LibGuides: United States History: Book Reviews

Tips for Finding Book Reviews

Books are usually reviewed when they are published. Rarely a book will be reviewed when it is reprinted. Look for reviews in the year in which the book is published, as well as the year before and the year after.

Don't forget that history is interdisciplinary. If you're trying to find a review for a book on the history of education, you should also look in databases and print resources that index articles on education.

Some print sources may index book reviews under the author or title of the book or in a separate section labeled "Book Reviews."

Print Sources That Index Reviews of History Books

The print resources listed below are organized by the first year of coverage:

1802-1906
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature
MAIN REF INDEX AI 3 .P7 v.1-6

1950 - present
Index to Black Periodicals (1984-present); Index to Periodical Articles By and About Blacks (1974-1983); Index to Periodical Articles By and About Negroes (1960-1973); Index to Selected Periodicals (1950-1959)
MAIN REF INDEX AI 3 .O4

1964 - 2002
Canadian Periodical Index
MAIN REF INDEX A 13 .C242

1965 - 1974
Social Sciences & Humanities Index
MAIN REF INDEX AI 3 .R49