• Knot Magazine - Rob Margetta's favorable review: "...thoughtful, poignant and personal."

  • The Connection: Nick Hornby's Songbook - Radio interview with Hornby on the book and the music he loves. (November 11, 2003)
  • Baltimore City Paper: Songbook - Joab Jackson's review: "pleasant, though hardly compelling." (November 5, 2003)
  • Left Off the Dial - Catherine Nicholas' favorable review: "If you consider yourself a music lover, there is no real reason you shouldn’t buy this..." (March 17, 2003)
  • The Observer: 31 Songs That Changed My Life - "31 Songs"-inspired list of 31 figures' favorite songs, as well as a list of the songs featured in the book. (January 13, 2003)