Research Guides: Book Reviews: Subject Specific Book Reviews

Africana Studies Writings

Black Issues Book Review

African Book Reviews, 1885-1945 by David L. Easterbrook
Call Number: DT3 .E35
ISBN: 0816180032
Publication Date: 1979
An index to books reviewed in selected English-language publications. Reviews historic books.

Anthropology

Reviews in Anthropology (Electronic Resource)
Online access to book reviews.

Communication

Communication Booknotes Quarterly
Annotated review service for recent books, reports, documents, and electronic publications on all aspects of communication.

Economics

EH.net - Book Reviews
Searchable by keyword, author, title, subject, time period, and geographic code. If you use these reviews, cite EH.Net as the source.

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EconLit with Full Text provides indexing and abstracts of journal articles, books, collective volume articles, dissertations, working papers, and book reviews in all fields of economics and full text for key economic journals.

Education

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Select document type: book review.
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Limit search to 'Book/Product' Reviews under the heading Publication Type.

Education Review: A Journal of Book Reviews
Publishes reviews of recent books in education, covering the entire range of education scholarship and practice.

History

Reviews in American History
Each issue presents in-depth review essays about the latest books in American history. Retrospective essays examining landmark works written by leading historians are also regularly featured. The journal covers all areas of American history.

Humanities

Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals 1802-1974 by Evan T. Farber (Introduction by)
Call Number: Z1035.A1 C65
ISBN: 089235061X
Publication Date: 1983

LGTBQ Writings

The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide
A quarterly scholarly journal that provides a forum for the discussion of issues and ideas of importance to lesbians and gay men worldwide, and publishes the work of the best gay and lesbian writers and thinkers.
Lambda Book Report
A consumer journal presenting previews of gay and lesbian books for the academic and general audience.

Medieval Studies

The Medieval Review
Publishes reviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies, a field it interprets as broadly as possible.

Psychology

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PsycCritiques contains reviews of scholarly and professional psychology books published from 1956 to 2017. It ceased publication in 2017.

Reference Sources

Reference and Research Book News
Contains reviews of scholarly and research books of interest to libraries and other serious book buyers.
The Booklist
A journal that publishes reviews of recommended library materials. Offers advance reviews of books, reference resources, and media for children, young adults, and adults. Indicates books suitable for young adults or curriculum use. Selected issues each year focus on a special topic, such as poetry, foreign language titles, or black history.
Reference Reviews
Offers suggestions and reviews on reference materials.

Religion

Reviews in Religion and Theology
Every year, the amount published in the area of theology and religious studies increases and diversifies. Reviews in Religion and Theology offers an accessible, informed and up-to-date guide to contemporary developments and publishing in religion and theology, providing a forum in which the latest publications are evaluated and discussed.

Science and Technology

SciTech Book News
A quarterly journal containing reviews of scientific and technical books of interest to libraries, professionals, and other serious book buyers.

Social Sciences

H-Net Reviews
Online scholarly reviews for the humanities and social sciences.

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Social Sciences Full Text provides access to 600+ important English-language social science journals, dating back as far as 1983. Many are peer-reviewed.

Women & Gender Studies (See also Literature)

The Women's Review of Books
Dedicated to publishing reviews written by women on books of varying topics.

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