Annual Reviews

Year's Work in English Studies (YWES)
Annual reviews covering English literatures broadly, including British, American, Canadian, etc.

1919-present, available via Oxford Journals Online.
American Literary Scholarship
Annual reviews of scholarship on American authors.

2000-present available via e-Duke Journals
1998-present available via Project Muse
Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory
1991-present are available online.
Annual Review Articles
Is there a journal devoted to your author, or to the type of literary study your are pursuing? If so, then look to see if there is an issue which provides an annual overview of research.

Research Guides