30 Essential Literary Twitter Feeds
Left Brooklyn last year, but my web searches didn’t: pic.twitter.com/2xtSGT5Hnz
— colson whitehead (@colsonwhitehead) September 14, 2013
Colson Whitehead
Yes, we make a lot of jokes about him abandoning Brooklyn for Manhattan, but, you know, it comes from a genuine place of love. Everyone’s still sad he left. And even without location-specific bias, Whitehead is one of the smartest, most consistently funny and self aware authors on Twitter. No small feat.
Thinking of Great Writers out w/ a book every 10yrs…is this b/c they too are crippled with self-doubt, loathing & emotional entanglements?
— Kate Zambreno (@daughteroffury) September 3, 2013
Like maybe Pynchon wrote his last book in a year but the rest of the time he was paralyzed in an armchair or furiously emailing w/ a lover?
— Kate Zambreno (@daughteroffury) September 3, 2013
Kate Zambreno
The Heroines and Green Girl author can be counted on for interesting, vehement perspective on the lit world, the patriarchy, and the unfortunately significant overlap between the two.
most alarming line in @ThisIsSethsBlog eulogy to book publishing: SINGLE TASKING is an anachronism. here’s the blog. http://t.co/HjE6Lmqc19
— Scott Waxman (@scottwaxman) August 15, 2013
Scott Waxman
By professional necessity, a lot of publishers and agents solely make appearances on Twitter when they have authors to promote. Which, of course, we won’t begrudge them, it’s part of their job. But that doesn’t mean people like Waxman Leavell co-founder Scott Waxman aren’t a welcome change of pace, and an excellent source of intelligently curated publishing news.
My God, I just remembered that we die. But-but me too?! Don’t forget that for now it is strawberry season. Yes. #Lispector #TheHourOfTheStar
— Mellow Pages (@MellowPagesBK) August 5, 2013
Mellow Pages Library
Again, if you’re going for a comprehensive overview, it really is worth following every local indepdent bookstore for updates on in-store events or opportune times to stalk (“friend court”) your preferred authors-slash-booksellers. For friendly updates and dark quotations from the books they have on hand, though, these guys are consistently the best.
Happening NOW: Greenlight’s FIRST EVER near naked fan-dance performance—Run, don’t walk!!!!
— Greenlight Bookstore (@greenlightbklyn) September 7, 2013
Greenlight Bookstore
A beloved local institution, sure, but also a source of eclectic staff recommendations, cryptic literary quotes, and inspiration to get out of the house and go see some local readings.