Guardian Unlimited Books' top 10 literary blogs
Our pick of the best the online books community has to offer
BOOKSLUT
www.bookslut.com/blog
Yup,
it really is one of the biggest and the best - one of the most
comprehensive blogs out there, Updated several times daily with
wide-ranging gossip from every area of the books world, and well-judged
links that guide you around both the brightest lights and dustiest
corners of the net.
SO MANY BOOKS
somanybooksblog.comSubtitled 'The agony and the ecstasyof
a reading life", this is the chatty, witty diary of Stephanie
Hollmichel, who "loves reading and spends an inordinate amount of time
at it." Regularly updated with a mixture of Stephanie's reading diary
and her links to and opinions on all things literary, Eclectic and
absorbing.
READYSTEADYBLOG
www.readysteadybook.com/Blog.aspx
A
home-grown treasure, this one, with smart, serious analysis by blogger
(and editor of the ReadySteadyBook site) Mark Thwaite. Again, strong
links for readers who want to follow up posts - several of them are to
us, which doesn't hurt.
THE LONDON NEWS REVIEW DIARY
http://www.themidnightbell.com/tmb/
Updated
only sporadically - once or twice a month, on average - but definitely
worth following - it's like taking a peek inside the mind of your
oddest, funniest friend, Recent entries include the shocking revelation
that the plot of Police Academy has been lifted wholesale from Enid
Blyton's The Naughtiest Girl in the School and a post on Richard Dawkins "sticking his nose where it doesn't belong". Light on the links, heavy on the humour.
LAURABLE'S POETRY WEBLOG
http://laurable.com/index.html
The
weblog of New York-based poetry nut 'Laurable'. She's particularly
interested in audio links to poets reading their work, so there are lots
of those, but also plenty of pointers to poetry news and comment around
the net. Fairly State's-centric, but a great read even if you're on the
other side of the pond.
THE ELEGANT VARIATION
marksarvas.blogs.com/
A
blog that focuses primarily on literary life in Los Angeles: essential
reading if you're a resident, an enjoyable diversion if you're not.
Well-written and well-presented, with lots of interesting tidbits.
GRUMPY OLD BOOKMAN
grumpyoldbookman.blogspot.com/
"A
blog about books and publishing" from Michael Allen, who does his best
to live l to the title of his weblog. Long, personal entries, posted
daily, on all aspects of the book trade. Intelligent and unfailingly
interesting.
THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS
www.pepysdiary.com/
Winner
of the 'best specialist' category of the Guardian British blog awards.
Since January 1 2003, Phil Gyford has been posting an entry a day of
Samuel Pepys 16th century diary on the web-and he plans to continue the
entire diary is online-in about eight years time. Great stuff.
RAKES PROGRESS
http://rakesprogress.typepad.com/
A good all-rounder. Sifts through the quirkiest things the web has to offer book lovers and does the work for you by picking out the best bits.
SCRIBBLINGWOMAN
http://www.unbsj.ca/arts/english/jones/mt/
Subtitled
"Probably about books, c18, detritus, parenting, poaching, print, sf,
or writing", this is a lovely, personal, meandering blog by Miriam
Jones, an assistant professor of English at the University of New
Brunswick. Thoughtful, insightful and pleasingly diverse.
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