Authors
Steven Johnson
Writer. (7 books, most recently Where Good Ideas Come From.) Web site creator (3 companies, most recently outside.in.) Dad (three boys.)1,439,020 followers | Follow
Stephen Hunt
Fantasy and science fiction author of such novels as 'The Court of the Air','The Kingdom Beyond the Waves', and 'Secrets of the Fire Sea'.151,295 followers | Follow
colson whitehead
just another down on his luck carny with a pocketful of broken dreams117,830 followers | Follow
Chuck Klosterman
112,570 followers | Follow
William Gibson
79,997 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 fan55,359 followers | Follow
Jennifer Weiner
#1 New York Times bestselling novelist. Bachelor/ette devotee and live-tweeter. New novel, THE NEXT BEST THING, out 7/3.45,319 followers | Follow
Tim Harford
Author of Adapt; Undercover Economist at the FT; presenter of More or Less, Radio 4. (Email v/ website is best for important messages.) Views my own, of course.44,140 followers | Follow
Brandon Sanderson
Fantasy novelist. Mistborn, Elantris, The Wheel of Time, The Stormlight Archive.35,162 followers | Follow
Steve Umstead
Science fiction author of top-rated Gabriel Trilogy. Semiprofessional swim-up bar tester, maniacal iPhone user. NEW Gabriel: Zero Point: http://amzn.to/GZPtw35,096 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.34,880 followers | Follow
Drew Magary
Writer: Deadspin, GQ, Kissing Suzy Kolber, The Postmortal (Available to thru here: http://is.gd/NmUQWW). World's tenderest lover.34,865 followers | Follow
Ken Baumann
Actor, writer, publisher, book cover designer, angel investor. Carbohydrates are my drug.24,218 followers | Follow
Holly Black
I write books. Some are: Tithe, Valiant, Ironside, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Good Neighbors graphic novels and The Curse Workers series.24,122 followers | Follow
Sherman Alexie
Sherman is the author of, most recently, Face, poetry from Hanging Loose Press, and War Dances, poems and stories from Grove Press.21,070 followers | Follow
Rex Pickett
Author of the novels SIDEWAYS and its sequel VERTICAL. @SidewaysthePlay now running thru July @RuskinGroupThtr.20,530 followers | Follow
libba bray
Silly, silly writer and all-around bad influence. You should probably leave while you can.20,471 followers | Follow
Maggie Stiefvater
I write novels. Some are about werewolves. Some are about faeries. Some are bestsellers. I sometimes eat cookies at inappropriate times.19,949 followers | Follow
David Gaughran
Short story writer, novelist, and resolute defender of the Oxford comma.19,664 followers | Follow
Austin Kleon
I'm a writer who draws. Author of Newspaper Blackout and Steal Like An Artist. On the #StealAcrossAmerica tour. Dates: http://austinkleon.com/events18,263 followers | Follow
Scott Sigler
Writer/author/scribinator of NOCTURNAL, INFECTED, CONTAGIOUS, ANCESTOR, and the GFL series. Co-founder of Dark Øverlord Media. Will eat your face.17,065 followers | Follow
Amanda Hocking
Obsessive tweeter. John Hughes mourner. Batman devotee. Unicorn enthusiast. Fraggin Aardvarks guitarist. Muppet activist. Author of Trylle Trilogy14,498 followers | Follow
Hari Kunzru
Novelist, skilled user of social media as work avoidance tool. Gods Without Men out now in UK (Hamish Hamilton) and in US (Knopf). France (Lattes) Sept.13,757 followers | Follow
R G McKay Ireland
'Writer' - born in Dubai, bred in Wales, read at Cambridge...13,386 followers | Follow
Chuck Wendig
Novelist, screenwriter, game designer, freelance penmonkey. Author of BLACKBIRDS (2012, Angry Robot). Dispenser of dubious writing advice. NSFW. Probably NSFL.12,148 followers | Follow
Neal Stephenson
Author of Snow Crash, Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, Baroque Cycle, et al.11,193 followers | Follow
Ann Douglas
Canadian Family contributing editor, Toronto Star columnist, author. Parenting, health, education, social justice, democracy. http://pinterest.com/annmdouglas11,069 followers | Follow
Lauren Beukes
Writer (aka glorified typist) of novels, including Zoo City and Moxyland, short stories, screenplays. New novel, The Shining Girls is due 2013.9,619 followers | Follow
Laila Lalami
Writer by day (Secret Son, Hope & Other Dangerous Pursuits.) Mutant superhero by night.9,229 followers | Follow
Charles Stross
I tell lies for money. (Boring version: I'm an SF novelist. Published by Tor and Ace in the US, Orbit in the UK.)9,012 followers | Follow
David Levithan
THE LOVER'S DICTIONARY is the story of a relationship told in the form of dictionary entries. These are not from the book, but tease to it.8,571 followers | Follow
gailcarriger
Tea obsessed NYT best selling steampunk author meets archaeologist meets fashion blogger. I do not auto-follow back.8,009 followers | Follow
Duane Swierczynski
I write crime novels and comic books and other things your mother warned you about.6,778 followers | Follow
Nick Harkaway
Author of The Gone-Away World and Angelmaker & non-fic The Blind Giant... Student of the psychosassic. General enthusiast. Fears: molluscs. Just because.6,690 followers | Follow
erin morgenstern
Writer, artist, kitten wrangler. Author of THE NIGHT CIRCUS.6,569 followers | Follow
Roz Morris
Writer, editor, book doctor. Nearly a dozen ghosted novels published, 8 bestsellers. I tweet about writing here, my own novels @ByRozMorris5,825 followers | Follow
K. W. Jeter
Fantasy/thriller/science fiction writer; created term Steampunk; music lover; Asian film, coffee & beer aficionado.5,698 followers | Follow
Cheryl Strayed
Author of WILD (Knopf, 2012), TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS (Vintage, 2012), TORCH (Houghton Mifflin, 2006), and the Dear Sugar column. Photo by Joni Kabana.5,641 followers | Follow
Philip Gourevitch
Staff Writer at The New Yorker, author of 'The Ballad of Abu Ghraib', 'A Cold Case' & 'We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families'5,513 followers | Follow
Authors Guild
The Authors Guild has been the published writer's advocate for effective copyright, fair contracts, and free expression since 1912.5,216 followers | Follow
Elise Blackwell
Author of four novels, I talk literature, writing, and books, with forays into art, music, science, curiosities. Self-promotion sparingly.5,149 followers | Follow
Paolo Bacigalupi
Writer. Latest book is The Drowned Cities. Also wrote The Windup Girl and Ship Breaker.4,850 followers | Follow
Dan Abnett + Nik
Dan Abnett, writer of novels, short stories, comic books and other stuff, and Nik Vincent, writer, wife and editor.4,702 followers | Follow
tobiasbuckell
Science Fiction author (Arctic Rising, Feb. 2012 via Tor/Macmillan). Grew up in Grenada/BVI/USVI on a boat. Futurist blogger. eBook designer. Lover of gadgets.4,448 followers | Follow
Laura Vanderkam
Laura is the author of All the Money In The World (Portfolio 2012) and 168 Hours (Portfolio 2010), and is a member of USA Today's Board of Contributors.4,377 followers | Follow
Cathy Davidson
(aka Catinstack). Author: Now You See It. Prof, Duke PhD Lab Digital Knowledge, cofounder #hastac. Technopragmatist. Education, society, business, the future.4,376 followers | Follow
Jennifer Gilmore
Author of the New York Times Notable novels Golden Country and Something Red. http://tinyurl.com/6bjr92z3,982 followers | Follow
elliott holt
Late bloomer. Always revising. I read a lot. (Also a @penguinpress author.)3,836 followers | Follow
Persia Walker
Crime fiction writer. Latest, BLACK ORCHID BLUES. See http://bit.ly/f7IiM9.3,796 followers | Follow
Adam Christopher
Novelist at Angry Robot and Tor books. Author of EMPIRE STATE and the forthcoming SEVEN WONDERS. Repped by Stacia Decker at the Donald Maass Literary Agency.3,253 followers | Follow
G. Willow Wilson
ALIF THE UNSEEN hits bookstores July 3. (Grove/Atlantic Press)3,196 followers | Follow
Saladin Ahmed
Author, THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON http://bit.ly/yOboy9. Freelance fixer-of-novels http://bit.ly/wtgTr9. Dad to twin toddlers.3,063 followers | Follow
Alastair Reynolds
Former space scientist - worked on binary stars, pulsars, quasars etc. Blue Remembered Earth is my latest book. Doing a Dr Who novel for BBC Books. Will travel.2,739 followers | Follow
Darinstrauss
Author of Chang & Eng,More Than It Hurts You, The Real McCoy, & the 2010 NBCC-winner Half a Life.2,723 followers | Follow
Cheryl Tan
Author of A TIGER IN THE KITCHEN, a food & travel memoir about rediscovering her Singapore family by going home to cook with them. www.cheryllulientan.com2,612 followers | Follow
Meghan Daum
Los Angeles Times columnist, essayist and author. Former New Yorker, former Nebraskan, former oboist.2,545 followers | Follow
cecil castellucci
fabulous lady artiste with bittersweet chocolate center. Authoress of novels and comic books. New novel The Year of the Beasts 5/12 also see @litdiaspora2,489 followers | Follow
Delilah S. Dawson
Author of steampunk vampire smut (WICKED AS THEY COME, Pocket), geek, synesthete, cake & boot guru, last of the red-hot swamis. Assoc. Ed, @coolmompicks.2,474 followers | Follow
Kat Howard
writes about speculative sorts of things, sometimes teaches them as well2,391 followers | Follow
Devon Monk
Writer of Allie Beckstrom urban fantasy series (MAGIC TO THE BONE) Age of Steam steampunk series (DEAD IRON) & short stories. Knitter. Coffee drinker.2,380 followers | Follow
J. Courtney Sullivan
Author of the New York Times bestsellers COMMENCEMENT and MAINE. Most mixed up non-delinquent on the block.2,252 followers | Follow
marie myung-ok lee
Brown faculty. Novel: Somebody's Daughter. Essays: Slate, New York Times, Washington Post, UKGuardian, The Atlantic. Famous for being from Bob Dylan's hometown.2,160 followers | Follow
Laura van den Berg
Author of What the World Will Look Like When All the Water Leaves Us (Dzanc, 2009), a B & N “Discover” pick & shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor Award.2,140 followers | Follow
Olsen Jay Nelson
SF fan/author, text-heavy blogger, technoscience theorist, social scientist.2,108 followers | Follow
Seth Fried
Author of The Great Frustration. My writing has appeared in McSweeney's, The Missouri Review, One Story, Tin House, and others.2,030 followers | Follow
Bryan Thomas Schmidt
Author, Editor, Musician, #sffwrtcht Host. Davi Rhii Books, North Star Serial, Falcone Files, Dawning Age. Many hats, most fit No autofollow, let's communicate2,025 followers | Follow
Tiffany Reisz
Founding member of Rush & MIRA BDSM Author of The Original Sinners. Editor of FELT TIPS, Coming Soon. It's not erotica until someone gets hurt.1,967 followers | Follow
Nina Sankovitch
Reading, writing, very little arithmetic. Wrote Tolstoy and the Purple Chair, published by HarperCollins.1,951 followers | Follow
Caryn Rose
Novelist & music writer. Cranky old punk rock lady. Church of Strummer & Springsteen. Baseball @metsgrrl. Director of Product Dev, Billboard.com. Opinions mine.1,760 followers | Follow
Nick Mamatas
1,682 followers | Follow
Aliette de Bodard
Engineer. SF/Fantasy Writer. Terminally linguistically confused.1,646 followers | Follow
Amelia Gray
1,627 followers | Follow
Diana Abu Jaber
My newest novel, BIRDS OF PARADISE, from WW Norton. I write, teach, and eat.1,542 followers | Follow
Greg Olear
Author of Fathermucker and Totally Killer; editor at The Nervous Breakdown; blogger at HuffPo Parents; interpreter of horoscopes; father of two; master of none.1,478 followers | Follow
Edan Lepucki
I'm a staff writer for The Millions and the author of the novella If You're Not Yet Like Me.1,463 followers | Follow
Bryan Waterman
NYU English. Author of Marquee Moon (33 1/3, Continuum, 2011). Writing a book about early American sex scandals. Follow @pwhny for NYC lit & cultural history.1,314 followers | Follow
John Hlinko
TV pundit, author, netroots/Facebook advocacy consultant. Head of @LeftAction. Country-music legend. Former president of France. Hockey hall of famer. Tree.1,187 followers | Follow
Genevieve Valentine
Spec writer and hopeless movie nerd. Debut novel, MECHANIQUE, out now; bad movie reviews out since always.1,159 followers | Follow
Juliette Wade
I'm an Analog SF author who loves to discuss language and culture in science fiction and fantasy. Represented by the Grayson Agency.1,147 followers | Follow
Claire Bidwell Smith
Writer, Mother, Author of THE RULES OF INHERITANCE (Penguin/Hudson Street).1,137 followers | Follow
Gene Luen Yang
I make comics and teach high school. Some of my books: American Born Chinese, Level Up, and the Avatar: The Last Airbender graphic novel series!1,083 followers | Follow
MichaelKimball
Us, Dear Everybody, The Way the Family Got Away, 60 Writers/60 Places, I Will Smash You, postcard life stories. Next: Big Ray (Bloomsbury, Fall 2012).1,010 followers | Follow
Steve Himmer
Father, teacher, writer, editor, cheeseburger enthusiast. Author of the novel THE BEE-LOUD GLADE. Editor of @NecessaryFic.1,004 followers | Follow
Jeff Deck (TEAL)
Typo Eradication Advancement League. The Great Typo Hunt is out in paperback! I also freelance edit & write: contact jeffdeck@jeffdeck.com970 followers | Follow
j.a. kazimer
Writer from Denver, CO. Books include, The Junkie Tales, CURSES! A F**ked Up Fairytale & Holy Socks and Dirtier Demons. Forthcoming FROGGY STYLE (2013).954 followers | Follow
Evan Hughes
Author of LITERARY BROOKLYN (Holt, '11). Have written for LRB, NYRB, NYT, NYMag, TNR, The Awl, Boston Globe, etc. Recent: http://j.mp/oRFvDP954 followers | Follow
Kimberly Llewellyn
#Author. Published with Penguin/Berkley NYC. Fan of contemporary romance. Visit Amazon Author Page http://amzn.to/kimberlyllewellyn949 followers | Follow
James Greer
Novelist, screenwriter, agoraphobe. Author of novels The Failure and Artificial Light. Formerly of Guided By Voices. Currently of Detective.894 followers | Follow
Shane Jones
809 followers | Follow
Rosecrans Baldwin
Author most recently of PARIS, I LOVE YOU BUT YOU'RE BRINGING ME DOWN. Co-founder/editor @themorningnews. Richard Hawley superfan.715 followers | Follow
Eleanor Henderson
Mother of superheroes, professor of wunderkinds, author of the novel TEN THOUSAND SAINTS (Ecco, June 2011).708 followers | Follow
Mark Juddery
Author, columnist, humorist, journalist... exposing the 50 most overrated things in history.696 followers | Follow
Douglas Perry
Portland, Oregon-based journalist and author of 'The Girls of Murder City.'668 followers | Follow
Jonathan Evison
Jonathan Evison is the author of ALL ABOUT LULU and WEST OF HERE. He likes rabbits660 followers | Follow
Courtney Maum
Writer of fiction + articles + stuff. Humor columnist for @ElectricLit. Friend to chocolate milk. http://electricliterature.com/category/celebrity-book-review/635 followers | Follow
peter manseau
Author of the memoir Vows, the novel Songs for the Butcher's Daughter + odd tomes Rag and Bone & Killing the Buddha. Goyish winner of many Jewish book awards.626 followers | Follow
Joshua Mohr
Author of Some Things that Meant the World to Me, Termite Parade, and Damascus.571 followers | Follow
Alec Nevala-Lee
Novelist, moviegoer, occasional Analog contributor, and author of art world thriller The Icon Thief, the first in a trilogy published by New American Library.539 followers | Follow
wildriverkim
Writer, Executive Editor, Interviewer, Poet, and Professional Storyteller--Author of the Column: The Triple Goddess Trials523 followers | Follow
Emma Trevayne
YA sci-fi/cyberpunk writer, voracious reader, music lover, actual cyborg. Repped by @byobrooks. My debut, CODA, is coming from Running Press Kids in Spring '13.510 followers | Follow
Mike Shevdon
Urban fantasy author: Strangeness and Charm is released 29th May 2012. Interests: folk-lore, history, rituals, archery and more.509 followers | Follow
Daniel Polansky
Author of a new noir fantasy series. Book 1 published Aug 2011 as LOW TOWN in the US (Doubleday) & THE STRAIGHT RAZOR CURE in the UK (Hodder) danielpolansky.com492 followers | Follow
jon armstrong
Writer, designer, podcaster, and mediocre, if futuristic, golfer. My novel, YARN, got a STARRED review from Publisher's Weekly!482 followers | Follow
Juliette Fay
Novelist. Snuggler/cheerleader/Meanest-Mom-in-Meantown to 4. Loves fast walks & big waves. Hates goat cheese. https://www.facebook.com/Juliette.Fay.author478 followers | Follow
SethKushner
Photographer, creator of acclaimed series http://bit.ly/CulturePOPphotocomix , Co-author of The Brooklynites & Leaping Tall Buildings, co-creator TripCity.Net472 followers | Follow
Peter Orner
Author of the novel Love and Shame and Love from @LittleBrown. Also writes The Lonely Voice for @The_Rumpus.432 followers | Follow
Beth Griffenhagen
Single girl, unabashed lush, sandwich enthusiast. I wrote a book! Haiku for the Single Girl - http://haikuforthesinglegirl.com/buy428 followers | Follow
MiraPtacin
gamechanger/creative nonfiction & kids book writer/host of Freerange Nonfiction Reading Series/classy+crassy lady/loves all dogs and most people.382 followers | Follow
Alyssa Harad
Writer. Led mostly by the nose. COMING TO MY SENSES: A Story of Perfume, Pleasure and an Unlikely Bride will be out July 5, 2012 from Viking.382 followers | Follow
ceriradford
Author of A Surrey State of Affairs http://amzn.to/AybmN4, freelance journalist based near Geneva, loves flamenco and English breakfasts, hates pigeons.375 followers | Follow
Janice Lee
Writer (The Piano Teacher, novel, magazines), wife, mother of four, no time for anything else (except twitter, apparently)370 followers | Follow
The Interns of Tao
We work for Tao. All requests to contact him should be filtered through us. Don't bother asking us to write an expose about Tao. We are nothing if not loyal.350 followers | Follow
Stefan Petrucha
Father, husband, author, rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief339 followers | Follow
Ellis Avery
I am the author of THE TEAHOUSE FIRE and, newly out from Riverhead in January 2012, THE LAST NUDE. Author news and daily (though not very 5-7-fivey) haiku.301 followers | Follow
Stuart Nadler
author of THE BOOK OF LIFE, out now in the US from Reagan Arthur Books / Little, Brown, and in the UK by Picador294 followers | Follow
Alex Gilvarry
I'm the author of FROM THE MEMOIRS OF A NON-ENEMY COMBATANT and the editor of Tottenville Review, @TottenvilleRv276 followers | Follow
Leslie Simon
Geek Girls Unite is out now. Pick up your copy today and for more geektastic updates, follow @redpatterndress.244 followers | Follow
Alan Glynn
Author of LIMITLESS (film adaptation: @Limitless_Movie), WINTERLAND, and BLOODLAND (coming Winter 2012 from @PicadorUSA).230 followers | Follow
Aimee Phan
Author of The Reeducation of Cherry Truong (March, 2012) and story collection We Should Never Meet (2004.)186 followers | Follow
Kristopher Jansma
English Professor / Columnist for Electric Literature / Author of The Unchangeable Spots of Leopards164 followers | Follow
Jewell Parker Rhodes
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