HTMLGIANT
Type of site | Blog |
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| Editor |
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| Launched | 2008 |
HTMLGIANTis an online literature blog founded by American authorBlake Butler.It presents itself as a "literature blog that isn't always about literature", and includes book reviews and interviews.[1]It is considered to be an important outlet foralternative literature,a loosely defined literary movement.
History
[edit]The website was founded in 2008 by Gene Morgan and Blake Butler.[2]In 2014, the site shut down due to allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the alt-lit community.[3]Two years after shutting down, the site was brought back online in 2016.[4]
Contributors
[edit]Notable contributors includeRoxane Gay.[2]
References
[edit]- ^Vollmer, Matthew (1 July 2012). "The Big Blog".American Book Review.33(5): 4.doi:10.1353/abr.2012.0129.S2CID144116529.
- ^abMiller, Michael H. (9 March 2011)."Blake Butler and What Happens When a Novelist Lives on the Internet".New York Observer.Retrieved20 April2017.
- ^"HTMLGiant to Shut Down on October 24".The Poetry Foundation. 2014.Retrieved20 April2017.
- ^"Resurrected: HTMLGIANT".The Poetry Foundation. 25 October 2016.Retrieved20 April2017.
External links
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