100 Words |
Contributing authors write poems, stories, diaries, fiction, and nonsense. All entries are 100 words in length. |
4000 Years of Miniature Books |
Collection includes thumb bibles, mini libraries, almanacs and calendars, and volumes from the Near and Far East. |
Accent on Images: The Language of Illustrated Books |
Online exhibit from The Claremont College. Showcases illustrated books in modern foreign languages from the 15th through the 20th centuries. |
American Writers |
Series which looks at the lives and works of selected American writers who have chronicled, reflected upon, or influenced the course of the nation. |
Aspects of the Victorian Book |
Online exhibition from The British Library devoted to Victorian books and magazines. |
Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest |
An annual bad writing competition challenging entrants to compose bad opening sentences to imaginary novels. Includes winning submissions from the past. |
CaliforniaAuthors.com |
News and promotion site for California and West Coast authors, writers, publishers, booksellers and readers. |
Children's Books Online: The Rosetta Project |
Online library of antique children's books which were published in the 19th and early 20th century. |
Collins Library, The |
Daily selection of excerpts from old books, magazines, and newspapers. |
Criminals from the Neck Up |
Collaboration of short stories so dark and haunting, they should be against the law. |
Eye on Books |
Audio interviews with major authors, plus tips from bestselling writers, and a photo gallery. |
Fresh Yarn |
Online salon for personal essays. |
Full Books |
Collection of full books, free to download |
Gutenberg Bible at the Ransom Center, The |
University of Texas, Austin is home to one of 21 complete existing copies of The Gutenberg Bible, the first book printed with movable type. Page through the digital version of this 145455 edition or learn about the early history of printing in Europe. |
Kelly Writers House |
A center for writers of all kinds and from all disciplines. Hosts public programs and projects including webcasts of poetry readings and conversations with contemporary writers. |
Leaves of Gold |
A look at treasures of manuscript illumination from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. |
Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts |
from the National Library of the Netherlands. Collection is browsable by subject. |
Neurotic Poets |
Exploration of madness and creativity in the lives of famous poets. Includes biographical sketches discussing their work in context. |
Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form, The (OEDILF) |
Dedicated to writing at least one limerick for each and every word in the English dictionary. |
oneword |
Presents writers with a word a day and gives them sixty seconds to write thoughts on the given word. |
Poemranker |
Rank the works of others |
Pop-up and Movable Books: A Tour Through Their History |
From the 19th century to the present. Features examples from the Weaver Collection, University of North Texas. |
Presidential Haiku |
A daily poetic tribute to a most beloved commander in chief. |
Private Passions, Public Legacy: Paul Mellon's Personal Library |
Exhibit of rare books, manuscripts, and maps from the personal library of the noted Virginia philanthropist. |
Schøyen Collection, The |
Large collection of ancient and rare manuscripts. |
Slant |
Bimonthly online magazine publishing essays, memoirs, reviews, interviews, poems, and fiction. |
The Hook Project |
A collection of literary beginnings. User submitted openings of famous novels and how they grab readers from the very first paragraph. |
Today in Literature |
A calendar of engaging stories about the great books, writers, and events in literary history. Daily articles are supplemented with links to author biographies, texts, reviews, and other reference materials. |
Turning the Pages |
Interactive display system from The British Library allows users to look at the actual pages from rare manuscripts. |
Whichbook.net |
Offering book choices that stem from the reader rather than from the overwhelming choice of books available. Choose a book to match your mood. |
Zak Smith's Illustrations For Each Page of Gravity's Rainbow |
Drawings, paintings, and photographs illustrate the novel by Thomas Pynchon. |
