Book Review Index
Encyclopedia
Book Review Index is an index of book reviews
and literary criticism
, found in leading academic, popular, and professional periodicals. It has been published since 1965. For most of its history it has been owned by Gale
and part of the Thomson family of information businesses.
Book review
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. A book review could be a primary source opinion piece, summary review or scholarly review. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often...
and literary criticism
Literary criticism
Literary criticism is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often informed by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of its methods and goals...
, found in leading academic, popular, and professional periodicals. It has been published since 1965. For most of its history it has been owned by Gale
Gale (publisher)
Gale is an educational publishing company based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, the United States, in the western suburbs of Detroit. It was part of the Thomson Learning division of the Thomson Corporation, a Canadian company, but became part of Cengage Learning in 2007.The company, formerly known...
and part of the Thomson family of information businesses.
Publication history
Volume 1 of Book Review Index was published in 1965. It was originally published monthly. Starting in May 1977, the index was published bi-monthly. In 1994, the index became quarterly. Since 1996, it has been published three times a year along with an annual cummulation.Articles about BRI
- Comparison of Sports Coverage in "Book Review Digest" and "Book Review Index." RQ, v23 n4 p451-59 Sum 1984