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      Titles Descriptions
  1. About.com: Fantasy / Sci-Fi Books
  2. About.com: Non-Fiction
  3. Black Book Review Online
  4. Book Worm Biz
  5. Booklist
  6. CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
  7. CTHEORY: Journal of Theory, Technology and Culture
  8. Directory of Book Reviews on the Web
  9. Fantastic Fiction
  10. Internet Book Information Center
  11. London Review of Books Online
  12. New York Review of Books
  13. Parents and Children Together Online
  14. Psychology of Belief and Superstition
  15. Virtual Computer Library
  16. Yahoo UK and Ireland: Authors

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About.com: Fantasy / Sci-Fi Books
Offers original articles and features about fantasy and science-fiction books, plus annotated links to selected relevant Internet resources, compiled by a subject specialist, a subject-specific bulletin board, and details of related news and events. Authors featured include Iain M Banks, Terry Pratchett and JRR Tolkein.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: book reviews, science fiction
     DeweyClass: 808.838762
     Resource type: forum, index, news
About.com: Non-Fiction
Reviews of various forms of contemporary nonfiction including biography, memoir, creative nonfiction, history, social science and science writing.
     Author: About.com
     Subjects: book reviews, literary studies
     DeweyClass: 824
     Resource type: essays, index, news
Black Book Review Online
Reviews of recent black fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and children's book as well as a guide to black classics by author and a listing of works of great black writers that include W.E.B. DuBois, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Alice Walker, among others.
     Author: Quarterly Black Review
     Subjects: book reviews, contemporary fiction, ethnic literature, minorities
     DeweyClass: 820
     Resource type: magazine
Book Worm Biz
Brief book reviews and recommendations of recent titles with links provided to Amazon's shop.
     Author: Liz M.
     Subjects: book reviews, contemporary fiction
     DeweyClass: 002
     Resource type: articles
Booklist
American Library Association magazine which carries reviews of new books and electronic publications.
     Author: American Library Association
     Subjects: book reviews
     DeweyClass: 002
     Resource type: magazine
CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Reviews of significant current books and electronic media of interest to those in higher education. Contains tables of contents and summaries of features and articles from September 1997.
     Author: Association of College and Research Libraries
     Subjects: book reviews, library and information science news
     DeweyClass: 027.7
     Resource type: journal
CTHEORY: Journal of Theory, Technology and Culture
Articles, interviews, and key book reviews in contemporary discourse are published weekly as well as theorisations of major 'event-scenes' in the mediascape.
     Author: Concordia University, Montreal
     Subjects: book reviews, cultural studies, media studies
     DeweyClass: 306
     Resource type: journal
Directory of Book Reviews on the Web
Index to sources of book reviews available online. Categories include general review materials, audio-visual resources, education, library and information science, literature and reference.
     Author: ACQWEB
     Subjects: book reviews
     DeweyClass: 002
     Resource type: index
Fantastic Fiction
Resource containing bibliographies for over 6,000 authors and information on over 120,000 books. Also includes a new cooks section and links to UK booksellers.
     Author: FantasticFiction.co.uk
     Subjects: book reviews, book studies
     DeweyClass: 808.83
     Resource type: directory
Internet Book Information Center
A personal, selective, opinionated guide to books and to book related resources on the Internet.
     Author: Internet Book Information Center
     Subjects: book reviews, book studies, world literature
     DeweyClass: 002
     Resource type: index
London Review of Books Online
Magazine founded in 1979 and printed twice per month. It is dedicated to carrying on the tradition of the English essay and gives its contributors space and freedom to develop ideas at length and in depth. Regular contributors include Frank Kermode, John Bayley, Alan Bennett, Marina Warner, Jenny Diski, Christopher Hitchens, Adam Phillips, Hilary Mantel, Colm Toibin, Stephen Sedley, Edward Said, Jonathan Coe and Tom Paulin. The online edition includes two complete articles from each issue, plus a list of the contents of the print edition and the letters column. A full list of articles in the archive is also available.
     Author: London Review of Books
     Subjects: book reviews, cultural studies, literary studies
     DeweyClass: 824
     Resource type: essays, magazine
New York Review of Books
Literary magazine issued every two weeks, including essays and reviews of books and the arts, music, theatre, dance, and film.
     Author: New York Books
     Subjects: book reviews, dance, music news, theatre guides
     DeweyClass: 809
     Resource type: magazine
Parents and Children Together Online
Magazine aiming to further the cause of family literacy by bringing parents and children together through the magic of reading. It features original stories and articles for children, suitable for reading aloud. A section for parents features articles on issues related to children's reading and writing and book reviews of recent children's literature.
     Author: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication
     Subjects: book reviews, children's books, literacy
     DeweyClass: 372
     Resource type: magazine
Psychology of Belief and Superstition
Provides book reviews of publications discussing topics such as irrationality, superstition, magic, the paranormal, delusions, and associated beliefs.
     Author: Taylor, Paul
     Subjects: book reviews, cognitive psychology, paranormal
     DeweyClass: 001.9
     Resource type: documents
Virtual Computer Library
Provides pointers to information about computers and computing. Topics covered include academic computing, book reviews, FAQs, publishers, and journals.
     Author: University of Texas at Austin
     Subjects: book reviews, computing links
     DeweyClass: 004
     Resource type: index
Yahoo UK and Ireland: Authors
Alphabetical list of links to pages by and about hundreds of authors worldwide.
     Author: Yahoo
     Subjects: american literature from 1900, book reviews, contemporary fiction, english literature from 1871, world literature
     DeweyClass: 800
     Resource type: index