Finding Book Reviews

There are many sites on the web to find book reviews for items both academic and popular. Most of the databases to which the library subscribes allow you to narrow your search to a particular document type (i.e. book review). If you would like assistance with a particular database please contact a Reference Librarian.  Some examples:

In JSTOR, click on 'Advanced Search' and limit by type.

In an EBSCOhost database (in this case, Academic Search Premier) look through the 'Search Options' on the lower half of the page for 'Document Type'.

In OVID, choose 'MultiField Search'.  Use the pull-down menu on the first search box to select 'Document Type'.  Type 'book review' into the search box and your topic in the second search box.

Additionally, there are many good places on the web to find book reviews. Some suggestions:

• The New York Review of Books
• The NY Times Books page and it's blog Paper Cuts
• Book reviews from Salon.com
• H-Net Reviews book reviews from Humanities and Social Sciences Online

And if you're looking for some fiction:

• Bookslut
• Stop!  You're Killing Me - mystery fiction
• ChickLit Reviews

If you want to catalog your home library and see how it compares to others, try LibraryThing.  LibraryThing offers the opportunity to catalog your home library, reviews, and suggestions of other titles you might like.

Have sites to recommend?  Leave them in the comments or let us know!