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The 26 Books blog is a literary blog by Shane Richmond where people can come together to share their views on books such as The Ghost by Robert Harris, My Life and Hard Times by James Thurber, and other works. You can search for commentary on books here either by publication date or genre. - 26 Books
http://www.26books.com/
A Dress A Day is a fashion blog that explores the evolution of the dress over time. You can also use this website to learn about classic dresses designs. The website also sometimes includes interviews with fashion companies where they explain their design process. - A Dress A Day
http://www.dressaday.com/dressaday.html
A Latte A Day is the personal blog of designer Maggie Summers. The blog explores Summers' home renovation projects, home life and art works. The blog can also be easily translated into other languages. You can also find quotes to inspire you in your design work. - A Latte A Day
http://www.designerm.com/blog.html
The Achockablog is the weblog of Michael Thorn, editor of Achuka. The blog covers everything from award winning illustrations, launches of new books, and reviews of children's books. The website also has obituaries of noteworthy people who have worked in children's literature. - Achockablog
http://www.achuka.co.uk/achockablog/
A blog showcasing extraordinary animations created by everyday people. - Animania Blog
http://www.animaniablog.com
Offering information about history, period styles, door knockers, door furniture, home renovation, architectural salvage and do it yourself projects. Includes images, news and must-see places. - Architectural Classics Blog
http://www.architecturalclassics.com/blog/
The Blogshank is a website created by a freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Several times a week, you can find examples of illustrated colour comics here. The website's postings date back to January 2007, offering plenty of stimulating illustrations. - Blogshank
http://blogshank.com/
Book Dwarf is a literary blog written by Megan Sullivan, one of the buyers at the Harvard Book Store. The blog offers interesting summaries and recommendations for books including The Forever War by Dexter Filkins, The Journey by H.G. Adler and The Fires of Vesuvius by Mary Beard. - Book Dwarf
http://www.bookdwarf.com/
Librarian-authored blog reviewing children's books; pre-school through high school. Not exhaustive, but well-written. - Books For Kids Blog
http://booksforkidsblog.blogspot.com/
Cartoon Brew is group blog by Jerry Beck and Amid Amidi dedicated to cartooning and animations. The blog also has innovative videos that can help spur your creativity. The blog also tracks animation movies like Monsters, Popeye, Open Season 2, as well as classic videos. - Cartoon Brew
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/
The Comic Treadmill is a blog that offers opinions on both contemporary and classic comics. If you collect comics, you can find great resources through this website – including new titles to look for. Artists may also like this website since it features many scans from this genre of comics. - Comic Treadmill
http://www.comictreadmill.com/
The Comics Reporter, created by Tom Spurgeon, describes new comics and comic artists. The website also covers comic events including speaking events by artists like Bryan Talbot and Marc Bell. You can also find reviews of work by Dick Hyacinth and Tucker Stone here. - Comics Reporter
http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/briefings/
Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
This blog is dedicated to exploring the genre of crime fiction. If you are searching for crime lit recommendations, then this blog is worth a visit. Recently featured works include Impossible by Nancy Werlin and Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong by Pierre Bayard. - Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
http://www.sarahweinman.com/
This literary blog offers daily literary news and other commentary on the world of reading. The blog comments on everything from how books are sold on Amazon.com, the publishing business to the views of literary critics. A must read resource for anybody in the publishing world. - Conversational Reading
http://www.esposito.typepad.com/
The Court Artist website provides original drawings from courtrooms all around America. Whether you are interested in trials or the artistic challenge of depicting legal events, this website will be of interest to you. You can find drawings of oral arguments, jury selection and other aspects of the trial process. - Court Artist
http://www.courtartist.com/
The Curious Artist blog explores new trends in visual art, offering plenty of inspiration to artists. The blog also profiles artists like Peter Max, Keith Haring, Kareem Black and other artists. - Curious Artist
http://www.curiousartist.com/
The Daily Writing Tips blog is a great resource for anybody who uses words. You can learn more about grammar, expand your vocabulary, and even learn useful foreign expressions. Daily Writing Tips also provides tests to help you diagnose weaknesses in your writing and spelling. - Daily Writing Tips
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/
Design Observer is a web magazine that explores the state of design and culture. Recent articles on the website have explored photos of Hiroshima from the 1940s, anthropomorphic art, and even art celebrating the everyday activity of commuting. You can also use this website to find poetry related resources. - Design Observer
http://www.designobserver.com/
Drawn! is a blog that has great posts on the arts of cartooning and illustration. Whether you're interested in collage, caricature, digital art works, 3D arts or graphics software, this website is well worth a look. Contributors to the blog include Adam Koford and Jay Stephens. - Drawn!
http://www.drawn.ca/
The Eye Level blog has useful information about the latest art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The blog also explores how this museum is making use of technology to bring American art to the public. The blog also has notices about lectures and other public events at the Museum. - Eye Level
http://www.eyelevel.si.edu/
Fellaheen Radio Network is a blog that has everything from fiction (including short stories) to poetry. You can also find interesting haiku poems here on themes such as death and autumn. Some of the blog's earlier posts also provide interesting autobiographical reflections. - Fellaheen Radio Network
http://www.fellaheenradionetwork.com/
This librarian blog discusses both dark and gothic literature, as well as interesting tidbits from around the Web. Most of the blog's entries involve brief comments on a wide variety of links, so you can always find something new to read here. - Folderol
http://www.spookylibrarians.com/folderol.html
French Toast Girl is a personal blog by ELena Nazzaro, an illustrator and water colorist. This weblog features Elena's great illustrations and paintings and a lot of inspiring thoughts. This weblog also features new posts from time to time so you won't get bored for there's always something new to enjoy. - French Toast Girl
http://www.frenchtoastgirl.com/weblog/blogger.shtml
Fun Forever is a blog that contains contents centered on art, gadgets and technology. This weblog also features bizzare, cool, funny and sexy stuff that you'll definitely enjoy. - Fun Forever
http://www.funforever.net/
GalleyCat is a literary blog published by Mediabistro and is co-edited by Ron Hogan and Sarah Weinman. This weblog provides the latest publishing news, book cover and content reviews as well as upcoming book launches and other literary events. Their blog network is also a must-see for people in the literary industry. - GalleyCat
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/
Provides information on all of Malcolm Gladwell's books and writings. You can find out more about Blink, The Tipping Point and Outliers here. The website also has a complete archive of Gladwell's writings for the New Yorker. - Gladwell.com
http://www.gladwell.com/
A personal weblog by Alan DeNiro, a Minneapolis based poet, writer and author of the book Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead. This weblog features poems, writings and commentaries by Alan DeNiro. This long running weblog dates back to September 2002. - Goblin Mercantile Exchange
http://www.goblinmercantileexchange.com/
An essay/photograph blog authored and maintained by Henry Domke, an artist who makes art for health care. This weblog is dedicated to featuring the latest issues regarding art in health care. The images in this weblog are primarily of nature theme. - Health Care Fine Art
http://www.healthcarefineart.com/
This website offers commentary and criticism on the comics medium. The website has recently commented on Stan Lee's medal and other new comics. You can use the blog to find commentary on new Marvel and DC comics as well. - Howling Curmudgeons
http://www.whiterose.org/howlingcurmudgeons/
A personal blog dedicated to creative writing, authored and maintained by Brady Frost. This weblog features the author's creative writing journey and also tackles topics like writing habits, advice, current projects, lyric writing and others. This weblog also features book reviews, writing exercises and tips and other creative writing stuff. - Hunting the Muse
http://www.huntingthemuse.com/
"News, rants, raves and solecistic ramblings on Shakespeare’s Sonnets by William Sutton." Original anaylsis and commentary from a fan; surveys plays as well as sonnets. - I Love Shakespeare
http://blog.iloveshakespeare.com/
Indie Update is your independent music source. Find reviews, breaking news, and more. Whether you are an independent musician yourself, or you simply love the Indie scene then we will keep you in tune. - Indie Update
http://www.indieupdate.com
An art weblog by Ismoyo that discusses her artistic journey. This weblog features the author's collections, craft projects and other original handmade items. This weblog also features Ismoyo's everyday life, things that inspires her and other things that interests her. - Ismoyo's Playground
http://www.ismoyo.com/ismoyoblog.html
This weblog is a great resource for bookworm for it features book news and information. The website doesn't just features news and information about the literary work but the creator as well, for the website also features certain articles about certain authors and poets. - Jacket Copy
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy
This lifestyle weblog by Cyndi Lavin is dedicated to the craft of beading and jewelry. This weblog provides information and tutorials on jewelry making and beadworks. This weblog also provides techniques and project ideas to help you design and make your own jewelry. The weblog contains post on bead embroidery, bead stringing, bead weaving and also features jewelry business tips, suppliers and product reviews as well as wearable and non-wearable art. - Jewelry and Beading
http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/
A weblog by John S. Brana, a San Francisco-based jewelry designer, entreprenuer and financial management consulting professional. This weblog features the latest addition to John S. Brana's distinctive handcrafted fine jewelry collection and also features his newest crafts including men and women's designer jewelry, gemstone jewelries, hammered jewelry and other jewelries crafted from different types of metals such as gold, silver and copper. The weblog also features the latest jewelry trends. - John S. Brana
http://www.johnsbrana.com/blog/
The Kitsune Noir Blog, written by Bobby Solomon, presents a variety of stimulating art and design ideas. You can also find stimulating examples of innovative photography that can inspire you to create your own works. If you work in graphic design, then this blog will be of interest. - Kitsune Noir
http://www.kitsunenoir.com/blog/
The Largehearted Boy Blog is dedicated to discussing music, literature and pop culture. The blog also has a weekly book review on books such as Wormdye, Life Sucks, Mystery Train, Tintin & Co, Not My Small Diary and Thoreau at Walden. The blog is also a great place to find links to other book reviews. - Largehearted Boy Blog
http://blog.largeheartedboy.com/
LITBLOG.COM is a weblog by Patrick and Kathryn who blogs about what they are reading. The weblog features excerpts, reviews and other information about the books that the bloggers are reading. The weblog also features the bloggers' book picks as well as movies and CDs. All in all, this weblog is a great literary blog for providing neccessary information on books that are good to read. - LITBLOG.COM
http://www.litblog.com/
Liverpool Arts and Culture Blog
Liverpool Arts and Culture Blog, authored by Ian Jackson, features previews, reviews and news regarding exhibitions and events on the Liverpool art scene. Categories include all areas of art: literature, theater, music, dance, film as well as festivals and other events. - Liverpool Arts and Culture Blog
http://www.artinliverpool.com/blog
Tips, tricks, news and views about the art of logo designing and small business branding. Learn the art of logo designing and find out what impact a logo design has on a company. - Logo Blog
http://www.logoblog.org/wordpress/
A weblog dedicated to art and game design and also provides articles on game design and game development. This weblog is written and maintained by a game designer, pixel artist, painter, tools designer, product manager and marketing guy who is also rambling on a wide variety of game design topics. The weblog also features a gallery where you can view the author's latest illustrations. - Lost Garden
http://www.lostgarden.com/
Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin
This blog offers regular commentary and news on the comic industry. You can find out about comic to movie adaptations, new comics like Run Joe Run and The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty as well as classic comics like The Watchmen by Alan Moore. - Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin
http://www.progressiveruin.com/
A literary weblog by author Mitali Perkins that provides discussion about books, writing, movies and life between cultures. This weblog features reviews on books, movies nad other literary materials. The weblog also features books written by Mitali, multicultural events and resources, book promotion and conferences. - Mitali's Fire Escape
http://www.mitaliblog.com/
Neglected Books is a weblog dedicated to books that have been neglected, overlooked or forgotten. This weblog features articles and other information about neglected books. The website also features lists of neglected books from a wide range of sources. - Neglected Books
http://www.neglectedbooks.com/
Neil Gaiman is a popular author of comics, novels, movies and many other things. In this website, you can find videos of Gaiman talking about his works including, “The Graveyard Book”. You can also read Neil Gaiman's blog which chronicles his writing life, book tours and more. - Neil Gaiman
http://www.neilgaiman.com
This artist journal blog is about daily life in Alaska with professional artist Gail Niebrugge and her business partner husband Bob, and will discuss shows and exhibits, research in the field, the creation of original paintings, and art prints. - Niebrugge Studio Blog
http://www.niebruggestudio.com/blog/
An art blog by illustrator Penelope Dullaghan that serves as the artist's online journal. This weblog features the artist's illustrations, gallery works and random thoughts on almost anything including interesting things that happened and inspired her. - Penelope Illustration
http://www.penelopeillustration.com/journal.html
Photoblogs is a directory of blogs that mainly used photography. The site has a large list of more than twenty seven thousand photoblogs to keep you interested. If you are looking for quality photos, the site has a useful "hot photoblogs" section where you can visit the most popular photoblogs. If you run a photoblog, you can also submit your site to be listed. - Photoblogs
http://www.photoblogs.org
A weblog dedicated to digital photography. This weblog is a great resource for photographers and aspirants for it provides everything that you need to know about digital photography from the basics to professional techniques. This weblog also features digital camera reviews, image retouching techniques and breathtakingly gorgeous photos - sometimes with specifications such as aperture, shutter speed and other. - Photography Blog
http://www.photography-blog.com/
A weblog about photography that features commentary on the latest photography news on both film and digital from an experienced professional photographer's point-of-view. This weblog also provides reviews on digital cameras, scanners, printers, software and books. The weblog also serves as a place for discussion for photographers on all levels of expertise. - PhotographyBLOG
http://www.photographyblog.com/
A Tokyo-based online design magazine that discusses ideas and inspiration from world class designers and infamous local artists. This weblog provides an in-depth look into a wide range of design areas including product design, packaging, architecture, web design, typography, illustration, photography, fashion, graphics, videos, art, traditional crafts and street art. - PingMag
http://www.pingmag.jp/
Poetry Blog of 32 Poems Magazine
The Poetry Blog of 32 Poems Magazine has poems, blog posts and tweets (twitter posts). The blog is best for discovering new poems, learning how poets work and finding out about poetry events. You can also use this website to research writing residencies, an excellent program to stimulate new writers. - Poetry Blog of 32 Poems Magazine
http://blog.32poems.com/
This resource is a must visit for humanities scholars, students, bibliographers and others interested in rare books. You can also use this blog to track auctions of rare items such as historical maps of Canada. The blog also discusses recent rare book acquisitions at university libraries around the world. - Rare Book News
http://www.rarebooknews.com/
The daily photoblog of Raymond Chow, an amateur photographer of the Toronto area. - Raymond Chow
http://www.raymondchow.ca/
Rebecca Latham's Art Studio Blog
Rebecca Latham's Blog and Studio Journal features new projects the artist is working on as well as the inspirations that sparked them. The wildlife and nature artist paints intricately detailed watercolor paintings and exhibits her work internationally. - Rebecca Latham's Art Studio Blog
http://www.lathamstudios.com/rebeccasblog/blog
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast is a literary blog – a great place for readers and others to discover new books. The blog has a stimulating range of content ranging from interviews with authors, poems, reviews of non-fiction and other content. You can also use this blog to discover new picture books. - Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast
http://www.blaine.org/sevenimpossiblethings
This science fiction blog is dedicated to exploring the many different aspects of science fiction including movies and books as well as reviews. The website also regularly links to science fiction news articles, newly published short stories and novels as well. - SF Signal
http://www.sfsignal.com/
This writing website has book reviews and quotes. You can also see the author's participation in annual writing competitions like NaNoWriMo, poems and other works in this website. The author also writes about technical writing, a valuable genre of writing in the workplace. - Sharp Words
http://www.sharp-words.co.uk/
This blog offers the perspective of a writer on the writing process and business. You can use this blog to get writing tips, access interviews with writers like John Grisham and get information on editors as well. - SlushPile.Net
http://www.slushpile.net/
This art website provides cartoons and commentary from August J. Pollack. You can also buy Pollack's newest book entitled Godspeed, President Meal Ticket in this website. You can also access Pollack's art and illustration portfolio here including comics and animation work. - Some Guy With a Website
http://www.xoverboard.com/
Steppenwolf Theater Company Blog
The Steppenwolf Theater Company Blog is a great place to find out about the latest plans at this noted Chicago theater. The blog describes how the theater's staff interpret plays and other aspects of the day to day challenges of running a world class theater company. - Steppenwolf Theater Company Blog
http://blog.steppenwolf.org/
Blog devoted to classical studies, including jobs, projects, publications and tools. Learn about collaborative classics, the Panthenon Project and more. - Stoa
http://www.stoa.org/
This blog is written by a women in Salt Lake City, Utah. The blog mainly has reviews of manga, graphic novels and young adult literature. The website has plenty of posts on Amethyst Princess of Gemworld, Tokyopop and Del Rey's works. - TangognaT
http://www.tangognat.com/
This body art Blog is dedicated to the world of skin art and tattoos. The blog has plenty of photos of different tattoo designs; everything from Transformers, Hello Kitty, and even the BlackBerry. The blog also covers how to remove tattoos and other aspects of the skin art lifestyle. - Tattoo Blog
http://www.tattooblog.org/
The official weblog of the Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) that aims to encourage reading for entertainment and to gain knowledge and also to provide the opportunity to read and discuss a book within communities. This weblog is authored by NEA Literature Director David Kipen who blogs about his reader's road trip including the events he attended, readers and writers he met and much much more. The weblog also features excerpts of different literary titles. - The Big Read Blog
http://www.nea.gov/bigreadblog/
This blog is an art website that also has posts on kayaking, New York, pregnancy, sewing, furries, skydiving and travel. The website has been active since May 2003, the blog also offers art works for sale including gowns, embroidery and fabrics. The blog also has photos from the renaissance period. - The Daily Stitch
http://www.verymerryseamstress.com/weblog/
The Europeans is a long-term photographic documentary project examining the changes that Europe and its people are going through as the European Union continues to expand and integrate. - The Europeans
http://theeuropeans.net/blog/index.php
A weblog dedicated to magical arts. This weblog provides the latest news, updates and links about magic, circus, juggling and origami. The weblog also features reviews, new products, reports, videos, words and everything about the world of magical arts. - The Magician
http://www.magician.org.uk/
This blog is a great place to find about erotic fantasy fiction. You can use this blog to find out about new releases in the genre. The blog also provides some free stories to introduce you to the genre. The website also provides podcasts of readings by Jaci Burton and other authors. - The Raven
http://www.ravenhappyhour.com/ravenblog/
This literary journal is edited by John Holbo and Scott Eric Kaufman. The blog of the journal comments on financial questions, trends in literary commentary and the history of photography. The blog is also noteworthy for its solid criticism of writers. - The Valve
http://www.thevalve.org/go
Tony Diterlizzi's Imaginopolis Blog
The Tony Diterlizzi's Imaginopolis Blog is a great place to see interesting art in action. You can also find out more about some of the author's books including Dinotopia, The Monster Manual, Magnetic Storm and other works. The website also sometimes features fan art works. - Tony Diterlizzi's Imaginopolis Blog
http://www.diterlizzi.com/blog/
Tony Ditzerlizzi's Imaginoplis Blog
Tony Ditzerlizzi's Imaginoplis Blog provides information on this author's writings and other creative works. You can also view covers of the Tony's books like Dinotopia, the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons's Monstrous Manual and other works. You can also find fan art here. - Tony Ditzerlizzi's Imaginoplis Blog
http://www.diterlizzi.com/blog
Tony Wu's Underwater Photography Blog
This blog is dedicated to chronicling the world's most exotic environments, the sea. You can use this blog to view photos of whales, fish and other sea creatures. The blog also has note on equipment that can help you explore the depths of the world's oceans. - Tony Wu's Underwater Photography Blog
http://www.tonywublog.com/
This website covers both science and science fiction. The blog regularly collects links of interesting materials around the Web. The website also comments on literary critics and what's happening in the British science fiction scene. - Velcro City Tourist Board
http://www.velcro-city.co.uk/
The Vox Daily blog is a website where you can keep track of voice acting and voice talent. The blog also has advice for voice actors who want to stay healthy, developing a business plan for voice acting and scripts. If you are wondering on how to turn your interest in voice acting into a career, then you should check out this blog. - Vox Daily
http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/
Personal weblog of illustrator Paula J. Becker that features the author's sketches and illustrations. The weblog holds lots of illustration by Paula, from random roughs to cartoon and comics to church, village people and village sketches to general illustrations. The weblog also features summaries and analyses of the book Drawing from Within - Unleashing Your Creative Potential by Nick and Diane Meglin. - Whateverings
http://www.paulabecker.com/blog/index.php
Woolgathering is an essay and image blog by Elizabeth Perry. This weblog features daily drawings and paintings from a small sketchbook that depicts everday life. - Woolgathering
http://www.elizabethperry.com/woolgathering/
Wordplay Poetry Blog is a great place where poets and ordinary people can present their poems and receive a comment. Here, you will find a vast collection of poems on topics that include politics, love, friendship and other. This weblog started on the 17th day of August 2004. - Wordplay Poetry Blog
http://www.artvilla.com/wordplay/
A poetry/photograph weblog by John Bloomberg-Rissman, humanities bibliographer for the University of California Riverside Libraries. This weblog contains poems written by John Bloomberg-Rissman covering a wide range of theme. - Zeitgeist Spam
http://www.johnbr.com/zeitgeist_spam/