ESL Blogs

BOOKS:

12. Books Should be Free. Mostly audio, but if you click the link further down the page for “Load eBook” you can read in a separate window while you listen to the audio. Available in several languages including Urdu. Also have ebook ext files and Kindle files. http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/

13. DjVu Ebook Downloads http://www.global-language.com/djvueds/ (must also download DjVu Reader, free, http://windjview.sourceforge.net/ )

14. Elegant Ebooks http://www.ibiblio.org/ebooks/

15. English Resistance Blogspot – Download free books in English http://englishresistance.blogspot.com/

16. Free English Ebooks and Audiobooks for Everyone http://englishebook.info/1/learn-english/listening

17. Get Free Books -- All the ebooks you need http://www.getfreeebooks.com/

18. Google Books (some free, some not) http://books.google.com/bkshp?hl=en&tab=pp

19. Ohio Univ Wired for Books__Audio Books http://www.wiredforbooks.org/mp3/

20. Ohio Univ Wired for Books _ Books, Reading, Literature http://www.wiredforbooks.org/index2.htm

21. Read Book Online—Books, Plays, Poems text only, no audio http://www.readbookonline.net/

22. ReadPrint Online Books text only, no audio http://www.readprint.com/

23. Scribd--The World’s Digital Library http://www.scribd.com/

24. TarHeel Reader http://tarheelreader.org/

SHORT STORIES & Other Media

25. Best Phillipine Short Stories text only, no audio http://sushidog.com/bpss/appendix.htm

26. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) Book Box – Animation-Audio-Text Captions—For Children, 15 languages http://www.bookbox.com/about http://www.bookbox.com/

27. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) British Council, Learn English Kids audio, pictures, captions http://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/en/short-stories

28. Booktrust Downloads text only, no audio http://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/short-stories/

29. Clark Ashton Smith Shorts text only, no audio http://www.eldritchdark.com/writings/short-stories/

30. Classic Reader text only, no audio http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/

31. Classic Short Stories text only, no audio http://www.classicshorts.com/

32. Creative Writing Now—Story Ideas text only, no audio http://www.creative-writing-now.com/shortstory-
ideas.html

33. East Of The Web Short Stories http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/

34. English Club Short Stories in English text only, no audio http://www.englishclub.com/reading/shortstories.
htm

35. Fiction Eserver.Org Shorts text only, no audio http://fiction.eserver.org/short

36. Fifty-Two Stories.com text only, no audio http://www.fiftytwostories.com/

37. Fish Publishing—Shorts To Read Online text only, no audio http://www.fishpublishing.com/shortstories-
to-read-online.php#ss

38. Flocabulary Videos: HipHop Lessons, Songs, Videos, WITH CAPTIONS: http://www.flocabulary.com/

39. Indian Child Short Stories text only, no audio http://www.indianchild.com/short_stories.htm

40. Jack London.net Collection text only, no audio http://www.jacklondons.net/northstories.html

41. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) Kids Learn Out Loud mostly audio/video not text http://kids.learnoutloud.com/

42. Learn Out Loud ShortStories audio only, no text http://www.learnoutloud.com/Free-Audio-

43. Video/Literature/Short-Stories/Aesops-Fables/36657#

44. Learn Out Loud ESL Podcasts audio only, no text http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-

45. Directory/Languages/English-as-a-Second-Language

46. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) Light Up Your Brain Kids audio and text http://lightupyourbrain.com/stories/

47. Listen To Genius Stories audio and text http://listentogenius.com/category1.php/Short%20Stories

48. Lit2Go read online with audio and text http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/books/

49. Pop History – Short Stories on the History & Power of Popular Culture. Text only with some pictures
http://www.pophistorydig.com/

50. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) Read Stories for Kids Animated Videos (audio & video, some have text, some do not) http://www.readstoriesforkids.com/ (Sid the Seed story has text, also Jungle Book)

51. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) Online Audio Stories (Some are text only) Free Kids Audio Books and Stories http://www.onlineaudiostories.com/

52. Read Book Online—Short Stories text only, no audio http://www.readbookonline.net/shortStory/

53. Reddit.com Shorts text only, no audio http://www.reddit.com/r/shortstories

54. Science Fiction Shorts, R.Sawyer text only, no audio http://www.sfwriter.com/stindex.htm

55. Short Fiction UK http://www.short-fiction.co.uk/

56. ShortShortShort Rogers, Bruce H (Little Brother) text only, no audio http://www.shortshortshort.com/stories/index.html

57. Short Stories UK Short-stories.co.uk text only, no audio http://www.short-stories.co.uk/

58. Short Story Radio audio only, no text http://www.shortstoryradio.com/listen_to_short_stories.htm

59. StoryBird Create, read, and share visual stories http://storybird.com/

60. FOR KIDS (and ESL?) Tales of Time Short Stories for Kids with sound effects and music http://www.talesoftime.co.uk/

61. The Guardian Podcast Page audio only, no text http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/series/short-stories-podcast

62. The Short Story text only, no audio http://www.theshortstory.net/2011-winners/

Wattpad Short Stories: http://www.wattpad.com/stories/short-story?view=popularity

63. Web of Stories—Anyone can contribute audio or video story http://www.webofstories.com/about

64. Watch Wellcast A website that explores physical, mental, emotional paths to wellness. Short animated videos, some captions. (slides, audio, some captions) http://www.watchwellcast.com/ Also on You Tube https://www.youtube.com/user/watchwellcast?feature=watch

65. World-English Classic Short Stories text only, no audio http://www.world-english.org/stories.htm

(YOU TUBE ONLY)

66. Gimmietheprize: Disney Short stories with pictures, audio, and text https://www.youtube.com/user/gimmietheprize?feature=watch

Learn Free2007
67. English Nursery Rhyme—pictures, audio, captions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mk4OE7K7i0&feature=relmfu

68. Nursery Rhymes poems for children pictures, audio, and captions https://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC86417345ACADC17B&feature=plcp

69. English Vocabulary—Body Parts pictures, audio, captions https://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=Q399S00bt-4&feature=fvwp

70. English Vocabulary—Food pictures, audio, captions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZLA9b9262A&feature=relmfu

71. Lifelong Learning EDU ESL – Teaching English Language pictures, audio, captions https://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC0054D210389A2052&feature=plcp

72. Lifelong Learning EDU ESL – English Poetry pictures, audio, captions https://www.youtube.com/course?list=EC3820309D7FE2EBD2&feature=plcp

MAGAZINES

73. 50-Fifty Magazine – First Algerian Magazine http://50fifty-dz.com/

74. FlavorWire—Cultural News & Critique http://www.flavorwire.com/category/visual-arts

75. ESL Magazine http://www.eslmag.com/

76. Parenting Humor_Marital Bliss http://www.parentinghumor.com/categories/martialblissrelationships/

77. Reader’s Digest http://www.rd.com/

78. Saudi Aramco World Magazine: http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201201/

Art & Literary Magazines

79. Absolute Arts (worldwide) http://www.absolutearts.com/

80. Adirondack Review http://adirondackreview.homestead.com/summer2012.html

81. Aesthetica (UK) http://www.aestheticamagazine.com/

82. Agni http://www.bu.edu/agni/

83. Alaska Review Quarterly http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/aqr/ Rated one of the Best

84. Anderbo http://www.anderbo.com/

85. Angie’s Diary http://angiesdiary.com/

86. Archipelago (international) http://www.archipelago.org/

87. Bartleby Snopes (short fiction) http://www.bartlebysnopes.com/

88. Birdfeast (poetry) http://www.birdfeastmagazine.com/issuetwo/

89. Black Warrior Review http://bwr.ua.edu/?page_id=5 Rated one of the Best

90. Blip Magazine http://blipmagazine.net/

91. Bolts of Silk—Poetry Across The World http://boltsofsilk.blogspot.com/

92. ColdNoon Travel Poetics http://www.coldnoon.com/index.php

93. Decomp http://www.decompmagazine.com/

94. Downer Magazine (abrasive) http://www.downermagazine.com/about-us/

95. Exquisite Corpse http://corpse.org/index.php Rated one of the Best

96. Fairies & Fairy Tales Magazine http://zeluna.net/fairiesandfairytales/

97. Flashquake http://www.flashquake.org/

98. Glimmer Train http://www.glimmertrain.com/

99. Granta (Cambridge Univ) http://www.granta.com/About

100. Green Briar Review http://greenbriarreview.com/index.html

101. Guernica (Art & World Politics) http://www.guernicamag.com/

102. Inkwell and Quill http://inkwellandquill.webs.com/

103. Iowa Review http://www.iowareview.org/

104. Keep Her Lit (N.Ireland female writers and artists) http://www.keepherlitpoetry.co.uk/

105. Kill Author http://killauthor.com/

106. McSweeney’s http://www.mcsweeneys.net/

107. Moon Milk Review http://www.moonmilkreview.com/

108. Narrative Magazine http://narrativemagazine.com/ Rated one of the Best

109. Orange Quarterly http://orangequarterly.com/magazine/spring-2012/

110. Pank (emerging, experimental) http://www.pankmagazine.com/

111. Poet A Day Blog http://www.poetaday.com/

112. South Mountain Review http://www.thesouthmountainreview.org/#!

113. Spoke Journal http://www.spokejournal.com/

114. Toe Good Poetry http://toegoodpoetry.com/faq/

115. The Carolina Quarterly http://cqonline.web.unc.edu/

116. The Digital American http://thedigitalamericana.com/

117. The New Guard http://www.newguardreview.com/

118. TriQuarterly Online http://www.triquarterly.org/ Rated one of the Best

119. Twelve Stories http://www.readtwelvestories.com/

120. Works & Days Quarterly (variety of media) http://www.works-and-days.com/

121. ZYZZYVA The Last Word: West Coast Writers & Artists
http://www.zyzzyva.org/

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122. http://free-online-novels.com/detective.html

123. http://www.ebooktakeaway.com/fiction_crime_detective_mystery_thriller

124. http://www.techsupportalert.com/free-books-mystery