Literature: Authors

  1. African-American Authors -

    A Yahoo! Directory listing.
  2. Author Sites -

    Official home pages, publishers' sites, fan pages, interviews, etc.
  3. Author Yellow Pages -

    Searchable directory of author, publisher, newsletter websites.
  4. Authors on Tour - Live! -

    Weekly podcasts of authors and their books - from the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, CO.
  5. Bartleby.com -

    The preeminent Internet publisher of literature, reference and verse providing students, researchers and the intellectually curious with unlimited access to books and information on the web, free of charge.
  6. Bill Thompson's Eye On Books -

    Author interviews, book summaries, and authors on the art of writing.
  7. BookBrowse.com -

    How to find or start a book club; free reading guides, excerpts, reviews, etc.
  8. BookSpot.com -

    Authors, awards, genre, online books, literary criticism, and reviews.
  9. Children's and Young Adults' Authors & Illustrators -
  10. Internet Resources for Writers -

    Writing tips, reference sources, markets, newsgroups, getting published, etc.
  11. Literary Traveler -

    Articles on authors and the locations that influenced their lives and works.
  12. Mark Twain Project Online -

    Provides letters, writings, images, biographies, and more.
  13. Mr. William Shakespeare on the Internet -

    Annotated guide to scholarly Shakespeare resources.
  14. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) -

    Annual novel writing project; participants write a 50,000-word novel in a month.
  15. Oxford Shakespeare -

    1914 Oxford edition - includes the 37 plays, 154 sonnets and miscellaneous verse.
  16. Pikes Peak Writers Conference -
  17. Say How? A Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures -

    From the Library of Congress.
  18. Shakespeare’s World -

    From Emory University.
  19. TeenReads.com -

    Author interviews and book reviews.
  20. Wired for Books - Author Interviews by Don Swaim -
  21. YouTube EDU -

    Videos and channels from YouTube college and university partners, including Dartmouth, Stanford, USC, and MIT.