LitMinds Blog and Interviews

Yesterday, we added a new discussion board called Classroom Discussions that will be very active over the next three weeks with discussions between Persis Karim & her American Literature class about Toni Morrison's "Beloved." We wanted to share with you a little more information about the conversations you'll see appearing on LitMinds during this time.

Since the LitMinds community was conceived, we've been convinced (contrary to popular opinion) that reading and our increasing use of the internet do not have to be competing activities. LitMinds is rooted to the idea that the internet can enrich the reading experience.  The interviews we've done with so many avid readers who are blogging about books they're reading is proof of this... that the internet can enhance the reading experience!

LitMinds was conceived as a community that would also connect with a younger generation.  By inviting this university classroom's discussion to our boards, we think we will learn more about how LitMinds is received in practice by the next generation of readers. In this way, we hope LitMinds will evolve into an "online literary salon" of sorts for all generations of readers.

In line with these goals for the LitMinds community, we are happy to launch our Classroom Discussions board with Persis' class and to see how professor and students continue their classroom discussion online LitMinds-style!