Kirkus Reviews, a publication devoted to early book reviews—the future of which had been in jeopardy—has posted a message on its website stating that the journal will continue publication while in talks with an acquiring company.
 
The message, from January 1st, says that Kirkus will publish a second January issue while talks with the unnamed company continue. After that the future of the journal will be reviewed, the message says, with more news coming in the next few weeks.
 
The Nielsen company, owner and publisher of Kirkus Reviews, had announced in December that the journal would be shutting down production. The announcement was made much to the chagrin of book retailers, many of whom use Kirkus as a source of information about books months before their release.
 
Kirkus Reviews was founded in 1933 and is published biweekly.