Books and Magazines about Dolls

Book review of Antiques Investigator by Judith Miller

Review of the book, Fifteen Years of Friends, by Marie Osmond

Book Review: Doll Directory by Kathryn Witt, A Guide To U.S. Doll Museums, Collections and Hospitals.

Book Review of the Secret Life of the Lonely Doll. The biography of Dare Wright.

The home of Doll Reader magazine.

It's a jungle out there--a jungle of almost 20 doll magazines published in the USA!   Find your way through the jungle here.  From your About.com Guide.

A new publisher has taken it over in the last year, and the magazine is now published 9 times a year.  Focused exclusively on antique dolls.

All Barbie, all the time.  Vintage and Modern; also including restoration and customization articles.  Monthly.

Another magazine about Cloth dollmaking.  Published Quarterly.

Beautiful magazine with the latest information and projects for antique reproduction doll makers.  Monthly.

Continuously published since 1961 by the same family, Doll Castle News covers dolls and miniatures with "How-Tos." Subsribe via thte Raggedy Ann home page.

The United Kingdom magazine; both modern and antique collector dolls are covered.   Monthly.

Dollmaking for porcelain and sculpted modern dolls; sister publication of Doll Artisan.   Many how-to projects.  Monthly.

Devoted to dolls under 6" in height.  Delightful magazine, well-focused on its topic.  Quarterly.

Focusing on modern manufactured dolls; also covers artist dolls, as well as vintage and antique dolls.  Monthly.

The magazine of the UFDC.  Mostly antiques, with increasing coverage on vintage dolls.   Quarterly.

  Doll World is newly revamped this year--the results are very professional.  All types of dolls are covered. Monthly.

Once again published in the English language (also German)  Gildebrief is a lavish magazine for the antique reproduction dollmaker. 

The online version of the collector's publication. Browse 8,000 ads.  Caveat: paid membership required to place or view most current ads.

A magazine for paper doll collectors from the Original Paper Doll Artist Guild.

German language site of PuppenMachen magazine for dollmakers.

Magazine focuses on craft shows nationwide (dolls, fabrics, textiles, and Victoriana crafts).  Site has a database of events.