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The New Yorker
The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a mix of reporting of politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism.1,536,995 followers | Follow
Room to Read
We partner with communities in Asia & Africa to transform the lives of millions of children through literacy and gender equality in education.569,179 followers | Follow
Penguin Books UK
Penguin Books UK, based in London, publishing the best books and authors for 77 years480,501 followers | Follow
Library of Congress
We are the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in our collections.377,247 followers | Follow
Tim Ferriss
Author of #1 NY Times bestsellers, The 4-Hour Body and The 4-Hour Workweek, Japanophile, tea drinker, tango world record holder, language learning fanatic.326,111 followers | Follow
Writer's Digest
Helping writers since 1920. Publisher of Writer's Market series.285,706 followers | Follow
Publishers Weekly
The international source for book publishing and bookselling news, reviews and information.260,663 followers | Follow
L.A. Times Books
Literary news and reviews from the @latimes' Jacket Copy blog and Books section. See latimes.com/twitter for more streams. See you at the #LATfob in April 2012!240,790 followers | Follow
Little, Brown and Co
One of the U.S.'s oldest and most distinguished publishing houses, Little, Brown publishes James Patterson, David Sedaris, Anita Shreve, Malcolm Gladwell & more212,122 followers | Follow
nationalbook
National Book Foundation, Presenter of the National Book Awards206,969 followers | Follow
Publishing Talk
The community for authors and publishers interested in social media, digital publishing and self-publishing. Run by @jonreed.206,958 followers | Follow
Donna Brazile
Veteran Democratic political strategist, adjunct professor, author, and syndicated columnist.201,018 followers | Follow
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster is one of the largest English language publishers in the world. Follow us for book, author & industry news and free book giveaways!200,996 followers | Follow
Mignon Fogarty
Podcaster. Author. Entrepreneur. Skier. Founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcasting network. http://is.gd/9a1.196,792 followers | Follow
Luke Romyn
Serial smartass. Author of Amazon best sellers The Dark Path, Beyond Hades, and Blacklisted.189,050 followers | Follow
shonda rhimes
I make stuff up for a living. Remember, it's not real, okay? Don't tweet me your craziness.185,035 followers | Follow
AlgonquinBooks
Founded in 1983, independent publisher of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Opinions our own, not representative of the company.149,085 followers | Follow
Team FridayReads
The #FridayReads hashtag encourages readers everywhere to share books. Weekly giveaways are paid #promos. For more info, check out FridayReads.com.146,096 followers | Follow
Maya Angelou
The official Twitter account for Dr. Maya Angelou. Poet, educator, historian, best-selling author, actress, civil-rights activist, producer and director.121,358 followers | Follow
Jon Winokur
Writerly wisdom of the ages collected by the author of Advice To Writers, The Big Book of Irony, and The Portable Curmudgeon.113,359 followers | Follow
Colleen Lindsay
Professional nerd. Cat herder. Sartorial tragedy. Queer human. Reader. Slave to storytelling. CM at Penguin's @Book_Country. Stop by BEA booth #3747 to say hi!71,113 followers | Follow
John Fugelsang
1st political album to hit #1 on iTunes, Billboard & Amazon comedy charts- http://bit.ly/un61bi 'Guilt: A Love Story' comes to Minneapolis 6/1652,796 followers | Follow
Jon F. Merz
Novelist (Lawson Vampire & more), TV dude (THE FIXER), partner @ New Ronin Entertainment, Bujinkan Ninjutsu 5th dan-Get my FREE newsletter http://bit.ly/fbbnsub50,565 followers | Follow
jeremy scahill
national security correspondent for The Nation, author of Blackwater. There's always money in the banana stand.48,563 followers | Follow
London Review (LRB)
'The London Review of Books is the liveliest, the most serious and also the most radical literary magazine we have.' Alan Bennett43,697 followers | Follow
Chronicle Books
An independent publisher of distinctive books and gifts. Read more at @ChronicleKids, @ChronicleRights and @ChronBooksJobs. (Tweets by @zenguin)36,482 followers | Follow
Good Wife Writers
Live from THE GOOD WIFE Writers' Room. Don't say we didn't warn you...33,867 followers | Follow
Ian Rankin
Edinburgh-based crime writer, interested in beer and rock music.32,976 followers | Follow
Harlan Coben
STAY CLOSE is latest book. Details at HarlanCoben.com. I came up with that website name on my own. I'll wait for the applause to die down.27,450 followers | Follow
Bloomsbury
Publishers of fiction and non-fiction by authors including Khaled Hosseini, J.K. Rowling, William Boyd, Margaret Atwood and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall25,748 followers | Follow
Kathy Reichs
Author of Temperance Brennan novels, Tory Brennan YA novels, and producer on FOX series Bones. Oh. And forensic anthropologist.22,618 followers | Follow
Grammar Monkeys
It's all about clarity. Grammar and language tips from the news editors at The Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, tweeted by Lisa McLendon. Have a question? Ask.21,918 followers | Follow
Amazon Kindle News
Unofficial news and updates about Amazon Kindle from a fan.21,899 followers | Follow
History Today
Official site for History Today, the UK's oldest history magazine. Follow us for news and reflections on the world of history.19,838 followers | Follow
Michael Nugent
Irish writer and activist. Bestselling books. Hit comedy musical play. Chair of Atheist Ireland. Happy, rational, ethical atheist.19,535 followers | Follow
jennifer laughran
Lit agent at ABLA & children's bookseller. My roommate is a ghost. My assistant is a dog. Wild animals love me. I'm circus folk. http://literaticat.blogspot.com17,383 followers | Follow
Carolyn Kellogg
LA Times staff writer, about books, mostly. I like paper and pixels.17,300 followers | Follow
Yale Press
Founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and his wife Wilhelmina, Yale University Press is one of the oldest and largest American University Presses.16,787 followers | Follow
Hank Phillippi Ryan
Anthony, Agatha and Macavity winning mystery author, Emmy winning news reporter NEWEST thriller: THE OTHER WOMAN coming in September!15,222 followers | Follow
Richard Doetsch
Husband/Dad/Lunatic/Author of Half Past Dawn The Thieves of Darkness The 13th Hour along w/other books & Movies. Talking about Writing, Hope, & Insanity13,809 followers | Follow
Randolph Mase
Full time training manager, part time fiction writer and blogger13,319 followers | Follow
The Morgan
Private library of financier Pierpont Morgan—now a museum,research library,music venue,architectural landmark,& historic site.Tweets by Simone,Alanna,Jessica12,577 followers | Follow
Rebecca Schinsky
Pin-up girl with a book fetish. Reader, critic, lover of indie bookstores. NBCC member. Bookrageous co-founder. Work @bookriot and #fridayreads.12,493 followers | Follow
The Jamilah
Digital News+Life Editor for EBONY. Nationalist. Feminist. Howardist. AKAlien. Chicagoan. Brooklynite. Field Negro. (Thoughts=me. No pitches here. EVER.)11,404 followers | Follow
Michele Filgate
indie bookseller @CommunityBkstr//critic for various publications//writer//Reader with a capital R.11,066 followers | Follow
Blair LM Kelley
Professor/historian/political observer/pop culture critic/ author of Right to Ride. Also The Oracle. http://profblmkelley.tumblr.com/9,943 followers | Follow
Kathleen Schmidt
A bookish broad, unpredictable tweeter, mother of two, lover of sports, reader of books. I'm also CEO of KMSPR, a public relations firm.9,895 followers | Follow
Mark Allen
Freelance writer and copy editor offering tips and answering questions on grammar, usage and style. Journalism, free speech and tolerance advocate. Be explicit.9,028 followers | Follow
Eric J Cox
Former US Marine, Author of memoir, VP of veteran non-profit, owner of Charlotte real estate company, snowboarder, skydiver, innovator, single Dad.8,935 followers | Follow
Remi Kanazi
Poet, editor, activist. Debut book/CD, Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance & Palestine out now on Amazon.com. Bookings: Booking@PoeticInjustice.net8,585 followers | Follow
atyourlibrary.org
The American Library Association’s public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and librarians.8,382 followers | Follow
Steve Lopez LA Times
A California native, Lopez is the author of 3 novels and a book of non-fiction. He's married and has 2 sons and a daughter. http://facebook.com/latstevelopez8,341 followers | Follow
Jason Pinter
Bestselling writer/ZEKE BARTHOLOMEW series for young readers. HuffPo/Daily Beast contributor. Marketing dude for @GroveAtlantic & @MysteriousPress. New Yorker.8,304 followers | Follow
Oxford American
The Oxford American is a national magazine dedicated to featuring the very best in Southern writing while documenting the complexity and vitality of the South.8,206 followers | Follow
Jane Devin
Author of Elephant Girl: A Human Story — Next book to be released late 2012.7,932 followers | Follow
Columbia Univ Press
Publisher of a wide range of books in the humanities, sciences, and business.7,840 followers | Follow
Frank Delaney
Author & broadcaster. Tweets a daily writing tip & the writer's life. New novel: The Last Storyteller. Also: Re:Joyce, weekly podcast on Joyce's Ulysses.7,715 followers | Follow
Pam van Hylckama
Associate Agent at Larsen-Pomada Literary. Queen of Slush, mother, dog owner, wife of a Dutchman. http://bookalicious.org7,016 followers | Follow
JeffSharlet
Author of The Family; C Street; Sweet Heaven When I Die. Co-author, Killing the Buddha.6,914 followers | Follow
Alex Segura
PR and marketing guy at @archiecomics and writer (ARCHIE MEETS KISS, novels, comics). From Miami. In a band: @faulkdetectives. Engaged to @legal_butterfly.6,913 followers | Follow
HUE-MAN BOOKSTORE
Largest African American Bookstore located in Harlem with over 20000 titles. Great calendar of events including special book signings with celebrity authors.6,501 followers | Follow
The Book Studio
The Book Studio features video interviews with today's best authors.6,495 followers | Follow
Reagan Arthur
Book editor, music fan, west coast transplant, defender of the em-dash. Also: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/rabooks http://pinterest.com/RABooks/6,436 followers | Follow
Molly Murray
EX UK & USA Freelance journalist, author. Politics, music, animals, food, photography, history. Green. Sinfully lazy.6,365 followers | Follow
SoCalBookScene
SoCal indie bookstore news, events and author signings tweeted at 8 a.m. daily (or thereabouts). Eat. Sleep. Read. Local.5,768 followers | Follow
Free Books
Bay Area Free Book Exchange 10520 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA 94530 OPEN Saturday & Sunday 9am-6pm5,374 followers | Follow
MedicalMysteryAuthor
Medical Mystery Thriller Author of THE SAVIOR VACCINE & TERMINAL NEGLECT5,244 followers | Follow
David Baldacci
International #1 bestselling writer with millions of books in print, translated in over 45 languages and sold in more than 80 countries.5,216 followers | Follow
Murder By The Book
One of America's oldest and largest mystery bookstores. Tweets coming to you from John, MBTB Publicity Manager5,073 followers | Follow
Kathy Riordan
One woman's view of life and the universe. #iranelection Not all of us will lay down our arms, as long as they can reach a keyboard.4,965 followers | Follow
Pratt Library
Official Twitter page of the Enoch Pratt Free Library: Public Library system of Baltimore City4,920 followers | Follow
Susan Crawford
Visiting professor at HKS and HLS; book will explain crisis in American communications4,407 followers | Follow
Bryan A. Garner
Editor in chief, Black's Law Dictionary; author, Garner's Modern American Usage. Fall in love with language & it will love you back.4,242 followers | Follow
USC Libraries
The USC Libraries actively support the discovery, creation, and preservation of knowledge at the University of Southern California and beyond.4,144 followers | Follow
Stuart Ross McCallum
Author - Beyond my Control - One Man's Struggle with Epilepsy, Seizure Surgery & Beyond----(Motto: e-converse before e-commerce)3,899 followers | Follow
Gigi Levangie Grazer
Mom to Thugs the Elder and Younger, Auntie to many, Ex of a few, NY Times bestseller: The Starter Wife, Maneater, Queen Takes King Next: THE AFTER WIFE3,781 followers | Follow
Rachel Z. Cornell
A dream without action is simply an idea. I know how to get you busy on your book, blog, website, business, art, passion, life, future. I'm also @ProNagger3,377 followers | Follow
Mystery Bookstore
The Best Place for Crime (Ficition) has closed its brick & mortar doors, may stay online. Meanwhile, follow former asst. mgr. Linda Brown now @lindasuebrown.3,363 followers | Follow
Alisa Valdes
NY Times & USA Today bestselling author. Screenwriter & producer. Journalist. Saxophonist. Dancer. Mom. In love with a cowboy.3,267 followers | Follow
Routledge History
Routledge is a global publisher of academic books, journals and online resources in the humanities and social sciences.3,133 followers | Follow
Frank Schaeffer
Author of "Crazy For God" and "Portofino" and "Keeping Faith" and many other books.3,075 followers | Follow
Betsy Lerner
Agent and Author of The Forest for the Trees and the blog http://betsylerner.com about writers, publishers, agony, and despair.3,057 followers | Follow
Stacia Decker
Literary agent specializing in crime/mystery fiction or whatever my clients happen to write.3,007 followers | Follow
Nicola Griffith
English novelist (latest, HILD, forthcoming from @FSG_Books, 2013), essayist, and editor in Seattle. Life is good, beer is great, people vary.2,979 followers | Follow
New Mystery Books
Tweets new mystery and thrillers book releases on the day of their publication.2,914 followers | Follow
Omnimystery News
Omnimystery News: Information for and reviews of mystery books, television, movies, games, and more.2,901 followers | Follow
CTState Library
Connecticut State Library: Preserving the Past, Informing the Future2,865 followers | Follow
ITW Organization
A View to a Thrill! Find out about your favorite suspense thriller and mystery author!2,848 followers | Follow
Jon Jordan
Publisher of CRIMESPREE MAGAZINE ~ We never sleep, nope not ever. I am a crime fiction and Lego enthusiast.2,773 followers | Follow
British Literature
2,677 followers | Follow
Andrew Collins
Circumspect introspective scientific: #nerd #geek #progressive #liberal #Democrat #ConnectTheLeft #freethinker #atheist #recycle #freecycle #childfree #vegan2,653 followers | Follow
Rebecca Cantrell
Writes the award-winning Hannah Vogel mystery series set in 1930s Berlin, starting with A TRACE OF SMOKE up to A GAME OF LIES, + BLOOD GOSPEL books2,496 followers | Follow
meganabbott
Author of novels: THE END OF EVERYTHING, DIE A LITTLE, SONG IS YOU, QUEENPIN, BURY ME DEEP. The latest, DARE ME, comes out in July 2012.2,364 followers | Follow
Susan Klopfer
Passionate about Civil Rights, Diversity, Social Media, eBooks. Publisher and author. Who Killed Emmett Till? (New murder mystery thriller coming soon.)2,354 followers | Follow
Colleen Barry
Copy editor keeping double entendres, mixed metaphors, and dangling modifiers out of print since 2002. Fueled by coffee and crankiness.2,198 followers | Follow
Laura de Leon
Mom at home, on the run, always reading, ex-techie, trying to rediscover the outside world.2,184 followers | Follow
David Bowman
A steady stream of writing advice and resources from the chief editor at Precise Edit2,129 followers | Follow
miriamparker
Reader, writer. Also, the Marketing Director for Little, Brown's new Mystery/Suspense imprint @mulhollandbooks.2,047 followers | Follow
Literary Feline
I’m your average fabulavore (lover of stories, especially in the form of books and movies), a book blogger, cat & dog lover, and reluctant morning person.1,971 followers | Follow
Sophie Littlefield
Novelist from CA - A BAD DAY FOR SCANDAL, UNFORSAKEN, and HORIZON out now. Look for A BAD DAY FOR MERCY in June 2012.1,955 followers | Follow
Gina frangello
Editor Other Voices Books (www.ovbooks.com), Fiction Ed. of The Nervous Breakdown, and author of the novel My Sister's Continent & collection Slut Lullabies.1,943 followers | Follow
Gayle L. Gifford
Nonprofit strategist and board builder, consultant, luv research, conversations & networks, social justice, bike rides, gardening, Pres Cause & Effect Inc. (R)1,886 followers | Follow
Charles Cumming
New York Times bestselling author of A Foreign Country, The Trinity Six, Typhoon, A Spy by Nature, The Spanish Game and The Hidden Man1,804 followers | Follow
ruthjordan
late night serial tweeter & book lover. Resident of Castle Crimespree.1,735 followers | Follow
Joe McGinniss
Author of twelve books from The Selling of the President through The Rogue: new book is 15 GOTHIC STREET: A Year Inside Hampshire County Superior Court1,636 followers | Follow
shoutcacophony
Radical interdisciplinary artist: music, writing, video. Be an anti to this bullshit. ~Ursula Rucker #teamdarkmatter #occupysound #occupyeverywhere1,538 followers | Follow
3Penny Publishing
June 9th Writers Workshop 'Dammit Jim I'm A Writer Not A Promoter!' http://3pennypublishing.com/events.htm Books are beautiful! #yyj1,517 followers | Follow
History Fac. Library
As one of the Bodleian Libraries, the HFL serves primarily the History Faculty. Catch up with our news on services, collections and new resources.1,472 followers | Follow
Brad Parks
Author of crime fiction. Winner of the Nero and Shamus Awards. Leader of the dubious. User of prepositional phrases. Noted sex symbol.1,439 followers | Follow
Sister Citizen
The newest book by Melissa Harris-Perry. Available September 2011.1,341 followers | Follow
Zoe Murdock
Author: Torn by God: A Family’s Struggle with Polygamy. Kindlebook & paperback now at Amazon US/UK. Writer Runner Teacher books film music philosophy art life!1,253 followers | Follow
Elizabeth Moon
writer, photographer, lover of wild things, native plants, music1,225 followers | Follow
Terry GreeneSterling
Arizona journalist, author, public speaker, The Daily Beast contributor, writer-in-residence at Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at ASU.1,150 followers | Follow
Grammar Underground
June Casagrande's Grammar Underground, cutting through the grammar bull to help folks make the best choices in usage, sentence structure, punctuation & more.1,129 followers | Follow
Kathryn Casey
True crime and crime fiction author. Creator of the Sarah Armstrong mystery series. Former magazine journalist, darn good cook, avid walker www.kathryncasey.com1,038 followers | Follow
Kory Stamper
Yep, I'm the octopodes lady (and an associate editor for Merriam-Webster).1,015 followers | Follow
Laura Caldwell
Thriller author, law prof & director of Life After Innocence (@afterinnocence). The 4th Izzy McNeil novel--Claim of Innocence--comes out August 23.1,005 followers | Follow
Deborah Coonts
Author of WANNA GET LUCKY? and LUCKY STIFF. SO DAMN LUCKY coming 2/2012939 followers | Follow
Carol Memmott
USA TODAY reporter covering books and TV. Fave books: thrillers with international settings. Fave TV shows: Breaking Bad, Mad Men, The Walking Dead.878 followers | Follow
Robin Burcell
I'm a crime fiction novelist and FBI trained forensic artist. My latest novel, THE BONE CHAMBER, features special agent Sydney Fitzpatrick.839 followers | Follow
Susan Schoeffield
Poet, writer and seeker. Owned by two dogs and two cats. Most days, I'd rather be at the beach, but mountains will work just as well.837 followers | Follow
Juliet Blackwell
Novelist: Witchcraft Mystery series, Haunted Home Renovation series, &(as Hailey Lind) the Art Lover's Mystery series.827 followers | Follow
cj madigan
book designer and digital photo archivist passionately committed to preserving photos and the stories within them - also #Fringe fanatic745 followers | Follow
James Davidson
On-off politics person who asks the right questions about political wrongdoing725 followers | Follow
Jonathan Hayes
Writer, forensic pathologist, master procrastinator. Good at swearing and neck dissection.691 followers | Follow
Jessica Tribble
Publisher at Poisoned Pen Press, amateur technophile, word nerd, and fashionably geektastic person.543 followers | Follow
Continuum History
The team talk history news - from ancient up to modern - and offer updates on the latest publishing. Continuum is a Bloomsbury company.480 followers | Follow
PrivateLawLibraries
Private Law Libraries Special Interest Section is a group within AALL representing the interests of private law librarians.447 followers | Follow
Tammy Domike
Indie Booksellers in Real & Second Life! Now open in Historic Downtown Hoquiam Wed-Sat next to 7th St Theatre405 followers | Follow
Charles Benoit
I write crime-based YA books, play the tenor sax in Some Ska Band, and spend my days writing ads that send consumers into a buying frenzy.397 followers | Follow
UCSD Extension
UC San Diego, Extension offers a wealth courses in writing, editing and literature (our retweet, listing or following does not mean endorsement).385 followers | Follow
David Barron
I churn Science Fantasy Romance stories out of my writing fortress somewhere in SE Asia. I own a hat.357 followers | Follow
Janet Byron Anderson
Professionally trained linguist (PhD). Consultant and writer on English usage and Medical English338 followers | Follow
Borders Los Angeles
Keeping you informed of all that is happening at Borders stores throughout Los Angeles247 followers | Follow
Natalie R. Collins
In her acclaimed thrillers, Natalie R. Collins reveals the secrets that lurk, the darkness that lies in every heart, and the ties that bind until death....230 followers | Follow
Sheila Lowe
Forensic Handwriting Expert & Mystery Author http://claudiaroseseries.com205 followers | Follow
Holly Welker
196 followers | Follow
VenturaCountyLibrary
Ventura County's favorite library system with 13 branches throughout the County - find us at vencolibrary.org196 followers | Follow
liquid igloo
writer, artist, foodie, cook, latent musician, pit bull nerd, writer of bad haiku, mom, rabble rouser143 followers | Follow
Anne-Lise Spitzer
81 followers | Follow
