HTMLGIANT

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HTMLGIANT is an online literature blog founded by American author Blake 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 for alternative literature, a loosely defined literary movement.

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History

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

Notable contributors include Roxane Gay. [2]

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References

  1. Vollmer, Matthew (1 July 2012). "The Big Blog". American Book Review. 33 (5): 4. doi:10.1353/abr.2012.0129. S2CID   144116529.
  2. 1 2 Miller, Michael H. (9 March 2011). "Blake Butler and What Happens When a Novelist Lives on the Internet". New York Observer. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. "HTMLGiant to Shut Down on October 24". The Poetry Foundation. 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. "Resurrected: HTMLGIANT". The Poetry Foundation. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.