After almost three years, Julie Wilson, creator of the blog Seen Reading, has decided to end the popular literary voyeur project. For those unfamiliar with Seen Reading, Wilson spots people reading in public, notes the book and approximate page number, visits a bookstore to copy a short excerpt from the book, and then writes a blog entry with this information and a small piece of fiction about the reader’s life. Wilson announced yesterday that the site will continue as a personal blog, and as the home for her other lit projects.

During what she’s calling an “extended hiatus,” Wilson will work on a collection of microfiction loosely based on the more than 300 sightings she has collected on the site. The blog’s final entries will be posted on the week of August 3. Visit the blog for her full explanation on ending the project, and a story about her how her sightings have affected her views on reading.