Books on Writers & Writing
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Library CatalogFor books on writers & writing, search these subject headings in the Libraries' Classic Catalog:
Creative Writing
Fiction--Authorship
Fiction--Technique
Prose Literature--Authorship
Poetry--Authorship
Poetry--Technique
Poetics
Criticism
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MLA International Bibliography with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Consists of bibliographic records pertaining to literature, language, linguistics, and folklore, and includes coverage from 1963 to the present. Provides access to scholarly research in journals and series, and covers relevant monographs, working papers, proceedings, bibliographies, and other formats.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Images of the full text of many scholarly titles in a range of subject areas, including literature, biological sciences, economics, finance, and statistics. Search the archive or pull up a specific article. Artstor is now available on the JSTOR platform.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new window
Project MUSE provides full-text access scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences. The database is a collaboration between Johns Hopkins University and other university presses and not-for-profit publishers. Also included are the UPCC collections in Asian and Pacific Studies, and Poetry, Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction.
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WorldCat FirstSearch This link opens in a new window
Contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries. Offers millions of bibliographic records. Includes records representing 400 languages.
Reviews
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Book Review Digest Plus This link opens in a new window
This database features full-text reviews from various periodicals, review citations, and master records for each book. It has retrospective coverage from 1983 to the present for a wide array of English language fiction and nonfiction books. This online version of the print edition is updated weekly and includes a vast amount of additional information.
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Book Review Digest Retrospective: 1903-1982 (H.W. Wilson) This link opens in a new window
This database provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of English language fiction and nonfiction books from 1905-1982.
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Book Review Index (Gale Literature) This link opens in a new window
Book Review Index Plus provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. It has up-to-date coverage, broad subject coverage and includes citations for both newly published and older materials.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Images of the full text of many scholarly titles in a range of subject areas, including literature, biological sciences, economics, finance, and statistics. Search the archive or pull up a specific article. Artstor is now available on the JSTOR platform.
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Rain TaxiRain Taxi is a literary organization that fosters engagement with innovative writing through programs and publications. Our main vehicle is the award-winning print quarterly Rain Taxi Review of Books and its corollary Online Edition, which each have unique material that connects readers to books of merit that might otherwise get overlooked.
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Small Press Distribution (SPD)In an increasingly corporatized book industry, Small Press Distribution (SPD) brings readers independently published literature, emphasizing small press values--equity, experimentation and access. We connect underrepresented literary communities to the marketplace and to each other via book distribution, events, and public advocacy. Prioritizing artistic and activist visions, SPD’s nearly 400 presses publish a full diversity of writers who rely on us to reach readers nationwide.
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