Book Review Sources
Book reviews can be found in all of the major literature databases on the ARTICLES tab of this research guide (MLA International Bibliography, Literary Resource Centre etc). They can also be found in the following general databases:
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Literature Resource CenterA literary reference database which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day.
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Masterfile PremierDo an advanced search and limit the document type to "book review."
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H-Net ReviewsScholarly reviews published and freely available online.
Historical Book Review Sources
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Eighteenth Century Collections Online
Access to over 180,000 digitized books, pamphlets, and broadsides from 1701–1800, with over 32 million searchable pages. It is based on the English Short-title Catalogue (ESTC) of works from Britain, Ireland, the U.S., and British colonies.
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American Periodicals SeriesContains special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically significant periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900.
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Times Digital Archive: 1785-2014
An online, full-text facsimile of every complete page of every issue of The Times over a span of 200 years, from 1785 to 2014.
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JSTOR Collection
Digital library of academic journals, ebooks and primary sources. Includes content across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new windowA digital archive of 19th century periodicals covering topics such as politics, rural life, children's literature, leisure and humour.
Tips on Writing Book Reviews
- Writing a Book Review - Advice from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
- Book Reviews - Suggestions from University of North Carolina's Writing Center