In contrast to scholarly writing, book reviews are more immediate and often reflect a more popular response to a work.
Why look for book reviews?
The following databases and print indexes will help you locate reviews of specific books or interviews with authors. The databases usually have a tick box or drop-down menu that allows you to limit your search to reviews or interviews.
Contains comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America.
To find reviews from 19th century and early 20th century periodicals, use these databases:
Provides access to nineteenth-century books, periodicals, official documents, newspapers and archives. Includes Palmer's Index to The Times, Periodicals Index Online, Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, and Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, among others.
A full-text collection resources that chronicle the development of America across 150 years that include digitized images of the pages of magazines and journals.
Contains full-text magazines published from 1684 through 1912, and collected by the American Antiquarian Society, reflecting many subjects surrounding the development of the United States.
