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01 December 2006

ReaderĀ²

by jlesage & 20 others
another social bookmarking site to find books to read like the ones you know, in genres you prefer, enjoyed by other readers with your tastes; it's one of the fun features of Amazon.com, now with whole sites for the purpose

30 November 2006

Boston Review

by jlesage & 1 other
left political and literary review, good writing

27 November 2006

Dr. Chris Mullen, The Visual Telling of Stories, illustration, design, film, narrative sequences, magazines, books, prints etc

by jlesage & 1 other
a very large historical archive, often from advertising, "to provide for all levels of possible viewer a visually orientated taxonomy of the ways in which pictures are used to tell stories." unique collection, also useful for many other purposes

Lists of Bests

by jlesage & 5 others
again, I am fascinated by lists of bests, especially as related to literature; they comprise both an ideology of the canon and a sociology of popular tastes, a la Bourdieu; in an extended form, they comprise much of amazon.com

What Should I Read Next?

by jlesage & 9 others
Like many web2.0 search sites, you tell it what you like and it builds a profile of your preferences. Film and entertainment addition in development.

26 November 2006

LibriVox

by jlesage & 8 others
goal is to record all the books in the public domain; lots of audio-lit here

22 November 2006

20 November 2006

Listology: "1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die"

by jlesage
lists like this give me ideas of what to look for in the library; the whole idea of "listology" is whacky and fun

14 November 2006

"Introduction to Poetry" -- Ben McGhee

by jlesage
more video and text animation, simple and effective -- 53 sec.

06 November 2006

Litsum: The Most Free Literature Summaries, Study Guides and Book Summaries

by jlesage & 3 others
like Cliff's Notes but now free; teachers beware and forget about those book reports on the classics

21 October 2006

STORYTRON - Interactive Storytelling

by jlesage
Software for something between a game and literary hypertext. "Storytronics uses Verbs to define what may happen in interactive storytelling. Each Verb represents one possible dramatic action, like a kiss, a demand, or an advice." Looks like fun.

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