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A selection of notable resources for dependable and insightful reviews of books to guide you in your search for the perfect book.

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The Atlantic Online
Online component of the American literary/cultural magazine founded in Boston in 1857.
BBC Books
Online component of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the largest broadcasting corporation in the world in terms of audience numbers.
Book Review Digest
The Book Review Digest cites and provides excerpts of reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books.
Book Review Index
Contains references to more than 4,000,000 reviews of approximately 2,000,000 distinct book and periodical titles. The file dates from 1969 to the present and covers every review published in nearly 500 periodicals and newspapers.
Booklist Magazine
Online component of the publication of the American Library Association that provides critical reviews of books and audiovisual materials for all ages. It is published twice monthly September through June and monthly in July and August.
Boston Globe Books
Online component of the Boston Globe, the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and New England.
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books
One of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians.
Chicago Sun-Times Books
Online component of the American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois.
Chicago Tribune Books
Online component of The Chicago Tribune, the principal daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan region and the Midwestern United States and one of the ten largest daily newspapers in the nation.
Claremont Review of Books
Offers bold arguments for a reinvigorated conservatism, which draws upon the timeless principles of the American Founding and applies them to the moral and political problems we face today.
CNN.com
Online component of the Cable News Network, a major cable television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner.
Globe and Mail Books
Online component of a Canadian English-language nationally-distributed newspaper based in Toronto and printed in seven cities across the country.
Horn Book Guide Online
Online guide that allows you to search more than 65,000 authoritative, concise, and fully searchable reviews — nearly twenty years of the best, the worst, and everything else in children's and young adult publishing.
January Magazine
Started in 1997, January Magazine is an online guide to book reviews covering a variety of literary genres, writer profiles, in addition to other informative features.
Large Print Book Reviews
Presenting reviews of large print books, audiobook reviews, low vision software evaluations, and other items of interest to individuals with low vision. Including articles on eye health, eye diseases and disorders, accessibility issues, literature, products for the blind and visually impaired, plus travel articles and travel tips.
Locus Online
The online component of Locus Magazine. It publishes news briefs related to the science fiction, fantasy, and horror publishing world, along with original reviews and feature articles, and excerpts of articles that appeared in the print edition.
London Review of Books
Online component of the British literary and political magazine published every two weeks.
Los Angeles Times
Online component of the daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the third-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States.
National Public Radio Books
Online component of National Public Radio (NPR), an independent, private, non-profit membership organization of public radio stations in the United States.
The New Republic
Online component of the American magazine of opinion, The New Republic. The magazine is published twice per month with a circulation between 40,000 and 65,000.
New York Observer
Online component of the weekly newspaper first published in New York City on September 22, 1987. The newspaper focuses on the city's culture, real estate, the media, politics and the entertainment and publishing industries.
New York Review of Books
Online component of the magazine on literature, culture, and current affairs published every two weeks in New York which takes as its point of departure that the discussion of important books is itself an indispensable literary activity.
New York Times
Online component of the daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed throughout the world.
Newsday.com Books
Online component of the tabloid size newspaper headquartered on Long Island, New York. It is among the top 20 United States newspapers in terms of total distribution and readership.
Philadelphia Inquirer Books
Online component of the daily morning newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. The Pennsylvania Inquirer is the third oldest surviving daily newspaper in the United States.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
Readers’ Guide Full Text, Mega Edition offers the ultimate in current events coverage, curriculum support, and quality periodicals research for students, educators, and library patrons.
Romance Reader
The very latest news and views of romance novels.
Salon.com Books
Online magazine, with content updated each weekday. It covers a variety of topics with politics of the United States as a major focus. Reviews and articles about music, books and films are also a prominent feature of the site.
San Francisco Chronicle Book Reviews
Online component of Northern California’s largest newspaper.
Seized by the Tale: Reviews of Fantasy Books and Comics
Reviews of fantasy books and comics.
School Library Journal
The world’s largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens.
Times Online Books
Online component of the national newspaper published daily in the United Kingdom since 1788.
Village Voice Books
Online component of the free weekly newspaper in New York City featuring investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts reviews and events listings for New York City.
Washington Post Books
Online component of D.C.’s largest newspaper.
Wilson Quarterly
Part of the Wilson Center, our nation's official living memorial to President Woodrow Wilson. As both a distinguished scholar—the only American President with a Ph.D.—and a national leader, Wilson felt strongly that the scholar and the policymaker were "engaged in a common enterprise."
Yale Review of Books
The Yale Review of Books, the oldest undergraduate book review in the nation, is a quarterly publication distributed on and around Yale campus and in bookstores and coffeehouses in New Haven, Connecticut.

Audio Book Reviews

WPSU (Penn State University) Radio "Bookmarks"
Penn State Public Broadcasting’s book review show, BookMark allows audience members to submit reviews of books for its show which airs Wednesdays at 4:30pm and Sundays at 8:35am.
Fresh Air (WHYY Philadelphia)Fresh Air is produced at WHYY-FM in Philadelphia and broadcast nationally by National Public Radio (NPR). Each week, nearly 4.5 million people listen to the show's intimate conversations broadcast on more than 450 NPR stations across the country, as well as in Europe on the World Radio Network.
National Public Radio
National Public Radio’s books page has interviews with authors, recommended reading lists, and reviews allowing viewers the opportunity to look intimately at books and their authors.
Horn Book Radio Review
Originally aired on National Public Radio in the summer of 1986, these interviews with renowned writers and illustrators were conducted by Anita Silvey, then the editor of the Horn Book, and produced by Greg Fitzgerald. Also broadcast was a review by school children of Chris Van Allsburg’s The Polar Express. All are available as audio or in transcript.
This American Life
This American Life is a weekly, hour-long radio program produced by Chicago Public Radio. It is distributed by Public Radio International and is also available as a free weekly podcasts. This American Life, hosted by Ira Glass, is primarily a journalistic nonfiction program, although it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage.