Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Literary blogs
C-Span held a discussion about literary blogs in December and they re-broadcast it over the (snowy) weekend. Held semi prisoner in my comfy living room, I found myself watching it with great interest. The panelists were Dennis Loy Johnson (MobyLives.com), Maud Newton (MaudNewton.com), Michael Orthofer (Complete-Review.com), Laila Lalami (MoorishGirl.com), Ron Hogan (Beatrice.com) and George Murray (Bookninja.com). It was a lively discussion that reminded me why I've been passionate about writing most of my life. Literary weblogs seem to be an interesting uptodate literary subgenre, some of which are highlighted here and some others of which are listed here. I haven't had a chance to peruse and familiarize myself with all the sites mentioned but so far I particularly like bookslut (at least half because of its name, needless to say) and the reading experience. Until now I was more immersed in political and craft blogs. All by themselves, they have won me over to the form. Now I want to explore another subject matter. To be continued....
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