Useful Links to Writers’ Publicity Resources
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Book Fairs and Festivals

Go to www.booktv.org, the online complement to Cspan2 Television’s Book TV programming. The site includes a full listing of book fairs as well as other useful information about author venues.

Bookstore Directories

Find store locations at bookstore chains by visiting the home pages of bn.com, borders.com, and booksamillion.com. To find independent bookstores, go to booksense.com or bookweb.org.

Libraries

www.publiclibraries.com links to libraries throughout the United States

www.nlc-bnc.ca/canlib/epublic.htm links to libraries throughout Canada

Media Directories

Alternative weeklies and periodicals www.newpages.com

All media: us.cision.com, burrelles.com, gebbieinc.com, publist.com

Newpapers
www.newspaperlinks.com

Radio
Talkers Magazine www.talkers.com
The trade magazine of the talk radio industry. Click onto the “Heavy 100” section of the archives to find an annotated list of the top 100 talk radio hosts, and a brief description of their shows and contact information. The site also sells a radio media directory.

www.RadioPublicity.com
Offers several radio media packages. If you can’t find radio media lists for free, then his more expensive radio media databases are up-to-date and downloadable on mailing labels and as call sheets.

www.radio-locator.com
Search for stations by zip code, city, state or province, format and call letters.

www.npr.org
Links to all the National Public Radio stations nationwide, and many of the sites will give you information about the shows’ producers.

Syndicated Columnists
www.blueagle.com
www.headlinespot.com/opinion/columnists

Television
www.govspot.com/pulse/talkshows.htm