opens new windowNew York Times Book Review

The publication provides full text 1986 - present. Search with keywords or choose an issue to view.

Some databases allow you to limit your search results to book reviews, as shown in the examples below. When choosing a database, subject specific databases related to the book topic may contain more reviews and greater depth than a general, multidisciplinary database, such as Academic Search Premier. Note: Not all databases will contain full text. See opens new windowHow to Find... Articles

When you look for book reviews in a database, on the Advanced Search page, select Book Review under Document Type. Enter the author or title of the book in the text box. TIP: Use quotation marks to search a title as a phrase.

Another option to find book reviews is to use the Thesaurus.

• Click the Thesaurus link (top menu).
• Under Browsing: Education Thesaurus, type book reviews. Mark Relevancy Ranked.
  Click Browse. For Document Type choose Book Review .
• Mark the checkbox for BOOKS — Reviews. Click the Add button. The descriptor "BOOKS -- Reviews" is entered in the test field. Click search or add more key terms, the title, and/or author(s).
  

• On the Advanced Search window, type the title and/or author. TIP: Use quotation marks to search the title as a phrase.
• Under Search Options for Publication Type choose Review.