New free literature Web sites directory selected every month for bookworms. If you enjoy reading books you will find this free portal for bookworms interesting. Guide to literary websites.
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Selected Sites for this Month
The Booker Prizes - visit the tastefully-designed official site of The Booker Prize for Fiction and The International Booker Prize, the former being the world's best known literary award after the Nobel Prize. The best section is the one which delves into previous winners: take a trip down memory lane and challenge yourself to remember the winners of yesteryear. Terrific podcasts archive too.
London Review of Books - Each fortnight Europe's most read literary magazine publishes a collection of essays by leading writers on literature, politics, history, philosophy and the arts. Visit Lrob.co.uk to subscribe to LitVillage.com's Literary Journal of the Year for the last four years at over 57% off the cover price.
Contemporary Writers Database - searchable website of over 700 of the Commonwealth's most important living authors. The constantly-updated database contains profiles of hundreds of literary lives and careers, including critical reviews, photographs and biographies. Search by any number of criteria: by genre, author name, publication data, book title or even gender. This high-quality resource from the British Council has no annoying advertising.
Alija Izetbegovic - a tribute to the Bosnian President and respected author who passed away in October, 2003. He helped his people through the holocaust committed against them in the 1990s. Includes an exclusive extract from his magnum opus Islam Between East and West.
January Magazine - intelligent interviews with today's authors. You could
lose yourself in the glorious archives section for hours which now
houses over 200 interviews with most of the world's best known writers.
This must-visit portal also provides reviews (read the recent one of Isabel Allende's Zorro), articles and excerpts from
recently-published books.
Audible - fans of audiobooks can get your fix in digital format. Amazon-owned Audible and its British and German equivalents let you download more than 50,000 hours of spoken-word programs, including fiction, lectures, radio shows, and newspapers, to a PC, tablet or smartphone. The selection is outstanding, the cost far less than that of purchasing old-fashioned books on tape. Forget books on tape and try this digital library pronto for free month. Click on British or German flags for Audible's section on Amazon UK and Germany.
Major Literary Awards - Amazon provides a smogasboard of information about current and past winners of literary prizes, ranging from the Nobel, Booker and Pulitzer to the National Book Critics Circle and Goodreads Choice. Unfortunately on Amazon USA, this section only features winners until 2019.
StoryMania - the definitive site for writers and readers. Covers short stories, poetry, plays, novels, screenplays, songs, essays and more. Highly recommended, not least because it doesn't have any adverts!
Robert Frost Museum - one of America's greatest 20th century poets was born on 26 March, 1874. Bennington College run a museum minutes away from Frost's gravesite in Bennington, Vermont. Learn more about it and the places and poetry of Robert Frost at this charming site. There are 3D models and photographs of the exhibits, discussions, a reading list, critical essays, memoirs, and interviews. Check out the tutorial for students with questions.
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The Booker Prizes - visit the tastefully-designed official site of The Booker Prize for Fiction and The International Booker Prize, the former being the world's best known literary award after the Nobel Prize. The best section is the one which delves into previous winners: take a trip down memory lane and challenge yourself to remember the winners of yesteryear. Terrific podcasts archive too. 
Alija Izetbegovic - a tribute to the Bosnian President and respected author who passed away in October, 2003. He helped his people through the holocaust committed against them in the 1990s. Includes an exclusive extract from his magnum opus Islam Between East and West.
January Magazine - intelligent interviews with today's authors. You could
lose yourself in the glorious archives section for hours which now
houses over 200 interviews with most of the world's best known writers.
This must-visit portal also provides reviews (read the recent one of Isabel Allende's Zorro), articles and excerpts from
recently-published books.
Audible - fans of audiobooks can get your fix in digital format. Amazon-owned Audible and its British and German equivalents let you download more than 50,000 hours of spoken-word programs, including fiction, lectures, radio shows, and newspapers, to a PC, tablet or smartphone. The selection is outstanding, the cost far less than that of purchasing old-fashioned books on tape. Forget books on tape and try this digital library pronto for free month. Click on British or German flags for Audible's section on Amazon UK and Germany.
