30 Essential Literary Twitter Feeds
Born Magazine was so awesome, and the archives remain so —> Born (1996-2011): Fifteen Years of Art and Literature http://t.co/wIA6bdg7L3
— Luna Park Review (@lunaparkreview) September 12, 2013
Luna Park Review
Even if it’s an incredibly good problem to have, the ever-growing proliferation of worthy literary journals is sort of an embarrassment of riches, and it can be hard for even the most dedicated readers to keep up. Enter Pennsylvania-based Luna Park Review, a wonderfully comprehensive reminder of essays, interviews, and even submission opportunities we swear we were going to get to on our own, at some point.
An edition of “The Pit and the Pendulum.” With a working pendulum. http://t.co/lfZVWRz3Xg
— Caleb Crain (@caleb_crain) August 28, 2013
Caleb Crain
The Necessary Errors author, academic, and longtime Brooklyn resident tends to put out a good mix of both local news and off-the-beaten-path lit material (like the terrifying book in the above example). More generally, he has the ideal Twitter vibe of “smart person who seems like they would also be nice to be friends with.” A delicate balance.
“Greetings! I have mistakenly purchased a subscription to your publication thinking I was subscribing to The Paris Review.”
— n+1 (@nplusonemag) August 7, 2013
N+1
One of the better literary journal feeds out there, the N+1 team is reliable for genuinely entertaining in-office updates (a serious industry rarity), worthwhile long reads, and the occasional influx of cat-related material. In other words, exactly what you’d want from them.
can’t draw, pretend: @NewYorker illustration of big pigeons in business suits looking at little humans pecking in gutter. caption irrelevant
— Miles Klee (@MilesKlee) July 17, 2013
Miles Klee
Both a published novelist and prolific internet writer (his regular gig is at Blackbook, where he’s currently looking to start his very own literary feud), Klee’s feed is a solid mix of stream-of-consciousness updates, literary news, and internet ephemera.
My Yom Kippur conversation with Siri. pic.twitter.com/VHvvSz9CIZ
— Ben Greenman (@bengreenman) September 14, 2013
Ben Greenman
A staggering Twitter presence for the sheer volume alone (and, it should be said, a lot of genuinely useful links). But also, an inspiration to us all, given that he manages to tweet so much while still fulfilling his duties as a New Yorker editor and regularly publishing excellent books of his own. The logical takeaway here? We actually don’t need to cut down on time spent on Twitter. Perfect.