Guides and Directories

BBC Arts: Books
Offers profiles of authors, literary news, book reviews and genre sections. Radio and TV programme information, message board and events calendar.
www.bbc.co.uk/arts/books/

Guardian Unlimited Books
Extensive site includes news and reviews, critics, authors, first chapters, Top 10s, bestsellers, talk board and games. Offers special sections by genre and full archives.
books.guardian.co.uk/

Independent: Books
News, reviews, features and interviews from the UK newspaper.
enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/

London Review of Books
Literary review publishing essay-length book reviews and topical articles on politics, literature, history, philosophy, science and the arts by leading writers and thinkers.
www.lrb.co.uk/

New Statesman: Books
Current and archived reviews, plus articles and bookshop.
www.newstatesman.co.uk/site.php3?newTemplate=NSTemplate_Books&newTop=Section%3A+Books+Index&newDisplayURN=Section%3A+Books+Index

Telegraph: Books
News and reviews of fiction, non-fiction, biography and paperbacks. Free registration required.
www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?menuId=570&menuItemId=-1&view=SUMMARY&grid=P16&targetRule=1&menuId=1528&menuItemId=-1&view=SUMMARY&grid=&targetRule=

This is London: Books and Videos
Site includes news, reviews and bestseller lists.
www.thisislondon.co.uk/entertainment/books/

Times Online: Books
News, reviews, bestseller lists and diary of events.
www.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,923,00.html