Surf these sites: Bizarre Literature Holidays -- Holidays for literature and books. Bohemian Ink -- Not exactly an e-zine but self-described as a "literary underground review," this site covers a broad range of Beat literature and phenomena, both past and present. Book Lovers'' Mailing Lists: A Selection of Literary Email lists -- Email lists, listservs, conferences etc. relating to books, reading and literature. Over 200 annotated listings. BookWire -- News, resources and tools for the international publishing community. English Server -- At Carnegie Mellon has been online for ten years; today we offer over 20,000 works. Browse or search our collections, talk on our mailing lists and conference line, or join our teams of volunteers publishing to Internet readers. Two of our featured collections are: The Academy & Audio and Video. EnviroArts -- Emphasizes the literary and visual arts in relation to nature, with poetry and essays by contemporary authors (culled mostly from the pages of Orion and Orion Afield magazines--which co-sponsor this site) and information on historic naturalism and naturalist literature. Five Books -- Guide to the history of English language and literature. Site delivers little-known literary and linguistic facts in entertaining sections. Internetbookinfo.com -- "Book-related resources on the internet, authors, publishers, book reviews, quotations . . . ." Invisible Library -- A collection of fictional authors and titles which do not exist, but which are mentioned within actual books. An example is Procrastination by T.S. Garp, taken from John Irving''s "The World According to Garp". John''s Nautical Literature Page -- A listing of novels, novelettes, short stories, poetry and other literature related to the drama of the sea. Literary Dictionary -- "Assortment of words that first made an appearance in books, plays, poems, comic strips and mythology." Luminarium -- One of the finest collections of classical literary criticism on the net. (1350 to 1660 A.D.) MSN Entertainment Channel Guide to Today''s Books -- "News from the literary world, bestsellers, topical features, and reading lists on a variety of subjects." The Book Report''s Newsletter -- A weekly news report on books, which can also be subscribed to in e-mail form. The Electronic Labyrinth -- Both utilizes and focuses upon the medium of hypertext as it relates to literature and its concrete manifestations--from palimpsests to mechanically printed books to CD-ROMs -- throughout history to the present, with speculation on the future. The Internet Public Library -- Online public library for the Internet community. Includes directories of online texts, newspapers, magazines, reference materials; plus special sections for youth and teens. The Libyrinth -- " . . . a web site dedicated to authors who are related by the two metaphors of the Library and the Labyrinth. The Library is representative of a wide array of referential frames and postmodern allusions, and the Labyrinth is representative of a challenging prose style that explores the nature of the text itself." The Oubliette -- "A place where forgotten things can be found." This well-designed website is devoted to preserving "overlooked" works of literature of all sorts, and includes both online texts of rare books and critical articles. The Western Canon -- A compilation of links pointing toward the greatest minds of western civilization. Web Del Sol -- " . . . is a collaboration on the part of dozens of writers, poets, editors, publishers, and staff whose goal it is to acquire and frame the finest contemporary literary art available in America and abroad, and to array it in such a manner that it speaks for itself." Among other things, a nice starting point for those interested in literary e-zines (or e-zine versions of print magazines). Wired for Books -- ". . . an interactive web site featuring modern and classic literature and literary criticism and discussion. Short stories and poems are available in RealAudio, RealVideo, and multimedia presentations. Visitors can participate in the discussion areas." futurebook.org -- Attempts to discuss how future generations will regard the book. Includes a timeline of information technology . . . .
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