Book Reviews at the Osterlin Library

A Book Review usually includes a summary and critical examination of the book. Some good library databases and indexes to use to find book reviews are:

• Contemporary Literary Criticism
  An extensive collection of critical essays on contemporary authors. Each entry contains a biographical/critical introduction, listing of principal works and sources for further study. See also Contemporary Authors for complete biographical information on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors and Twayne's Authors' Series for in-depth information and research help on a select group of English, U.S., and world authors.
• InfoTrac
  Use this general interest/business database to search magazines and newspapers for book reviews by typing "book reviews" as a search term along with the title of the book.
• New York Times Book Review Section -- from the Sunday New York Times. Available on microfilm from 1851-1999, and in Lexis-Nexis Academic from 1980.

  These databases are available off-campus to current NMC students, faculty, and staff.
  For more information on access from home--see Off Campus Access Help
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Recommended Websites for Book Reviews

• Amazon.com -- Reviews, recommendations, reading group guides, etc.
• Book Reviews on the Internet -- From Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
• Book Wire Reviews -- Includes reviews from Library Journal, Hungry Mind Review, Boston Book Review, and more.
• Children's Literature -- Electronic journals and book reviews
• H-Net Reviews in the Humanities and Social Sciences --

If you cannot find a review, ask the Librarian at the Reference Desk for Assistance.