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Booklist is the American Library Associations review publication, online and in print. A good
non-commercial site for reviews, although not the easiest to navigate.
http://www.ala.org/ala/booklist/
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InnerSelf Magazine: Book Reviews
Mostly books of a spiritual nature, both fiction and nonfiction. Self-help, health, politics, and
relationships also included.
http://www.innerself.com/book_reviews/
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CBC Radio: Cross Country Checkup: Reading Lists
Reading suggestions from talk show host Rex Murphy, various authors, and callers. Compiled twice a
year since 1995.
http://www.cbc.ca/checkup/booklists.html
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The Great Wall of Books
Book reviews organized by author, title and category. Each review includes both a general summary
of the plot or information (with a minimum of spoilers), and a personal review.
http://books.walkingthenight.com/
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Powells.com: Review-a-Day
Collection of reviews from well-known sources: The Atlantic Online, Esquire, The New Republic,
Salon.com, and Powell's own staff. Daily updates.
http://www.powells.com/review
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BookAngles
BookAngles is the conservative-values angle on literature for home and family. Their family reviews
books to help you judge suitability for your family.
http://bookangles.com/
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Life Changing Books
Reviews and features about books.
http://www.life-changing-books.co.uk/
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Herbal Bookworm, The
Full length reviews, lists, and other remarks on herbal medicine books, by Jonathan Treasure, a
practicing herbalist.
http://www.herbological.com/bookworm.html
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The Hyperborean Moose
Presents an avid reader's author information, book reviews, recommendations, small essays, and
selective bibliographies.
http://www.literarymoose.info/
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English Literary Criticism
Project Gutenberg etext of the book by Charles Edwyn Vaughan.
http://digital.library.upenn.edu/webbin/gutbook/lookup?num=6320
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Books 'n ' Chat
Book reviews of all genres by members of the Books 'n' Chat group.
http://www.geocities.com/booksnchat/book.html
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Bookslut
Includes feature stories, author interviews, reviews, columns, and a weblog of book-related
content.
http://www.bookslut.com/
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Arts and Letters Daily
News and reviews from the world of letters. Includes current issue and archives. Published by the
Chronicle of Higher Education.
http://www.aldaily.com/
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Just Book Reviews
Non-commercial online journal of book reviews by academics, as well as author interviews. Reviews
and books for review accepted.
http://www.justbookreviews.net/
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Black Cat
Reviews of books, films, and music available in New Zealand. User contributions are accepted by
email.
http://www.black-cat.co.nz/
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Italics
Reviews classified by genre.
http://www.purplepens.com/
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NonfictionReviews.com: Entertainment
Provides reviews of entertainment-related books, especially those involving television.
http://www.nonfictionreviews.com/page1006.html
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BookReviewClub.com
BookReviewClub.com publishes book and e-book reviews online to benefit book enthusiasts and the
writing community. They also publish a paid quarterly newsletter featuring self-help books.
http://www.bookreviewclub.com/
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Timeless Tales Book Reviews
Reviews for the discerning reader. Focuses on all aspects of fiction, with recommendations.
Includes a message board.
http://timeless-tales.net/
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Discussing Books
Reviews of fiction and non-fiction books, both classic and contemporary. Also has literary
quizzes.
http://discussingbooks.cohprog.com/
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Bookmunch
Reviews, author interviews, literary rants, and contests.
http://www.bookmunch.com/
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Bookreporter.com
Dedicated to book lovers and writers. Forums, author interviews, book reviews, reading group
guides, and commentary all can be found here. New releases and perennial favorites.
http://www.bookreporter.com/
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Hyde Park Review of Books
Quarterly online review of the most promising fiction and serious nonfiction from small, medium,
independent and university presses. Reviews, form for letters to the editor, information for
publishers and potential reviewers, and notes on current reviewers.
http://www.hprob.com/
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Book Review Cafe
Offers down-to-earth book reviews, as well as author interviews. Includes an archive, awards,
submission guidelines, and a young adult section.
http://www.bookreviewcafe.com/
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Tracy's Book Nook
Contains some short and some in-depth reviews of popular Christian fiction, children's books, and
parenting books.
http://www.tracysbooknook.com/
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Realm Book Reviews
Book review site covering all genres of literature, along with author interviews, recommendations,
and bestseller lists.
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/bookreviews/index.html
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Book-Club
Includes forums for book clubs and reading groups, reviews of contemporary fiction, and events;
focuses on New Zealand and Australia.
http://www.book-club.co.nz/
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TheBookHaven.net
Reviews, links and news about books and writing.
http://www.thebookhaven.net
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MyShelf.Com
Book reviews, interviews with authors, top ten monthly reads, editorials, and monthly contests.
http://myshelf.com/
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Book-A-Minute
Humorous lampooning of popular books via ultra-condensation.
http://rinkworks.com/bookaminute/
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Between the Lines
Includes interviews, reviews, and new releases.
http://www.thei.aust.com/isite/btl/btlhome.html
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Baryon Online
A review magazine of science fiction, fantasy, and horror books and ebooks with fannish notes.
Published quarterly.
http://www.geocities.com/baryonmag/
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Crowyne's Reading Room
"Home of the Society of Aspiring Writers (SAW), site also includes book reviews, Women in
Mythology project, Legenda listing of online articles (regularly updated), a Writer's Toolkit, and
occasional commentary and musings."
http://pages.ivillage.com/crowyne/
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The Bactra Review
Reviews books in physics, economics, history and other areas. By Cosma Rohilla Shalizi, a grad
student studying physics.
http://www.santafe.edu/~shalizi/reviews/
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Voice of the Shuttle: Literary Theory
A directory of links to (mostly scholarly) literary criticism and analysis on the internet.
http://vos.ucsb.edu/shuttle/theory.html
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Book Forager
Search for books by genre or type. Each book has a reader comment, sometimes an extract, and the
option to search for similar titles.
http://www.branching-out.net/forager/
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goodreports.net
Book site featuring reviews, news, and interviews from critic Alex Good.
http://www.goodreports.net
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Book Lore
A non-commercial UK book review site featuring capsule reviews of popular titles.
http://www.booklore.co.uk
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Funn at Finn's/Chapter & Verse
A family site with a page devoted to tongue-in-cheek book reviews on a range of (mostly recent)
titles.
http://hometown.aol.com/umpelby/pages/books2.html
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Beatrice
Ron Hogan interviews leading authors of contemporary literature.
http://www.beatrice.com/
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Literal Mind
Reviews of new and noteworthy books, including fiction, poetry, essays, and works of literary
non-fiction and memoir. Covers both new and old books, as long as they're interesting and topical.
http://literalmind.com
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the boox review
Book reviews, author interviews and essays.
http://www.thebooxreview.com
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Bill MacDonald's Brutally Honest Book Reviews
Succinct reviews of mystery, suspense and horror fiction.
http://www.billsbookreviews.com
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Cathy Mosier's Book Reviews
Capsule reviews of fiction, sci-fi and fantasy, with links to online booksellers.
http://www.cathyhome.com/Book%20reveiws.htm
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Dead Trees Review
Brief reviews of small press books, politics, science fiction/fantasy and avant garde by Paul
Lappen.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Coffeehouse/4587/mainpage.html
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berniE-zine: Book Reviews & More
A monthly online zine featuring fiction and poetry reviews, literary journals, fiction and
non-fiction. Also features links to sites of literary interest.
http://rantsravesreviews.homestead.com
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Cambridge History of English and American Literature
Online publication of classic eighteen-volume work of English and American literary history and
criticism.
http://www.bartleby.com/cambridge
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LiteratuReview
A review of new and old titles in fiction, travel, history, politics and other topics.
http://www.literatureview.com
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Dance Sisters
Artmedia site containing only reviews of this title.
http://www.artmedia.com.au/reviews.htm
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Helge's Notebook of Books and Arcane Trivia
Book reviews of fiction and non-fiction, articles on arcane trivia, and original fiction.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/1401/
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A to Z of Book Reviews
Web ring for book reviews from any genre and any author.
http://homepage.dtn.ntl.com/alan.stuart/webring.html
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Kristen Voskuil's Book Review
Fiction and nonfiction reviews by Voskuil.
http://www2.fastdial.net/~drysdam/books/books.htm
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Alternative Culture Magazine
This site reviews Native American, outdoors and literary titles and reading recommendations with
links to online booksellers.
http://www.alternativeculture.com/books/
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Genre Bookshop
A review of new science fiction titles and contemporary fiction from the United Kingdom.
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Nook/1082/genreindex.html
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RebeccasReads.com
Reviews of new and recent titles in fiction, non-fiction and childrens by Rebecca -- a writer and
editor -- and her associates.
http://rebeccasreads.com
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BookSpot.com Newsletter
Monthly newsletter features sites for book reviews, reading lists, bestseller lists, and author and
publisher information.
http://www.bookspot.com/newsletter.htm
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Adam Mazmanian: Online Portfolio
A collection of original to the web and newspaper book reviews of recent fiction and non-fiction by
Mazmanian.
http://www.mindspring.com/~mazmanian
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Electronic book review
Generally interested in promoting literary innovation on the Internet and reviewing books that
address the electronic future of fiction, poetry, criticism, and the visual arts.
http://www.altx.com/ebr/
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culturevulture.net
Reviews of select books.
http://www.culturevulture.net/Books/BooksCDSIndex.htm
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The Home of Dorigan5
Book and PC game reviews. Also includes information about model aircraft, author societies, and
World War I.
http://members.tripod.com/dorigan5/dorigan_main.html
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Atu XVIII Book Reviews
Eclectic collection of uninhibited genre and literary book reviews.
http://www.fnapf.demon.co.uk/atu-xviii/reviews/index.html
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Necessary Prose
Reviews, essays, and writing on the crux of the Bible and Western European Literature.
http://www.necessaryprose.com
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FutureFiction.com
Author and book reviews in the science fiction and fantasy genres.
http://futurefiction.com
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Interrogation Reports
Brief reports and reviews on books and movies.
http://www.xmission.com/~jeffress/reports/index.html
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The Harvard Book Review
Harvard University journal features over 30 reviews and original art by Harvard undergraduates.
Reviews include poetry, history, fiction and satire.
http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~hbr/index.html
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Books In Depth
Book reviews from newspapers, magazines and internet resources.
http://www.booksindepth.com
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The Cyberspace and Critical Theory
An overview of interrelations between cyberspace i.e., computer technology and networking, and
hypertext, and critical theory.
http://landow.stg.brown.edu/cpace/cspaceov.html
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Dave Edelman on the WWW: Contents
Book reviews, author interviews and other works by critic and journalist Dave Edelman.
http://dave.edelman.home.att.net/contents.html
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Fiatgirl Book Reviews
Over 500 books indexed by author and title, plus free New Reviews newsletter available via e-mail.
Annotated links to book sites, including e-zines, e-mail lists, author sites, publisher sites, and
fan sites.
http://www.fiatgirl.com
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The Gaping Void
Essays and reviews in modern/contemporary European Literature
http://www.morose.fsnet.co.uk
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Pegasus Nest: Recommended SF/F Novels
A collection of brief reviews of science fiction and fantasy works.
http://yhl.freeservers.com/bookrecs.html
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The Listology
A user-contributed, searchable collection of book lists.
http://www.listology.com/list.phtml?trick=ajoi&action=show_all_lists&tbl_id=book
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Bookdragon Review
Monthly e-zine featuring reviews, news and title information for new and upcoming works of genre
fiction.
http://www.bookdragonreview.com
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CountryReader.com
". . . has reviews for fiction and non-fiction books, links to online bookstores, links to
libraries, and other resources for avid readers."
http://www.countryreader.com
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Nabou.com - Book Reviews
Book reviews of selected classic and new titles.
http://bookreviews.nabou.com
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The Endless' Library
One website author's extensive online book review page, covering a wide range of literature.
http://members.tripod.com/%7ERaincloud771/book.htm
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Books by Women Authors
Reviews of books by women authors, mostly on philosophy, linguistics, literary criticism, art, and
history.
http://djust.hypermart.net/women.html
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RedThunder's Book Reviews
Brief, mostly informal reviews, with occasional links to further resources related to specific
books and/or authors.
http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/1229/books.html
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Essay on Novel
An essay on fiction, the reader and the publisher, especially the impact of publishing strategies
on mass-market fiction.
http://www.genieweb.com/novels/
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Illuminations
". . . a WWW research resource for those interested in the Critical Theory project. Firmly
based in Frankfurt School thought, this site maintains a collection of articles, excerpts, and
chapters from many contemporary writers of and about Critical Theory."
http://www.uta.edu/huma/illuminations/
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Boston Book Review
"The smartest writers on the most important books. Features incisive, independent comment
from preeminent writers, scholars and intellectuals."
http://www.bookwire.com/bbr/bbr-home.html
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Danny Yee's Book Reviews
Over 600 book reviews on a variety of topics including zoology, physics, philosophy, religion,
fiction and politics.
http://dannyreviews.com/
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David's Book Reviews
Short reviews of books, mainly on philosophy, linguistics, history, languages, geography, travel,
poetry, and art and literary criticism.
http://good-books-bad-books.com/
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Bookideas.com
Reviews in all genres, from science fiction to cookbooks, with interactive "Favorite &
Worst books ever published" lists.
http://www.bookideas.com/
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Book Recommendations of Real Folks
"People can submit lists of books they've liked. They can also search the database for other
people's recommendations."
http://www.best.com/~yylee/homespun/booktop.html
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Gumby's Bookreviews Index
A complete index with links to Gumby's bookreviews. All kinds of books much fantasy/sf-books, but
also other kinds of books. (Computing and other topics). Also points to other books you might like
if you enjoy a certain author.
http://hem.passagen.se/gumby/reviews/
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Metapsychology
Thoughtful and informed book reviews on mental health, psychology, ethics, and philosophy. Updated
every month.
http://mentalhelp.net/books
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The Brothers Judd
Reviews of books of all genres, including the Modern Library Top 100, National Book Award winners,
and current books. A complete directory of recommended authors and their works that have all been
read by one or both of the Brothers Judd.
http://www.brothersjudd.com/
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The Compulsive Reader
Features reviews of literary fiction, author interviews, profiles, monthly contests, and literary
criticism.
http://www.compulsivereader.com
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Complete Review
"A Literary Saloon and Site of Review." Includes brief reviews of a wide variety of books
(which are also rated using "A+ through F" grades), with links to other off-site, online
reviews of the same given book.
http://www.complete-review.com
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MSRRT Newsletter: Library Alternatives
Reviews of alternative press books, zines, and other DiY media as well as information for library
workers
http://www.cs.unca.edu/~edmiston/msrrt/
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complete review Quarterly
A literary saloon and site of review
http://www.complete-review.com/quarterly
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e-boswell
An online journal of conversations with and lectures by prominent writers, artists, and thinkers.
http://www.e-boswell.com/
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The Assayer
A site for user-contributed book reviews, with a special focus on reviewing free books. All the
reviews are free information, meaning that they are copyrighted by their authors, but are available
for free reading and copying under a licensing agreement.
http://theassayer.org/
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The Nature Pages
Reviews and news about current nature writing and natural history books.
http://www.webcom.com/outbooks/naturepg.html
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Curled Up with a Good Book
Book reviews and recommendations for new and backlist nonfiction and literary, mainstream and genre
fiction.
http://www.curledup.com/
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Blether
Short reviews of recent fiction and non-fiction from a group of dedicated readers. The site also
features discussion and an archive.
http://www.blether.com
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Erik Lundegaard's Book and Movie Review Page
Personal and professional reviews of books and movies by Seattle Times book critic.
http://www.halcyon.com/withak/bookpage.html
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Positive Net Home Page: Books, Stories and Essays
The Positive Place on the Internet where upbeat and inspirational books, magazines, stories, and
essays are reviewed.
http://positive.net/
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The Internet Writing Journal
Monthly online magazine with book reviews in several genres, author interviews, and articles on
writing.
http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/
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Lazy Literate, The
The home page of Steve Berry, a literary columnist for the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/5710/
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ArielBooks
A small, but nice selection of reviews of suspense, classic, and adventure literature.
http://www.arielbooks.com/
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The Second Circle
A guide to contemporary literature, singling out contemporary novels of particular merit and
featuring reviews, interviews, and a quarterly newsletter.
http://www.thesecondcircle.com/
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Book News
Short overviews of the latest books about science, technology, and medicine.
http://www.booknews.co.uk/
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First Impressions
A "reading diary" that contains comments and reviews of mainly older fiction works, with
a sprinkling of current and non-fiction books.
http://www.sfsite.com/fi/index.htm
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INDOlink Book & Media Review
A review of titles by Indian and Indian-expatriate authors as well as works on Indian topics.
http://www.indolink.com/Book/index.html
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BookBrowse.com
Features excerpts, summaries, reviews, and author biographies, including fiction and non-fiction
bestsellers.
http://www.bookbrowse.com
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