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Links to Literary weblogs:

• Primary sources - weblogs that focus largely or exclusively on literature, and post on at least a near-daily basis (51 weblogs)
  
  
• Secondary sources - mainly less-frequently updated literary weblogs and/or those with a more limited ambit (343 weblogs)
  
  
• Publisher weblogs - (58 weblogs)
  
  
• Other sources - including sporadically updated literary weblogs, and weblogs which have considerable non-literary content (20 weblogs)
  
  
• Foreign sources - literary weblogs in languages other than English (21 weblogs)
  
  
• [Retired] - literary weblogs that are still available online but are no longer being updated (26 weblogs)
  
  
  
• See also: Literary Weblogs: An Overview. The (formerly) definitive annotated guide, at the complete review Quarterly

Literary weblogs - Primary sources

• Anecdotal Evidence. "A blog about the intersection of books and life." Patrick Kurp's weblog.
• Arts Journal - Publishing. Generally one or two items daily.
• AuthorScoop. A clearinghouse for links to news stories dealing with writers, writing and publishing, and more.
• Bibliobibuli. "Woman battles serious book dependency problem ..." Sharon Bakar, in Malaysia
• Blogcritics.org. Reviews and commentary. Frequent posting, but very uneven.
• The Book Bench. "Notes on books, publishing, and the literary life." The New Yorker's book weblog.
• Bookdwarf. Good personal site from independent bookseller.
• BookLust. "A bibliophile's musings on books, cartoons, art and stuff." Patricia Storms' weblog, often includes her cartoons.
• Bookninja. Extensive daily links and commentary. Recommended.
• Books, Inq.: The Epilogue. "Proof there is still life after one retires as a newspaper book-review editor". Frank Wilson's weblog.
• Blog of a Bookslut. Generally at least half a dozen links with brief commentary every weekday by Jessa Crispin and occasionally others. Probably the most popular and best known of the literary weblogs.
• Booksquare. "News and Views for Authors." Good literary coverage, publishing focus.
• Brandywine Books. "A news blog about books and book-related things" by Phil Wade.
• Buzzwords Blog. 3AM Magazine literary blog.
• Collected Miscellany. Kevin Holtsberry and others, good literary coverage, generally longer commentary.
• A Commonplace Blog . "On books, bookmen, and other rapidly aging notions". D.G.Myers' weblog.
• Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind. Sarah Weinman's weblog, extensive links, often updated several times daily. Especially good mystery coverage, but excellent, broad range generally.
• Conversational Reading. Scott Esposito's weblog. Literary focus, good coverage.
• Critical Mass. "The blog of the National Book Critics Circle board of directors - Commentary on literary criticism, publishing, writing, and all things NBCC related".
• dovegreyreader scribbles. "A Devonshire based bookaholic sock knitting quilter, who happens to be a community nurse in her spare time."
• The Elegant Variation. Mark Sarvas' LA-based weblog. Generally several links daily, with commentary and occasional reviews.
• Emerging Writers Network. Dan Wickett's weblog. (Emerging) writer focus.
• eric forbes' book addicts' guide to good books. "Awaken to the joys of literature and the reading life". Malaysia-based.
• GalleyCat. "Blogging about books and publishing" by Ron Hogan and others. Industry focus.
• Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog - books. Literary coverage at The Guardian's arts weblog.
• Jacket Copy. "Book news and information". The literary weblog of The Los Angeles Times.
• January Magazine. The January Magazine weblog, with literary news and all their new reviews and interviews.
• KR Blog. The weblog of The Kenyon Review.
• Laila Lalami. Laila Lalami's weblog (previously: MoorishGirl). Several links every weekday. Good, broad coverage. Recommended.
• Light Reading. Jenny Davidson's weblog.
• the Literary Saloon. The weblog of the complete review. "Opinionated commentary on literary matters". Several stories with extensive links, updated daily.
• Matilda. Perry Middlemiss' weblog. Australian focus.
• Maud Newton. Many links daily, generally with excerpts and commentary, very broad range. Recommended.
• Me and My Big Mouth. Scott Pack on "life, the publishing industry and everything".
• The Millions. "A Blog About Books". C.Max Magee's weblog.
• MobyLives. "News & commentary about books & writing". Previously here.
• The Mumpsimus. "Displaced thoughts on misplaced literatures". Matthew Cheney's weblog.
• NewPages Blog. "Literary Magazines & Publishing, Alternative Media, Links to Good Reading".
• Omnivoracious. "We aim to share our passion for the written word through news, reviews, interviews, and more. This is our space to talk books and publishing frankly". Run by the books editors at Amazon.com.
• The Page. Good links collection, no commentary.
• Paper Cuts. "A blog about books". The New York Times Book Review's book-weblog.
• Petrona. Maxine Clarke's weblog. UK based
• PowellsBooks.Blog. "Interviews, original essays, book reviews, audio performances, commentary, opinions, and breaking news from around the book industry." Powell's bookstore weblog.
• Quill & Quire. Blog at "Canada's Magazine of Book News and Reviews"
• The Reading Experience. "A literary literary weblog" by Dan Green. Focus on more in-depth commentary.
• ReadySteady Blog. Mark Thwaite's blog at ReadySteadyBook.com. UK-based. Good book information, especially about new literary publications.
• shaken & stirred. Gwenda Bond's weblog.
• So Many Books. "The agony and ecstasy of a reading life". Stefanie Hollmichel's weblog. Longer book-related posts.
• Three Percent. "A resource for international literature at the University of Rochester".
• A View from the Foothills. "Mostly book reviews, with the occasional descent into whimsy." Will Duquette's weblog.
• Vulpes Libris. A collective of bibliophiles writing about books.

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Literary weblogs - Secondary sources

• ABC of Reading. Thomas McGonigle's weblog.
• ABR blog. Australian Book Review weblog.
• Akhond of Swat. Nilanjana S. Roy's journalism, mainly book reviews.
• The Alien Online Book Blog. "Thoughts, musings and ramblings of a genre-bookish nature". Science fiction focus.
• ALTAlk Blog. "A weblog for the American Literary Translators Association".
• Alternative Reading . "Surprising literary ventures"
• Amazon.com Bookstore's Blog. Book blog at Amazon.com. (See now also Omnivoracious.)
• Anderson Brown's Literary Blog. Occasional posting.
• Another 52 Books. "A bibliophile's miscellany". Reading and commenting on a book a week.
• The Antick Musings of G.B.H. Hornswoggler, Gent.. "A Weblog by One Humble Bookman on Topics of Interest to Discerning Readers". Andrew Wheeler's weblog.
• Antilles. The weblog of the Caribbean Review of Books.
• ANZ LitLovers LitBlog. "An online reading group for Australian and New Zealand lovers of literary fiction".
• The Arabist Review. "Dedicated to covering arts and letters in the Middle East". Ursula Lindsey's weblog.
• Around the World in 100 Books. "Aiming to read 100 books from 100 different countries in one year."
• The Arts Fuse - Literature. "Committed to the idea that criticism of the arts is essentially a collaborative endeavor".
• Asylum. "John Self’s Shelves". Book reviews.
• Australian Literary Review Blog. The weblog at the Australian Literary Review.
• Bacacay. The Polish Literature Weblog, from the Polish Cultural Institute.
• beatrice. "Items of interest from literary circles." By Ron Hogan. Many author-appearances, but also other coverage.
• The Beiderbecke Affair. "A weblog that concerns itself with things literary while also indulging its proprietor's rather unrelated interests in the early jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke and Korean culture, history, and politics".
• Bianca's Book Blog. Reviews.
• Biblioaddict. By "a compulsive book buyer with the odd habits of smelling the pages of published books and collecting the bookmarks to match".
• Bibliolatry. "To read is divine".
• Bibliophile Bullpen. "A whiff of old books with your coffee."
• The Bibliophilic Blogger. Nicholas Murray's weblog.
• The Bibliothecary. "The Omnigatherum blog featuring links to the best and most interesting essays, articles and reviews of books and literary life."
• Big A little a. "Children's Books, Writing, and Life". Kelly Herold's weblog.
• Big Read Blog. David Kipen updates on the Big Read.
• Big Bad Book Blog. Book industry focus.
• Black Garterbelt. Previously Rake's Progress. Good literary coverage. (See also older entries at previous location).
• Blographia Literaria. "Maintained as a record of my post-collegiate reading and musings on contemporary politics and culture."
• Blogs at Publishers Weekly. Several blogs from Publishers Weekly, with focus on different aspects of the industry.
• Blue Collar Holler. "Commentary from the Blue Collar Review"
• Bluestalking Reader. Lisa Guidarini's weblog.
• The Book Babes. "Ellen Heltzel and Margo Hammond: Two veteran book critics who believe books are better than Botox."
• BookBlog. "Basically a book club that meets once a month to discuss a book. Unlike a regular book club, our discussions are all done online."
• BookBlog. Weblog at The Columbus Dispatch, run by Bill Eichenberger.
• The Book Catapult. "Pointless, incessant barking by Seth Marko ".
• Book Covers from the NY Times Book Review. "These are the covers for some books in the most current NY Times Book Review."
• book/daddy. Jerome Weeks' weblog. "Ponders books, publishing, literacy, print media."
• The Book Depository Editor's Corner. Mark Thwaite does double-duty.
• BookFace. "A blog about books, publishing, and NYC by an international literary jetsetter from New Mexico".
• BookFox. "All things literary." John Fox's weblog.
• bookgeeks.co.uk. Mainly book reviews.
• bookgirl's nightstand. "Book talk, book reviews and a love for all things literary."
• Book Glutton. Literary focus.
• Bookishness. Charles Matthews' weblog.
• The Book Lady’s Blog. "Forget Freud ... This is therapy by the book."
• booklit. "booklit is a book review blog spanning contemporary, world, and classic fiction, although the occasional bit of non-fiction slips in".
• Book-Loop. "No two persons ever read the same book."
• Bookmunch. "Bookmunch is one of those ten-a-penny book-review/author-interview/discussion type sites".
• BookNook. Dayton Daily News weblog. "Vick Mickunas takes you into the center of the publishing world with the latest book buzz, book reviews, and exclusive chats with authors."
• The Book Nook. Weblog at the Las Vegas Review-Journal : "Thoughts from the R-J’s Page Turners on new books, old books and maybe even some books of which you’ve never heard."
• Book of the Day . "A different book reviewed every weekday"
• book-o-rama's Journal. The Daily Book: popularity, ratings, comments.
• Book Patrol. "A place where you can share in Michael Lieberman's passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact."
• The Book Publicity Blog. "News, Tips, Trends and Miscellany for Book Publicists".
• The Book Room. "Where we talk about books -- and not just best sellers.". Chicago Sun-Times weblog, run by Teresa Budasi.
• The Book Smugglers. "Reviewing Romance, SF and Horror since 2008"
• The Book Stacks. Weblog of: "A self-confessed silly person and lover of books".
• Books Checked. phillyBurbs book weblog, run by Deidre Wengen
• Books for Breakfast. "A blog about books. And cocktails. Because nothing is more literary than alcoholism." Kristin Dodge's weblog.
• The Books of My Numberless Dreams. Weblog of "a 23 year old Jamaican lost in Canada".
• Books, Words, And Writing. Amy Nelson-Mile's weblog. Canadian.
• The Bookseller - Blogs. Weblog(s) at The Bookseller (UK).
• Bookseller Chick. Retail perspective.
• The Bookseller to the Stars. Mark Farley's weblog.
• A Bookseller's Tale. "Thoughts on books, politics, fresh ground coffee, and other cool stuff."
• The Bookshelf. "Brief reviews of what I've been reading" (Ted Mills). Occasional posts.
• Bookstore Guide. "An amateur guide to book shopping throughout Europe."
• The Bookstore Tourism Blog. Larry Portzline's weblog on bookstore tourism.
• Bookstorm. "The book-related musings and half-baked perceptions of someone who should know better." Previously The Bibliosphere and The After Dinner Payback.
• Booksurfer. Martyn Everett's weblog.
• Booktrust. "Find out about what Booktrust staff are doing and thinking."
• BookWoman. "A reader blog about writing and publishing with Joni Rogers"
• Box Of Books. "Proudly serving Great Books and Delicious Sandwiches since 2005 !"
• Brainstorm. "Lives of the Mind". At The Chronicle Review.
• BritLitBlogs.com. "The latest posts from six British blogs about books, literature, culture and more"
• BrontëBlog. All things Brontë.
• Brown Paper. "The Writing Life. From Canada. Via South Asia." Niranjana Iyer's weblog.
• Buzz, Balls & Hype. M.J.Rose's weblog. Focussed on book-marketing.
• Buzz Girl. "A publishing insider gets the skinny on tomorrow's bestsellers". Limited posting.
• Campaign for the American Reader. "An independent initiative to encourage more Americans to read more books", run by Marshal Zeringue
• Carolyn Kellogg and Pinky’s Paperhaus. Formerly just Pinky's Paperhaus.
• catching days. "A blog about writing reading life how they meld, clash, and astonish".
• Chapter & Verse. Marjorie Kehe's weblog at the Christian Science Monitor
• Chapter Four. "A site about books and ebooks, centered around informing readers of books and advocating for them in a publishing world that does not put readers first."
• The Charlock's Shade. "Poring over books not yet written, and seeing and seen by men not yet born".
• Chasing Ray. Colleen Mondor's weblog.
• Chekhov’s Mistress. Bud Paar's weblog. Longer posts, literary focus.
• Chris Hurst. Literary focus.
• Christopher G. Moore Blog. Thai-based.
• CLEWS. "A literary blog where the chairs rest at the intersection of history, journalism, law, and murder, and the shelves are filled with the finest true crime literature".
• A Common Reader .... "... reading for my own pleasure rather than to impart knowledge or to correct the opinions of others".
• The Common Reader. McNally Jackson bookstore weblog.
• Completely Futile. Adam Stephanides' weblog. "Books, comics, movies, music and other things".
• A Compulsive Reader. "Reading, writing, booking."
• Confessions of a Bookplate Junkie. "Random thoughts from a passionate bookplate collector."
• A Conspiracy of Smart People. The book blog at the Albany Times-Union.
• Crime Fiction Dossier. David J. Montgomery's weblog. Crime fiction focus.
• CrimeSpot.net. Crime fiction related posts from a variety of weblogs.
• Critical Compendium. "A daily dose of book reviews from around the world".
• Crockatt and Powell Booksellers. London bookstore weblog.
• Cup of Chicha. Good general contemporary culture weblog, solid literary coverage. Very occasional posting.
• Current Writing. Goethe-Institut NY weblog. "An up-to-date overview of activities that promote German literature in the United States".
• The Cusp of Something. "Occasional postings on all things literary".
• David Thayer. "A literary blog with occasional forays into politics, art, The Rule of St. Benedict, Roman history, original fiction and poetry."
• DesiLit Daily. "Celebrating South Asian and diaspora literature"
• The Dewey Divas and the Dudes. "The Adventures (Reading and Otherwise) of Book Reps on the Road".
• Dibs !. "Early buzz on upcoming books".
• Dispatches from Zembla. "Not flimsy nonsense, but a web of sense ". Good literary coverage.
• EarlyWord. "The Publisher | Librarian Connection", with a mission "to bring together the best thinking on the art of selecting books for public libraries."
• Earth Goat. Group weblog.
• Eclectic Closet Litblog & Book Reviews. Janelle Martin's weblog
• Edward J. Renehan Jr.. "Commentary on books, politics and history."
• Eight Diagrams. Literature, finance, technology. Wayne E. Yang blog's.
• Engaging The Word. "Literature and Intelligent Conversation." James O'Hearn's weblog, with interview- (and Canadian) focus.
• English PEN World Atlas. Blog of the English PEN Online World Atlas.
• eNotes Book Blog. Good literary coverage.
• Errata 2. "A literary blog based in Sweden." Malte Persson's weblog. Only occasionally updated.
• Eurobooks. Adam Siegel's weblog. Information about (mainly new German) books (in English). (Formerly New Book Shelf.)
• Euro Crime. "Snippets about British and other European crime fiction."
• Eve's Alexandria. Group weblog.
• EW's Shelf Life. "Every day we write the book". Entertainment Weekly books weblog.
• eXchanges blog. "This blog is run by the staff of eXchanges, the University of Iowa’s journal of literary translation".
• Eye on Books Weblog. Literary focus, very limited number of entries.
• fade theory. "Combines information and reflection on book history, book arts, book news, and reading theory."
• faith in fiction. "To further the conversation on faith and fiction." Weblog of the fiction acquisitions editor at Bethany House.
• Fictionaut Blog. "A literary community for adventurous readers & writers".
• FictionBitch. "Tart thoughts on the nature of fiction -- and some sweet ones, too". UK-based.
• 52 Novels. Book-related posts, reviews.
• firmly ambivalent. Good personal blog. Only occasionally updated.
• 400 Windmills. Reading Don Quixote
• forgotten classics. "Reading neglected writers so you don't have to. A Time Out (London) column and a blog for books that seem to be undeservedly forgotten."
• Fresh Eyes. "A Bookseller's Journal" by Robert Gray.
• The Front Table. ""The Web Magazine of the Seminary Co-op Bookstores
• A Fugitive Phenomenon. "Dedicated to the discussion of Australian literature past and present". Kerryn Goldsworthy's weblog.
• Gently Read Literature. "Essays & Criticism of Contemporary Poetry and Literary Fiction"
• George Szirtes. George Szirtes' weblog.
• Ghost Word. "Ethereal thoughts on books and writing" by Frances Dinkelspiel.
• Goethe Etc.. Focus on Goethe, but includes other literary coverage.
• Golden Rule Jones. "Literary events and topics, with a Chicago angle"
• The Good Library Blog. Tim Coates' weblog.
• Granta - Online Only. Including The Week in Pieces, "The blog of Granta's online editor", Roy Robins.
• The Great American Pinup. "A place for poetics."
• Grierson Huffman . "Reading and writing in the age of semi-literacy".
• Happy America Literature. "The positive message of new American art and literature". From K.I.N.G. Wenclas.
• Happy Antipodean. "Book reviews, event news, commentary from Down Under."
• The Happy Booker. Personal weblog.
• A Harmless Fraud. "Where writers go before they write."
• Harriet. "A blog from the Poetry Foundation".
• Holt Uncensored. "A candid look at books and the book industry". Pat Holt's weblog.
• House of Mirth. James Marcus' weblog. Literary focus, longer posts.
• How books got their titles. Just what it says. Gary Dexter's weblog.
• In the Bookroom. "A collaborative blog presented by the staff of Library Journal".
• The Indextrious Reader. "Notes & Quotes from a Literary Librarian".
• indianwriting. "Books, Bombay, and Everything Else." Indian focus.
• indifferent. Short commentary, personal. Intermittent posting.
• Inside Google Book Search. All about Google's book search project.
• interLitQ. Weblog of the International Literary Quarterly
• International Noir Fiction. "Reviews and ideas on crime novels (most from outside the U.S.)"
• Isak. "Celebrating tales and truth". Good general literary coverage.
• Jacob Russell's Barking Dog. "The aesthetics of process: ruminations on poetry, literature and the human condition."
• jebi_se. "These modest scribbles will reflect an appetite for reading and whatever else drifts into focus". Jon Faith's weblog
• Jewish Literary Review. "Jewish Writing, Jewish Literature, Jewish Books. I also love coffee."
• John Baker’s Blog. "Reflections of a working writer and reader".
• Juxtabook. "Books, book buying, book selling, book dealing, reading, reviews, libraries, literacy, education, teaching English Literature and all matters bookish".
• Kate's Book Blog. "Books that make me think."
• Kirkville. Kirk McElhearn's weblog. Computer focus but also some book reviews.
• La Bloga "Chicano Literature, Chicano Writers, Chicano Fiction, News, Views, Reviews"
• Languor Management. Kevin Kinsella's weblog. East European and Russian focus.
• largehearted boy. Book commentary at LHB.
• LeafSalon. New Zealand book coverage.
• The Library. Book reviews. Michael Klobe's weblog.
• Likely Stories. "A Book Blog by Keir Graff". Booklist weblog.
• The Lipstick Chronicles. Group weblog.
• litblog.com. Two-person literary weblog.
• Literary Fiction Review. "Reviews, Comments, Opinions & Interviews."
• Literary License. "Short, thoughtful reviews with real opinions, leaving you more time to read the books". Gwen Dawson's weblog.
• Literary Minded. Angela Meyer's weblog
• The Literate Kitten . "A splendiforous smorgasbordial smattering of ideas to promote literature, literacy and all things literary."
• Literati Illuminations. "Specific reviews of specific titles, thoughts along the way and other literary pursuits."
• LitKicks. Literary Kicks weblog, with some additional content.
• LitMinds.org Blog. "Bringing together a community of reading enthusiasts, one book, author, bookstore, and reader at a time".
• LitPundit. "Aims to be a place all things literary are highlighted. We aim to provide a aggregation point for book reviews from both the traditional media as well as from the blogosphere."
• Lizok's Bookshelf. "Reading ideas from Russian classics and contemporary fiction".
• Lizzy’s Literary Life. "Celebrating the pleasures of a 21st century bookworm".
• Logophilia. "This is where I share the words I'm discovering and my thoughts on books and bookish things". UK-based.
• The Long And The Short Of It. "Reviewing Long and Short Romantic Fiction, One Story At A Time".
• Loons. "A loons-eye view of life, the universe and everything ..." The BookLoons weblog.
• Lost in Translation. African focus.
• love german books . "Biased and unprofessional reports on German books, translation issues and life in Berlin".
• Madinkbeard. "Derik Badman’s Writing on Comics (mostly)".
• Magnificent Octopus. "A new breed of mother, inky and tentacled". Decent book coverage.
• Maitresse. "Reading is sexier in Paris". Lauren Elkin's weblog
• margin.notes. "All about Japanese popular fiction in translation. Focusing on mystery, horror, fantasy, and science fiction".
• Mark Athitakis’ American Fiction Notes. Solid literary coverage.
• Marks in the Margin. "Reflections on notable ideas from my Commonplace Book". Richard Katzev's weblog.
• Medium at Large. The official blog of BookExpo America, run by Lance Fensterman.
• Mental multivitamin. "The "un-blog" -- for readers, thinkers, and autodidacts".
• The Middle Stage. Chandrahas Choudhury's weblog (mainly). Indian focus.
• (Mis)readings. "A blog featuring observations on events and texts from the vantage point of an eccentric, optically inconvenienced, and culturally dispossessed resident from the Southern Philippines."
• MissPenName. "Literature, Journalism, Feminism"
• Miss Snark, the literary agent. "In which Miss Snark vents her wrath on the hapless world of writers and crushes them to sand beneath her T.Rexual heels of stiletto snark".
• Moderato. Zdenka Pregelj weblog.
• The Mookse and the Gripes. "Book reviews of contemporary literary fiction and modern classics."
• Morning Calm, Night Terrors. "On Korean literature and other things of interest".
• MostlyFiction Book Reviews. Book reviews.
• Mrs. Magoo Reads. Reviews and author interviews, YA focus.
• Mundane-SF. "Reviews & science news (caveat lector: we will transform the way you think about SF)".
• Narratives. "Literary News and Reviews from Montreal". The Gazette's book blog.
• Necessary Acts of Devotion. "Adventures of a Book-Fancier".
• The Neglected Books Page. "Here you'll find lists of thousands of books that have been neglected, overlooked, forgotten, or stranded by changing tides in critical or popular taste."
• New First Unexpected. Russian focus. Kevin Kinsella's weblog.
• The New Podler Review of Books. "Books worth reading".
• The New Post-literate: A Gallery Of Asemic Writing. "Explores asemic writing in relation to post-literate culture."
• NigelBeale.com Nota Bene Books. "Musings on the Book, Literature, Poetry, Literary Criticism, Collecting, Media, Life and the Arts, and Audio Interviews pertaining to same by a writer, broadcaster, bibliophile".
• Nomadics. "A place for tracings, translations, meanderings, notings, explorations, etc. of a mainly writerly nature". Pierre Joris' weblog
• Nordic Voices in Translation. "A blog devoted to the English translation of the literatures of the Nordic countries -- Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. And also Estonia."
• Notes in the Margin Weblog. Limited, sporadic posting.
• Novel Journey. "A place to learn more about novel writing & the business of publishing". Gina Holmes' weblog.
• Novel Reviews. "Book reviews for discerning readers" by Ane Mulligan and Gina Holmes
• obooki’s page. Good literary coverage.
• Of Books and Bicycles. Weblog of Dorothy W., "an avid reader with an athletic side".
• Off the page. "A blog about cultural life, both inside and outside the covers". South Florida Sun-Sentinel
• Off the Shelf. "News about books, authors, and publishers from The Boston Globe".
• Old Hag. General coverage, some literary. Lizzie Skurnick's weblog.
• On the Shelf. "Reviews, author news, and other crazy stories that make the book world go 'round." Peabody Institute Library weblog.
• One letter at a time. "A blog about reading and writing". Jason Comerford's weblog.
• One-Minute Book Reviews. "It consists exclusively of brief reviews of new and classic fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for adults and children. The site does not cover literary news, trends or gossip". Janice Harayda's weblog.
• The OLM Blog. Open Letters Monthly weblog.
• orange-tinted glasses. Decent literary coverage.
• Orpheus Sings the Guitar Electric. Good literary coverage.
• Other Stories. "Books, Feminism, and Other Stories".
• Our Man in Boston. Robert Birnbaum blogs on all things literary at The Morning News.
• Out of the Woods Now. Literary focus.
• The Outlet. "Reading, Writing & Publishing". At Electric Literature.
• Outside of a Dog. Good, personal site, book/reading focus.
• pages turned. a reading journal and commonplace book.
• A Pair of Ragged Claws. Australian Literary Review weblog by Stephen Romei.
• Paper Republic. "Translators of Chinese literature, living in China".
• Paper Tiger. The book blog at The Telegraph.
• Paperback Traveler. "Exploring the world, one book at a time. A blog about travel lit."
• pas au-delà. Matt Christie's weblog.
• PEN America. "A Blog for Writers and Readers".
• Pete Lit. "Literary pretendings, off-the-cuff insights and the occasional rant".
• Peter Stothard. TLS editor's personal weblog. "Sir Peter will be writing about books, book people, Blair and Bush -- plus general observations on the way we are now."
• A Piece of Monologue. The Online Journal of Rhys Tranter.
• The Pinocchio Theory. Steven Shaviro's weblog, some solid literary coverage.
• places for writers. "Resources for Canadian (and international) writers", but also good general coverage. Links with brief quotes.
• Printers Row. "Readers, Writers, Books". At the Chicago Tribune.
• A Progressive on the Prairie. "Thoughts while vastly outnumbered on the northern great plains". Mainly reviews.
• Prufrock's Page. Based in India, but international coverage.
• The Publishing Contrarian. "Tendentious comments and cranky critiques by Lynne W. Scanlon".
• Quick Reads. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's book editor Bob Hoover "blogs about the literary scene".
• Raincoast Books. "News and commentary on books and writers". Canadian.
• Rare Book News. "News about: Book Collectors. Booksellers. Librarians. Book Enthusiasts (...) With some Biblio Fluff thrown in for good measure."
• Read This !. with Peter Darbyshire. At The Province. Canada-based.
• Read This Now. "Dedicated to commentary on contemporary writing". Tori Borland's weblog.
• Reader of depressing books. A blog about depressing books.
• The Reader Online. Weblog of The Reader magazine
• The Reader's Advisor Online Blog. "THE blog for readers' advisors and bibliophiles who work with readers."
• Readers' Corner. Johnson County Library weblog.
• Reading Ahead. "The National Book Foundation’s blog on the future of literary reading." Run by Harold Augenbraum.
• Reading Copy. "Authored by the staff of AbeBooks."
• Reading Everest. "Seven novels, 8,879 pages and 500 days"
• reading matters. Mainly a reading diary.
• Red Room Library . "Book Reviews and Essays".
• Reeling and Writhing. Australian literary weblog. (Formerly: You cried for night.)
• Re:Print. The PopMatters books blog
• Reviews on The Review. The Manchester Review's critical blog
• Richard Wheeler's Observations. American Western fiction coverage.
• rockslinga. "Book news, reviews, and too much sharing". Randa Jarrar's weblog.
• Salon des Refusés. Solid literary coverage, book-focussed.
• Salonica. "Exploit. Explore. Examine. A blog dedicated to international literature."
• sans serif. "booknotes, writing exercises, & literary ephemera" from Michelle Richmond.
• scarecrow. "Reviews. Words. Art. Comment. Pictures ..." Lee Rourke's weblog.
• scribblingwoman. "Mostly about books, writing, sf, the eighteenth century, parenting, and books."
• Scrivener's Error. "Law and reality in publishing (seldom the same thing !) from the author's side of the slush pile".
• The Second Pass. "Blog posts about books new and old".
• Seeing the World Through Books. Reviews by Mary Whipple.
• Shakespeare's Blog. Rebecca Swain Vadnie of the Orlando Sentinel.
• Shelf Life. "So many books, so little time."
• Shelf Life. "Martin Levin's blog about books, publishing and the world of literature." At the Globe & Mail.
• The Shelf Life. "The book culture blog from University Book Store, Seattle."
• Shelf Talk. "A blog in a library in a city". The Seattle Public Library Blog.
• Shigekuni. Reviews and more.
• Short Stack. "blog by book lovers for book lovers. Every week a member of our staff recommends a list of five favorite books on a particular subject -- fiction or nonfiction." At The Washington Post Book World.
• short term memory loss. "A blog about books"
• Silliman's Blog. "A weblog focused on contemporary poetry and poetics."
• s1ngularity::criticism. "A strange collaborative criticism blog".
• Slightly Bluestocking . "And Completely Crazy (A First Attempt at Litblogging)"
• Smart Bitches who love Trashy Books. "A website that reviews romance novels from a couple of smart bitches who will always give it to you straight."
• smith and stephenson. "A semi-literary weblog". Two-man weblog.
• SNR Editor’s Blog. "Blogging about Writers and Writing"
• so you want to be a writer. Martin Goodman's weblog. UK based
• Spike. The Meanjin blog.
• SPLALit. "Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Literature"
• splinters. Updated several times a week, good literary coverage. UK-based.
• Spurious. Various musings, philosophical, some literary.
• Stack. "There's more to life than books you know, but not much more". Georgina Hibberd's weblog. Australia-based.
• stevereads. Steve Donoghue weblog.
• Still Life with Book Maven. "Professional writer + voracious reader = A new book blog"
• Sycamore Review - Web Log. The weblog at the Sycamore Review.
• Symmachus. "Publishing, classics, mood swings"
• Syntax of Things. "One person's crap is another person's blog ...". Solid literary coverage.
• Tales from the Reading Room. Weblog of "a lecturer in French literature at a UK university, recovering from ME and writing about the strange and beautiful links between life and art".
• Tenebris. "Fear and loathing in publishing and self-publishing", Stephen Fraser's weblog; unofficial weblog of Lulu.com.
• texts & pretexts. Decent literary coverage.
• Textual Life. Literary coverage.
• That Girl Who Writes Stuff. "Stuffed with commentary about the wonderful world of literature and reviews of dark, funny (and sometimes odd) books".
• This Space. "A literary weblog written by Stephen Mitchelmore". Longer posts
• Three Monkeys Online. "A space for Three Monkeys writers and readers to throw their opinions about on books and authors".
• thumb drives & oven clocks. Darby M. Dixon III's weblog
• The Times' Book Case. "A Bibliomaniac takes on all literary comers". Tymon Smith's weblog at the Sunday Times (South Africa).
• Tingle Alley. Carrie Frye's weblog. Solid literary coverage.
• Toasting Napoleon. "A blog about writers: being one, working with them, liking them".
• Trib Books. "A cozy place to discuss your favorite reads." Weblog of the Chicago Tribune
• The Truth about Lies. Jim Murdoch's weblog.
• Two Words. The Blog of the Center for the Art of Translation.
• Undercover. Sydney Morning Herald book weblog, run by Susan Wyndham. Discusses "new titles, ideas, news and gossip from the book world" and includes a book club.
• UniBrow. "Where Highbrow and Lowbrow come together. Right between the eyes."
• Using Books. This is a weblog about books and bookselling by Jeff Sharman, owner of the online bookseller, Using Books. Only occasional posting.
• Verse magazine's webspace. "Features online-only content (poems & book/magazine reviews), material from & information about back issues, news & announcements, lists of books sent to reviewers & calls for reviewers"
• Vertigo: Collecting W.G. Sebald. "On literature and book collecting, with an emphasis on W.G. Sebald and novels with embedded photographs". Terry Pitts' weblog.
• the view from here. "A literary magazine with author interviews, book reviews, news & events, original short fiction, cartoons, articles and behind the scenes features.".
• The Virginia Quarterly Review - Blog. Weblog at the VQR.
• Waggish. Focus on individual authors or books. Sporadic updating.
• Waterboro lib blog. Decent coverage of major American literary news.
• Weekend Stubble. Literary focus. Postings only on weekends.
• The Week’s Most Talked About Books. "A weekly book review and literary criticism column published every Friday" by Karla Mass
• Welcome to the hinterlands. "Laying out the welcome mat for the (narrative) nonfiction faction." Caroline Kettlewell's weblog.
• Wet Asphalt. "Wet Asphalt can be thought of as a magazine published like a blog".
• Whispering Gums. "Just a keen 50-something reader, filmgoer, concertgoer living downunder".
• wood s lot. Extensive cultural links, including literary coverage.
• The Wooden Spoon. "Thoughts about books, all things literary, culture, and life."
• Word Up. The Boston Phoenix book blog.
• Words Without Borders blog. "Literary Blogs from Around the World". Fairly limited so far, but a promising idea.
• Workshop Blog. The homepage for Murray Farish's Introduction to Fiction creative Writing Workshop at Webster University.
• Worthy Read. "A literary blog that publishes reviews of the many worthy books that are published every day but remain obscure for lack of exposure"
• Writing Cave. Amrit Hallan's weblog.
• The Written Nerd. "Confessions of an independent bookseller and unrepentant book nerd".
• Zacappa.com. "An arbitrary literary resource."

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Publisher weblogs

• Alma Books Bloggerel. Alma Books weblog.
• Beacon Broadside. Beacon Press weblog. "A forum for essays, news items, and dispatches from Beacon authors, authors who serve as advisors or friends of the house, staff and others."
• The Bookkake Blog. "Literature, publishing, and the occasional filthy story."
• Cantos. New Directions weblog.
• The Chicago Blog. "Publicity news from the University of Chicago Press including news tips, press releases, reviews, and intelligent commentary." See also their unimaginatively titled but useful Distributed Presses weblog.
• Columbia University Press blog. Columbia University Press weblog.
• CruelestMonth.com. HarperCollins weblog. Poetry focus.
• A Different Stripe. "Notes from NYRB Classics".
• Duke University Press blog. "News from Duke University Press".
• Dzanc Books. Dzanc Books weblog.
• Encounter Intelligence. The Encounter Books weblog.
• 5th Estate. HarperCollins UK weblog. "Fifthestate is the idea of editors and authors at Press Books, borne out of a passion for the subjects around which we’re publishing".
• News from the University of Georgia Press. "Breaking news about books, authors, and more".
• David R. Godine, Publisher. The official blog of David R. Godine, Publisher.
• Green Integer Blog. Green Integer weblog, run by Douglas Messerli.
• Harvard University Press Publicity Blog. Harvard University Press weblog
• Haus Publishing. Haus weblog.
• The Hesperus Press Blog. "A Classier Cuppa".
• Holtzbrinck Online. "The Internet Marketing Department of Holtzbrinck Publishers". Includes coverage of FSG, Henry Holt, and Picador USA titles.
• Illinois Press Book Blog. "Author appreciation, broadcast bulletins, event ephemera & recent reviews from the University of Illinois".
• Klett-Cotta:Blog. Klett-Cotta weblog. (German)
• McGill-Queen's University Press - Publicity Blog. University press weblog.
• Meulenhoff | Manteau. Weblog of "a leading publisher of Dutch-language quality fiction and non-fiction in Belgium and the Netherlands."
• The MIT PressLog. The MIT Press weblog.
• The Olive Reader. "The weblog of Harper Perennial".
• OUPblog. "The talented authors of Oxford University Press provide daily commentary on nearly every subject under the sun". Has potential.
• The Penguin Blog. Penguin Books weblog.
• Penn Press blog. University of Pennsylvania Press log. "The latest on Penn Press Books and Journals".
• PeterOwenPublishers. Peter Owen weblog.
• Princeton University Press blog. "Featuring commentary and interviews from Princeton University Press authors, the goal of the PUP Blog is to become a highly respected, timely and indispensable source for learning, understanding and reflection."
• Publish and be Spammed. "A blog about publishing. Mainly." Tom Bromley's (of Portico) weblog.
• Publishing Insider. "On books, music, movies and life in general". Carl Lennertz's (of HarperCollins) weblog.
• Raamatublogi. Estonian publisher Varrak's weblog.
• Random House - Umuzi. Random House South Africa weblog.
• Riskingit. Marion Boyars weblog. "Publishers of books and risk takers, dedicated to finding books which others will enjoy and keep for a long time."
• Salt Confidential. "Off the record, on the QT, and very hush-hush". Salt weblog.
• The Savvy Reader. HarperCollins (Canada) weblog.
• Simon & Schuster TradeTalk. A way for them "to communicate with booksellers and interested readers about our books, what we do, how we do it, and various other topics that may come our way."
• the Snowblog. Snowbooks weblog. "We'll post about book launches, new reviews, and whatever's running through our heads at any given moment."
• Soft Skull News. The Soft Skull Press weblog.
• Stanford University Press Blog. "News, Awards, Interviews, and more ..."
• The Stone Bridge Blog. "News and Reviews from Stone Bridge Press".
• Sugar Loaf Press. "Dedicated to Real Literature".
• Thirsty: A Biblioasis Miscellany. Biblioasis weblog.
• This Side of the Pond. Weblog of Cambridge University Press, North America
• Twelve Publishing. Twelve weblog.
• Unbridled Books. The Unbridled Books weblog.
• University of California Press Blog. University of California Press weblog.
• University of Hawai'i Press Log. "Books, reviews, and events".
• University of Nebraska Press blog. University of Nebraska Press weblog
• University of Tennessee Blog. "News and Featured Books from the University of Tennessee Press".
• University of Washington Press Blog. "A forum for the exploration of Western and Environmental History".
• Vertical blog. The Vertical blog.
• The Wingéd Elephant. "What's new from The Overlook Press".
• The Wonderful World of TamTam Books. TamTam Books weblog.
• Verso UK's Blog. "The blog of the UK office of the radical independent publisher".
• yale press log. "News & features from Yale University Press"
• Zero Books. "Zero Books explore areas of philosophy, politics and aesthetics while refusing the unity or the autonomy of these domains."

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Literary weblogs - Other sources

• About Last Night. Terry Teachout and friend. General cultural coverage, some literary.
• Amardeep Singh. Some literary. Indian, post-colonial slant.
• Arte Six . "All the arts. All the time."
• Arts & Letters Daily. Generally three links daily, at least one to book review or coverage.
• AttackingtheDemi-Puppets. Blog of 'King Wenclas' of the "cultural watchdog group", Underground Literary Alliance
• Edward Champion's Reluctant Habits. Formerly: Edward Champion's Return of the Reluctant. Still with solid literary coverage.
• enCompass Culture. British Council weblog.
• Jerz's Literacy Weblog. "Humanities Cyberculture Writing Journalism". Limited literary coverage.
• Languagehat Mainly concerned with language issues.
• The Little Professor. Miriam Elizabeth Burstein blog. "Things Victorian and academic."
• London Review Blog. London Review of Books weblog.
• Lost Pages | Found Pages. "Readings, writings, and other despatches from author/editor Claude Lalumière"
• Michael Bérubé Online. Some literary focus.
• The Minor Fall, The Major Lift. Some publishing and literary coverage.
• New York Review blog. "Roving thoughts and provocations from our writers."
• The Pequod. "Essays, creative writing and photography".
• Quick Study. "Scott McLemee on books, ideas & trash-culture ephemera"
• Translation Journal Blog. Blog of the Translation Journal. Very limited activity.
• 2blowhards. Longer commentary, occasionally on literary/publishing matters. Good feedback.
• The Valve. "A literary organ". Group weblog.

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Literary weblogs - Foreign sources

• The Art of Fiction. Spanish.
• bookblog.ro. Romanian.
• Errata. Swedish. Malte Persson literary weblog. See also the English version, Errata 2
• La Feuille. French. Good coverage.
• KönyvesBlog. Hungarian.
• Lettres ouvertes. French. "Les divagations de Raphaël Sorin." At Libération.
• Liisas Litblog. German site. Mainly reviews, some literary commentary.
• Literaturwelt. German. "Von Büchern und Menschen."
• Livres Hebdo. French. Christian Sauvage's weblog at Livres Hebdo.
• Moleskine. Spanish. "Notas sobre lecturas y relecturas tomadas al vuelo en un cuaderno Moleskine." Iván Thays' weblog.
• О чем говорят. At Решето. Literary news. Russian.
• el ojo fisgón. Spanish. "Notas sueltas acerca de los hallazgos de mi ojo fisgón en el mercado editorial y de las tendencias de éste".
• De Papieren Man. Dutch. "Literaire berichten voor 'gevorderden' door Dirk Leyman."
• Perlentaucher. German. Excellent daily round-up of the major German papers
• Prix-Litteraires. French. Blog at prix-litteraires.net, with excellent coverage of all the French literary prizes.
• Radio du livre - Actualité. French. Current book news.
• La république des livres. French. Le blog de Pierre Assouline at Le Monde
• Romanzieri.com. Italian.
• Terorism de cititoare. Romanian.
• Thentes bokblogg. Swedish. "Jonas Thente bloggar om litteratur och lite till". At Dagens Nyheter.
• Seitenblick. German. "Das Literaturblog". At Die Zeit. Run by David Hugendick.

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Literary weblogs - defunct, retired, on hiatus

• Beatrix. "A book review review" by Ron Hogan. Great idea, now abandoned.
• black blog. Italian. "Notizie, informazioni e curiosità sui libri e gli autori della collana, ma non solo..." Extensive coverage. (Retired 7/2006)
• BookAngst 101. Publishing focus, by "a senior executive for a major New York publisher".
• The Book Club Blog. "A reading group, well an exclusive book club blog really, for connoisseurs of fine literature, books, clubs and blogs." (Inactive since 20/5/2005).
• Book World. "One woman's attempt to read what's worth reading and say something about it along the way." UK based, longer posts. (Retired 19/4/2008)
• Bookworm on the Net. "A Sundays-only roundup of my online book world travels during the week" by Anne Weale (Retired 11/2007)
• Cogito, ergo Zoom. Scott McLemee blog, occasional literary focus. (Retired 1/2007)
• The Count of Monty Cristo. "Learned commentary on the three r's: readin', ritin', and runnin' from zombies"
• Culture Vulture. Old version of The Guardian's arts weblog, some literary coverage. (Retired 10/2006)
• Gaddis Drinking Club. "Reading The Recognitions, Drink in Hand".
• Grumpy Old Bookman. "A blog about books and publishing, aimed at both readers and writers" by Michael Allen. UK based, generally one post every weekday, longer commentary. (On sabbatical since 25/11/2007)
• In Writing. Focus on more in-depth commentary.
• James Tata. "An informal log of recent enthusiasms", literary-focussed. (Retired/indefinite hiatus: 1/1/2008)
• Kitabkhana. Numerous links, updates several times a week. Particularly strong on India-related subjects. (Retired 8/2007)
• The Litblog Co-op. "Uniting the leading literary weblogs for the purpose of drawing attention to the best of contemporary fiction, authors and presses". (Retired early 2008)
• Literaisons. "A cache for more or less regular posts on the books I'm reading as well as things of interest to the literary community". (Retired 10/2005)
• MetaxuCafé. "Devoted to highlighting the best content from the community of bloggers who write about books." (Retired 1/12/2008)
• The Midnight Bell. The new home for the now-dead London News Review Books Diary. Sean Walsh's weblog. (Retired 11/2008)
• La Muselivre. French. Good international coverage. (Retired 5/2007)
• Off the Books. "Using The News & Observer's Sunday books pages as a launching pad, Off the Books explores the intersections of literature, politics, culture and life." Maintained by J.Peder Zane. (Retired 7/2006)
• Open Brackets. Mainly concerned with translation. (Retired 10/2006)
• Quinn Skylark's BookWatch. Fine literary coverage, but undergoing identity crisis.
• a reader's progress. Robert Birnbaum's weblog. Not frequently updated, but in-depth entries.
• Sapristi. Swedish. "Böcker och andra möbler". (Retired 10/2007)
• Sentences. Wyatt Mason's weblog at Harper's. (Retired 5/2009)
• The Sharp Side. Ellis Sharp's weblog. (Retired 31/12/2007)
• Willa Burke. Literary agent hunt, and a bit more.

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