In the late 1980s and early 1990s, before blogs and story maps became household words, a number of pioneering writers used digital tools in order to create works of literature that invited reader interaction and utilized non-linear narrative structures. Pathfinders is an open-access multimedia book by Dr. Dene Grigar of the State University of Washington Vancouver and Dr. Stuart Moulthrop of the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee that allows contemporary readers to experience some of these early digital texts and learn more about the history of digital literature. The book highlights four texts: Judy Malloy's Uncle Roger (created using BASIC programming language and sold on floppy discs between 1987 and 1988); John McDaid's 1993 Uncle Buddy's Phantom Funhouse (created using Hypercard 2.0); Shelley Jackson's 1995 Patchwork Girl (created using Eastgate's Storyspace platform); and Bill Bly's 1997 We Descend (also created with Storyscape). As visitors explore each chapter, they have a chance to watch author interviews, view photographs of how these texts were originally marketed, and read critical essays of these works.