authors; and Kirkus Marketing, services that help authors get discovered by consumers as well as industry influencers, such as publishers, agents and film executives. Kirkus has offices located in Austin, TX and New York, NY.