Here are some likely general resources to use in searching for book reviews.
Depending on your topic, you might want to supplement your search for book reviews with a discipline-specific database not listed below.
- Academic Search Premier
- Dates Covered? 1980s - present
- What's Reviewed? Both scholarly and mainstream press books.
- Who Writes the Reviews? It depends on the publication: scholars, journalists, fans.
- JSTOR
- Dates Covered? 1700s - past three to five years
- What's Reviewed? Usually scholarly books, but some mainstream press titles.
- Who Writes the Reviews? Usually scholars.
- Periodicals Archive Online
- Dates Covered? 1800s - 2000
- What's Reviewed? Usually scholarly books, but some mainstream press titles.
- Who Writes the Reviews? Usually scholars.
- Project MUSE
- Dates Covered? 1990s - present
- What's Reviewed? Usually scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences, but some mainstream press titles.
- Who Writes the Reviews? Usually scholars.
