Earlier this month, T.S. Eliot’s 424-line modernist poem “The Waste Land” became the most popular literary app in America. The app includes recordings of Eliot reading the poem. And last Friday, the Harry Potter franchise proved that it’s still thriving when author J.K. Rowling officially announced details about a new interactive website called “Pottermore.” Are the “Waste Land” app and “Pottermore” site gimmicks that will quickly lose popularity? Or will they represent the new way to consume literature?
Patrik Henry Bass, Takeaway contributor and senior editor at Essence magazine, shares his thoughts with us.
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