Authors on the Web – An extensive, alphabetically sorted selection of links to noted author-related websites on the web.
AuthorsDen.com – Authors freely post biographies, works, news, events and articles for readers to discover and read.
Booknotes.org – “A companion web site to C-SPAN’s Sunday author interview series . . . .” Includes an extensive online archive (dating from 1989 up to the present) of author interviews in text-transcript form, with many excerpts also available in audio and/or video (RealPlayer format).
Eclectics Authors – Official web pages for several published authors of genre fiction including romance, mystery, and western. Includes writing contests and newsletter.
Eye on Books – Brief interviews with authors of new and current fiction and non-fiction, presented in RealAudio and Windows Media streaming audio.
Great Writers and Poets – A fairly wide-ranging directory of links to resources on the ‘net for numerous authors, including information on Nobel Prize winners.
Kelly Writers House – Gathering place and a resource for all kinds of writers and space for experiment and innovation on the Web, as well as on the streets of Philadelphia, by providing webcasts of author readings and interviews. with visiting writers and poets.
Librarie – A “graphically enriched virtual library with multi-page sites dedicated to various writers and thinkers. Bibliographies and biographies included.”
Lit Web – Database of over 500 biographies of authors. Includes a selected bibliography.
Literary Pilgrimages – Visits to homes and haunts of Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, the Brontë sisters and others.
Little Blue Light – Concise introductions to a number of international authors, including biographies, major works summaries, and discussions of themes, styles and criticism–all brief.
Maine Writers Index – Biographical and bibliographical information listed for 307 Maine writers.
Meet the Author – This site features audio clips of authors describing and introducing their books in their own words.
Pegasos – Biographies and bibliographies of authors, searchable by alphabet or birthday.
Physician Writers – A list of over 300 physician writers, with some biographical and bibliographical material.
Twentieth-century Authors – Focuses on major English-language writers. Mostly biographical and bibliographical information, and some information on literary criticism.
Wired for Books – An interactive book discussion site featuring essays, lectures, online books, RealAudio programs, spoken poetry, and other literary endeavors.
WPL Author Catalog – Annotated links to large author indexes, organized by nationalities/time periods and genres.
WritersWorld – On-line interviews with famous authors such as Margaret Atwood, Michael Ondaatje, K.G. Sambrano.