30 Essential Literary Twitter Feeds
Man, Friday the 13th is dangerous. Stuff gets weird arou…*suddenly publishes a book about pizza box art*…aw crap. http://t.co/HHN9aXKoMc
— Melville House (@melvillehouse) September 13, 2013
Melville House
If you’re trying to really immerse yourself in the world of literary Twitter (that seems like it might be a real, specific goal for some people?), it’s probably worth following just about every major publishing house out there, unless their feed consists solely of year-old links to their authors’ Goodreads pages. But if you had to pick just one, DUMBO-based Melville House’s feed is particularly great, and reads like it’s maintained by real, thinking humans.
Is every boy who grows up in LA exactly like Dylan McKay? If you say yes, I will move tomorrow.
— Emma Straub (@emmastraub) September 11, 2013
Emma Straub
Ask anyone anything about how authors should, in an ideal world, be utilizing social media, and Emma Straub will likely be the first name to pass their lips. It would probably even be fair to call her the Tom Hanks of the book world, insofar as they are both notoriously nice people and unexpectedly delightful Twitter presences? Either way, whether she’s tweeting about baked goods, her new baby (congratulations, Emma!), writing habits, or work she loves from other local authors, Straub’s avatar is always one you’ll be happy to see popping up in your feed.
“Sexual Healing” came on the bookstore Pandora so we’re going to have a volunteer hand out condoms to everyone. (P.S. We have free condoms.)
— Housing Works Books (@HousingWorksBks) September 12, 2013
Housing Works Bookstore
Not technically a Brooklyn institution, sure, but the team at Housing Works consistently works overtime to champion a lot of our borough’s authors, and out of all the local lit events happening in a given week, theirs are usually guaranteed to be the most fun (the in-store bar doesn’t hurt here). Stay tuned for links to their podcast, the latest schedule for can’t-miss readings and events, and, of course, the best times to buy heavily discounted books.
Promised myself I’d spend today writing. If it happens to be Breaking Bad / Orange is the New Black fan fiction, so be it.
— Maris Kreizman (@mariskreizman) September 2, 2013
Maris Kreizman
As the creator of Slaughterhouse 90210, a longtime denizen of the publishing industry, and a prolific host of local readings (including our own Literary Upstart competition), it’s not a huge surprise that Kreizman has a solid Twitter game. Expect equally useful updates about TV and local lit events you should know about.
Good advice on submitting to lit mags http://t.co/77XLemjU9J
— Gigantic magazine (@Giganticmag) September 6, 2013
People assume we were named after the Pixies song, which isn’t true. But makes us glad we didn’t go with our first idea: Big Pimpin’ Mag
— Gigantic magazine (@Giganticmag) August 30, 2013
Gigantic Magazine
Sure, following Gigantic means an easy way to keep tabs on the magazine, its contributors, its events, and links to other good work. But it’s also a means of staying up to date on their wonderfully macabre Tumblr, where perturbing art, author quotes, and book covers abound.