General Interest Subject Guide

Book Reviews

 

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Finding Book ReviewsFor additional help in finding book reviews in the WMU Libraries, please see this "how to" guide.

Book Review Digest restricted Indexes and excerpts reviews of English-language fiction and nonfiction books published in leading periodicals. Scholarly books, textbooks, government publications, and technical books are excluded. Online coverage: 1983-present. Updated weekly.

Book Review Digest Retrospective 1905-1982 restricted Indexes and excerpts reviews of 300,000 English-language fiction and nonfiction books published in leading periodicals. Scholarly books, textbooks, government publications, and technical books are excluded.
Print: Z 1219 .C96 (Ref)
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Book Review Index restricted Provides reviews of general interest and some scholarly books published in the US since 1965. This doesn't have the excerpts from reviews that Book Review Digest provides, nor does it go back to 1905, but it does index many more periodicals.
Print: Z 1035 .A1 B6 (Ref)

TLS: Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive
An index to full-text articles from the world's oldest weekly contemporary literary reviews. (The TLS is associated with The Times of London, published since 1788. The library subscribes to this source in paper and has a full run of it in microfilm). Coverage: 1902-1990.

What Do I Read Next?
This database lists over 100,000 recommended book titles, many with plot summaries and awards information. Search by genre, subject, author, title, series, and more. Includes a monthly highlights page. Use for general interest rather than scholarly books.

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