Book Reviews

Book reviews can be found in a wide variety of locations, in print and online.  To find the best source for your needs, consider:

• Want to find all reviews available?
  • Start with the comprehensive indexes listed below.
• Looking for a scholarly review of a scholarly book?
  
  • See the tab on Scholarly Book Reviews.
• Want a review in a newspaper or other popular publication?
  • See Book Reviews in the Popular Media.
• Do you need a contemporary review of an historical book?
  • See the tab on Historical Book Reviews.
• Want a selection of (sometimes anonymous) reviews online?
  • See Book Reviews on the Web under the Popular reviews tab.

Book Review Digest (1905-present)
Main Reference (1st floor) Z1219 .B724
An index to reviews of current fiction and nonfiction in English. Gives complete bibliographic information and a brief aummary of the book followed by review citations and excerpts from some reviews. Includes estimate of the number of words in reviews to indicate length.

Book Review Index (1965-present)
Main Reference (1st floor) Z1219 .B725
An index to book reviews appearing in over 230 periodicals; entries are very short, with only bibliographic citations.