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Book Reviews & Literary Criticism
- BookWire comprehensive book industry site; includes Library Journal; School Library Journal; Publishers Weekly, with their Bestseller Lists and links to reviews; Computer Book Review; Hungry Mind Review; indexes to publishers and booksellers on the Web; calendars of authors on tour and book events, etc.
- Cambridge History of English and American Literature: An Encyclopedia in Eighteen Volumes (published 1907-1921) "comprises the largest reference work of literary criticism and history on the internet." The online version is searchable by keyword and browseable by volume, chapter, and section. Includes an Index to Authors, Index to Chapters, & an Index to Bibliographies.
- New York Review of Books includes selections from its current issue and archived selections from issues back to February, 1997; an eventual complete record of its publishing history is expected.
- New York Times Book Review includes an archive of more than 50,000 reviews, book-related news pieces, and interviews back to 1980. The full-text of first chapters of selected bestsellers and featured titles are available.
- Online Literary Criticism Collection from the Internet Public Library, includes 1576 critical and biographical websites about authors and their work; browse by author, by title, or by literary period.
