A Partial List Reviews** of Books by Jim Bishop

The Birth of the United States

• Publisher’s Weekly v209 p94 January 19 1976

• Kirkus Reviews v44 p99 January 15 1976

• Book World p3 April 18 1976

• Booklist v72 p1085 April 1 1976

• Guardian Weekly v114 p18 May 16 1976

• Best Sellers v36 p90 June 1976

• School Library Journal v23 p144 September 1976

• Library Journal v101 p1770 September 1 1976

A Bishop’s Confession

• Kirkus Reviews v49 p606 May 1 1981

• Booklist v77 p1126 April 15 1981

• Publishers Weekly v219 p54 May 15 1981

• Library Journal v106 p1213 June 1 1981

• Washington Monthly v13   p57 July 1981

• Business Week p8 July 6 1981

• Best Sellers v41 p217 September 1981  

• Miami Magazine September 1981*

• Time v118 p66 August 24 1981

The Day Christ Died

• Kirkus 25:198 March 1, 1957 270w

• Booklist 53:444- 467 May 1, 1957; May 15, 1957

• Best Seller 17:65 May 15, 1957

• Library Journal 82:1311 May 15, 1957 120w

• New York Times May 15, 1957*

• Chicago Sunday Tribune p3 May 19, 1957 300w

• N Y Herald Tribune Book Review p5 May 19, 1957 850w *

• N Y Times Book Review p ? May 19, 1957*

• San Francisco Chronicle p21 May 16, 1957 650w

• New Yorker 33:169 May 18, 1957 50w

• Wisconsin Library Bulletin 53:392 May 1957

• America 97:287 June 1, 1957

• Catholic Digest 21: 127 June 1957

• Sign 36:58 June 1957

• New Republican 136:18 June 10, 1957

• Springfield Republican p7C June 16, 1957 300w

• Bookmark 16:209 June 1957 40w

• Books 15:482 July 1957

• Extension 52:28 July 1957

• Catholic World 185:VI August 1957

• Ave Maria 86:23 August 31, 1957

• Spectator p654 November 15, 1957 600w

• Human Events v37 p12 October 15 1977

The Day Christ Was Born: A Reverential Reconstruction

• Booklist 57:196 December 1, 1960

• N Y Times Book Review p42 December 4, 1960 500w

• Ave Maria 92:26 December 24, 1960

• Kirkus 28:812 September 1, 1960 170w

• Library Journal 85:3989 November 1, 1960 90w

• Chicago Sunday Tribune p11 November 27, 1960 100w

• Springfield Republican p5D November 27, 1960 80w

• Bookmark 20:41 November 1960 30w

• Sign 40:66 January 1961

• Human Events v37 p12 October 15 1977

A Day in the Life of President Johnson

• Editor & Publisher v 100 February 11, 1967 p26

• Kirkus v 35 March 15, 1967 p 378

• Library Journal C.E. Wadsworth v 92 April 15, 1967

• Library Journal 92:1614 April 15, 1967 150w

• Publisher Weekly v 191 April 17, 1967 p 54

• Newsweek 69:94 May 29, 1967 750w

• Christian Century 84:724 May 31, 1967 50w

• Time 89:118 June 9, 1967 300w

• Books Today v. 4 June 11, 1967 p 1

• N Y Times Book Review p46 June 11, 1967 480w

• Best Seller 27:111 June 15, 1967 700w

• America 117:42 July 8, 1967 210w

• Library Journal 92:3872 October 15, 1967 70w

• Choice v. 4 February 1968 p 1442

A Day in the Life of President Kennedy

• Christian Century 81:401 March 25, 1964 90w

• Best Seller 24:12 April 1, 1964 270w

• New Statesman 67:570 April 10, 1964

• Library Journal 89:1879 April 15, 1964 70w

• Harper 228:111 April 1964 60w

• Book Week p3 May 3, 1964 250w

• Library Journal 89:2076 May 15, 1964 110w

• Columbia 44:33 May 1964

• Sign 43:64 May 1964

• Horn Book 40:307 June 1964 70w

• Spectator January 22, 1965 p 108

• N Y Review of Books 3:1 January 28, 1965 550w

The Day Kennedy was Shot

• Kirkus v. 36 September 1968 p. 1078

• Publisher Weekly v 194 September 16, 1968 p 68

• Library Journal 93:4292 November 15, 1968

• N Y Times v. 118 November 22, 1968 p 4292

• Book World p1 November 24, 1968 1000w

• Newsweek 72:116D November 25, 1968 750w

• Best Seller 28:353 December 1, 1968 550w

• Time 92:120 December 6, 1968 800w

• America 120:22 January 4, 1969 600w

• Atlantic Monthly v223 p118 January 1969

• America v120 p22 January 4 1969

• Canadian Forum v48 p256 February 1969

• Booklist v65 p728 March 1 1969

• Top of the News v25 p435 June 1969

• Publisher’s Weekly v196 p56 October 13 1969

• Publisher’s Weekly v208 p53 September 29 1975

The Day Lincoln was Shot  

• Kirkus 22:793 December 1, 1954 250w

• New Yorker 30:91 January 29, 1955 160w

• Chicago Sunday Tribune p1 January 30, 1955 450w *

• NY Herald Tribune Book R p1 January 30, 1955 750w *

• New York Post January 30, 1955*

• NY Times p5 January 30, 1955 1050w  

• NY P?  p 15 January 31, 1955*

• Time 65:84 January 31, 1955 850w *

• Christian Science Monitor p5 February 3, 1955 350w

• America 92: 482 February 5, 1955

• Booklist 51:264 February 15, 1955

• Best Seller 14: 194 February 15, 1955

• San Francisco Chronicle p17 February 20, 1955 400w

• Saturday Review 38:20 February 19,1955 800w *

• Atlantic 195:76 February 1955 170w *

• Bookmark 14:105 February 1955 40w

• Books 13:242 March 1955

• Wisconsin Library Bulletin 51:42 March 1955

• Sign 34:71 April 1955

• Spectator p 653 May 20, 1955 700w

• New Statesman & Nation 49:791 June 4, 1955 650w

• U.S. Quarterly Book Review 11:187 June 1955 850w

• Catholic World 181:317 July 1955 300w

• American Ecclesiastical Review 133:286 October 1955

• Catholic History Review 41: 488 January 1956

• Booklist v82 p678 January 1 1986

The Day Lincoln Was Shot (Runger),  Audio Version  

• Guide v32 p55 (51‑250 words) March 1998

The Days of Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Kirkus Reviews v39 p706 July 1 1971

• Publisher’s Weekly v200 p57 August 2 1971

• Best Sellers v31 p263 September 15 1971

• Christian Century v88 p1117 September 22 1971

• Library Journal v96 p3749 November15 1971

• Booklist v68 p341 December 15 1971

• Catholic Library World v43 p218 December 1971

• Sign 51:50 December 1971

• Choice v8 p1636 February 1972

• Christian Century v89 p256 March 1 1972

• Review for Religious v31   p312 March 1972

• Library Journal v97 p1181 March 15 1972

FDR’s Last Year: April 1944- April 1945

• Publisher’s Weekly v205 p40 June 10 1974

• Kirkus Reviews v42 p770 July 15 1974

• Library Journal v99 p1945 August 1974

• New York Times Book Review p2 September 1 1974

• Best Sellers v34 p300 October 1 1974

• Saturday Review/World v2 p27 October 5 1974

• Booklist v71 p211 October 15 1974

• Christian Science Monitor v66 p13 October 23 1974

• Wall Street Journal v184 p12 November 4 1974

• America v131 p304 November 16 1974

• Observer (London) p30 May 18 1975

• New Statesman v89   p700 May 23 1975

• Economist v255 p103 May 24 1975

• Publishers Weekly v208 p62 July 14 1975

The Glass Crutch: The Biographical Novel of William Wynne Wister

• Kirkus 13:442 October 1, 1945 230w

• New Yorker 21:122 November 17, 1945 180w

• N Y Times p4 November 18, 1945 900w

• Book Week p6 November 18, 1945 360w

• Weekly Book Review p12 November 18, 1945 850w

• Commonweal 43:389 January 25, 1946 750w

Go with God: A Treasury of the Great Prayers of All Times and All Faiths

• Extension 53:10 March 1959

• Best Seller18: 311 November 1, 1958

The Golden Ham: A Candid Biography of Jackie Gleason

• Herald Tribune Jan. 26, 1956*

• Kirkus 24:154 February 15, 1956 260w

• Library Journal 81:706 March 15, 1956 40w  

• N Y Times May 11, 1956*

• N Y Herald Tribune Book Review p5 May 13, 1956 700w

• Best Seller 16: 68 May 15, 1956

• N Y Times p7 May 20, 1956 850w

• Chicago Sunday Tribune p2 May 27, 1956 500w

• San Francisco Chronicle p26 May 27, 1956 240w

• Saturday Review 39:13 June 2, 1956 800w

• America 95:268 June 9, 1956

Honeymoon Diary

• Library Journal 88:3859 October 15, 1963 150w

• Best Seller 23:272 November 1, 1963 450w

• Book Week p14 November 10, 1963 340w

• America 109:779 December 14, 1963 500w

• N Y Times book Review p24 January 5, 1964 110w

Jim Bishop: Reporter

• Time 82 May 13, 1957 (Review of column)*

• Kirkus v 33 December 15, 1965 p1248

• Editor & Publisher v. 99 January 8, 1966 p 31

• Library Journal v. 132 June 1966 p 298

The Mark Hellinger Story

• Chicago Sunday Tribune p6 November 9, 1952 460w

• NY Times p12 November 9, 1952 370w

• Best Sellers 12:182-3 November 15, 1952

• San Francisco Chronicle p24 November 23, 1952 410w

• N Y Herald Tribune p6 November 30, 1952

The Murder Trial of Judge Peel

• Kirkus 30:231 February 15, 1962 200w

• Chicago Sunday Tribune p12 April 29 1962 400w

• Library Journal 87:1802 May 1, 1962 180w

• N Y Herald Tribune Book Review p15 May 20, 1962 110w

• San Francisco Chronicle p42 May 20, 1962 160w

• Saturday Review 45:36 May 26, 1962 20w

• Best Seller 22:137 June 15, 1962

Some of My Very Best

• Sign 40: 61 October 1960

*Included in the collection
** Bibliography compiled from the following sources:

• Book Review Digest 1945-1968
• Book Review Index 1965-1968
• Book Review Index (Dialog Database 137) 1969-1999
• Catholic Periodical Index 1943-1966
• Catholic Periodical and Literature Index 1967-1998

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