Midwest Book Review is an organization which maintains several book review publications. Established in 1976, the organization's Editor-in-Chief is James A. Cox. Midwest Book Review produces several book review publications per month, with a goal of encouraging small press and increasing literacy. It selects about 450 books to review out of the 1,500 submitted each month. The organization has a focus on serving community and academic library organizations located in California, Wisconsin, and the upper Midwest.
All reviews produced by Midwest Book Review are indexed by Gale Research. Online Computer Library Center called the organization's website a resource for book reviews, and Writing and Publishing: The Librarian's Handbook published by the American Library Association recommended the organization's website for information on writing.
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