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Books

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Discussions and reviews of printed works of all kinds.
Book Lists & Awards
Children's
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Horror
Mysteries & Thrillers
Non-fiction
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Romance & Gothic
Science Fiction & Fantasy

Resources in this category:

The ABAA Newsletter
http://www.abaa.org/cgi-bin/abaa/abaapages/index.html?id=Ffp...
"The Online Newsletter of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America." An archive of those issues of the print version more than a year old.
AIDS Book Review Journal
http://www.uic.edu/depts/lib/aidsbkrv/
"An electronic journal reviewing books, videos, journal titles, and other materials covering AIDS, safer sex, and sexually transmitted diseases."
The Barcelona Review
http://www.BarcelonaReview.com/
"The BR is an electronic bimonthly review dedicated to bringing you the best of international cutting-edge fiction in English/Spanish bilingual format. Our aim is to present exciting and original work by writers who may tease, puzzle, intrigue, or shock but always stimulate and challenge us and our readers."
Book Page Online
http://www.bookpage.com/
This is an online version of the popular Book Page periodical available at many public libraries. It contains book reviews, interviews with authors and much more.
Booklist Online
http://www.booklistonline.com/
Reviews of books for adults and youth, audiovisual materials, and reference materials.
the boox review
http://www.thebooxreview.com/
"Welcome to the boox review, where you will find only good reviews of good books and good interviews with some very different people and little else."
Boston Book Review
http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/bbr/bbr-home.html
"The aim of the Boston Book Review is to seek out and promote the highest achievements in contemporary writing. Readers can expect to find here the smartest writers on the most important books. Bringing readers into the ongoing project of literary life, the BBR features incisive, independent comment from preeminent writers, scholars and intellectuals. Together with columns and essays, provocative reviews assess works in a wide variety of topics . The BBR provides the highest quality book reviews in the nation, the best written and the most learned."
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
http://bccb.lis.uiuc.edu/
"Children's book review journals. Online-only features include bibliographies, critical essays, fun quotes and award lists."
Christian Reader
http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/
"THE CHRISTIAN READER begins where the Christian life meets the everyday: family, home, work, neigbors, kids. Real-life stories tell of how God's power and truth can shine through every area of your daily life. It's a wonderful source of inspiration and enrichment for every Christian reader."
Civil War Book Review
http://www.civilwarbookreview.com/
"In this quarterly journal we strive to cover, through annotations and full length reviews, all Civil War books published in a given year."
Columbia Review
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/review/
The Columbia Review is the literary journal of the students of Columbia University.
Current Cites
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/CurrentCites/
"An annotated monthly bibliography of selected articles, books, and electronic documents on information technology"
Delos Science Fiction
http://www.fantascienza.com/delos/
"Interviews (Adams, Gibson, Sheckley, etc.), specials, reviews and news about science fiction. In Italian with an International edition in English."
Family Information Center
http://reading.indiana.edu/www/indexfr.html
Includes two magazines: Parents and Children Together Online, featuring original stories and articles for parents and children to share together, and Parent Talk. There are also external links to many other sites useful for parents.
IndiaStar-- A Literary-Art Magazine
http://www.indiastar.com/
"The first Literary-Art Magazine on the Web focussing on South Asia. It includes articles, fiction, poetry, book reviews, multimedia software reviews and art."
January Magazine
http://www.januarymagazine.com/
"January, in our interpretation, is about literature. Although not in the stuffy way that makes you head for the hills and put the funny papers over your head. January Magazine will bring you interviews with authors, book reviews and other related stuff on a regular basis. Personal meetings with authors, accessible reviews and lots of great photos and illustrations will bring the stars -- and the almost stars -- of the literary world right to your computer, via this Web site."
Library Journal
http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp
"LJDigital is an electronic offshoot of Library Journal, the oldest independent national library publication. Founded in 1876, this 'bible' of the library world is read by over 100,000 library directors, administrators, and others in public, academic, and special (e.g., business) libraries. It combines news, features, and commentary with analyses of public policy, technology, and management developments."
Lingua Franca
http://chronicle.com/
"Lingua Franca is The Review of Academic Life: the magazine for anyone with an intellectual, or a morbid, curiousity about academic goings-on." Each issue includes book reviews.
The New York Review of Books
http://www.nybooks.com/
"The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language. Every two weeks... writers publish essays and reviews of books and the arts, including music, theater, dance, and film."
The New York Times Book Review
http://www.nytimes.com/books/
Over 50,000 book reviews back to 1980 from the famed New York Times Book Review are archived and searchable, plus special Web-only features. Registration required.
Sea of Tranquility
http://www.seaoftranquility.org/
"Ezine for thinkers. Heavy metal/progressive rock album reviews, opinion and editorials, film and book reviews."
Weekly Literary Supplement
http://www.laweekly.com/
"Online literary supplement of the Village Voice and Los Angeles Weekly. Includes reviews, interviews, and bestsellers. "
Writers Online Magazine
http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/publications/wr...
The NYS Writers Institute's electronic magazine of reviews, interviews, and feature articles on the writers and books shaping contemporary literature, as well as selected transcripts of conference events, seminars, and readings taken from the continually expanding Institute archives.

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