First-Time Novelists Make a Splash on the Web

Mon, 05/19/2008 - 10:16 — Bibliofuture

After Marisha Pessl finished her first novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, she got to work on a side project: Calamityphysics.com. The Web site is a companion piece to the book, designed as a window into the life — and dorm room — of the young protagonist, Blue van Meer.

Visitors can pick up objects, zoom in on pictures and newspaper clippings, visit Blue's MySpace page or unfold a map of the Great Smoky Mountains, where the story takes place. A distracting June bug buzzes around a bright blue desk lamp.

Full story at NPR:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89922777&ft=1&f=1032