Boost House) and 40 Likely To Die Before 40: An Introduction to Alt Lit (2014, Civil Coping Mechanisms). More than 150 books, e-books, and zines of Alt Lit writing, mostly self-published, have been catalogued on the Tumblr blog Alt Lit Library. Mellow Pages Library in Bushwick, Brooklyn, offers a wide selection of Alt Lit titles and hosts Alt Lit readings and book releases. Authors Alt Lit authors include Jacob M. Appel, Gabby Bess, Megan Schuirmann, Megan Boyle, Melissa Broder, Ben Brooks, Blake Butler, Marie Calloway, Richard Chiem, Brendan Connell, Cecilia Corrigan, Heiko Julien, Noah Cicero, Claire Donato, Horse eBooks, Elizabeth Ellen, Joshua Jennifer Espinoza, Mira Gonzalez, Jamie Iredell, Tao Lin, Scott McClanahan, Spencer Madsen, Guillaume Morissette, Steve Roggenbuck, Beach Sloth, Tim Sanders, Lauren Oyler, and Patricia Lockwood. Related concepts and movements Many writers and critics in and around the Alt Lit community have proposed different labels to be used in conjunction with or in place of "Alt Lit." New Sincerity Some critics have linked Alt Lit writers with New Sincerity, to the point of using the terms interchangeably. Notable Alt Lit writers such as Steve Roggenbuck, Spencer Madsen and Tao Lin have also been grouped under the label "New Sincerity", but many Alt Lit writers reject the influence of David Foster Wallace and prominent mainstream exponents of a "New Sincerity" such as Jonathan Franzen. The New Sincerity connection entails the use of an array of literary techniques intended to create the impression of "sincere" communication, ranging from autobiography, self-revision and a conversational tone to minimal punctuation and sans-serif fonts. Autofiction Many Alt Lit writers, including Megan Boyle and Tao Lin, write autobiographical fiction or autofiction. References External links Alt Lit Gossip Literary movements Internet culture Postmodern literature Mass media about Internet culture