Book Reviews: A Research Guide

Selected Internet Sites

  • AcqWeb Directory of Journals, Newsletters and Electronic Discussion Archives
    http://acqweb.library.vanderbilt.edu/
    This page links to those journals and newsletters of interest to acquisitions and collection development librarians.


  • Black Issues Book Review
    http://www.bibookreview.com/
    Author profiles and book reviews of popular fiction and non-fiction titles.


  • Bookreporter
    http://www.bookreporter.com/index.asp
    Book reviews, author profiles and interviews, excerpts, literary games and contests.


  • Booksonline
    http://www.booksonline.co.uk
    Reviews and book-related articles from the London Telegraph. Published online since 1996.


  • Complete Review
    http://www.complete-review.com/main/main.html
    Covers a broad spectrum of books (including works of literary fiction, non-fiction, poetry and biographies) and provides links to major critics' reviews.


  • Guardian Unlimited Books: Top 10's
    http://books.guardian.co.uk/top10s
    Writers choose their top 10 books in a variety of subjects.


  • H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences Online
    http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/
    An international, interdisciplinary consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks in order to advance teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Site contains peer-reviewed essays, multimedia materials, and discussions aimed at colleagues and the interested public.


  • January Magazine
    http://www.januarymagazine.com/index.html
    Online publication featuring literary reviews, interviews, and other features.


  • Kirkus Reviews
    http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/index.jsp
    A leading choice for reviews of pre-publication fiction and non-fiction adult titles.


  • London Review of Books
    http://www.lrb.co.uk
    Website of the bimonthly London Review of Books features an extensive, full-text archive.


  • New York Review of Books
    http://nybooks.com/nyrev/
    Contains select full-text articles.


  • QBR The Black Book Review
    http://www.qbr.com/
    Reviews books exclusively dedicated to the Africana experience.


  • Ready Steady Book
    http://www.readysteadybook.com
    An independent book website devoted to discussing and reviewing the best in literary fiction, poetry, criticism, history, and philosophy.


  • Salon.com: Books
    http://www.salon.com/books/index.html
    Daily book reviews, interviews with writers, and a weekly list of reading recommendations by celebrated authors. Subscription requred.


  • The Beat: Book Reviews
    http://www.kuow.org/programs/thebeat_books.asp
    Weekly reviews of literary fiction by Nancy Pearl, the author and editor of Library Journal's reader's advisory column, The Reader's Shelf.


  • The New York Times on the Web: Books
    http://www.nytimes.com/books/
    Web site features current reviews, special features, and a searchable database from 1980.


  • Village Voice Literary Supplement
    http://www.villagevoice.com/vls/
    Back issues from October 1998.