Book Reviews & Information

Web Sites

• New York Times Books
  Search for book reviews back to 1996. Use quotes around phrases. Also includes a Book Review Index and their Bestseller Lists.
• ALA's Booklist Online
  The digital counterpart of the American Library Association's Booklist magazine; annually reviews nearly 4,000 adult books, more than 2,500 titles for children, more than 500 reference books and electronic reference tools, and 1,000 other audiovisual materials.
• Booknotes.org
  Booknotes, C-SPAN's signature author interview program, is a forum for books about history, politics and public affairs. On this website, you can watch the program.
• BookPage
  "A national review publication helping nearly one million people each month select their books and learn more about the people writing them. Much of the content here is unique to this site or is an enhancement of the material available in the printed edition of BookPage."
• Bookreporter.com
  The premier book site on America Online and the largest book conversation in cyberspace.
• CliffsNotes
  In September of 2004, offered 180 literature guides that could be read for free (there's a fee to download them).
• H-Net Reviews: in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  Online reviews from H-Net Electronic Discussion Lists.
• Library Journal
  On this sites you can get book news, lists and reviews of PrePub Best Sellers, Subject Best Sellers, and Hot Picks.
• National Public Radio (NPR): Books
  Check here for book reviews, author interviews, summer reading lists, and you can listen to some of them online. You can also sign up for their BookNotes Newsletter.
  • NPR Bestseller List
  • Best Books of 2010
  • Best Books of 2009
• New York Review of Books
  Begun during the newspaper strike of 1963, the New York Review of Books now has 115,000 subscribers. They recently celebrated their 35th anniversary. Check out their David Levine cartoon gallery.
• Powells.com Review a Day
  Seven days a week Powell's sends a current review to your emailbox.
• Publishers Weekly
  "In-depth interviews with top authors, news of the entire industry, a bestseller list so hot that is is syndicated in over 600 newspapers, and early reviews of adult and childrens books (over 100 per issue)."
• Readerville
  A site for readers that features discussions, current events, reader groups, and links to current reviews at other sites.
• Three Percent
  In this era of globalization, reading literature from other countries is vital to maintaining a vibrant book culture but only about 3% of all books published in the United States are works in translation and only a fraction of the titles that do make their way into English are covered by the mainstream media. Three Percent brings readers information about goings-on in the world of international literature and provides reviews and samples of books in translation.
• USA Today Books
  exclusive stories and best seller lists.
• Washington Post Books
  Includes the first chapters of select books reviewed by The Post and discussions about books.

International

• Guardian Unlimited: Books: Reviews
  This is a great site to see what the Brits are reading. Both the reviews and the letters are enlightening.
• London Review of Books
  Selected articles from the current week's print edition as well as a subject guide to archived reviews.
• The Scotsman Books
  Edinburgh, Scotland's online newspaper.

Pittsburgh

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Book Section
  Current and past Book Reviews from the Pittsburgh daily newspaper.
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: Books
  Book reviews from the Trib family of regional newspapers.