A directory of author guides.
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/hum/lit/authors.htmlSearchable directory of author sites. Also categorized alphabetically and by genre.
http://authoryellowpages.com/Member-supported directory of contemporary authors, contact information and books available online.
http://www.authorfind.com/Includes news, events, and bibliographies.
http://www.authorsontheweb.com/Authors freely post biographies, works, news, events and articles for readers to discover and read.
http://www.authorsden.com/A collection of 125 Barbadian writers.
http://www.barbadoswriters.com/"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).
http://www.booknotes.org/Site has bibliographies of many authors, with updated bestsellers lists, and reviews.
http://www.bookwormslair.de/bautor_e.htmVideo clips of authors as they talk about their books and writing.
http://www.bookwrapcentral.com/Archived electronic texts indexed by author.
http://www.literature.org/authors/Interviews with contemporary novelists and poets.
http://lidiavianu.scriptmania.comOfficial web pages for several published authors of genre fiction including romance, mystery, and western. Includes writing contests and newsletter.
http://www.eclectics.com/authors.htmlBrief interviews with authors of new and current fiction and non-fiction, presented in RealAudio and Windows Media streaming audio.
http://eyeonbooks.comDiscover an author by selecting from a genre specific database of photographs.
http://www.findmeanauthor.com/A fairly wide-ranging directory of links to resources on the 'net for numerous authors, including information on Nobel Prize winners.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pwessel/writers.htmlA witty and scholarly take on various venerated British authors.
http://www.incompetech.com/authors/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.
http://www.english.upenn.edu/~wh/A "graphically enriched virtual library with multi-page sites dedicated to various writers and thinkers. Bibliographies and biographies included."
http://www.studiocleo.com/librarie/index.htmlDatabase of over 500 biographies of authors. Includes a selected bibliography.
http://www.litweb.netVisits to homes and haunts of Mark Twain, John Steinbeck, the Brontë sisters and others.
http://www.geocities.com/terryballard/literar2.htmConcise introductions to a number of international authors, including biographies, major works summaries, and discussions of themes, styles and criticism--all brief.
http://www.littlebluelight.com/Biographical and bibliographical information listed for 307 Maine writers.
http://www.waterborolibrary.org/maineaut/index.htmThis site features audio clips of authors describing and introducing their books in their own words.
http://www.meettheauthor.com/directory/Biographies and bibliographies of authors, searchable by alphabet or birthday.
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/A list of over 300 physician writers, with some biographical and bibliographical material.
http://members.aol.com/dbryantmd/index.htmlExclusive interviews with American, Canadian and British authors by Craig M. McDonald.
http://www.modestyarbor.com/writers.htmlFocuses on major English-language writers. Mostly biographical and bibliographical information, and some information on literary criticism.
http://www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlpubs/crlnews/backissues1999/december4/twentiethcentury.htmOffers author interviews.
http://perso.orange.fr/veronika.asks/Annotated links to large author indexes, organized by nationalities/time periods and genres.
http://www.waterborolibrary.org/authors.htmAn interactive book discussion site featuring essays, lectures, online books, RealAudio programs, spoken poetry, and other literary endeavors.
http://wiredforbooks.org