Book reviews for literature and literary criticism
To find reviews of a book you need to know the year of publication, use the library catalogue or Libraries Australia to verify the details of the book. Reviews of books tend to appear close to the time of publication while critical articles (particularly peer reviewed) will be published some time later and may continue to be written for quite a long time.
Book review indexes (paper)
Newspaper sources (current and archival)
These may be online, paper or microform and some may be available in more than one format.
- Factiva – provides access to full text coverage of major Australian newspapers (including The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian), as well as global newspapers and news wires.
- Newsbank Newspapers – Complete full-text content of more than 100 local, regional, and national newspapers. Include ‘review’ in search terms.
- New York Times – includes full page images and article images from the New York Daily Times (1851 to 1857) and the New York Times from its first issue in 1857 to 2002. The collection includes digital reproductions of every page from every issue, cover to cover. Available via Proquest Historical Newspapers.
- New York Times : Books – Free online. Self register, free text, Full text of all reviews (1996 - present). New York Times Book Reviews is also available via Newsbank
- The Times (London) online – Complete full text content of all sections and supplements (including TLS). 1785 - 1985 via Times Digital Archives, 1985 to present via Newsbank
- TLS, Times Literary Supplement 1969 – Latest 12 months shelved in Matheson Library Newspapers, then replaced by microfilm no. 4405. Check catalogue for available indexes
- TLS, Times Literary Supplement Centenary Archive 1901 - 1990
Other indexes and databases which include book reviews
- Annual bibliography of English Language and Literature (ABELL). Coverage from 1920 - Lists monographs, periodical articles, critical editions or literary works, book reviews and collections of essays published anywhere in the world, doctoral dissertations are covered from 1920 - 1999. Also searchable from within Literature online
- APAIS – Coverage from 1978 - includes reviews of Australian books the Australian Book Review as well as many other journals
- Arts and Humanities Citation Index via Web of Science. multidisciplinary database that covers the journal literature of the arts and humanities. Use Advanced search and click on book reviews check box
- Contemporary authors includes comprehensive biographical and bibliographical information on authors from all genres. Current writers, as well as the most studied literary figures of the early 20th century, are featured. Lists book reviews from major sources
- Expanded Academic ASAP – Multidisciplinary database covering journals from 1994 - . Use advanced search and limit use book review as a search term
- AUSTLIT – All works of literature (excluding children’s literature) are included. Publications cited range from newspapers to Australian literary journals
- JSTOR includes reviews from core journals in numerous disciplines. Coverage is archival so includes back issues of journals to 3-5 years ago. To find reviews select Advanced search and then on the search screen under Narrow Your Search to ”These types” check the Review box
- Literature Online includes book reviews for literature scholarship (particularly literature in English) Includes the ABELL (see above)
- Periodicals Archive Online – full text access to periodicals backfiles in the humanities and social sciences from 1770 - 1995. Searches can be restricted to book reviews
- Project Muse – humanities journals from 1993 to the present published by Johns Hopkins University Press. To find reviews select Article search and select reviews only
Select internet sources
Most online bookshops also include book review but these must be treated with caution.
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