Twenty-Seven Small Press Twitter Feeds to Follow
Not every great small press is active on Twitter, but here are twenty-seven that engage book culture via social media in interesting, informative, and entertaining ways.
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Agent Advice: Rebecca Gradinger of Fletcher & Company
Literary agent Rebecca Gradinger explains why writers need agents and offers tips about best practices for finding one.
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Wendig's Twenty-Five Things Writers Should Know, Johnny Depp's New Imprint, and More
Actor Johnny Depp is launching a HarperCollins imprint called Infinitum Nihil; Microsoft announced the pricing for its new line of Surface tablets; the battle over the ownership of Franz Kafka's papers has been decided in court; and other news.
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Twenty-One Twitter Novels by Famous Authors, Free Edgar Allan Poe E-Books, and More
The Association of American Publishers reports sales rose over 13 percent for the first half of 2012; Robert Atwan lists the ten best essays written since 1950; literary podcast Other People with Brad Listi has created an app; and other news.
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Twenty-One Lies Writers Tell Themselves, Jonathan Evison Sells Screen Rights, and More
A technology company intends to create a Spotify-like service for books; David Letterman's production company Worldwide Pants has purchased film rights to Jonathan Evison's The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving; Alexander Chee lists twenty-one lies writers tell themselves; and other news.
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Modeling for Seven Hundred Jane Austen Fans, Thirteen-Dollar E-Reader, and More
In the Authors Guild lawsuit, a judge ruled that libraries that offered books for scanning are protected by copyright's fair use doctrine; Sarah Marian Seltzer describes the experience of modeling for seven hundred Jane Austen enthusiasts; Halloween's approaching, and GalleyCat features a selection of favorite literary costumes.
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Megan Mayhew Bergman on Meeting Reagan, Margaret Atwood's Ten Tips for Writers, and More
Jon Stock details how he convinced an overzealous online critic to retract a one-star review; Brain Pickings showcases the two-book collaboration between artist R. Crumb and Charles Bukowski; Margaret Atwood offers ten tips for writers; and other news.
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Lena Dunham's 3.7 Million Dollar Book Deal, National Storytelling Festival, and More
HBO's Girls creator Lena Dunham's first collection of essays sold to Random House for a reported 3.7 million dollars; Jason Diamond reports on attending a sold out reading by Zadie Smith and Michael Chabon at the famed 92nd Street Y in New York City; the University of Missouri changed its decision to close the University of Missouri Press; and other news.
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Sherman Alexie Discusses Jessamyn West's Fiction, Sue Grafton's Home Burglarized, and More
Amazon is threatening to remove buy buttons from certain publishing house's titles; Lucy McKeon writes of the desire to meet her literary idol, the author Joan Didion; the New Yorker Festival is this weekend, and last-minute tickets are available; and other news.
Junot Díaz's Zombie Novel, Molly Ringwald's Book Party, and More
Famed New York City reading venue, the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, is planning a multi-million dollar renovation; Judith Thurman writes of attending the party for Molly Ringwald's first novel; Open Letters Monthly examines the life and work of noted womanizer, addict, and novelist Gabriele D’Annunzio; and other news.
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