Use this guide to locate reviews and literary criticism of popular and/or scholarly books. Most popular books are reviewed within six months of publication. Scholarly books are often reviewed as late as two to five years after publication.
Healey Library provides access to numerous databases which contain book reviews. Although each database is different, there are some general search strategies which work across the databases.
The following databases contain options to limit a search by Document Type, and Book Reviews or Reviews. These options are often located on the Advanced Search page.
American Antiquarian Society (AAS) collection documents the life of America's people from the Colonial Era through the Civil War and Reconstruction, to provide digital access to the most comprehensive collection of American periodicals published between 1684 and 1912. The collection includes 5 series by date and 50 subject subsets, which can be searched separately or together.