> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://pynytimes.michadenheijer.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://pynytimes.michadenheijer.com/search/book-reviews.md).

# Book Reviews

Find New York Times book reviews, you can either search using the author, isbn, or title. 

## Usage

```python
NYTAPI.book_reviews(author=None, isbn=None, title=None)
```

### Parameters

| Variables | Description                       | Data type | Required           |
| --------- | --------------------------------- | --------- | ------------------ |
| `author`  | Reviews of books from this author | `str`     | One of these three |
| `isbn`    | Reviews of books with this ISBN   | `str`     | One of these three |
| `title`   | Reviews of books with this title  | `str`     | One of these three |

## Example

```python
# Get reviews by author (first and last name)
reviews = nyt.book_reviews(author = "George Orwell")

# Get reviews by ISBN
reviews = nyt.book_reviews(isbn = 9780062963673)

# Get book reviews by title
reviews = nyt.book_reviews(title = "Becoming")
```


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