In May 2005, Randy Cohen and Nigel Holmes from the New York Times Book Review, along with the assistance of their readers, developed an interactive map noting the locations of fictional characters from almost 100 titles on a map of Manhattan.
You can either browse by author / title or wander randomly around the map. The postings include the title, author, specific location, and a quote from the work relative to that location. Some listings have a link to the original book review published by the Times. A great way to explore literary New York.
http://www.nytimes.com/packages/khtml/2005/06/05/books/20050605_BOOKMAP_GRAPHIC.html
A similar mapping exercise is being undertaken by the American Collection Educators' site. The US Literary Map Project is a collaborative effort between teachers and students to develop a Literary Map of the United States. Books are included in the project if they are either set in the US or written by an author born here. The postings include a biography of the author, a listing of his/her works and a description of the geographic location in which the writing takes place.
The site also has a Literary Timeline - a listing of events associated with literary figures in month and day order. FYI, Ralph Waldo Emerson was born on my birthday in 1803.
http://www.ncteamericancollection.org/litmap/amcollectlitmap.htm
http://www.ncteamericancollection.org/timeline/Calendar_January.htm
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