Knowledge: reviews and criticism
See Also:
- arts → literature → journals
- arts → literature → magazines and e-zines
- arts → literature → reading groups
- arts → performing arts → theatre → dramaturgy
Links
- BookBrowse.com
http://www.bookbrowse.com - Features excerpts, summaries, reviews, and author biographies, including fiction and non-fiction bestsellers.
- Book News
http://www.booknews.co.uk/ - Short overviews of the latest books about science, technology, and medicine.
- Positive Net Home Page: Books, Stories and Essays
http://positive.net/ - The Positive Place on the Internet where upbeat and inspirational books, magazines, stories, and essays are reviewed.
- Blether
http://www.blether.com - Short reviews of recent fiction and non-fiction from a group of dedicated readers. The site also features discussion and an archive.
- Curled Up with a Good Book
http://www.curledup.com/ - Book reviews and recommendations for new and backlist nonfiction and literary, mainstream and genre fiction.
- The Nature Pages
http://www.webcom.com/outbooks/naturepg.html - Reviews and news about current nature writing and natural history books.
- Complete Review
http://www.complete-review.com - "A Literary Saloon and Site of Review." Includes brief reviews of a wide variety of books (which are also rated using "A+ through F" grades), with links to other off-site, online reviews of the same given book.
- The Compulsive Reader
http://www.compulsivereader.com - Features reviews of literary fiction, author interviews, profiles, monthly contests, and literary criticism.
- Bookideas.com
http://www.bookideas.com/ - Reviews in all genres, from science fiction to cookbooks, with interactive "Favorite & Worst books ever published" lists.
- Nabou.com - Book Reviews
http://bookreviews.nabou.com - Book reviews of selected classic and new titles.
- The Gaping Void
http://www.morose.fsnet.co.uk - Essays and reviews in modern/contemporary European Literature
- Fiatgirl Book Reviews
http://www.fiatgirl.com - Over 500 books indexed by author and title, plus free New Reviews newsletter available via e-mail. Annotated links to book sites, including e-zines, e-mail lists, author sites, publisher sites, and fan sites.
- Necessary Prose
http://www.necessaryprose.com - Reviews, essays, and writing on the crux of the Bible and Western European Literature.
- culturevulture.net
http://www.culturevulture.net/Books/BooksCDSIndex.htm - Reviews of select books.
- BookSpot.com Newsletter
http://www.bookspot.com/newsletter.htm - Monthly newsletter features sites for book reviews, reading lists, bestseller lists, and author and publisher information.
- LiteratuReview
http://www.literatureview.com - A review of new and old titles in fiction, travel, history, politics and other topics.
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge - Online publication of classic eighteen-volume work of English and American literary history and criticism.
- berniE-zine: Book Reviews & More
http://rantsravesreviews.homestead.com - A monthly online zine featuring fiction and poetry reviews, literary journals, fiction and non-fiction. Also features links to sites of literary interest.
- Beatrice
http://www.beatrice.com/ - Ron Hogan interviews leading authors of contemporary literature.
- Funn at Finn's/Chapter & Verse
http://hometown.aol.com/umpelby/pages/books2.html - A family site with a page devoted to tongue-in-cheek book reviews on a range of (mostly recent) titles.
- Book Lore
http://www.booklore.co.uk - A non-commercial UK book review site featuring capsule reviews of popular titles.
- goodreports.net
http://www.goodreports.net - Book site featuring reviews, news, and interviews from critic Alex Good.
- Book-A-Minute
http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/ - Humorous lampooning of popular books via ultra-condensation.
- MyShelf.Com
http://myshelf.com/ - Book reviews, interviews with authors, top ten monthly reads, editorials, and monthly contests.
- TheBookHaven.net
http://www.thebookhaven.net - Reviews, links and news about books and writing.
- Realm Book Reviews
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bookreviews/index.html - Book review site covering all genres of literature, along with author interviews, recommendations, and bestseller lists.
- Tracy's Book Nook
http://www.tracysbooknook.com/ - Contains some short and some in-depth reviews of popular Christian fiction, children's books, and parenting books.
- Bookreporter.com
http://www.bookreporter.com/ - Dedicated to book lovers and writers. Forums, author interviews, book reviews, reading group guides, and commentary all can be found here. New releases and perennial favorites.
- Discussing Books
http://discussingbooks.cohprog.com/ - Reviews of fiction and non-fiction books, both classic and contemporary. Also has literary quizzes.
- BookReviewClub.com
http://www.bookreviewclub.com/ - BookReviewClub.com publishes book and e-book reviews online to benefit book enthusiasts and the writing community. They also publish a paid quarterly newsletter featuring self-help books.
- Italics
http://www.purplepens.com/ - Reviews classified by genre.
- Just Book Reviews
http://www.justbookreviews.net/ - Non-commercial online journal of book reviews by academics, as well as author interviews. Reviews and books for review accepted.
- Bookslut
http://www.bookslut.com/ - Includes feature stories, author interviews, reviews, columns, and a weblog of book-related content.
- English Literary Criticism
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=6320 - Project Gutenberg etext of the book by Charles Edwyn Vaughan.
- BookAngles
http://bookangles.com/ - BookAngles is the conservative-values angle on literature for home and family. Their family reviews books to help you judge suitability for your family.
- CBC Radio: Cross Country Checkup: Reading Lists
http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/booklists.html - Reading suggestions from talk show host Rex Murphy, various authors, and callers. Compiled twice a year since 1995.
- Bookz World
http://bookzworld.tripod.com - Reviews, commentary, and cover art of popular young adult and teen books.
- The Bookwyrm
http://members.aol.com/skyedrake/ - Fantasy, science-fiction, and horror book reviews.
- Dancing Word Book Reviews
http://www.dancingword.com/bookreviews.htm - Christian fiction, non-fiction, and children's books reviewed by site contributors with information on selected authors.
- Mac Tonnies Book Reviews
http://mactonnies.com/bookreviews.html - Reviews of a collection of books, from esoteric nonfiction to Philip K. Dick to William Burroughs.
- Dindrane's Book Reviews
http://www.geocities.com/dindrane13/books/litrev.html - Reviews of classics, non-fiction, and popular titles.
- book-look
http://www.book-look.co.uk - Detailed reviews of the top six best-selling books across a range of categories.
- Online Review of Books and Current Affairs
http://www.onlinereviewofbooks.com - Focuses on reviewing independently published books. Includes reports on current affairs.
- Books on Review
http://booksonreview.com - Collection of book reviews and author interviews covering a wide range of interests including literary and genre fiction, as well as non-fiction.
- California Literary Review
http://www.calitreview.com - Original book reviews, essays and author interviews.
- Roundtable Reviews
http://www.roundtablereviews.com - Book reviews and author interviews for all genres.
- The Book Review Blog
http://bookreviewblog.blogspot.com/ - Includes commentary on comics, journals, novels, handbooks, and dictionaries.
- Craig's Book Club
http://www.geocities.com/craigsbookclub/book.html - Book recommendations and reviews updated quarterly.
- Crossover Books
http://www.crossoverbooks.co.uk - Reviews of books that have equal appeal for both adults and children, organized by author and title. Includes book finder.
- Jason Jawando's Academic Resources
http://hometown.aol.co.uk/jjawando/index.html - Discussions of William Blake's Poetery and films by Polanski and Singer.
- Reading and Reviewing
http://www.justme.org/blog - Dedicated to reading and reviewing almost every type of book: personal reviews and commentary.
- MWK's Book Reviews
http://home.new.rr.com/mwk/ - Independent book reviews, updated weekly.
- Book Help Web
http://www.bookhelpweb.com/index.htm - Book reviews, news, sales data, and author interviews.
- California Literary Review
http://www.calitreview.com/RSS/001.xml - Book reviews, essays and author interviews.
- Atu XVIII Book Reviews
http://www.fnapf.demon.co.uk/atu-xviii/reviews/bydate.html - Eclectic collection of uninhibited genre and literary book reviews.
- Literate Chicks Book Reviews
http://www.litchicks.com/ - Short book reviews by literate women.
- Gumby's Bookreviews Index
http://www.edlin.org/reviews/index.html - A complete index with links to Gumby's bookreviews. All kinds of books much fantasy/sf-books, but also other kinds of books. (Computing and other topics). Also points to other books you might like if you enjoy a certain author.
- The Harvard Book Review
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hbr/ - Harvard University journal features over 30 reviews and original art by Harvard undergraduates. Reviews include poetry, history, fiction and satire.
- Northeast Book Reviews
http://www.northeastbookreviews.com/ - Fiction and non-fiction reviews with priority given to small publishers, academic presses, and specialty publishers.
- Crowyne's Reading Room
http://members.tripod.com/crowyne-ivil/indexa.html - "Home of the Society of Aspiring Writers (SAW), site also includes book reviews, Women in Mythology project, Legenda listing of online articles (regularly updated), a Writer's Toolkit, and occasional commentary and musings."
- The Listology
http://www.listology.com/search_results.cfm?search_type_id=1&search_genre_id=2&search_tx... - A user-contributed, searchable collection of book lists.
- Reviews of Scientific and Academic Books
http://wordtrade.com - Reviews technical titles in professional and academic fields.
- The Lazy Literate
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5710/ - Reviews by Steve Berry, a literary columnist for the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
- Herbal Bookworm, The
http://www.herbological.com/herbalbookworm.html - Full length reviews, lists, and other remarks on herbal medicine books, by Jonathan Treasure, a practicing herbalist.
- IndiaStar Review of Books
http://www.indiastar.com - A literary review site for Indian writing.
- The Good Read
http://www.thegoodread.co.uk/ - Categorised descriptions of recent book releases.
- Electronic book review
http://www.electronicbookreview.com/ - Generally interested in promoting literary innovation on the Internet and reviewing books that address the electronic future of fiction, poetry, criticism, and the visual arts.
- Wordcandy
http://www.wordcandy.net/ - A cyberspace lovesong to the best of popular fiction and other odds and ends, offering book and author reviews, top-ten lists, and a forum for book-related ranting.
- One-Minute Book Reviews
http://www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/ - Short reviews by Janice Harayda, former book editor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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