Literary Review Sources: A Baker's Dozen
Looking for a source of good literary reviews? The place to go is a trusted literary magazine, but last time we checked there are hundreds. For the ultimate web resource go to New Pages website. Here are a few of our favorites and others that piqued our interest.
May 15, 2008 —
1. African American Review
African American Review promotes a lively exchange among writers and scholars in the arts, humanities, and social sciences who hold diverse perspectives on African American literature and culture.
[African American Review website]
2. AGNI
"AGNI has become one of America's, and the world's, most significant literary journals"--PEN America. Now edited by renowned critic Sven Birkerts.
[AGNI website]
3. Arion
Arion explores the contemporary relevance of the classics in modern culture, with a commitment to the critical understanding of human achievement and experience.
[Arion website]
4. The Bloomsbury Review®
The Bloomsbury Review includes reviews, interviews with and profiles of authors; essays; original poetry; and a variety of features covering a broad range of book-related topics.
[The Bloomsbury Review® website]
5. The Capilano Review
The Capilano Review publishes the best in fiction, drama, poetry, and art from Canada and the rest of the world.
[The Capilano Review website]
6. Creative Nonfiction
Creative Nonfiction is the first and the largest journal devoted exclusively to literary nonfiction.
[Creative Nonfiction website]
7. Granta
Granta publishes new writing—fiction, personal history, reportage and inquiring journalism—four times a year. Every issue contains at least 256 pages in paperback book format.
[Granta website]
8. The New York Review of Books
The pre-eminent intellectual review of books in English.
[NYRofB website]
9. Marlboro Review
Publishes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, translations, reviews, cover art. Strong work dealing with philosophical, scientific, cultural issues. We like big subjects and smart writing.
[Marlboro Review website]
10. Mississippi Review
National literary magazine publishing first line literary fiction, poetry, essays, and interviews. "One of the best…" —Charles Simic.
[Mississippi Review website]
11. The Paris Review
A quarterly that has consistently sought out strong new voices in the literary world. Now edited by Philip Gourevitch.
[The Paris Review website]
12. World Literature Today
The award- World Literature Today is celebrating their 80th anniversary this January, and changing from a quarterly publication to a bimonthly. We are your window to world culture.
[World Literature Today website]
13. Zahir
A journal of literary fantasy, science fiction, and magical realism.
[Zahir website]
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