Baltimore City Paper: Songbook
- Joab Jackson's review: "pleasant, though hardly compelling."
- http://www.citypaper.com/arts/review.asp?id=1760

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..."
- http://www.leftoffthedial.com/3_03FeatureSongbook.htm

Knot Magazine
- Rob Margetta's favorable review: "...thoughtful, poignant and personal."
- http://www.knotmag.com/?article=958

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.
- http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,6903,877496,00.html

The Connection: Nick Hornby's Songbook
- Radio interview with Hornby on the book and the music he loves.
- http://www.theconnection.org/shows/2003/11/20031111_b_main.asp