Literature Arts Culture
Barack Obama
This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.15,993,793 followers | Follow
Ellen DeGeneres
Comedian, talk show host and ice road trucker. My tweets are real, and they’re spectacular.11,448,287 followers | Follow
CNN Breaking News
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery.7,571,053 followers | Follow
Bill Gates
Sharing things I'm learning through my foundation work and other interests...6,709,256 followers | Follow
The New York Times
Where the Conversation Begins. Follow for breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and RTs of our journalists.5,167,811 followers | Follow
Stephen Fry
British Actor, Writer, Lord of Dance, Prince of Swimwear & Blogger4,357,340 followers | Follow
Dalai Lama
Welcome to the official twitter page of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.4,315,390 followers | Follow
Breaking News
Breaking news alerts around the world from hundreds of sources 24 hours a day. Get more on BreakingNews.com, and follow our team on @breaking.4,071,074 followers | Follow
Stephen Colbert
3,482,282 followers | Follow
BBC Breaking News
Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (our World edition) and @BBCNews (our UK edition).3,260,049 followers | Follow
The White House
Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy2,892,969 followers | Follow
Pete Cashmore
The largest independent website dedicated to news & resources for the connected generation. Tweets from @mashable staff. Send questions/comments to @mashablehq.2,874,402 followers | Follow
Steve Martin
I am Steve Martin, the actor, writer, comedian, and musician.In banjo touring world until September 1st. Check Stevemartin.com for tour dates.2,693,907 followers | Follow
Anderson Cooper
Personal tweets by Anderson Cooper. Anchor of @AC360, weeknights at 8p/ET & 10p/ET on @CNN and daytime talk show host of @Anderson, airing weekdays.2,526,118 followers | Follow
Rachel Maddow MSNBC
I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)2,121,327 followers | Follow
BBC News (World)
The latest stories, features and updates from BBC News (World edition). For UK edition, follow @BBCNews. For breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking2,006,880 followers | Follow
The Economist
Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq1,965,502 followers | Follow
John Cleese
Yes, I am still indeed alive, contrary to rumour, and I am touring my one Cleese show1,947,492 followers | Follow
National Geographic
Since 1888, we've traveled the Earth, sharing its amazing stories with new generations. Official Twitter account of National Geographic.1,885,840 followers | Follow
Huffington Post
The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna1,841,989 followers | Follow
Reuters Top News
Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, technology, and more.1,756,004 followers | Follow
Wall Street Journal
Breaking news, investigative reporting, business coverage and features from The Wall Street Journal.1,754,080 followers | Follow
T Magazine
Where Style Meets Culture. The official Twitter page of T Magazine and The Moment blog.1,730,010 followers | Follow
Neil Gaiman
will eventually grow up and get a real job. Until then, will keep making things up and writing them down.1,720,897 followers | Follow
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.1,541,186 followers | Follow
Steven Johnson
Writer. (7 books, most recently Where Good Ideas Come From.) Web site creator (3 companies, most recently outside.in.) Dad (three boys.)1,438,874 followers | Follow
Shashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament (LokSabha),Thiruvananthapuram. Author of 12books.Former Under-SecretaryGeneral,United Nations.Former Minister. RTs do not imply endorsement1,356,476 followers | Follow
Rolling Stone
The latest news and more from Rolling Stone magazine and RollingStone.com.1,340,572 followers | Follow
Nicholas Kristof
New York Times columnist, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, co-author @Half the Sky, http://www.facebook.com/kristof1,258,772 followers | Follow
John Green
I write books, including Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. (Books are like tweets, except longer.) I also make videos with my brother.1,201,416 followers | Follow
Michael Moore
Filmmaker ('Fahrenheit 9/11'), author ('Stupid White Men'), citizen ('United States of America').1,041,851 followers | Follow
Al Jazeera English
Al Jazeera English, the 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel, headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Follow @AJELive for breaking news alerts.1,031,838 followers | Follow
Museum of Modern Art
Victor Samra (aka @vsamra3) at the easel. Please send us questions or comments by placing @MuseumModernArt in your tweet.1,026,070 followers | Follow
TEDTalks Updates
The official feed for daily TEDTalks. Only new TEDTalks are posted on this feed. For all TED news, follow @TEDNews too!1,015,575 followers | Follow
The Washington Post
One of many ways The Washington Post gets social. @tjortenzi and @marksluckie are here to help navigate the news. Send your tips and tweets to @washingtonpost.1,003,444 followers | Follow
The Associated Press
News, discussion and a behind-the-scenes look at the process from The Associated Press. Managed 24/7 by a team of editors based in NY: http://apne.ws/apstaff988,445 followers | Follow
Arianna Huffington
president and editor-in-chief of the huffington post media group. mother. sister. flat shoe advocate. sleep evangelist.916,329 followers | Follow
United Nations
Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.865,923 followers | Follow
Harvard Biz Review
The latest Harvard Business Review blog posts, Management Tips of the Day, Daily Stats, and more.746,850 followers | Follow
Wallpaper* magazine
Wallpaper* magazine's official Twitter account: global news on design, interiors, fashion, art and lifestyle671,391 followers | Follow
Smithsonian
We're not a museum. We're 19 of them! Plus 9 research centers & the National Zoo. Follow your favorites669,593 followers | Follow
Financial Times
All the big stories on FT.com and updates from our news editors. Our tweets here are the same as those on @FinancialTimes. Subscribe: http://on.ft.com/xq1lr668,213 followers | Follow
Roger Ebert
Film critic since time immemorial. My blog: http://j.mp/51Rkoe644,020 followers | Follow
Creative Review
Magazine/blog featuring the best in visual culture: design, graphics, advertising, film, photography, illustration, type. Tweets by Mark and Emma614,839 followers | Follow
Guggenheim Museum
Frank Lloyd Wright's architectural masterpiece home to a world-renowned collection of modern & contemporary art. Tweets by JiaJia Fei, Digital Marketing Manager605,046 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.569,345 followers | Follow
VANITY FAIR
Find out first about newly posted magazine features, exclusive slide shows and videos, and pointed commentary from the VF Daily blog.569,345 followers | Follow
Smashing Magazine
Vitaly Friedman, editor-in-chief of Smashing Magazine, an online magazine for professional Web designers and developers.567,422 followers | Follow
New Scientist
New Scientist is the world's leading science and technology weekly. http://www.facebook.com/newscientist558,494 followers | Follow
Design Museum
One of the world's leading museums devoted to contemporary design in every form from furniture, fashion, graphics, architecture and industrial design.557,330 followers | Follow
Fast Company
Official Twitter feed for the Fast Company business media brand; inspiring readers to think beyond traditional boundaries & create the future of business.495,389 followers | Follow
DesignObserver
Writings on Design and Culture. Published by William Drenttel. Edited by Michael Bierut, William Drenttel, Jessica Helfand and Nancy Levinson.493,701 followers | Follow
Penguin Books UK
Penguin Books UK, based in London, publishing the best books and authors for 77 years481,396 followers | Follow
creativecommons
Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of ©.463,429 followers | Follow
Print magazine
Dedicated to graphic design, technology, culture, and how it all fits together. http://imprint.printmag.com456,141 followers | Follow
Eye magazine
The international review of graphic design. Tweets from the desk, phone and laptop of editor John L. Walters452,223 followers | Follow
New York Times Books
Book reviews, news, author profiles, interviews and more on books from The New York Times. (Tweets by @johnwilliamsnyt)450,415 followers | Follow
Warren Ellis
English Writer. Not Australian Musician. Lives in your brain. Next novel, GUN MACHINE, due Jan 2013 from Mulholland Books.441,457 followers | Follow
freakonomics
The books 'Freakonomics' and 'SuperFreakonomics' have sold 5 million copies worldwide. Here, the authors (and friends) continue to spout off.435,398 followers | Follow
Chuck Palahniuk
Run by Dennis Widmyer (@dwidmyer), webmaster of the official site @ chuckpalahniuk.net. Until Chuck decides to try this himself, I’ll do my best in his place.414,946 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.378,300 followers | Follow
J. Paul Getty Museum
In my opinion, an individual without any love of the arts cannot be considered completely civilized. --J. Paul Getty372,697 followers | Follow
NY Review of Books
‘The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.’371,779 followers | Follow
david carr
David Carr, Media Equation column, blogs @ Decoder, covers pop culture at NYTimes. Tweets hi-low, news, whatnot. Author: Night of the Gun. http://amzn.to/lhYAP5369,998 followers | Follow
Scientific American
Scientific American Magazine and online, over 165 years of science news366,070 followers | Follow
Dazed and Confused
The official Twitter feed for Dazed & Confused Magazine and DazedDigital.com365,724 followers | Follow
Cornel West
1 of America's most provocative public intellectuals; a champion for racial justice through the traditions of the black Church, progressive politics, & jazz.359,995 followers | Follow
Guardian Books
News, reviews and author interviews plus tweets from the Guardian and Observer books team359,302 followers | Follow
brooklynmuseum
A gaggle of Brooklyn Museum staffers tweet here. Look for via @user at the end of tweets to get to know us. Questions and comments via @replies are welcome.357,797 followers | Follow
Whitney Museum
The Whitney Museum houses one of the world's foremost collections of modern and contemporary American art. Gretchen Scott, marketing mgr, is behind the tweets.330,938 followers | Follow
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is a smart, speedy read of what is happening in the world. Feed managed by humans, assisted by robots. [hosted by @moneyries]320,224 followers | Follow
NYTimes Science
Science, Environment, Space and Cosmos News From NYTimes.com/Science316,569 followers | Follow
BLOUIN ARTINFO
The art world's breaking news, reviews, Q&As, and features. Email us! social@artinfo.com facebook.com/artinfo foursquare.com/artinfo 3rdofmay.tumblr.com305,349 followers | Follow
Penguin Books USA
Penguin Books USA is the U.S. affiliate of the internationally renowned Penguin Group, one of the largest English-language trade book publishers in the world.301,491 followers | Follow
Los Angeles Times
News from SoCal, California and the world, from the L.A. Times. Staffed by latimes.com editors. See latimes.com/twitter for other LAT streams.289,198 followers | Follow
The British Library
Colin Wight is Senior Content Manager at the British Library. Assisted by Hanna Fayaz. Working on Writing Britain, YouTube, Facebook etc.288,154 followers | Follow
Fake AP Stylebook
Style tips for proper writing. contact: fakeapstylebook at gmail dot com. No submissions, please. All material copyright The Bureau Chiefs, LLC.286,286 followers | Follow
Writer's Digest
Helping writers since 1920. Publisher of Writer's Market series.286,114 followers | Follow
New York Post
The New York Post was founded in 1801 and is the oldest continually published daily newspaper in America.268,899 followers | Follow
Robin Sloan
Writer × media inventor. First novel coming in October from @FSG_Books. Previously: @Twitter @Current @Poynter. Mostly tweets about writing, media & technology.261,721 followers | Follow
Publishers Weekly
The international source for book publishing and bookselling news, reviews and information.261,073 followers | Follow
Mark Bittman
Writer on food for New York Times Opinion and Magazine, and others. Author of Food Matters & How to Cook Everything. See also: http://markbittman.com256,073 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!241,135 followers | Follow
Cory Doctorow
Writer, blogger, activist. If you want a reply, use email. Blog suggestions here: http://boingboing.net/submit/237,078 followers | Follow
Flashlight Worthy
Recommending books so good, they'll keep you up past your bedtime. ;-)230,978 followers | Follow
Alain de Botton
Interested in wisdom and action. Writer; most recently of 'Religion for Atheists'.216,415 followers | Follow
Letras Libres
213,858 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 & more212,277 followers | Follow
nationalbook
National Book Foundation, Presenter of the National Book Awards207,209 followers | Follow
Publishing Talk
The community for authors and publishers interested in social media, digital publishing and self-publishing. Run by @jonreed.207,176 followers | Follow
NY Public Library
NYPL librarians & staff tweet daily on what’s happening at the Library, NYC & beyond. Got a question? Send us a tweet, text us at 66746, or call 917-ASK-NYPL.205,578 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!201,359 followers | Follow
Mignon Fogarty
Podcaster. Author. Entrepreneur. Skier. Founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips podcasting network. http://is.gd/9a1.196,859 followers | Follow
sarahdessen
Author. Mother. Worrier. What Happened to Goodbye is now in stores!185,313 followers | Follow
Maria Popova
Interestingness hunter-gatherer obsessed with combinatorial creativity. Editor of @brainpickings & @explorer. Bylines for @WiredUK & @TheAtlantic. MIT Fellow.184,788 followers | Follow
Mental Floss
Amazing facts from the good people at mental_floss magazine. @EnglishJason is in charge of typing.184,783 followers | Follow
The Nation
Bringing a critical and independent spirit to the reporting of politics, social issues, culture and the arts.170,420 followers | Follow
Sarah Weinman
News Editor for Publishers Marketplace (@publisherslunch); Crime Wave column for @npbooks; deadline slave; chocolate chip scone addict; expat Canadian.164,963 followers | Follow
C-SPAN2's BookTV
C-SPAN2's BookTV is every weekend (8am Saturday - 8am Monday) on C-SPAN2. This is Book TV's official Twitter Site.162,588 followers | Follow
Timothy McSweeney
The Twitter feed of Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, Timothy McSweeney's Internet Tendency, and McSweeney's Books.161,810 followers | Follow
Alfred A. Knopf
Dedicated to publishing distinguished fiction and nonfiction158,557 followers | Follow
Jane Friedman
I share links on writing, publishing & new media. Currently UC prof but headed to @VQR as online editor. Former publisher of @WritersDigest. Bourbon lover.152,954 followers | Follow
Electric Literature
Saving literature one reader at a time. Tweets by @benasam.152,181 followers | Follow
PublishersLunch
Publishing news tweets from the trade's biggest newsletter/website149,880 followers | Follow
AlgonquinBooks
Founded in 1983, independent publisher of literary fiction and narrative nonfiction. Opinions our own, not representative of the company.149,239 followers | Follow
Arjun Basu
Author, writer, editor, Shorty Award winner (though I'm not that short), foodie, husband, dad. Creating Twisters, 140-character short stories.148,092 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.146,235 followers | Follow
Graywolf Press
Founded in 1974, Graywolf Press is an independent, nonprofit publisher of literary fiction, nonfiction, & poetry. Tweets by Casey Peterson (@Case_Face).141,682 followers | Follow
Audible.com
Welcome to the official feed for Audible.com, home of the largest selection of digital audiobooks.139,123 followers | Follow
W. W. Norton
Independent publishers since 1923. Tweets by Steve, Peter, and Sam.137,238 followers | Follow
Kurt Vonnegut
132,695 followers | Follow
Boing Boing
Official BoingBoing.net feed. Links to our blog posts, videos, and features, plus RTs + extras from our editors.132,400 followers | Follow
Eckhart Tolle
Eckhart Tolle's Official Twitter brought to you & updated by Eckhart Teachings. www.eckharttolle.com. Visit our Fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/Eckharttolle127,083 followers | Follow
ProPublica
We're a non-profit, independent newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest. Tweets usually from @amandablair and @bydanielvictor.126,939 followers | Follow
Richard Nash
Man of the word and man of the people for @smalldemons. Publisher of @red_lemonade. Ex-publisher @softskull. Founder of @cursr126,190 followers | Follow
Brian Stelter
I report on TV & media for The New York Times. I'm working on a book about morning TV. For Q's and news tips: bstelter@gmail.com | 212-556-4668 | 240-793-2483125,472 followers | Follow
The Atlantic
Official Twitter feed for The Atlantic magazine and TheAtlantic.com. News and analysis on current affairs, politics, and culture. Curated by @JaredBKeller (^JK)125,061 followers | Follow
colson whitehead
just another down on his luck carny with a pocketful of broken dreams117,575 followers | Follow
mediabistro.com
Community, jobs, courses, news, and resources from mediabistro.com and beyond. Please note that featured jobs posted to this feed are #paid.115,757 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.113,474 followers | Follow
AP Stylebook
The essential style guide for journalists. Ask the Editor remains the best place to take specific style questions: bit.ly/14CdnW111,200 followers | Follow
Very Short Story
Twitter sized fiction. Stories by @sean_hill. Send me a noun and I'll use the ones that inspire me in a story. Get the book http://amzn.to/VeryShortStories109,881 followers | Follow
Interview Magazine
109,435 followers | Follow
The Millions
'The indispensable literary site' - @nytimes | 'Lots of reasons to love The Millions' - @GuardianBooks | 'A fantastic website' - @UtneReader109,071 followers | Follow
Dictionary
Dictionary.com is a leading provider of online language reference products and services.103,174 followers | Follow
Nathan Bransford
Author of the 'Jacob Wonderbar' novels and Social Media Manager at @CNET.99,851 followers | Follow
nyrbclassics
Tweets from the Managing Editor of NYRB Classics, independent publishers of little-known classics. Website: www.nyrb.com97,712 followers | Follow
350 dot org
Join a global movement that's inspiring the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis. 350=safe upper limit of CO2 in atmosphere. Photo by @julkosch95,183 followers | Follow
Granta Magazine
The Magazine of New Writing - publishing the best in fiction, reportage, poetry and photography four times a year. Daily web exclusives at granta.com88,749 followers | Follow
Nieman Lab
The Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University: Trying to figure out the future of news.85,159 followers | Follow
826 National
826 National is a family of eight nonprofit organizations dedicated to helping students, ages 6-18, with expository and creative writing.84,763 followers | Follow
Glenn Greenwald
81,567 followers | Follow
William Gibson
79,484 followers | Follow
NPR's Fresh Air
Fresh Air with Terry Gross. From WHYY. Peabody Award-winning weekday magazine of contemporary arts and issues. Tweets by associate producer Mel - @mkramer75,273 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!71,119 followers | Follow
Open Culture
The best FREE cultural & educational media on the web. We make a wealth of serious thinking available online, says The New York Times. Edited by Dan Colman.71,090 followers | Follow
Kevin Smokler
Author of the essay collection Practical Classics (2013). Crazy about media, publishing and culture. Prone to over-sharing. Michigan born, California adopted.65,304 followers | Follow
AmnestyInternational
Welcome to the official profile of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. Find out about our human rights campaigns and get involved!56,629 followers | Follow
maureenjohnson
There's a fine line between good eye contact and the piercing stare of a psychopath. Maureen is on the wrong side of it. - a fan55,219 followers | Follow
NewYorkObserver
Nothing sacred but the truth. Follow for top stories from Observer.com, @betabeat, @gallerist_ny, @nyopolitics, @commercial_NYO, and more.54,381 followers | Follow
Harper's Magazine
An American general-interest magazine published since 1850. Tweetings by @jeremy_keehn and sundry Harpies.54,261 followers | Follow
Salt Publishing
Independent publisher of The Best British Short Stories & The Best British Poetry — we love connecting passionate book lovers with our world of beautiful books53,867 followers | Follow
Village Voice
America's largest weekly newspaper brings you no-feed 140-character updates on NYC food, music, news, and culture53,304 followers | Follow
Barnes & Noble
News and insights for readers. An official Barnes & Noble feed. For B&N Customer Service, tweet @BN_care.51,738 followers | Follow
NYT Magazine
Features, columns, style and food coverage from The New York Times Sunday Magazine.50,974 followers | Follow
Flavorpill
Russ Marshalek, @russmarshalek, Social Media Manager at Flavorpill, shares top culture picks from Flavorwire and the web.45,669 followers | Follow
Jennifer Weiner
#1 New York Times bestselling novelist. Bachelor/ette devotee and live-tweeter. New novel, THE NEXT BEST THING, out 7/3.45,175 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 Bennett43,824 followers | Follow
Waterstones
Greg & Paul at Waterstones - the UK's leading bookseller. Follow us for twinterviews, competitions, news, events, review copies, recommendations and more.41,714 followers | Follow
The Bookseller
The Bookseller is the UK's definitive book industry magazine and website. News, analysis, Nielsen BookScan sales charts, jobs, Buyer's guides, more41,504 followers | Follow
Chronicle Books
An independent publisher of distinctive books and gifts. Read more at @ChronicleKids, @ChronicleRights and @ChronBooksJobs. (Tweets by @zenguin)36,555 followers | Follow
Derek Haines
Author, storyteller, Aussie and Swiss. 'He was a dreamer, a thinker, a speculative philosopher... or, as his wife would have it, an idiot.' Douglas Adams.34,819 followers | Follow
Poetry Foundation
Publisher of @poetrymagazine, an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture.31,285 followers | Follow
Penguin Books
High-quality fiction and non-fiction paperbacks adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.28,755 followers | Follow
Jessa Crispin
28,467 followers | Follow
Joanna Penn
Helping you write, publish and sell your books. Also fiction author - ancient mystery, modern thrill at http://www.JFPenn.com27,454 followers | Follow
Poets & Writers
Poets & Writers, Inc. is the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers.26,913 followers | Follow
Green For All
Green For All is a national organization working to build an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty.25,948 followers | Follow
Bloomsbury
Publishers of fiction and non-fiction by authors including Khaled Hosseini, J.K. Rowling, William Boyd, Margaret Atwood and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall25,820 followers | Follow
Rachelle Gardner
I'm a literary agent. I love books, I love writers, I love publishers. I'm also a real person, as evidenced by my tweets about my dog. And Nutella.25,526 followers | Follow
Farrar,Straus&Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux has published award-winning fiction, nonfiction, & poetry since 1946. Tweets by @nickcourage (hello).25,269 followers | Follow
Shelf Awareness
Our free newsletters: Shelf Awareness Pro: Daily Enlightenment for the Book Trade & the twice-weekly Shelf Awareness for Readers. www.shelf-awareness.com.24,243 followers | Follow
HarperCollins
The official Twitter account for HarperCollins Publishers in the US. Follow us for news about great books and authors. #AskJulieB for book recommendations!23,966 followers | Follow
Rebecca Skloot
Author of NYTimes Bestselling book THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS (aka #HeLa), soon an Oprah/Alan Ball/HBO film. Writes for NYTMag, O Mag. Animal person.23,562 followers | Follow
Vintage Books
News, giveaways, recommendations & all things book related from Clara, Editor at Vintage Books, publishers of the very finest literary fiction & non-fiction.23,535 followers | Follow
Utne Reader
Utne Reader & utne.com--The best of the alternative press--are digests of independent ideas and culture. Not right, not left, but forward thinking.23,223 followers | Follow
kottke.org
Officially verified Twitter account of kottke.org, the home of fine hypertext products22,910 followers | Follow
Harvard Press
Cambridge, New York, London. Offering nonfiction in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Review copy requests: lisa_lapoint@harvard.edu22,023 followers | Follow
David Gutowski
Largehearted Boy is my blog. I read and write and listen to music. A lot.21,640 followers | Follow
Writer's Relief
Lots of tips, hints, and hot leads for submitting and publishing your books, poems, and stories. Enjoy!21,380 followers | Follow
FaberBooks
Purveyors of fine books since 1929, and still trading independently. Follow us for Faber news and freebies...20,344 followers | Follow
BOMB Magazine
Art & literary quarterly delivering the artist’s voice since 1981. Interviews, fiction, poetry, photography, readings, parties, concerts, contests & more19,700 followers | Follow
TheBrowser
Today's essential reads. Share your own links by tweeting them with the hashtag #browsings19,612 followers | Follow
Grand Central Pub
Grand Central Publishing (formerly Warner Books) founded in 1970. Bestselling authors. Tweet or DM for Review Copies.19,597 followers | Follow
Harper Perennial
We're one of the paperback imprints of HarperCollins. We like you. (Maintained by @ericabrooke.)19,145 followers | Follow
Vintage & Anchor
From Classic to Contemporary—The Best Books in Paperback. A member of the @aaknopf group at @randomhouse. http://vintageanchor.tumblr.com/19,120 followers | Follow
City Lights Books
City Lights Books is a landmark independent bookstore and publisher that specializes in world literature, the arts, & progressive politics.18,940 followers | Follow
Simon & Schuster UK
Tweets from Ally and Alice at Simon & Schuster UK. S&S UK is one of the country's leading publishing houses, with hundreds of fiction and non-fiction titles.18,678 followers | Follow
Debbie Ohi
Writes & draws for @SimonKids. Illustrator, I'M BORED (Sept/2012). Rep: @gknowlton58 at @CurtisBrownLtd. Chatty: @DebbieOhi. BIG NEWS(!): http://bit.ly/IQ1L6W18,297 followers | Follow
BookExpo America
18,268 followers | Follow
Digital Book World
Digital Book World focuses on publishing strategies, not tools; solutions, not theories; practicality, not punditry.17,720 followers | Follow
NYTimes Papercuts
Paper Cuts is a blog about books and other forms of printed matter, written by the editors of the Book Review. Look here for book news, opinion and more.17,466 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.com17,390 followers | Follow
Carolyn Kellogg
LA Times staff writer, about books, mostly. I like paper and pixels.17,315 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.16,814 followers | Follow
Poetry Society
Poetry, I too, like it | The nation's oldest poetry non-profit. | Elsbeth Pancrazi, Poetry Society's Development Director, does the tweeting.16,613 followers | Follow
Poetry Daily
Poetry Daily helps make poetry part of daily life, presenting a new poem each day from new books and journals, along with poetry news links and more.16,511 followers | Follow
Janet Reid
I am a literary agent for fiercely talented writers. I keep an eye on them here on Twitter. That's ALL I do. (In other words, please don't tout your book)15,537 followers | Follow
McNally Jackson
Bookstore dispatches from McNJ bookseller Dustin Kurtz, but no longer Sam MacLaughlin, who is dead to us.15,187 followers | Follow
VersoBooks
Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English speaking world, publishing eighty books a year.14,729 followers | Follow
My Word Wizard
MyWordWizard is the meeting place for poets and dreamers. Here you will always find the perfect turn of phrase. Welcome to the Kingdom of Words!14,589 followers | Follow
SMITH Magazine
A storytelling community obsessed with personal narrative and home of the Six-Word Memoir project and bestselling book series, http://sixwordmemoirs.com14,487 followers | Follow
Fuel Your Writing
Fuel Your Writing is dedicated to bringing you the tools necessary to “fuel” your passion for writing of all types.14,437 followers | Follow
Bloomsbury Press
140+char serious nonfiction brought to you by publisher Peter Ginna (#pg) and editor Pete Beatty (#ptb)14,186 followers | Follow
Lapham's Quarterly
Lapham's Quarterly is a journal of history and ideas edited by Lewis Lapham. The current issue is on Means of Communication.14,075 followers | Follow
Elizabeth S Craig
Writes Memphis BBQ mysteries(as Riley Adams)& Southern Quilting mysteries (2012) for Penguin,& Myrtle Clover mysteries for Midnight Ink. Tweets writing links.14,056 followers | Follow
Melville House
Melville House is an independent publishing house in Brooklyn, specializing in literary fiction, non-fiction, crime, poetry ... and liking it.13,901 followers | Follow
Picador Paperbacks
Book news, reviews, RTs, and giveaways from the prow of the Flatiron building. Tweets by @complaina (hi!)13,869 followers | Follow
B&N Review
Dispatches and (mostly) literary distractions from the editors of the Barnes and Noble Review.13,185 followers | Follow
Pantheon Books
Publishers of literary fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, and Jewish interest books (under our Schocken imprint)13,129 followers | Follow
January Magazine
Books, authors, literacy since 1997. We don't read DMs. Contact the appropriate person through the site.12,739 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.12,500 followers | Follow
Poets House
Poets House: a place for poetry—library, literary center, locus of poetic inspiration. Tweeting poetic fragments and things-to-know.12,450 followers | Follow
LA Review of Books
A multimedia literary and cultural arts magazine with an enduring commitment to the written word.12,431 followers | Follow
Laura Miller
Writer for Salon + NY Times, author of Magician's Book: Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia12,321 followers | Follow
Coffee House Press
Coffee House Press is an award-winning, nonprofit literary publisher of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.12,185 followers | Follow
Dutton Books
We publish extraordinary authors, from thriller writers and scientists to celebrities and memoirists. We tweet about bookish things we like. Part of @PenguinUSA11,714 followers | Follow
PoetrySociety
A charitable organisation which promotes and advocates for poets and poetry. Tweets from Paul McGrane (^P), Eleanor Turney (^El) & Katy Evans-Bush (^K)11,712 followers | Follow
Riverhead Books
We’re a publisher dedicated to extraordinary, ground-breaking, unique fiction and non-fiction writers and their work.11,597 followers | Follow
HarperStudio
HarperStudio is an experimental book imprint at HarperCollins. Q&A Tweets by SVP Debbie Stier11,400 followers | Follow
Jennifer Hart
dedicated to sharing great books, news, and tips with book club girls everywhere11,357 followers | Follow
Bloomsbury
News about books & authors from the New York office of the independent publisher.11,214 followers | Follow
Michele Filgate
indie bookseller @CommunityBkstr//critic for various publications//writer//Reader with a capital R.11,087 followers | Follow
Ecco Books
Book publisher, imprint of HarperCollins. Home to Russell Banks, Joyce Carol Oates, Anthony Bourdain, Patti Smith, Charles Bukowski, Richard Ford, & many more.10,776 followers | Follow
Skylight Books
Indie Bookstore in Los Angeles. What a neighborhood bookstore should be. Tweets by several staffers.10,644 followers | Follow
PENamerican
A global literary community protecting free expression and celebrating literature10,625 followers | Follow
The Penguin Press
Quality nonfiction & literary fiction, since 2003. Tweets by @chapmanchapman (hello). Visit us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/PenguinPress10,503 followers | Follow
National Post Books
The National Post's books blog; maintained by @itsmarkmedley, the newspaper's Books Editor.10,453 followers | Follow
Greenlight Bookstore
A general independent bookstore in the heart of Fort Greene, Brooklyn.10,165 followers | Follow
Ron Charles
Washington Post Book World, Fiction Editor and weekly critic. CharlesR@washpost.com10,135 followers | Follow
Housing Works Books
Housing Works Bookstore Cafe is a nonprofit bookstore, cafe, and event space that raises money to fight AIDS and homelessness. (126 Crosby Street, NYC.)10,133 followers | Follow
Virago Press
Virago Press, imprint publishing brilliant literature by and for women. Tweets by Victoria, editor at Virago.9,980 followers | Follow
BookBrowse Books
Davina, editor of BookBrowse.com: Your guide to exceptional books including reviews, back-stories, readalikes, reading lists by time period, place & theme.9,905 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.9,885 followers | Follow
Guernica Magazine
a magazine of art & politics http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Guernica/13586177707 #politics #fiction #poetry #art9,865 followers | Follow
New Directions
Long struggling and long astonishing. — NYT. Founded in 1936 by James Laughlin, New Directions proudly publishes the best literature from around the world.9,565 followers | Follow
Grove Atlantic
Grove Atlantic has been publishing books at the forefront of the American literary and publishing scene for more than seventy-five years.9,362 followers | Follow
TheBookbag.co.uk
Book review site, featuring books from all the many walks of literary life.9,154 followers | Follow
quillandquire
Quill & Quire is the must-read for the Canadian book industry.9,000 followers | Follow
Scottish Poetry Lib
Scottish Poetry Library (SPL) Edinburgh: 40,000+ items of delicious poetry, new/old, Scottish/international, in award-winning building.8,625 followers | Follow
The Overlook Press
We're an eclectic indie press: fiction, mysteries, history, politics, bio, art, design, & much more. Tweet or DM us for review copies!8,609 followers | Follow
Soho Press
Indie publisher of literary mysteries, fiction, and memoirs. Tweet or DM for review copies.8,369 followers | Follow
Longshot Magazine
Welcome to Longshot Magazine, a raucous experiment in using new tools to erase media's old limits. We're going to write, design, edit, and ship a mag in 2 days.8,108 followers | Follow
Stephen Elliott
Directed Cherry, founded The Rumpus, wrote The Adderall Diaries. Trying. http://therumpus.net http://therumpus.net/cherry8,080 followers | Follow
Columbia Univ Press
Publisher of a wide range of books in the humanities, sciences, and business.7,859 followers | Follow
Ayelet Waldman
Author, Red Hook Road and Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities and Occasional Moments of Grace7,824 followers | Follow
Guardian Review
Book news, reviews, essays, short stories and author interviews from Guardian Review7,554 followers | Follow
PW Reviews
Publishers Weekly is the industry's leading news & reviews magazine & covers 7,000 books a year.7,535 followers | Follow
The Book Blog
We blog about books at ThreeMonkeysOnline, and tweet about them here7,524 followers | Follow
Literary Platform
showcasing literary projects on new platforms... we help people with digital literature projects too!7,385 followers | Follow
LJ Reviews
Reviews and news from the book and media review editors at Library Journal - @LibraryJournal7,371 followers | Follow
Eric Rickstad
Novelist. REAP http://tinyurl.com/299kth4 Memory is a devil who wears many disguises.7,260 followers | Follow
Globe Books
Globe Books is the Globe and Mail's books website. Peter Scowen is its editor.6,955 followers | Follow
Ploughshares Lit Mag
Award-winning literary journal @EmersonCollege. Each issue guest-edited by a different notable author. Print/Kindle/Nook. Tweets by Managing Ed @AndrejaJean6,816 followers | Follow
Mathew Timmons
harriet_poetry is the group Twitter feed of the Poetry Foundation's blog. Every so often a new poet takes over. This month features Mathew Timmons.6,809 followers | Follow
Evil Wylie
Humorous publishing news and gossip from the villainous alter-ego of author @andrewtshaffer. Theme song by Amanda Palmer.6,687 followers | Follow
Coach House Books
Coach House Books is an independent Canadian publishing company that prints all its books on site. We publish poetry, fiction, drama & nonfiction.6,667 followers | Follow
TheNervousBreakdown
Online culture magazine, lit community, & indie publisher. Founded by author and @OtherPeoplePod host @BradListi.6,615 followers | Follow
Milkweed Editions
Independent literary press; publisher of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, & books for young readers. Tweets from Milkfolk.6,560 followers | Follow
Guardian book club
Join the Guardian's monthly book club, hosted by John Mullan, professor of English at University College London6,317 followers | Follow
Identity Theory
Online magazine publishing essays, fiction, reviews and interviews with major authors and cultural figures since the year 2000. (You should write for us.)6,174 followers | Follow
Literary Death Match
Humor-laden competitive literary event: 4 readers, 3 judges, 2 rounds & 1 epic finale! In 39 cities worldwide (NY, SF, London & beyond). Created by @toddzuniga.5,610 followers | Follow
literary magazines
Literary magazines, arts + culture journals, and related publications on Twitter. Maintained by @anndouglas5,573 followers | Follow
Narrative Magazine
Bringing great storytelling to the world. Online. For free.5,508 followers | Follow
Creative Nonfiction
True stories, well told. Published quarterly and edited by @LeeGutkind. New issue out now!5,197 followers | Follow
Elise Blackwell
Author of four novels, I talk literature, writing, and books, with forays into art, music, science, curiosities. Self-promotion sparingly.5,133 followers | Follow
The Missouri Review
Since 1978, we've published stories, essays, and poems. We also like chocolate cake.5,009 followers | Follow
Soft Skull Press
Indie publisher without the indie 'tude. We're the one who sips wine in a cocktail dress then changes into a flannel and heads to a dive bar. We're everything.4,536 followers | Follow
The Fiction Desk
We publish a quarterly anthology of new short fiction. The latest volume 'The Maginot Line' is published mid-April 2012.4,441 followers | Follow
Library of America
Nonprofit publisher dedicated to preserving America's best and most significant writing4,360 followers | Follow
ChicagoTribune Books
Chicago Tribune's Printers Row books section. In print Saturdays, online 24/7.4,348 followers | Follow
Kenyon Review
Quarterly literary magazine founded by John Crowe Ransom. Purveying the literary arts since 1939.4,074 followers | Follow
Luna Park Review
Luna Park Review covers the world of literary magazines, journals, zines, you name it.3,990 followers | Follow
AmericanShortFiction
Fiction fiction fiction fiction. Fiction! Fiction. Fiction fiction? Fiction.3,729 followers | Follow
Dalkey Archive
Dalkey Archive Press is a nonprofit publisher at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign3,609 followers | Follow
Drunken Boat
Drunken Boat: international online journal of literature & the arts.3,533 followers | Follow
decomP magazinE
decomP is a monthly online magazine that publishes prose, poetry, art, and book reviews.3,510 followers | Follow
The Iowa Review
The Iowa Review accepts original works of fiction, nonfiction, translation, poetry, & photography. Published three times per year.3,488 followers | Follow
The Collagist
A literary journal publishing new fiction, poetry, non-fiction, novel excerpts, and book reviews monthly. From Dzanc Books.3,403 followers | Follow
Poetry Is Dead
Poetry Is Dead Magazine: we're not into twaiku. Tweets by editor Daniel Zomparelli.3,306 followers | Follow
Indiana Review
A literary magazine dedicated to showcasing the talents of emerging and established writers.3,029 followers | Follow
Gulf Coast Journal
A Journal of Literature and Fine Arts based out of the University of Houston.2,871 followers | Follow
Ninth Letter
the award-winning literary/arts journal at the Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign2,852 followers | Follow
Haydens Ferry Review
Journal of literature and art. Follow our blog at http://haydensferryreview.blogspot.com. We're the biggest thing since Dave Eggers.2,775 followers | Follow
Brit Lit Blogs
Showcasing the very best of british literary bloggers; Bringing readers to forgotten or overlooked authors, books, interviews and poetry.2,528 followers | Follow
The American Scholar
A quarterly journal of literature, science and culture published for a general readership since 1932.2,522 followers | Follow
The Southern Review
The Southern Review--publishing the best emerging and established authors2,422 followers | Follow
Salon Arts
Reviews & analysis of books, TV, movies and culture from Salon.com2,360 followers | Follow
GeorgiaReview
The best in poetry, fiction, essays, art, and reviews since 1947!2,319 followers | Follow
Opium Magazine
Literary Magazine, founded 2001. Creators of the Literary Death Match.2,171 followers | Follow
TriQuarterly Online
An international journal of writing, art, and cultural inquiry from Northwestern University. Curated by fiction editor @ankurthakkar2,168 followers | Follow
Wag's Revue
Wag's Revue is an online-only quarterly of poetry, essays, fiction, and interviews with waggish luminaries of our day.2,165 followers | Follow
The Florida Review
The Florida Review literary journal is published twice yearly by the University of Central Florida.2,104 followers | Follow
Artifice Magazine
Hello! We are the twitter account of Artifice Magazine! The things we like, we like more than we can stand.2,058 followers | Follow
matchbook editors
We're an online literary journal that publishes works of short, indeterminate prose and accompanying criticism. We feature one author every two weeks.1,955 followers | Follow
dinty@brevity
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PBQ: Lit magazine
1973 brought 2 major events: Watergate & the founding of PBQ. We've been publishing poetry, prose, & fiction ever since. Thanks for making us look good, Dick.1,811 followers | Follow
The New Quarterly
TNQ: Canadian Writers and Writing has been publishing award-winning Canadian literature for nearly 30 years1,562 followers | Follow
Fourteen Hills
Fourteen Hills: The San Francisco State Review - publishing innovative poetry, fiction, & cross genre work. Tweeting literary news from the Bay Area & beyond.1,469 followers | Follow
