Friday, 29 June 2012

5 book-related tweets from book-related tweeps you might want to check out

"The people drawn to Twitter are people on the cutting edge, the real nerds who are resentful of the fact that the general population have found and taken over Facebook."
– Steve Dotto

I like Twitter. I'm going to sound nutty (as usual), but the visual cacophany of it, and the range of both deliberate and random conversations, is endlessly fascinating to me. What I really appreciate about it, though, are all of the reading suggestions that come across our work tweetstream. Today's post is in that vein. Unfortunately, I couldn't put anything close to the number I really wanted to link to - something like 27 of them hah! And before you get all uppity and point out that I've made a mistake and added Joe Hill twice to this list, you can settle, petal. I know. And it was deliberate, because the man is truly awesome. Who doesn't appreciate authors who give you sneak peeks at their upcoming book covers AND a Warren Ellis recommendation? Total win. Today, all for you, 5 book-related tweets from book-related tweeps you might want to check out

Tweep: @BookRiot
Bio: Always books. Never boring.
Location: Brooklyn
Website: http://www.bookriot.com

Tweep: @mental_floss
Bio: Amazing facts from the good people at mental_floss magazine. @EnglishJason is in charge of typing.
Location: New York/Birmingham/Cleveland
Website: http://www.mentalfloss.com

Tweep: @bkshelvesofdoom
Location: Maine, Maine, Maine
Website: http://bookshelvesofdoom.blogs.com

Tweep: @nprbooks
Bio: Notes on NPR Books stories, the future of reading, and what to read next, with NPR.org's book editor. Email us: Books[at]npr.org
Website: www.npr.org/books

Tweep: @joe_hill
Bio: Author of HORNS, HEART-SHAPED BOX, 20th CENTURY GHOSTS, and an ongoing comic book, LOCKE & KEY.
Location: New England
Website: http://www.joehillfiction.com

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