Library Guides: Friends of MSU Library Book Group: Book Reviews

Links to Notable Reviews and Recommended Reading

These resources provide browsable reviews. Use them to discover the latest hot titles.

BookBrowse
Online book review magazine: Guides you to the best new and current books, includes reviews, excerpts, reading lists, find a book tool, info for book clubs...
BookWire
Book industry news and timely reviews.
GoodReads
GoodReads is a platform for sharing opinions, recommendations, reviews, lists, and discussions of books.
New York Review of Books
Offers short reviews for non-subscribers. Several feature articles are often freely available.
New York Times
Book reviews, author interviews, book excerpts from the daily and the Sunday book review sections.
NPR Book Reviews
Summary judgment on books of note, from NPR personalities, independent booksellers and critics from across the public-radio spectrum.

Book Reviews in Library Databases

To find a specific book review or one for an older book, use these subscription library databases. You must either be on campus or, if off campus, affiliated with MSU and have a current NetID and password. Contact an MSU librarian if you need help.

Academic Search Complete
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(Bozeman Users Only)
Contains reviews from popular and scholarly journals. Pick "Book Review" as "Document Type."
Literature Resource Center
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(Bozeman Users Only)
Literature Resource Center is a current, comprehensive literature database that provides access to critical, biographical and contextual materials for authors and their works.