College Libraries: Book Reviews: Book reviews

Book review sources

Quick Search
This service searches most of the library databases at once. Limit to "reviews" on the left side and search for the title and last name of the author for the book of interest.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than 7,300 peer-reviewed journals. Includes indexing and abstracts for more than 12,500 journals and a total of more than 13,200 publications including monographs, reports, conference proceedings, etc. (Nov 2016)
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Biography, bibliography, and synopses of criticism of authors and their works, in all fields. Includes references and links to the original sources.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Offers digitizations of complete back runs of significant journals in many fields.

Goodreads
A site for site for readers and book recommendations.
Amazon
Prominent online seller of books. Frequently includes snippets of published reviews (e.g. from Publisher's weekly, Kirkus,...) and provides reviews from readers.