HTMLGIANT

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|Blake Butler

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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.{{cite journal|last=Vollmer|first=Matthew|date=1 July 2012|title=The Big Blog|journal=American Book Review|volume=33|issue=5|pages=4|doi=10.1353/abr.2012.0129|s2cid=144116529}} It is considered to be an important outlet for alternative literature, a loosely defined literary movement.

History

The website was founded in 2008 by Gene Morgan and Blake Butler.{{cite web|url=http://observer.com/2011/03/blake-butler-and-what-happens-when-a-novelist-lives-on-the-internet/|title=Blake Butler and What Happens When a Novelist Lives on the Internet|last=Miller|first=Michael H.|date=9 March 2011|publisher=New York Observer|accessdate=20 April 2017}} In 2014, the site shut down due to allegations of sexual misconduct by members of the alt-lit community.{{cite web|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2014/10/htmlgiant-to-shut-down-on-october-24/|title=HTMLGiant to Shut Down on October 24|year=2014|publisher=The Poetry Foundation|accessdate=20 April 2017}} Two years after shutting down, the site was brought back online in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2016/10/resurrected-htmlgiant/|title=Resurrected: HTMLGIANT|date=25 October 2016|publisher=The Poetry Foundation|accessdate=20 April 2017}}

Contributors

Notable contributors include Roxane Gay.

References

External links

{{URL|htmlgiant.com|HTMLGIANT.com}}

Category:American literature websites

Category:Internet properties established in 2008