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Literatures in English: Book Reviews

This page lists sources that cover multiple periods, genres, and/or nationalities. See additional resources in the "Historical Literary Period" and "Geographical Region" pages.

Reviews of Fiction, Poetry, & General Interest Nonfiction

Academic Search Complete is an index to articles in a large number of general interest and scholarly journals. Under the "Limit Your Search" portion of the search page, change "Document Type" to "book review."

ONLINE NEWSPAPER REVIEWS

Book reviews are included in all major newspapers, so you may search in the separate online indexes the Library provides for The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal) and to thousands of reviews in hundreds of additional newspapers in the Nexis Uni database.

Other useful guides include one for to current newspapers and other news sources available in the UC San Diego Library, and another for full-text databases of historical U.S. newspapers.

PRINTED INDEXES & BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF BOOK REVIEWS

A Comprehensive Index to English-Language Little Magazines, 1890-1970. Compiled by Marion Sader. Millwood, NY: Kraus-Thomson Org., 1976. 8 volumes. Geisel Reference PN 4888 .L55 C6 

Marks, Patricia. American Literary and Drama Reviews: An Index to Late Nineteenth Century Periodicals. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1984. Geisel Reference PN 2259 .M37 1984