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By. J. Selva - Valencia - Año 2005

 

Literary Weblogs III. Worthwhile Literary Blogs


       Arts & Letters Daily
       URL: http://www.aldaily.com/
       "An updated report of news and reviews"

       (Update (7 October 2002): Arts & Letters Daily has decided to call it quits: it no longer exists.)
       (Update (26 October 2002): Arts & Letters Daily is back: briefly lost in the Lingua Franca bankruptcy proceedings, it has now been bought up by The Chronicle of Higher Education and is back to its good old self.)

       Arts & Letters Daily is one of the earliest and most popular weblogs. There are three columns on the weblog: "Articles of Note", "New Books", "Essays and Opinion". One new entry is made in each column daily, five times a week, plus a double-dose on Saturday for the weekend.
       "New Books" focusses on the literary, while the other categories occasionally also include entries that are of a literary nature. Each entry includes a brief comment, and often there is more than one link for any given story (always commendable !)
       There is relatively little fiction coverage at Arts & Letters Daily, but it is still of interest to all readers.
       Arts & Letters Daily also has an excellent links list.

       Note: Arts & Letters Daily has never linked to any stories at the complete review. Arts & Letters Daily used to have a permanent link to the complete review site but this was removed early in 2002 (we do not know why). (Update (26 October 2002): Arts & Letters Daily restored the permanent link to the complete review site in September 2002.)

       Arts Journal - Publishing
       URL: http://www.artsjournal.com/publishing.htm

       Part of Arts Journal, "The Daily Digest of Arts & Cultural Journalism", which is a weblog devoted to arts coverage in various fields. The Publishing blog usually offers only one or two stories daily, and coverage tends to be of bigger (rather than quirky) stories about publishing and literature. The blog is not updated daily, though it is updated regularly.

       Note: Arts Journal has linked to stories at the complete review. Arts Journal does have a permanent link to the complete review Quarterly site.

       Beatrice
       URL: http://www.beatrice.com/

       "Items of interest from literary circles."
       General literary links and information. So far, so good.

       Bookdwarf
       URL: http://www.bookdwarf.com
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       Good general literary coverage.

       Booksurfer
       URL: http://booksurfer.blogspot.com/

       Decent, personal weblog with literary focus.

       Note: Booksurfer does not appear to have linked to stories at the complete review. Booksurfer does not have a permanent link to the complete review site.

       Buzzwords Deux
       URL: http://3am.blogspot.com
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       3AM Magazine weblog, with solid contemporary (mainly British) literary coverage.

       Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
       URL: http://www.sarahweinman.com/
         Added to survey: 5 November 2003

       Sarah Weinman's weblog. "My interests run the gamut from crime fiction to klezmer, from publishing to music, forensic science to gossip."
       Lots of links, especially good on current publishing scene in US and mystery writing -- a welcome additional perspective not found elsewhere. Frequent updates.
       Relatively new at this time (5 November 2003) and looks like a very promising weblog.

       Galleycat
       URL: http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
         Added to survey: 6 March 2005
       "Blogging about books and publishing", by Nathalie Chicha
       Good coverage, especially of American book industry (publishing, reviewing, reporting).

       Golden Rule Jones
       URL: http://goldenrulejones.blogspot.com/
         Added to survey: 6 November 2003
       "Literary events and topics, with a Chicago angle"
       Chicago focus, not quite daily updates, also of general interest. Good commentary, establishing itself (15 February) as must-read literary weblog.

       goodreports.net
       URL: http://www.goodreports.net/

       One daily link, usually without annotation.
       Also includes a calendar of book news and occasional editorials and commentaries on literary matters. Site also offers book reviews.
       Canadian slant, but links and commentary are of general interest.

       Note: goodreports.net has linked to stories at the complete review. goodreports.net does have a permanent link to the complete review site.

       Grimm Perspectives
       URL: http://hitchcocksmacguffin.tripod.com//blog/
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       "Publishing, Culture & Whatnot".
       Solid literary coverage.

       Grumpy Old Bookman
       URL: http://grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       "A blog about books and publishing, aimed at both readers and writers.".
       Generally one longer entry daily. Personal, opinionated, informed (and grumpy).

       Kitabkhana
       URL: http://www.kitabkhana.blogspot.com/
         Added to survey: 5 November 2003

       Describes itself as: "Books, reviews and literary news -- Indian and otherwise -- as blogged by The Babu".
       Lots of links (and some commentary), usually updated several times a week. Especially strong on India-related literary news, providing links not usually found elsewhere.

       Nipposkiss
       URL: http://theperiscope.blogs.com/nipposkiss/
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       Michael Standaert's weblog. Good, broad literary coverage.

       Rake's Progress
       URL: http://rakesprogress.com/
         Added to survey: 6 May 2004

       "Prowling the vast wasteland between the coasts"
       Good literary coverage.

       The Reading Experience
       URL: http://noggs.typepad.com/
         Added to survey: 15 February 2004
       Daniel Green's "literary literary weblog". Longer commentary, generally on a single subject, some links.

       ReadySteadyBlog
       URL: http://www.readysteadybook.com/blog.html
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       "Mark Thwaite's blog at ReadySteadyBook.com".
       Part of useful, larger site. Good book information, especially about new literary publications.

       Return of the Reluctant
       URL: http://www.edrants.com/
         Added to survey: 15 February 2004
       Good literary coverage and commentary, but also general interest weblog.

       scribblingwoman
       URL: http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/jones/mt/
         Added to survey: 6 May 2004

       "Mostly about books, writing, sf, the eighteenth century, parenting, and books. "

       So Many Books
       URL: http://somanybooks.blogspot.com/
         Added to survey: 6 May 2004

       "The agony and ecstasy of a reading life"

       splinters
       URL: http://www.spikemagazine.com/blogger.html
       "Spikemagazine daily weblog"
       "Splinters is designed to provide Spike readers with a daily dose of new sites, gossip, mini-reviews and whatever else won't fit into the rest of the site."

       Not quite daily updates, personal focus. A UK focus, too.
       Lots of serious literature, as well as some other stuff.
       Part of the excellent Spikemagazine site, which also has reviews, interviews, and author information.

       Note: splinters has linked to stories at the complete review. splinters did not have a permanent link to the complete review site when this article was first posted.

       3 AM Magazine - Buzzwords
       URL: http://www.3ammagazine.com/buzzwords/buzzwords_home.html
       "Your daily dose of literary & cultural news from around the global village"

       Part of the excellent 3 AM Magazine site. Provides links to reviews and literary information, generally of more out of the mainstream literature and culture, with fairly extensive commentary. Some self-promotion too. Blog is updated anywhere from several times daily to only a few times a week.
       Biggest drawback: can't be reached by a single link, as a new page (with a new URL) is opened every month. But certainly worthwhile.

       Note: Buzzwords has linked to the complete review. Buzzwords does not have a permanent link to the complete review site.

       Tingle Alley
       URL: http://www.tinglealley.com
         Added to survey: 10 September 2004
       "Carrie AA Frye's "quasi-literary blog".
       Good current literary coverage.

       Waterboro lib blog
       URL: http://www.waterborolibrary.org/blog.htm

       The weblog:
  • is updated practically daily
  • generally offers numerous links daily, with fairly thorough descriptions of what is to be found at the destinations.
  • has a wide literary focus
       The Waterboro lib blog offers a great deal that is of interest to the reading public as a whole. Certainly worth frequent visits.

       Note: Waterboro lib blog has linked to the complete review -- albeit only after this article first appeared. But Waterboro lib blog was also only added after this article first appeared (we overlooked it entirely).

       wood s lot
       URL: http://www.ncf.ca/~ek867/wood_s_lot.html

       Links to reviews and literary information, often with long quotes from the linked pages. Fairly serious literary focus.

       Note: wood s lot has linked to stories at the complete review. wood s lot does not have a permanent link to the complete review site.


       Yahoo! News Full Coverage - Literature and Authors
       URL: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/Entertainment/Literature_and_Authors

       Okay, this isn't really a blog -- and Yahoo ! is pretty hard to take seriously any more anyway. Still, this link-list adds about one literature-related news link daily, and also offers links to "Opinion & Editorials" and "Feature Articles". Not exactly a goldmine, but yes, they do thus provide links to more literary news than most blogs .....
       Note that the links are offered without any editorial or other comments -- it really is practically just a links list.

       Note: Yahoo! News Full Coverage has not linked to stories at the complete review. Yahoo! News Full Coverage does have a permanent link to the complete review site.

List obtained from source:

THE COMPLETE REVIEW QUARTERLY- A literary Saloon & Site of Review
Volume III, Issue 3   --   August, 2002

(academic use only, no changes have been made to this list)

 

This is the web paper for class: Literature and Hypertext.
Student: Joaquín Selva Pérez . UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA. FACULTY OF LANGUAGUES (2005)