HTMLGIANT explained

HTMLGIANT
Launch Date:2008
Type:Blog

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.

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]

Notes and References

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

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