The Directory of Book Trade People quietly slipped past its first birthday on Sunday. When I launched the directory, I never could have imagined how it would grow. I don’t know how many listings were in the directory originally — certainly it was less than 75, maybe even as few as 50. Today there are 836 entries in 21 different categories, and more being added all the time.

Thank you to everyone who has used, tweeted, recommended, blogged, talked about, added to, edited and otherwise helped this directory develop into the resource it is now.

For the last several months, I’ve been mulling over ways to improve it, but I’d love to hear your take. What can we do to make the directory more helpful and easier to use?

I was initially excited about the Twitter List feature that was unveiled this past fall. I had planned to turn each category into a separate list. That plan fizzled when I discovered that Twitter limits both the number of lists you can have, as well as the number of people within each list. So for now, the directory continues to exist here, on our website, in its original form.

One thing you may not know is that we created some direct URLs to make referencing and linking to the directory easier. Typing in www.BookTradeDirectory.com takes you straight to the list. The companion directory of book authors on Twitter can be found at www.AuthorsWhoTweet.com. (That directory celebrates its first birthday in February, and is up to 539 entries.)

So tell us what you’d like to see for the Book Trade Directory in 2010. We at Highspot are looking forward to another year of connections!

Twitter chats are an excellent way to interact, learn, debate and discuss with others in the publishing and writing community.

What Is a Twitter Chat?
Chats are public conversations that take place on Twitter at a scheduled date and time. Often a discussion topic is set beforehand, but sometimes the floor is open to whatever participants wish to talk about.

Anyone can listen or contribute to a chat. No registration is required.

Each chat is given a hashtag, which is an agreed-upon name for the chat preceded by the pound sign (#). The hashtag is how you follow and contribute to the discussion.

How to Listen to a Twitter Chat

1. Use the Twitter search page and enter the chat’s hashtag. This will pull up all the tweets for that chat.
2. Set up a new column in TweetDeck using the chat’s hashtag as a search term. Again, this will pull up all the tweets for that chat.
3. Use an app such as TweetChat.

How to Speak During a Twitter Chat
Simply add the chat’s hashtag to the end of your tweet. That’s it!

This is an example of me speaking during a #followreader chat:

@jennifertribe: Current e-readers lack “sexy” factor. iPod took off bec/ it was beautiful AND functional. People wanted to be seen with it. #followreader

Twitter Chats for Authors & Publishers
There are a number of regularly scheduled Twitter chats for writers, authors, and others in the book trade. I’ve listed them alphabetically.

Know of other chats that should be listed here? Please tweet or email me the info and I will add it.

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#editorchat

When: Every Wednesday at 7 - 10 pm Central Standard Time
Hosted by: @LydiaBreakfast (Lydia Dishman)

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#followreader

When: 4 -5 pm Eastern Standard Time
Hosted by: @charabbott (Charlene Abbott) @katmeyer (Kat Meyer)

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#ISBNhour
A chat about book identification systems and industry best practices. Targeted primarily to small publishers and self-published authors.

When: Every Friday at 12 - 1 pm Eastern Standard Time
Hosted by: @ljndawson (Laura Dawson)

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#kidlitchat

When: Every Tuesday at 9 pm Eastern Standard Time
Hosted by: @gregpincus (Greg Pincus) @bonnieadamson (Bonnie Adamson)

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#litchat
A chat about books. Heavy focus on fiction. Often brings in authors to guest host the chat and answer reader questions.

When: Every Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 4 - 5 pm Eastern Standard Time
Hosted by: @litchat

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#platformchat

When: Monthly though the day varies; follow the hosts for announced dates
Hosted by: @thewritermama (Christina Katz) @merylkevans (Meryl K. Evans)

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#writechat
A chat for writers. Julie kicks things off with a question but everyone is encouraged to share whatever is on their mind about “writing, life, and this creative journey we all share.” / More info at http://blog.writingspirit.com/twitter/

When: Every Sunday at 12 - 3 pm Pacific Standard Time
Hosted by: @WritingSpirit (Julie Isaac)

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If you’re an author or publisher and still aren’t sure if the whole Twitter thing is for you, a couple of new resources may help demonstrate the value it can deliver.

Last week I was interviewed by Kirk Biglione, a digital publisher and new media consultant, about Twitter and the book trade people who are using it. You can listen to a recording of that interview.

Kirk has also put together a short video presentation that explains how Twitter is like the best cocktail party you’ve ever attended, and how authors and publishers can use it to their advantage.

If you’ve been a hold-out, now is the time to join the Twitter party. It’s probably different — and better — than you think. Look me up at @jennifertribe and say hello. Let’s start a conversation.

I just can’t stay silent about this any longer. Sometimes I shake my head in disbelief. Sometimes I’m frustrated. Always I wonder, what the heck?

My astonishment has to do with Twitter and the people who don’t identify themselves there. I’d like to say, “You know who you are,” but I’m not so sure that statement is true. Because surely if you knew how hard it is to find out anything about you, you’d make some easy changes to your profile.

For the record, it doesn’t matter to me how you use Twitter. If you want to lock your tweets so that only your friends can see them, fine. If you’d like to use a pseudonym and a picture of your dog so no one knows who’s really doing all that tweeting about Dancing with the Stars in the middle of the workday, knock yourself out. I’m not talking about you, the casual users.

No, I’m talking about the people who want to make professional connections on Twitter. The people who want to network. The people who want to promote their books, their services, their websites and blogs. (And, ahem, the people who request to be in directories because they want to be found.) If you are on Twitter to connect with people, then you have to let them know who they are connecting with.

Seems pretty straightforward, yet I’ve lost track of the profiles I’ve seen that are missing really important information.

I’ve visited the Twitter profiles of people who have told me they are authors and have not been able to figure out the person’s name or the name of their books or one thing they write about. How are people supposed to find your work to become readers and fans?

I’ve clicked through to Twitter profiles of people who have told me they are publicists for hire (publicists!) and have not been able to find any information about their company, the services they offer, or where to get more information. How are people supposed to hire you?

Your Twitter profile gives you the chance to identify and promote yourself. If you don’t complete your profile, you’re not helping yourself. But more than that, you’re not helping the people who would like to know you, talk to you, and potentially spend money with you. Don’t think that completing your profile is being too “sales-y.” People are trying to make a decision about whether to follow you. Give them the information they need.

If you’re on Twitter to network, here’s what your profile should include:

• Your real name, especially if it’s different from your Twitter handle
• A good photo of you. Not your cat, not a sunset, and definitely not the default brown Twitter square — the real you. People connect with other human beings. It’s hard to network with a sunset.
• A link to your website or blog. Warning! A web link is a supplement to, not a replacement for, a Twitter profile. And be careful about linking to a blog if the blog doesn’t orient visitors upon landing. I’ve clicked through from incomplete Twitter profiles, hoping to find more information on the website, only to land on a blog that doesn’t tell me who the blogger is or what the blog is about.
• A bio that provides a snapshot of you who are and what topics you’d be interested in connecting over. Think in keywords. “Living on the edge” doesn’t say a thing about you or why people might be interested in following you. Authors, include book titles if you can.

Did you know that when people roll over your name in a Followers list, your bio appears in a pop-up? When I scan lists for new people to follow, I do the roll-over trick. It saves me from clicking through to every profile. If the bio seems interesting, then I’ll click through to see more and maybe follow. No bio, no pop-up, no click-through, no follow.

A good profile works in your favour. HubSpot analyzed Twitter data and discovered that users with a bio have 8 times the number of followers than those without a bio. Profiles with web links had 7.5 times the number of followers compared to those without links.

Take advantage of the Twitter profile. People will thank you with follows and conversation.

I have started compiling a directory of book authors on Twitter. To make the list manageable and useful for everyone, I have set some simple guidelines. To be included on the list:

• An author must be a book author. Writers of blogs, essays, white papers, stories published in magazines, etc won’t be collected here unless the material has also been published in a book. It’s not that there aren’t lots of talented non-book writers on Twitter, but they are not the focus of this directory.
• An author’s book must be published. Self-publishers are more than welcome.
• Authors will only be listed in one genre. The list will be huge, and names repeated in multiple categories will only make it bigger. I know many of you publish in more than one area — pick the one that you feel best represents you.
• Authors must show their full names in their Twitter bio or linked website. Pen names are acceptable if the book was authored under that name.
• Authors must have unlocked tweets. If your account is locked and not publicly available, there’s no point in being added to a public directory.

Note: I do verify that you have published book titles, so if your books are not listed on your Twitter profile or website (aside: why aren’t they?), then please provide a title or ISBN.

HOW TO BE ADDED
To suggest your own name or someone else’s for the directory, please send Highspot an @ message on Twitter or leave a comment below. Do not send email. We need your Twitter ID, your name, and your genre. Remember, just one genre.

You will receive my eternal thanks if you format the information as follows so that I can simply copy and paste it into the directory:

GENRE @twitterID / Name

Thanks!

This is a directory of book authors who are on Twitter. If you are looking for the directory of book trade people on Twitter, including publishers, you will find it here.

This list is a constant work in progress. I know there are many more authors out there. You can help make this directory better by tweeting Highspot with the names of more authors, or leaving a comment on this post. The directory is updated regularly with new entries.

NOTE: To be added, a book author must supply three pieces of information: Twitter ID, name, and genre or category. Please see this post for more details on being added to the directory.

Last updated: 11 Jan 2010

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NON-FICTION

Biography ~ Autobiography ~ Memoir (28)

@65rosesauthor / Heather Summerhayes Cariou
@alistaird221b / Alistair Duncan
@AndreaGillies / Andrea Gillies
@AnnetteFix / Annette Fix
@dcsar733 / Eric L. Mott
@elizabethblake / Elizabeth Blake
@esmo / Esmeralda Santiago
@Evitchka / Eva Maria Chapman
@gingerblymyer / Ginger Blymer
@heatherdune / Heather Dune Macadam
@helentse / Helen Tse
@janineshepherd / Janine Shepherd
@JLpillhead / Joshua Lyon
@jmackinday / Jennifer MacKinday
@kellyjo9 / Kelly Jo Eldredge
@KimVazquez / Kim Vazquez
@LornaCollins / Lorna Collins
@mttymcg / Matthew McGough
@patmcnees / Pat McNees
@Rachelresnick / Rachel Resnick
@SaneLiz / Elizabeth Marvin Mulholland
@Sascha_Zuger / Sascha Zuger
@savo_heleta / Savo Heleta
@SimpleLiving1 / John P. Haines
@stephanieklein / Stephanie Klein
@Trishryan / Trish Ryan
@QueenOfTheRoad / Doreen Orion
@wilw / Wil Wheaton

Business (59)

@ajkeen / Andrew Keen
@BoBurlingham / Bo Burlingham
@businessfit / Dawn Lennon
@chr1sa / Chris Anderson
@CJHayden / C. J. Hayden
@cvdhruve / Chetan Dhruve
@DaisyWright / Daisy Wright
@danielpink / Daniel Pink
@danschawbel / Dan Schawbel
@davidfrood / David Frood
@deannatroupe / DeAnna Troupe
@debbieweil / Debbie Weil
@dmscott / David Meerman Scott
@ducttape / John Jantsch
@DunnMich / Michelle Dunn
@ericgarland / Eric Garland
@fgallinelli / Peter Gallinelli
@gapingvoid / Hugh MacLeod
@Gladwell / Malcolm Gladwell
@GrantMcDuling / Grant McDuling
@gtdguy / David Allen
@heatherhansen / Heather Hansen
@JackCanfield / Jack Canfield
@jackcovert / Jack Covert
@jack_welch / Jack Welch
@janetslack / Janet Slack
@jeffjarvis / Jeff Jarvis
@JimHarris / Jim Harris
@JohnWarrillow / John Warrillow
@jonathanfields / Jonathan Fields
@JulieAnnAmos / Julie-Ann Amos
@keithferrazzi / Keith Ferrazzi
@LanceScoular / Lance Scoular
@laura_lake / Laura Lake
@lindseypollak / Lindsey Pollak
@liz_lynch / Liz Lynch
@marcapitman / Marc A. Pitman
@MichaelEGerber / Michael E. Gerber
@mkroth / Michael Kroth
@NancyBeckley / Nancy Beckley
@Projecteze / Laurence Seton
@rajeevdewan / Rajeev Dewan
@Richard_Florida / Richard Florida
@rosasay / Rosa Say
@sarahprout / Sarah Prout
@ScottAllen / Scott Allen
@sequenceinc / Tracy Coenen
@sharongraham / Sharon Graham
@shelisrael / Shel Israel
@taxtips4writers / Brigitte Thompson
@tferriss / Tim Ferriss
@thegrowthguy / Verne Harnish
@TomAntion / Tom Antion
@tom_peters / Tom Peters
@tsattersten / Todd Sattersten
@tweetterena / Terena Scott
@vinceposcente / Vince Poscente
@WeberBooks / Steve Weber
@whalehunters / Barbara Weaver Smith

Food ~ Drink (6)

@jenny8lee / Jenny 8 Lee
@marielhemingway / Mariel Hemingway
@MaryeAudet / Marye Audet
@molliekatzen / Mollie Katzen
@ruthreichl / Ruth Reichl
@theveggiequeen / Jill Nussinow

Health ~ Medicine (11)

@aanottheonlyway / Melanie Solomon
@angiebestboss / Angie Best-Boss
@anndouglas / Ann Douglas
@butterflyhaikus / Stephanie Gailing
@Deepak_Chopra / Deepak Chopra
@DiamonDie / Maija Haavisto
@M_hutchings / Melinda Hutchings
@paula_owens / Paula Owens
@seefisch / Dr. Conrad Fischer
@Stollfoundation / Jan DeCourtney
@vduffy / Virginia Duffy

History (17)

@elissastein / Elissa Stein
@ElleAndraWarner / Elle Andra-Warner
@fionajmackenzie / Fiona J MacKenzie
@frannydink / Frances Dinkelspiel
@kbsagert / Kelly Boyer Sagert
@KeithStrunk / Keith Strunk
@kennethcdavis / Kenneth C. Davis
@kevindmccann / Kevin D. McCann
@kriswaldherr / Kris Waldherr
@malgeo / Matthew Algeo
@maureenogle / Maureen Ogle
@PD_Smith / P. D. Smith
@mikegreenburg / Michael M. Greenburg
@simonworrall / Simon Worrall
@smartelle / Scott Martelle
@TheBookMaven / Bethanne Kelly Patrick
@wayneralph / Wayne Ralph

Hobbies ~ Games ~ Pets (10)

@Ari_outside / Kathryn Miles
@debeades / Deborah Eades
@deborahkwhite / Deborah K. White
@joannaslan / Joanna Campbell Slan
@kpwerker / Kim Werker
@knitgrrl / Shannon Okey
@lolamoth / Suzanne Tourtillott
@soapcrone / Amy Kalinchuk
@tammypowley / Tammy Powley
@terragarden / Terra Hangen

Home ~ Garden (1)

@GreenFengShui / Norma LehmeierHartie

Humor ~ Trivia (7)

@duncanbirminghm / Duncan Birmingham
@Francesostick / Frances Rostick
@hodgman / John Hodgman
@judygruen / Judy Gruen
@sharonglassman / Sharon Glassman
@TerryBain / Terry Bain
@toddgallagher / Todd Gallagher

Law ~ Crime ~ Police (2)

@BarbaraBentley / Barbara Bentley
@bisnarchase / John Bisnar

Literary (6)

@benmezrich / Ben Mezrich
@davidtracey / David Tracey
@rebeccawalker / Rebecca Walker
@ReginaMarler / Regina Marler
@susanorlean / Susan Orlean
@WendyPriesnitz / Wendy Priesnitz

Nature ~ Environment (1)

@infoaboutalaska / Alan Sorum

Parenting ~ Family (4)

@BrendaNixon / Brenda Nixon
@Ioninfertility / Iris Waichler
@Lpgordon / Linda Gordon
@VictoriaMixon / Victoria Mixon

Personal Finance (5)

@alivelshi / Ali Velshi
@AuthorDavidBach / David Bach
@Rich_Dad / Robert Kiyosaki
@SuzeOrmanshow / Suze Orman
@T_Harv_Eker / T. Harv Eker

Religion ~ Spirituality (10)

@_NealeDWalsch / Neale Donald Walsch
@annebradshaw / Anne Bradshaw
@deafhawk / Gregory H. Lawrence
@Donepe / Don E. Peavy Sr.
@DvineExpression / Deborah D. Jenkins
@Lori_A_Moore / Lori A. Moore
@M_Hollingsworth / Mary Hollingsworth
@marilynhontz / Marilyn Hontz
@tonysamara / Tony Samara
@unstoppablejoy / Ed Osworth

Science (4)

@BadAstronomer / Dr. Philip Plait
@MiloWolff / Milo Wolff
@Rocketrod / Rod Costner
@stevenbjohnson / Steven Berlin Johnson

Self-Help ~ Inspirational (35)

@AmandaBinTN / Amanda Bennett
@AndyAndrews / Andy Andrews
@AnnetteColby / Annette Colby
@BarbaraSher / Barbara Sher
@christine22hoef / Christine Hoeflich
@claytonbye / Clayton Bye
@debbiepayne / Debbie Payne
@deepriverwithin / Abby Seixas
@DrWayneWDyer / Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
@hawleyroddick / Hawley Roddick
@jangault / Jan Gault
@jimdonovan / Jim Donovan
@KiraRosner / Kira Rosner
@Kyeli / Kyeli Smith
@LouiseHay / Louise Hay
@MarkVHansen / Mark Victor Hansen
@MichelleSedas / Michelle Sedas
@mitchalbom / Mitch Albom
@pacesmith / Pace Smith
@pammyz / Pamela Jansen
@paulocoelho / Paulo Coelho
@QuiltinRedhead / Kelly Smith
@robert_egby / Robert Egby
@SKelleyH / S. Kelly Harrell
@SpaciousSelf / Stephanie Bennett Vogt
@spiver / Susan Piver
@SpunkOnAStick / L. Diane Wolfe
@thecreativepenn / Joanna Penn
@timkellis / Tim Kellis
@timothykendrick / Timothy Kendrick
@tinatessina / Tina Tessina
@tonyrobbins / Tony Robbins
@wardfoley / Ward Foley
@wpy2009 / William Paul Young
@zen_habits / Leo Babauta

Social Sciences (4)

@cshirky / Clay Shirky
@jonronson / Jon Ronson
@katebornstein / Kate Bornstein
@petersagal / Peter Sagal

Technology ~ Internet (10)

@applemackay / Jay Mahar
@dtapscott / Don Tapscott
@EFinkelstein / Ellen Finkelstein
@iFroggy / Patrick O’Keefe
@joelcomm / Joel Comm
@leesabarnes / Leesa Barnes
@MarshaCollier / Marsha Collier
@musicandwords / Sean McManus
@stevegarfield / Steve Garfield
@WarrenWhitlock / Warren Whitlock

Travel (8)

@AKNickerson / Angela K. Nickerson
@familytravelmom / Michele Zavatsky
@ginahyams / Gina Hyams
@hackneye / Donald Strachan
@holysleep / Trish Clark
@rtfelton / Robert Todd Felton
@sandrafriend / Sandra Friend
@Thandelike / Anastasia M. Ashman

Writing ~ Publishing (14)

@BookMarketer / Dana Lynn Smith
@brianandcyndy / Brian Bass
@cyndyandbrian / Cyndy Kryder
@DanPoynter / Dan Poynter
@FernReiss / Fern Reiss
@FrugalBookPromo / Carolyn Howard-Johnson
@GrammarGirl / Mignon Fogarty
@iwhodareswins / Bob Mayer
@JohnKremer / John Kremer
@jtlongandco / JT Long
@SarahBolme / Sarah Bolme
@shelhorowitz / Shel Horowitz
@susandaffron / Susan Daffron
@wordywoman / Shelley Lieber

FICTION

Action ~ Adventure (1)

@SciFiAdventure / R.J. Archer

Literary ~ General (57)

@adeniro / Alan DeNiro
@agreer / Andrew Sean Greer
@amandaeyreward / Amanda Eyre Ward
@amymackinnon / Amy Mackinnon
@aswinn / Allison Winn Scotch
@BarbaraDelinsky / Barbara Delinsky
@Caroline_S / Carolyn Smailes
@carolynturgeon / Carolyn Turgeon
@cbarzak / Christopher Barzak
@chuckpalahniuk / Chuck Palahniuk
@clairecameron / Claire Cameron
@danamo / Danyel Smith
@DebraSnider / Debra Snider
@dougcoupland / Douglas Coupland
@eliseblackwell / Elise Blackwell
@emilymandel / Emily St. John Mandel
@flammablewords / C. M. Harris
@Glasgowlee / Leela Soma
@hollylisle / Holly Lisle
@jebraun / J.E. Braun
@jennienash / Jennie Nash
@Joe_Wallace / Joseph Wallace
@John_Wray / John Wray
@jscarroll / Jonathan Caroll
@Karen_Palmer / Karen Palmer
@KateJacobsBooks / Kate Jacobs
@katherinecenter / Katherine Center
@KellySimmons / Kelly Simmons
@kirandesai / Kiran Desai
@KristyKiernan / Kristy Kiernan
@ktsetsi / Kristen Tsetsi
@kwohlrob / Ken Wohlrob
@ladymurasaki / Marie Mutsuki Mockett
@larentschler / Linda Ann Rentschler
@linc0lnpark / Lincoln Park
@lisettebrodey / Lisette Brodey
@MargaretAtwood / Margaret Atwood
@mariebostwick / Marie Bostwick
@megwaiteclayton / Meg Waite Clayton
@michaelpboatman / Michael Boatman
@MoriahJovan / Mariah Jovan
@NancyKayShapiro / Nancy Kay Shapiro
@OrnaRoss / Orna Ross
@paul_shannon / Paul Shannon
@PettyMagic / Camille DeAngelis
@piaze / Pia Z Ehrhardt
@realjohngreen / John Green
@rodesfishburne / Rodes Fishburne
@s_g_browne / Scott G. Browne
@stephenfry / Stephen Fry
@tao_lin / Tao Lin
@tericoyne / Teri Coyne
@ThereseWalsh / Therese Walsh
@TomDolby / Tom Dolby
@Urrealism / Luis Alberto Urrea
@webvivant / Steve Mansfield-Devine
@ZimblerMiller / Phyllis Zimbler Miller

Christian (3)

@candacesalima / Candace E. Salima
@DebiIrene / Debi Irene Wahl
@rebecaseitzGRPR / Rebeca Seitz

Historical (13)

@Annewhitfield / Anne Whitfield
@CarolBMTbooks / Carol A. Buchanan
@cmmayo1 / C.M. Mayo
@Eugenia_Kim / Eugenia_Kim
@DanMcNeil888 / Dan McNeil
@jessicajames / Jessica James
@p_photiou / Philip Photiou
@RLBHartmann / R.L.B. Hartmann
@Sandra_Gulland / Sandra Gulland
@slipdown / Walt Shiel
@talexander / Tasha Alexander
@TheWriteHand / Allen Goldenthal
@tracygrant / Tracy Grant

Horror (11)

@AlanBaxter / Alan Baxter
@BobV451 / Robert E. Vardeman
@JeremyCShipp / Jeremy C. Shipp
@jnassise / Joe Nassise
@JoanDeLaHaye / Joan De La Haye
@joe_hill / Joe Hill
@JonathanMaberry / Jonathan Maberry
@Kim_Richards / Kim Richards
@MarkLeslie / Mark Leslie
@scottsigler / Scott Sigler
@VampireFaust / Gabrielle Faust

Mystery ~ Thriller (37)

@ajbarnett / Anthony J. Barnett
@AJScudiere / AJ Scudiere
@allanansorge / Allan Ansorge
@catconnor / Cat Connor
@charlottehughes / Charlotte Hughes
@Clea_Simon / Clea Simon
@cymlowell / Cym H. Lowell
@debgrabien / Deborah Grabien
@DennisTafoya / Dennis Tafoya
@DianeFanning / Diane Fanning
@djledford / Deborah J Ledford
@docnoir / Anthony Neil Smith
@egtalbot/ Edward G. Talbot
@ericbarnes2 / Eric Barnes
@fpaulwilson / F. Paul Wilson
@GayleTrent / Gayle Trent
@jamesscottbell / James Scott Bell
@jasonpinter / Jason Pinter
@joefinder / Joe Finder
@JoeMoore_writer / Joe Moore
@jonfmerz / Jon F. Merz
@JonMcGoran / Jon McGoran (aka D.H. Dublin)
@jrlindermuth / John Lindermuth
@KDWrites / KD Easley
@libbyfh / Libby Fischer Hellmann
@luisabuehler / Luisa Buehler
@mary_russell / Laurie R. King
@MikeAngley / Michael Angley
@mrsellars / M.R. Sellars
@mysteryshrink / Barbara DeShong
@PStoltey / Patricia Stoltey
@RGregoryBrowne / Rob Gregory Browne
@SheynaGalyan / Sheyna Galyan
@SuzanneArruda / Suzanne Arruda
@teresaburrell / Teresa Burrell
@ThePenanceList / Siobhan C. Cunningham
@thrillerchick / JT Ellison

Romance (36)

@4kaylin / Kaylin McFarren
@adellelaudan / Adelle Laudan
@AdrianaKraft / Adriana Kraft
@candacehavens / Candace Havens
@carmenshirkey / Carmen Shirkey
@christinadodd / Christina Dodd
@DanielleThorne / Danielle Thorne
@DebraMullins / Debra Mullins
@donnahill / Donna Hill
@drjeanne / Dr. Jeanne Hounshell
@echelonpress / Alexis Hart
@elucastaylor / E. Lucas Taylor
@foery / Foery MacDonell
@janecostello / Jane Costello
@janetlaneauthor / Janet Lane
@JenWagnerWriter / Jennifer Wagner
@Ketadiablo / Keta Diablo
@lindawisdom / Linda Wisdom
@linorerose / Linore Rose Burkard
@loiscarroll / Lois Carroll
@marcnobbs / Marc Nobbs
@Margay / Margay Leah Justice
@MarisaChenery / Marisa Chenery
@MelissaMayhue / Melissa Mayhue
@micheleabell / Michele Ashman Bell
@NicolaMarsh / Nicola Marsh
@PaigeTyler / Paige Tyler
@Patti_OShea / Patti O’Shea
@reganblack / Regan Black
@rowenacherry / Rowena Cherry
@ruttanamy / Amy Ruttan
@sarahstorme / Sarah Storme
@SherriErwin / Sherri Browning Erwin
@TinaGerow / Tina Gerow
@traciehoward / Tracie Howard
@victoriajanssen / Victoria Janssen

Science Fiction ~ Fantasy (41)

@AlexBledsoe / Alex Bledsoe
@auntyproton / Carol E. Meacham
@barculator / James Barclay
@christinerose / Christine Rose
@doctorow / Cory Doctorow
@EdainDuguay / Edain Duguay
@Elissa_Malcohn / Elissa Malcohn
@Fantasyharper / Wendy Gillissen
@gloriaoliver / Gloria Oliver
@GreatDismal / William Gibson
@Gregory_Frost / Gregory Frost
@hamishmacdonald / Alistair Hamish MacDonald
@henrymelton / Henry Melton
@JasonCosmo / Dan McGirt
@jchutchins / J.C. Hutchins
@jenniferfallon / Jennifer Fallon
@JLichtenberg / Jacqueline Lichtenberg
@josephdevon / Joseph Devon
@kaliphonia / William F. Aicher
@KenMcConnell / Ken McConnell
@LA_Banks / Leslie Esdaile Banks
@LAShiel / Lisa A Shiel
@laurenbeukes / Lauren Beukes
@MarkDavidGerson / Mark David Gerson
@MaryRobinette / Mary Robinette Kowal
@Max_Frei / Max Frei
@neilhimself / Neil Gaiman
@ofkingsandgods / Chris Ledbetter
@paulcrilley / Paul Crilley
@rathacat / Clare Bell
@rabumgardner / Ronnie Bumgardner
@RFLong / Ruth F Long
@roxannasmolen / Roxanne Smolen
@scalzi / John Scalzi
@scribe77 / A. F. Stewart
@shunn / William Shunn
@tanyatynjala / Tanya Tynjälä
@TeeMonster / Tee Morris
@TheKJA / Kevin J Anderson
@ursulasquid / Jaleta Clegg
@willhawthorne / A.J. Hartley

CHILDREN & YOUNG ADULT

CYA Fiction (70)

@AdrienneKress / Adrienne Kress
@Annemazer / Anne Mazer
@AS_King / A.S. King
@barrylyga / Barry Lyga
@bonnyglen / Melissa Wiley
@brandonmull / Brandon Mull
@BronzeWord / Jo Ann Hernandez
@CarinBerger / Carin Berger
@CherylRainfield / Cheryl Rainfield
@ChristineRose / Christine Rose
@chrisverstraete / Christine Verstraete
@cleemckenzie / C.Lee McKenzie
@cynthea / Cynthea Liu
@CynthiaCWillis / Cynthia C. Willis
@DDHearn / Diane Dawson Hearn
@DeborahFreedman / Deborah Freedman
@ellenhopkinsya / Ellen Hopkins
@EllenPotter / Ellen Potter
@Ginger_High / Melissa Burmester
@halseanderson / Laurie Halse Anderson
@hatbooks / Holly Thompson
@heatherayris / Heather Ayris Burnell
@HeleneBoudreau / Helene Boudreau
@jcx27 / John Cox
@jk_rowling / J K Rowling
@JRTurner / JR Turner
@KarenRivers / Karen Rivers
@KareyShane / Karey Shane
@KateMessner / Kate Messner
@kerrymadden / Kerry Madden
@KimberlyRPauley / Kimberly Pauley
@kimberlywickham / Kimberly Wickham
@LaurelSnyder / Laurel Snyder
@LaurenBaratzL / Lauren Baratzl Logsted
@LaurenMyracle / Lauren Myracle
@libbabray / Libby Bray
@LindaJoySinglet / Linda Joy Singleton
@lkgg / LK Gardner-Griffie
@lucycoats / Lucy Coats
@MarieLamba / Marie Lamba
@marileeb / Marilee Brothers
@MarlisDay / Marlis Day
@marycunningham / Mary Cunningham
@maryhoffman / Mary Hoffman
@maureenjohnson / Maureen Johnson
@megancrewe / Megan Crewe
@MegCabot /Meg Cabot
@MGHarris / MG Harris
@MichelleKnudsen / Michelle Knudsen
@miscmum / Karen Andrews
@mitaliperkins / Mitali Perkins
@normcowie / Norm Cowie
@PamRipling / Pam Ripling
@pennyehrenkranz / Penny Lockwood
@RebeccaMoesta / Rebecca Moesta
@RJ_Anderson / R.J. Anderson
@RuglyPuffs / Dr. Alex Alborough Cullum
@sammorton429 / Sam Morton
@sarahockler / Sarah Ockler
@sauertammi / Tammi Sauer
@ScottWesterfeld / Scott Westerfeld
@SPrineas / Sarah Prineas
@StevenHornby / Steven Hornby
@storyconnection / Dianne de Las Casas
@susanwrites / Susan Taylor Brown
@taramichener / Tara Michener
@thaliachaltas / Thalia Chaltas
@tWeenBooks / Elizabeth Atkinson
@TwinHappyJen / Jennifer Miller
@zenmother / Jennifer Karin

CYA Non-Fiction (10)

@annerooney / Anne Rooney
@bjzi / Bobbi Ireland
@doeray / Doeray Griffin
@jonedm / David M. Jones
@kathytemean / Kathy Temean
@kimchatel / Kim Chatel
@marilynhilton / Marilyn Hilton
@rochellestrauss / Rochelle Strauss
@saradonkersloot / Sara Feriante Donkersloot
@william2233 / William Sawyers

POETRY (6)

@AdeleWard / Adele Ward
@crackedpoems / Alice Shapiro
@dobbygibson / Dobby Gibson
@helenaharper / Helena Harper
@MecumHaiku / Ryan Mecum
@PremoSteele / Cassie Premo Steele

With all the excitement and novelty and momentum surrounding social media tools such as Twitter, people sometimes forget the “social” part of the equation.

Twitter is like any other community or network where abiding by a few friendly rules helps everyone get along.

You know that annoying n00b who shows up at parties and networking events? You know the one I mean — the person who dominates the conversation with loud talk that’s all about them. The person who’s telling you all about their manuscript or book before you’ve even had a chance to finish saying your name.

Don’t be the Twitter equivalent of that n00b. Instead, practice the Twitter KISS: Keep It Short and Sociable.

Short: Well, duh. You only get 140 characters per tweet. That’s the easy part.
AND
Sociable: That’s the really important part.

Being sociable on Twitter means:

• Participating in conversations
• Asking and answering questions
• Being helpful to others for no immediate gain
• Being supportive of others
• Being enthusiastic
• Freely sharing resources and information
• Building relationships

Yes, you can talk about yourself sometimes. That’s part of sharing. But make sure the conversation isn’t all about you all the time.

And don’t forget that Twitter isn’t a way to lob your manuscript or book idea over the virtual transom of every publishing employee in the land to see if someone wants it.

If you’re not using the Twitter KISS, you might find yourself getting the kiss-off.

This is a directory of book publishers and others in the book trade who are using Twitter.

NOTE: Book Publishers does not include self-publishers. You must publish more than your own works to be listed there.

To add yourself or others to the list, please send me an @ message (not a Direct Message) on Twitter, or leave a comment below. I will update the directory regularly.

Looking for book authors who Twitter? They have their own directory, which you’ll find here.

Last updated: 12 Feb 2010

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Book Publishers - Company Accounts (224)

@AAKnopf / Alfred A. Knopf
@Abbeville / Abbeville Press
@AbingdonPress / Abingdon Press
@affirmpress / Affirm Press
@AlgonquinBooks / Algonquin Books
@AlternatePress / The Alternate Press
@alysonbooks / Alyson Books
@AmbassadorIntl / Ambassador International
@AmberQuillPress / Amber Quill Press
@AMACOMBooks / American Management Association
@AmericanBook / American Book Publishing
@AMidsummerNight / A Midsummer Night’s Press
@ammobooks / AMMO Books
@AndrewsMcMeel / Andrews McMeel Publishing
@AnnickPress / Annick Press
@AnovaBooks / Annova Books
@AquariusPress / Aquarius Press
@arcadegazette / Arcade Publications
@Arsenalpulp / Arsenal Pulp Press
@AtriaBooks / Atria Books
@auldhouse / Auldhouse Publishing
@aurumpress / Aurum Press
@BeaconPressBks / Beacon Press
@benbellabooks / BenBella Books
@blackincbooks / Black Inc.
@BloomsburyBooks / Bloomsbury Publishing
@brascoebooks / Brascoe Publishing
@BHpub / Broadman Holman Publishing Group
@bilingualrdrs / Bilingual Readers
@CamberPress / Camber Press
@canongatebooks / Canongate
@centerstreet / Center Street
@champagnebooks / Champagne Books
@charlesbridge / Charlesbridge
@chelseagreen / Chelsea Green Publishing Company
@ChicagoPress / Lake Claremont Press
@chickensoupsoul / Chicken Soup for the Soul series (Simon & Schuster)
@ChronicleBooks / Chronicle Books
@ciscopress / Cisco Press
@coachhousebooks / Coach House Books
@Coffee_House_ / Coffee House Press
@ColumbiaUP / Columbia University Press
@ConariPress / Conari Press
@crownpublishing / Crown Publishing
@DamnationBooks / Damnation Books
@DarkHorseComics / Dark Horse Comics
@destinworld / DestinWorld Publishing
@discoveryhouse / Discovery House
@DKBooks / DKBooks
@doubledaypub / Doubelday Publishing
@DUKEpress / Duke University Press
@dundurnpress / The Dundurn Group
@DuttonBooks / Dutton Books
@DzancBooks / Dzanc Books
@eburypublishing / Ebury Publishing
@EccoBooks / Ecco Books
@echelonpress / Echelon Press
@ecwpress / ECW Press
@Egmontbooks / Egmont UK
@EgmontUSA / Egmont USA
@ENCPress / ENC Press
@EosBooks / EosBooks
@EternalPress / Eternal Press
@exislebooks / Exisle Publishing
@FaberBooks / Faber & Faber
@faithwords / FaithWords
@fantagraphics / Fantagraphics Books
@FeministPress / The Feminist Press
@freepressbooks / Free Press
@friendsofED / friends of ED
@fodorstravel / Fodor’s Travel
@fordstreet / Ford Street Publishing
@ForDummies / For Dummies
@foreverromance / Forever
@FTPH / Financial Times Prentice Hall
@GACPC_books / Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
@GrandCentralPub / Grand Central Publishing
@GraywolfPress / Graywolf Press
@GriffynInk / Griffyn Ink Publishing
@GroundwoodBooks / Groundwood Books
@groveatlantic / Grove Atlantic Inc.
@HadesPub / Hades Publications Inc.
@HarlequinBooks / Harlequin Books, Digital Team
@hardiegrantbook / Hardie Grant Books
@HarperAcademic / HarperAcademic
@HarperBooksAus / HarperBooks Australia
@HarperCollinsCa / Harper Collins Canada
@harperone / HarperOne
@harperstudio / HarperStudio
@harperteen / Harper Collins, Teen Division
@haymarketbooks / Haymarket Books
@headfirstlabs / Head First Labs, O’Reilly Media
@HollyridgePress / Hollyridge Press
@HouseofAnansi / House of Anansi
@iconbooks / Icon Books
@InnerTraditions / Inner Traditions
@IslandPress / Island Press
@iupress / Indiana University Press
@IVpress / InterVarsity Press
@JBParenting / Jossey-Bass Parenting
@JosseyBassBiz / Jossey-Bass Business
@kumarianpress / Kumarian Press
@LEEandLOW / Lee and Low Books
@lifestylePR / Wiley (lifestyle titles)
@littlebrown / Little, Brown and Co.
@MaupinHouse / Maupin House
@McArthurCo / McArthur and Company
@MedallionPress / Medallion Press
@melvillehouse / Melville House
@mercuryrx / Mercury Retrograde Press
@mhbusiness / McGraw-Hill Professional
@MicrosoftPress / Microsoft Press
@Milkweed_Books / Milkweed Editions
@MinotaurBooks / Minotaur Books
@missingmanuals / Pogue Press
@mitpress / MIT Press
@MonacelliPress / The Monacelli Press
@morriganbooks / Morrigan Books
@muumuuhouse / Muumuu House
@nationbooks / Nation Books
@NAtlanticBooks / North Atlantic Books
@NewmarketPress / Newmarket Press
@newworldlibrary / New World Library
@NorthwesternUP / Northwestern University Press
@norton_fiction / W. W. Norton
@nyrbclassics / NYRB Classics
@NYUpress / New York University Press
@OceanPub / Ocean Publishing
@Octopus_Books / Octopus Publishing Group
@open_letter / Open Letter (University of Rochester)
@OmaraBooks / Michael O’Mara Books
@orbitbooks / Orbit Books
@oreillymedia / O’Reilly Media
@otherpress / Other Press
@oupblog / Oxford University Press USA
@overlookpress / Overlook Press
@packtpub / Packt Publishing
@panmacmillanaus / Pan Macmillan Australia
@paperbagpress / Paper Bag Press
@peachtreepub / Peachtree Publishers
@pearpress / Pear Press
@pearson / Pearson
@PenguinBooks / PenguinBooks
@penguinbooksaus / Penguin Books Australia
@PenguinCanada / Penguin Canada
@PenguinClassics / Penguin Classics
@PenguinTeen / PenguinTeen
@penguinusa / Penguin Group (USA)
@phazeromance / Phaze Books
@picadoraus / Picador Australia
@picadorbooks / Picador
@picadorusa / Picador Paperbacks
@PlatypusMedia / Platypus Media
@plutopress / Pluto Press
@Pocket_Books / Pocket Books
@poetlariatt / Frontenac House
@politybooks / Polity
@powerHouseBooks / powerHouse Books
@Prestel_UK / Prestel
@pyr_books / Pyr Books
@quakeme / Quake
@randomhouse / Random House
@RandomHouseCA / Random House of Canada, Digital Team
@randomreaders / Random House Australia
@ReadKaplan / Kaplan Publishing
@ReclinerBooks / Recliner Books
@redrockpress / Red Rock Press
@riverheadbooks / Riverhead Books
@rmbooks1 / Rocky Mountain Books
@Roaring40sPress / Roaring Forties Press
@samhainpub / Samhain Publishing
@saqibooks / Saqi & Telegram
@ScholasticCda / Scholastic Canada
@SciNaturally / Science, Naturally!
@scribepub / Scribe Publications
@SelfCounsel / Self-Counsel Press
@Sentient_Pub / Sentient Publications
@SimonSaysCanada / Simon & Schuster Canada
@simonschuster / Simon & Schuster
@simonschusterau / Simon & Schuster Australia
@sleeperspublish / Sleepers
@snowbooks / Snowbooks
@spinifexpress / Spinifex Press
@SterlingBooks / Sterling Publishing
@SydneyUniPress / Sydney University Press
@tandfbooks / Taylor and Francis
@TarcherBooks / Tarcher/Penguin
@text_publishing / Text Publishing
@thisiscapstone / Capstone Publishing
@ThomasNelson / Thomas Nelson Inc.
@ThunderBayBooks / Thunder Bay Press
@tindalstreet / Tindal Street Press
@TinHouseBooks / Tin House Books
@torbooks / Tor Books
@torteen / Tor Teen
@tstcpublishing / TSTC Publishing
@TundraBooks / Tundra Books
@TyndaleHouse / Tyndale House Publishers
@UChicagoPress / University of Chicago Press
@UCPress / University of California Press
@UMinnPress / University of Minnesota Press
@unbridledbooks / Unbridled Books
@uncpressblog / University of North Carolina Press
@UnionSqPress / Union Square Press
@UofMPress / University of Michigan Press
@utpress / University of Toronto Press
@Velocebooks / Veloce Publishing
@velopress / VeloPress
@VikingBooks / Viking Books
@VintageAnchor / Vintage/Anchor
@vintagebooks / Vintage Books
@wallflowerpress / Wallflower Press
@walnutspringspr / Walnut Springs Press
@WeiserBooks / Weiser Books
@whitecapbooks / Whitecap Books
@wileybiz / Wiley Business Books
@WileyCanada / Wiley Canada
@wileytech / Wiley Tech
@WorkmanPub / Workman Publishing
@Wrox / Wrox
@yalepress / Yale Press
@ZestBooks / ZestBooks
@ZonderAcademic / Zondervan Academic
@Zondervan / Zondervan Publishers

Book Publishers - Individual Accounts (111)

@adamrochkind / Adam Rochkind, publicist at HarperCollins
@agatamontoya / Agata Mrva-Montoya, Production Coordinator at Sydney University Press
@allegra2157 / Allegra Harris, Sales & Marketing Manager at North Atlantic Books
@ami_with_an_i / Ami Greko, Digital Marketing Manager at Macmillan
@amscheff / Angela Scheff, associate publishers at Zondervan
@andkelly / Andrew Kelly, publisher at Black Dog Books
@angelajames / Angela James, editorial director at Quartet Press
@AnnKingman / Ann Kingman, District Sales Manager for Random House
@apackard / Amy Packard, Publicity Manager at Wiley
@ahrinehart / Amy Rinehart, president at Moonlight Publishing
@ashleighgardner / Ashleigh Gardner, digital marketer at The Dundurn Group
@BantamEditor / Philip Rappaport, editor at Bantam Dell
@barbarfriendish / Barabara Friend Ish, publisher at Mercury Retrograde Press
@BenDawe / Ben Dawe, publisher at Macmillan (Australia)
@bkratchtech / Brittney Kleinfelter, Online Marketing Coordinator at St. Martin’s Press
@Bookgirl96 / Publicity Director at Atria Books
@bookmarketology / Darren Turpin, Digital Marketing Manager at Little, Brown UK
@booksin140 / Erin Balser, marketer for University of Toronto Press
@bsandusky / Brett Sandusky, Marketing Manager at Kaplan Publishing
@Candace_OLBooks / Candace Davenport, Our Little Books
@carrieberryo / Carrie Obry, acquisitions editor at Llewellyn
@castironowl / Sharon Casteel, Web & Direct Mail Manager at University of Texas Press
@chapmanchapman / Ryan Chapman, Online Marketing Manager at Farrar, Straus and Giroux
@chriswebb / Chris Webb, Associate Publisher at John Wiley & Sons
@CJFowles / Cynthia Fowles, Director of Rights & Publicity, Inner Traditions, Bear & Co.
@clarehitchens / Clare Hitchens, publicist at Wilfred Laurier University Press
@ClayBridges / Melissa Leembruggen, President at Clay Bridges
@cincindypat / Cynthia Shannon, publicist at Wiley
@dangamber / Dan Gamber, publisher at Meadowhawk Press
@davidmoldawer / David Moldawer, editor at Portfolio / Penguin Group (USA)
@DavidRozansky / David Rozansky, publisher at Flying Pen Press
@debbiestier / Debbie Stier, SVP & Associate Publisher at HarperStudio
@DeniseOswald / Denise Oswald, editorial director at Soft Skull Press
@dickmansfield / Dick Mansfield, Vitesse Press
@dmcnr / Dominique Raccah, Publisher at Sourcebooks
@DMPublishers / Emiko Morita, marketer at Douglas & McIntyre and Greystone Books
@DonLinn / Don Linn, Quartet Press
@dougmillison / Doug Millison, editor at Nonhuman Communications Ltd.
@diybookgirl / Sarah Yu, publicist at Self-Counsel Press
@edwinalui / Edwina Lui, Managing Editor at Kaplan Publishing
@eekottke / Erin Kottke, Marketing Manager at Greywolf Press
@EgmontGal / Elizabeth Law, Publisher at Egmont USA
@ElleAndraWarner / Elle Andra-Warner, River Rocks Publishing
@elleinthecity / Ellen Gerstein, Marketing Director at Wiley Publishing
@erictreynolds / Eric T. Reynolds, editor and publisher at Hadley Rille Books
@fredramey / Fred Ramey, co-publisher at Unbridled Books
@ggoldsmith / Gretchen Goldsmith, President at Rose Publishing
@greybon / Jen Hill, Internet Marketing Manager at Tor Books
@Helena_Markou / Helena Markou, publishing department, Blackwell UK
@HenryHolt / Jason Liebman, Marketing Manager at Henry Holt
@hollyblanck / Holly Blanck, Assistant Editor at St. Martin’s Press
@inigogil / Íñigo Gil, publisher at Bilingual Readers
@iSkip / Kim Corbin, Senior Publicist at New World Library
@JackieGamber / Jackie Gamber, Executive Editor at Meadowhawk Press
@jamesoreilly / James O’Reilly, Travelers’ Tales/Solas House, Inc.
@jamieadams76 / Jamie Adams, Senior Publicist at Cisco Press
@jcheiffetz / Julia Cheiffetz, Senior Editor at Harper Studio
@jcsimonds / Jacqueline Simonds, Beagle Bay Books
@jdeval / Jacqueline Deval, Hearst Books
@jeanenne / Jeanenne Ray, Senior Marketing Manager at Jossey-Bass/Wiley
@jjp01 / Jenn Burgess, Advertising & Exhibits Manager at University of Texas Press
@jocelyncordova / Jocelyn Cordova, businss book publicist at Wiley
@jtribble / Jessica Tribble, associate publisher at Poisoned Pen Press
@jforrest / Julie Forrest, digital marketer at Random House of Canada
@jonedm / David M. Jones, Edamar Inc.
@julietrelstad / Julie Trelstad, Plain White Press
@kalenski / Kalen Landow, marketing & PR at Taylor Trade Publishing
@katetravers / Kate Travers, Strategic Marketing Director at powerHouse Books
@KeithWilliams / Keith Williams, editor at Tyndale House Publishers
@kimmcarthur / Kim McArthur, publisher at McArthur and Company
@LawrenceWilson / Lawrence W. Wilson, Wesleyan Publishing House
@LeighEllwood / Leigh Ellwood (a.k.a. Kathryn Lively), publisher at Phaze Books
@lisacharters / Lisa Charters, SVP Digital at Random House Canada
@lprevette / Lyndsey Prevette, Senior Publicist at Viking/Penguin
@LynneWScanlon / Lynne W. Scanlon, Back2Press Books
@MalleVallik / Malle Vallik, Director of Digital Content at Harlequin
@MaureenCole / Maureen Cole, publicist at Portfolio/Penguin
@MichaelHyatt / Michael Hyatt, President & CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers
@MissCellany / Elizabeth Jenner, children’s book editor, A&C Black
@molly_oneill / Molly O’Neill, children’s book editor, HarperCollins
@MoniqueMarie / Monique Muhlenkamp, Publicity Director at New World Library
@neilschlager / Neil Schlager, publisher at Schlager Group
@nicole_miller / Nicole Miller, Publicity & Marketing Manager at Allworth Press
@patrickmulligan / Patrick Mulligan, senior editor at Gotham Books
@philzuckerman / Phil Zuckerman, CEO of Applewood Books
@prebynski / Brandon Prebynski, Marketing Manager at Pearson
@publicistebeam / Erin Lane Beam, publicist at Wiley
@publishingcynic / Liz Gooster, publisher at Financial Times Prentice Hall
@rblythe / Rolph Blythe, Marketing Director at Greywolf Press
@travelbks / Sarah Gorback, publicist at Frommer’s (Wiley)
@sarakase / Sara Kase, Assistant Editor at Sourcebooks
@shanakimball / Shana Kimball, Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
@slipdown / Walt Shiel, Slipdown Mountain Publications
@sp_book_sales / Simone Parham, Special Markets Sales Director at Ryland Peters and Small
@stasmithwiley / Stacy Smith, publicist at Wiley
@susanmpls / Susan Doerr, Operations Manager at University of Minnesota Press
@terrieakers / Terrie Akers , Publicity Manager at Other Press
@tessa619 / Tess Tabor, publicist at Sasquatch Books
@TheButlerEdit / Jo Butler, Senior Editor at HarperCollins
@thedaysbetween / Vicki Lame, editor at St. Martin’s Press
@threebeans / Rena D. Grossman, editor at Star Bright Books
@timoreilly / Tim O’Reilly, CEO at O’Reilly Media
@tinaburns / Tina Burns, publisher at Liquid Silver Books
@tweetterena / Terena Scott,  publisher at Medusa’s Muse Press
@upneguy / Mike Burton, Director at University Press of New England
@utexaspublicist / Colleen Devine Ellis, publicist at University of Texas Press
@walkley / George Walkley, Marketing Director at Little, Brown
@wayzgoose / Nathan Everett, Managing Editor at Long Tale Press
@wileypublicity / Lori Sayde Mehrtens, PR Director at Wiley
@willweisser / Will Weisser, VP, Associate Publisher & Marketing Director at Portfolio
@worleygirl / Amy Worley, VP of Marketing at Andrews McMeel Publishing
@yodiwan / Yen Cheong, publicist at Viking Penguin

Literary Agents (54)

@AgentPete / Peter Cox, Redhammer
@bakersmark / Bernadette Baker-Baughman, Baker’s Mark Literary Agency
@BeMissH / Holly Bemiss, The Susan Rabiner Literary Agency
@BookEndsJessica / Jessica Faust, BookEnds
@BookEndsKim / Kim Lionetti, BookEnds
@BookJacquie / Jacquie Flynn, Joelle Delbourgo Associates
@BostonBookGirl / Lauren E. MacLeod
@bradfordlit / Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency
@caroleagent / Carole Blake, Blake Friedmann
@chipmacgregor / Chip MacGregor, MacGregor Literary
@ColleenLindsay / Colleen Lindsay, FinePrint Literary Management
@DanielLiterary / Greg Daniel, Daniel Literary Group
@DaphneUn / Kate Schafer Testerman, kt literary
@DeidreKnight / Deidre Knight, The Knight Agency
@dsvetcov / Danielle Svetcov, Levine Greenberg Literary Agency
@elainespencer / Elaine Spencer, The Knight Agency
@elanaroth / Elana Roth, Caren Johnson Literary Agency
@emevans11 / Elizabeth Evans, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency
@epsteinliterary / Kate Epstein, The Epstein Literary Agency
@FolioLiterary / Folio Literary
@Ginger_Clark / Ginger Clark, Curtis Brown Ltd.
@HayleyYeeles / Hayley Yeeles, Pollinger Limited
@hroot / Holly Root
@hswla / HSW Literary Agency
@janetkgrant / Janet Kobobel Grant, Books & Such Literary Agency
@Janet_Reid / Janet Reid, FinePrint Literary Management
@jasonashlock / Jason Allen Ashlock, Movable Type Literary Group
@jennybent / Jenny Bent, The Bent Agency
@JManTN / Jonathan Clements, The Nashville Agency
@JVNLA / Jennifer Weltz, Naggar Literary Agency
@kate_mckean / Kate McKean, Howard Morhaim Literary Agency
@katelaurielee / Kate Lee
@kid_lit / Mary Kole, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
@KnightAgency / The Knight Agency
@laurieabkemeier / Laurie Abkemeier, DeFiore and Company
@literaticat / Jennifer Laughran, Andrea Brown Literary Agency
@MarleneStringer / Marlene Stringer, The Stringer Literary Agency
@mattwagner / Matt Wagner, Fresh Books
@MichaelBourret / MichaelBourret, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
@MiriamGoderich / Miriam Goderich, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management
@NathanBransford / Nathan Bransford, Curtis Brown Ltd.
@pwheeler_agent / Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management
@petertallack / Peter Tallack, The Science Factory
@pwheeler_agent / Paige Wheeler, Folio Literary Management
@rachellegardner / Rachelle Gardner, WordServe Literary
@RebeccAgent / Rebecca Sherman, Writers House
@skagency / Stuart Krichevsky, Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency
@StrothmanAgency / The Strothman Agency
@sztownsend81 / Suzie Townsend / FinePrint Literary Management
@thecroceagency / Nick Croce, The Croce Agency
@tomwillkens / Tom Willkens, The Jeff Herman Agency
@TracyMarchini / Tracy Marchini, Curtis Brown Ltd.
@wendylawton / Wendy Lawton, Books & Such Literary Agency
@WolfsonLiterary / Michelle Wolfson, Wolfson Literary Agency


Bookstores & Booksellers - United States (82)

@aaronsbooks / Aaron’s Books, Lititz, PA
@AnOpenBook / An Open Book, Newton, NJ
@atomicbooks / Atomic Books, Baltimore, MD
@barbarasbooks / Barbara’s Bookstore, Chicago, IL
@bayshorebooks / BayShore Books, Oconto, WI
@bookbroads / Broadway Books, Portland, OR
@bookcentric / Ariana Paliobagis, bookseller at Country Books
@bookcourt / BookCourt, Brooklyn, NY
@BookCove / The Book Cove, Pawling, NY
@bookculture / Book Culture, New York, NY
@bookdwarf / Megan Sullivan, buyer at Harvard Book Store
@bookhousealbany / Book House, Albany, NY
@booknerdnyc / Jessica Bagnulo, McNally Jackson, New York, NY
@bookpassage / Book Passage, San Francisco, CA
@BookPeople / Book People, Austin, TX
@booksamillion / Books-A-Million
@booksliesalibis/ Drew Goodman, bookstore manager, Salt Lake City, UT
@booksmith / The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA
@booksoup / Book Soup, West Hollywood, CA
@boulderbooks / Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, CO
@BraveNewBooks / Brave New Books, Austin, TX
@breathebooks / Susan Weis, Breathe Books, Baltimore, MD
@Brilliant_Books / Brilliant Books, Suttons Bay, MI
@BunchofGrapesBk / Bunch of Grapes, Vineyard Haven, MA
@christinevans / Christine Evans, The Booksmith, San Francisco, CA
@CityLightsBooks / City Lights Books, San Francisco, CA
@ClintonBooks / Clinton Book Shop, Clinton, NJ
@cncbooks / Creatures ‘n Crooks Bookshoppe, Richmond, VA
@commongoodbooks / Common Good Books, Saint Paul, MN
@Copperfields / Copperfield’s Books, multiple locations, CA
@countrybooks / Country Bookshelf, Bozeman, MT
@flintridgebooks / Flintridge Bookstore, La Canada, CA
@FountainBkstore / Fountain Bookstore, Richmond, VA
@HarvardBooks / Harvard Book Store, Cambridge, MA
@IdlewildBooks / Idlewild Books, New York, NY
@jgonn / Joseph Gonnella, VP Inventory Mgmt & Vendor Relations, Barnes & Noble
@johnhugo / John Hugo, HugoBooks, multiple locations, MA
@JoniParagraphs / Joni Montover, Paragraphs bookstore, South Padre Island, TX
@josephbeth / Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Pittsburgh, PA
@kashbk / Arsen Kashkashian, Boulder Bookstore, Boulder, CO
@KatherineBoG / Katherine Fergason, manager & children’s buyer, Bunch of Grapes
@KatyBudgetBooks / Katy Budget Books, Houston, TX
@kingsbooks / King’s Books, Tacoma, WA
@kingsenglish / The King’s English Bookshop, Salt Lake City, UT
@LaurelBookstore / Laurel Book Store, Oakland, CA
@legacy_books / Legacy Books, Plano, TX
@LibertyBayBooks / Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, WA
@magersandquinn / Magers & Quinn Booksellers, Minneapolis, MN
@mainstreetbooks / Main Street Books, St. Charles, MO
@MariasBookshop / Maria’s Bookshop, Durango, CO
@marthazinger / Megan Zabel, Marketing Coordinator, Powell’s Books
@matterbookstore / Matter Bookstore, Fort Collins, CO
@mcnallyjackson / McNally Jackson, New York, NY
@Metropolisbooks / Metropolis Books, Los Angeles, CA
@MFABookstore / The MFA Boston Bookstore, Boston, MA
@morrisbookshop / Morris Book Shop, Lexington, KY
@newtonvillebks / Newtonville Books, Newtonville, MA
@NextPageBooks / Next Page Bookstore, Frisco, CO
@NorthshireBooks / Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, VT
@OFirehouseBooks / Old Firehouse Books, Fort Collins, CO
@onceuponastory / Once Upon a Story Books, Long Beach, CA
@pagesbookshop / Pages Books & Coffee, Newton, KS
@Powells / Powell’s Books, Portland, OR
@puddnheadbooks / Pudd’nhead Books, Webster Groves, MO
@QuimbysBooks / Quimby’s Bookstore, Chicago, IL
@readandbreathe / Events Coordinator at RiverRun Bookstore, NH
@RedFoxBooks / Red Fox Books, Glen Falls, NY
@richrennicks / Rich Rennicks, bookseller, Asheville, NC
@SamWellers / Sam Weller’s Zion Bookstore, Salt Lake City, UT
@SchulerBooks / Schuler Books, Grand Rapids, MI
@skylightbooks / Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA
@TatteredCover / Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO
@TheBookTableOP / The Book Table, Oak Park, IL
@UTOrlando / Urban Think!, Orlando, FL
@vertigobooks / Vertigo Books, College Park, MD
@villagebookshop / Village Bookshoppe, Rockville Centre, NY
@VoraciousReader / The Voracious Reader, Larchmont, NY
@vromans / Vroman’s Bookstore, Pasadena, CA
@watchungbooks / Watchung Booksellers, Montclair, NJ
@wlbooks / Wessel & Lieberman Booksellers, Seattle, WA
@wolfgangbooks / Wolfgang Books, Phoenixville, PA
@wordbrooklyn / WORD, Brooklyn, NY

Bookstores & Booksellers - Canada (4)

@cavershambooks / Caversham Booksellers, Toronto, ON
@MACBookstore / McMaster University Bookstore, Hamilton, ON
@NicholasHoareTO / Nicholas Hoare Books, Toronto, ON
@UBCBookstore / UBC Bookstore, Vancouver, BC

Bookstores & Booksellers - Europe & Australia (11)

@camdenlockbooks / Jason Burley, Camden Lock Books, Hoxton, UK
@chaptersbooks / Chapters Bookstore, Dublin, Ireland
@CrockPow / Crockat & Powell, London, UK
@danacea / Danie Ware, marketer for Forbidden Planet, UK
@forbiddenplanet / Forbidden Planet, multiple locations, UK
@fullersbookshop / Fullers Bookshop, Hobart, Tasmania
@InfinitasBooks / Infinitas Bookshop, Parramatta, Australia
@kinokuniyaaust / Kinokuniya, Sydney, Australia
@lehmanns / Lehmanns, Germany
@unicorntreebks / Unicorn Tree Books, Lincoln, UK
@waterstonesltd / Waterstone’s, UK

Bookstores & Booksellers - Online (12)

@abebooks / AbeBooks
@AmbireBooks / Ambire Secondhand Books (Australia)
@bokus_com / Bokus (Sweden)
@bookdepository / The Book Depository (UK)
@bookish_type / Catherine Campbell, Biblio.com
@chaptersindigo / Chapters/Indigo (Canada)
@findbookstoread / Greg Schroeder, FindBooksToRead.com
@kobo / Kobo
@mtamblyn / Michael Tamblyn, VP of Content, Sales & Merchandising at Kobo
@ReadingsBooks / Readings (Australia)
@TheBookBlues / The Book Blues
@UsborneJody / Jody Dahlseid, Usborne Books & More

Libraries

Lindy Brown maintains two excellent directories of libraries that tweet: one for US libraries and another for international libraries.

Book Industry Publications (18)

@20xJENNY / Jennifer Brown, children’s editor, Shelf Awareness
@bookbusinessmag / Book Business
@b_plus_p_mag / Bookseller+Publisher
@calreid / Calvin Reid, Senior News Editor, Publishers Weekly
@charabbott / Charlotte Abbott, Contributing Editor, Publishers Weekly
@ForeWordmag / Victoria Sutherland, ForeWord Reviews
@GalleyCat / Galley Cat
@idtheory / Identity Theory
@jasonboog / Jason Boog, editor at GalleyCat.com
@KirkusReviews / Kirkus Reviews
@kishizuka / Kathy Ishizuka, Technology Editor, School Library Journal
@LibraryJournal / Library Journal
@nybooks / The New York Review of Books
@PublishersWkly / Publishers Weekly
@quillandquire / Quill & Quire, Canadian book industry publication
@theBDR / The Book Design Review
@TheBookseller / The Bookseller
@WritersDigest / Writer’s Digest

Book Industry Groups & Associations (23)

@AmericanPublish / Association of American Publishers
@BISG / Book Industry Study Group
@BookbuildersBOS / Bookbuilders of Boston
@BPPA / Book Publishers’ Professional Association
@cwgi / Christian Writers’ Group International
@dancullen / Dan Cullen, American Booksellers Association
@ecpa / Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
@ibnyc / Independent Booksellers of New York City
@IndieBoundMeg / Meg Smith, Chief Marketing Officer, American Booksellers Association
@IndieBoundPaige / Page Poe, IndieBound outreach liaison, American Booksellers Association
@janicecampbell / Janice Campbell, National Association of Independent Writers and Editors
@JonSlack / Jon Slack, Society of Young Publishers
@nationalbook / National Book Foundation
@pubwest / Publishers Association of the West
@rwaus / Romance Writers of Australia
@SarahRettger / Sarah Rettger, marketing coordinator, American Booksellers Association
@scottflora777 / Scott Flora, Small Publishers Association of North America
@socednsw / The Society of Writers (NSW)
@spunc / Small Press Underground Networking Community
@SYP_UK / The Society of Young Publishers
@thrillerwriters / International Thriller Writers Organization
@WNBA_National / Women’s National Book Association
@WNBANYC / Women’s National Book Association, New York chapter

Book Festivals & Conferences (13)

@BookExpoAmerica / BookExpo America (USA)
@writersfestival / Brisbane Writers Festival (Australia)
@emergingwriters / Emerging Writers’ Festival (Australia)
@melbwritersfest / Melbourne Writers Fest (Australia)
@NYIBC / New York Is Book Country (USA)
@pubbusiness / Publishing Business Conference & Expo (USA)
@sirenland / Sirenland Writers Conference (Italy)
@sydwritersfest / Sydney Writers’ Festival (Australia)
@toc / O’Reilly Media Tools of Change for Publishing (USA)
@ubudwritersfest / Ubud Writers Fest (Indonesia)
@VIWF / Vancouver International Writers Festival (Canada)
@WOTSvancouver / Word on the Street, Vancouver (Canada)
@wpbookfestival / West Port Book Festival (Scotland)

Book Prizes (2)

@GillerPrize / The Giller Prize
@nsw_pla / New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards

Publishing Education Programs (2)

@luthienrising / Stephanie Fysh, Coordinator, Ryerson University publishing certificate program
@sdnorman / Suzanne Norman, Summer Publishing Workshops, Simon Fraser University

Book Industry Suppliers & Tools (29)

@adamhodgkin / Adam Hodgkin, Exact Editions
@AppingoSally / Appingo
@bibliovault / BiblioVault
@BookNet_Canada / BookNet Canada
@BookStream / BookStream, wholesaler
@ConsortiumBooks / Consortium, distributor
@clintgreenleaf / Clint Greenleaf, Greenleaf Book Group
@danwagstaff / Daniel Wagstaff, Raincoast Books
@ecolibris / Eco-Libris
@filedby / filedbyauthor
@freado / Vikram Narayan, fReado
@ftoolan / Fran Toolan, Firebrand Technologies
@GreenleafBookGr / Greenleaf Book Group, distributor
@Hadrien / Hadrien Gardeur, Feedbooks
@HBFenn / HB Fenn and Company, distributor
@Ingram_Digital / Ingram Digital
@IntlPubMkt / International Publishers Marketing, distributor
@ipublishcentral / iPublish Central
@keith_shay / Keith Shay, Ware-Pak, warehousing & fulfillment
@kkurtz / Kevin Kurtz, sales rep for publishers
@liza / Liza Daly, Threepress Consulting
@mesjak / John Mesjak, sales rep for independent publisher
@MyIdentifiers / U.S. ISBN Agency (Bowker)
@podiobooks / Podiobooks.com
@RaincoastBooks / Raincoast Books, distributor
@ScrollMotion / ScrollMotion
@stanza_reader / Stanza, e-book reader for iPhone
@suzannecollier / Suzanne Collier, book career consultant
@trkravtin / Teresa Rolfe Kravtin, independent publisher sales rep

Author & Publisher Services (62)

@1106Design / Michele DeFilippo, 1106 Design
@authortech / Thomas Umstattd Jr., Author Tech Tips
@beingwicked / Being Wicked, design studio
@BelieversPress / Believers Press
@BlackEyeDesign / Black Eye Design
@bookcovers / Hayes Design & Editorial Service
@booker2 / Richard Hicken, BPS Books
@bradUK / Brad Scott, Brambletye Publishing
@brianoleary / Brian O’Leary, principal at Magellan Media Consulting Partners
@carteredit / Kathy Carter, non-fiction editor
@chameleon_net / ChameleonNet, web development for publishers
@ChameleonRoss / Ross Miles, ChameleonNet
@clarepainter / Clare Painter, digital rights consultant
@cosproductions / COS Productions, book trailers
@cpdavey / Christopher Davey, copyeditor
@cpickett / Cheryl Pickett, publishing coach
@dervish7 / Steven Seighman, book designer
@dmargulis / Dick Margulis, editor, typographer
@dwilk / David Wilk, book packager and marketer
@ebrenner / Erin Brenner, copyeditor
@electricbook / Electric Book Works
@EssentialWorks / Essential Works
@FernReiss / Fern Reiss, PublishingGame.com
@Georgetownbooks / Georgetown Booklab
@gkliewer / Gary Kliewer, Confluence Book Services
@Greg_Freed / Greg Freed, editor & writing coach
@HelpMePublish / Tamara Dever, book designer & publishing consultant
@imaginestudios / Kristen Eckstein, book coach
@indexperts / Wendy Allex, indexer
@jacquilofthouse / Jacqui Lofthouse, writing coach
@jane_mackay / Jane Mackay, copyeditor
@janetgoldstein / Janet Goldstein, publishing consultant
@Jan_Marshall / Jan Marshall, book designer
@JamesALamb / James Lamb, indexer
@jeffbarry / Jeff Barry, Soro Design
@jeffreymoores / Jeffrey Moores, literary consultant
@jennifertribe / Jennifer Tribe, non-fiction publishing consultant
@JFBookman / Joel Friedlander, book designer
@jtallent / Joshua Tallent, Kindle Formatting
@KOKEdit / Katharine O’Moore-Klopf, copyeditor
@LisaJJackson / Lisa Jackson, editor
@ljndawson / LJN Dawson, LJNDawson.com
@markcoker / Mark Coker, Smashwords
@mattmcclay / Matt McClay, book designer
@margaretbinns / Margaret Binns, indexer
@martyhalpern / Marty Halpern, editor and book packager
@MikeShatzkin / Mike Shatzkin, The Idea Logical Company
@miriamberkley / Miriam Berkley, author photographer
@mtodeditor / Mary Tod, copyeditor, proofreader
@nivermoore / Heather Moore Niver, editor & proofreader
@PaulaGrunseit / Paula Grunseit, editor
@peggyrichardson / Peggy Richardson, publishing consultant
@pilarw / Pilar Wyman, indexer
@publishingcoach / Diane Eble, publishing coach
@Rogercparker / Roger C. Parker, book coach
@RossSlater / Ross Slater, non-fiction publishing consultant
@ryanindexing / Sheila M Ryan, indexer
@scriptawords / Marg Gilks, book editor
@serpentstailpr / Rebecca Gray, Serpent’s Tail
@slipdown / Walt Shiel, author services
@stacylwhitman / Stacy L. Whitman, children’s & YA editor
@StephenTiano / Stephen Tiano, book designer
@suecollier / Sue Collier, book coach and self-publishing consultant
@textygirl / Sarah Lewis, indexer
@thecadencegrp / The Cadence Group, book packagers
@VictoriaMixon / Victoria Mixon, editor
@WIndexing / Jan Wright, indexer
@wisekaren / Karen Wise. copyeditor
@wordywoman / Shelley Lieber, publishing consultant
@writersinthesky / Yvonne Perry, Writers in the Sky
@WriteSyntax / Cori Padgett, ghostwriter
@xNEUROSPASTA / Lindsey J. Testolin, book trailer producer

Book Publicity & Marketing Services (55)

@aboutyourbook / Renee Giroux, Stimulating Conversation
@AdrienneBiggs / Adrienne Biggs, Biggs Publicity & Events
@authorfriendly / David Berndt, publicist
@BackwordBooks / Backword Books
@blueslipper / Sarah Shealy, children’s book publicist
@bookfan / Kae Tienstra, KT Public Relations
@Bookgal / Penny Sansevieri, Author Marketing Experts Inc.
@BookMarketer / Dana Lynn Smith, non-fiction book marketer
@BrandYou / Cindy Ratzlaff, Brand New Brand You
@CraneCreekPR / Stephen Crane, CraneCreek Communications
@DanielDecker / Daniel Decker, Higher Level Group Inc.
@DBerthiaume / Denise Berthiaume, Verso Advertising
@ddisney / Dennis Disney, D-Squared Entertainment
@debbieharry / Debbie Koenig, copywriter & marketing consultant
@dsloanandco / Deborah Sloan, Deborah Sloan and Company
@eegreene / Ellen Greene, library marketing consultant
@ellengm / Ellen Graf-Martin, Graf-Martin Communications
@fivebyfivepr / Five by Five PR, author publicity
@frankiemueller / Frankie Mueller, Book Tours Virtually
@FrugalBookPromo / Carolyn Howard-Johnson
@HCSBspeak / HarperCollins Speakers Bureau
@JoanneMcCall / Joanne McCall, Joanne McCall Media Group
@JohnKremer / John Kremer, book marketer
@JulieSchoerke / Julie Schoerke, JKSCommunications
@KBStrauss / Karen Strauss, Strauss Consultants
@KelleyandHall / Kelly and Hall, book publicity
@KSBPromotions / Kate Bandos, KSB Promotions
@lisadubbels / Lisa Dubbels, publicist
@LisaEkus / Lisa Ekus-Saffer, The Lisa Ekus Group
@luxlotus / Lauren Cerand, publicist
@lyncadence / Lyn Cadence, Cadence PR
@LyndaOConnor / Lynda O’Connor, O’Connor Communications
@MillerMosaicLLC / Yael K. Miller, Miller Mosaic
@nettiehartsock / Nettie Hartsock, The Hartsock Agency
@OnlinePublicist / Lisa Roe, publicist
@Open_Book / Alistair Spalding, children’s book publicist
@PaulaatAME / Paula Krapf, Author Marketing Experts Inc.
@pauletteensign / Paulette Ensign
@phenixandphenix / Phenix & Phenix Literary Publicists
@pigtailpr / Kim Bouchard, Pigtail Public Relations
@rebecaseitzGRPR / Rebeca DeBoard Seitz, Glass Road Public Relations
@ritabarrycorke / Rita Barry-Corke, RBC COmmunications
@russmarshalek / Russ Marshalek, book publicity
@sandydiaz / Sandy Diaz, Smith Publicity
@saraschneider / Sara Schneider, Cave Henricks Communications
@shelhorowitz / Shel Horowitz, publishing consultant
@skyeblue / Skye Wentworth, Skye Wentworth Public Relations
@StandardBookVid / Tim McDonough, Standard Book Videos
@suegreenbergpr / Susannah Greenberg, Suannah Greenberg Public Relations
@thewriterslife / Dorothy Thompson, Pump Up Your Book Promotion
@TynishaThompson / Tynisha Thompson, book marketer
@wendylgardner / Wendy Gardner, Gardner Publicity
@writebrain / Denise Dorman, WriteBrain Media
@ZimblerMiller / Phyllis Zimbler Miller, Miller Mosaic

Book Printers & Paper Suppliers (6)

@blurbinc / Blurb
@kimcoprinting / KIMCO On Demand Printers
@lightningsource / Lightning Source
@morrissprint / Morriss Printing
@permanentpaper / Melissa Klug, Permanence Matters
@ThomsonShore / Thomson-Shore

Subsidy Publishers (8)

@BookPros / BookPros
@BrownBooks / Brown Books Publishing Group
@cosimobooks / Cosimo
@OutskirtsPress / Outskirts Press
@SilverWoodBooks / Helen Hart, SilverWood Books
@terrywhalin / Terry Whalin, Intermedia Publishing Group
@WheatmarkBooks / Wheatmark Books
@WheatmarkSusan / designer at Wheatmark Books

Book Reviewers (89)

@afewminutes / Michael, A Few Minutes with Michael
@allaboutromance / All About Romance
@audiobookdj / Susan Dunman, Audiobook DJ
@AurealisXpress / AurealisXpress
@Austenprose / Laurel Ann Nattress, Austenprose
@bbricke / Breia Brickey, Literaturely Speaking
@BergersBookRev / Alice Berger, Bergers Book Reviews
@BethFishReads / Beth Fish, Beth Fish Reads
@bizbookreview / Mitch Joel
@bkfaerie / Jo Ann Hakola, The Book Faerie
@bnreviewer / Bill Tipper, The Barnes & Noble Review
@bookbrothel / The Book Brothel
@book_blog / Debra Hamel, Book Blog
@bookchook / Susan Stephenson, Book Chook
@BookingIt / Laura de Leon, I’m Booking It
@BookPage / BookPage.com
@bookpleasures / Norm Goldman, Book Pleasures
@bookroomreviews / Tracy Kokemuller, Book Room Reviews
@Bookworm71 / Marci, Travels of a Bookworm
@cafeofdreams / April, Cafe of Dreams
@CanadianAuthors / Lynn Bornath, Canadian Books & Authors
@CheriePie / Cherie B., CheriePie’s Books
@cherryblossommj / MJ, Creative Madness
@Chrisbookarama / Chris, book-a-rama
@cindyloveofbook / Cindy, Cindy’s Love of Books
@condalmo / M., Condalmo
@David_Heb / David Hebblethwaite, Follow the Thread
@djmont / David J. Montgomery
@drmabuse / Edward Champion
@EstefanieL / Estefanie Larranaga, Night Time Romance Reviews
@fiddler_crab / Fiddler Crab Review
@FLWbooks / Flashlight Worthy books
@galleysmith / Michelle, GalleySmith
@genrelibrarian / Diana Tixier Herald, Genrefluent
@GenreReviewer / Genre Reviewer
@globebooks / Global & Mail’s book website
@hollowaymcc / Holloway McCandless, Litagogo
@HulaMonkey / The Book Trib
@iambrimful / Janelle, Brimful Curiosities
@ijustfinished / I Just Finished
@imlostinbooks / Rebecca T., Lost in Books
@janeciab / Jane Ciabattari, President of National Book Critics Circle
@janiceharayda / Janice Harayda
@jenforbus / Jen Forbus, Jen’s Book Thoughts
@jennsbookshelf / Jennifer Lawrence, Jenn’s Bookshelf
@josephsreviews / Joseph Arellano, Joseph’s Reviews
@justonemorebook / Andrea Ross, Just One More Book
@kaysbookshelf / Kay, Kay’s Bookshelf
@LATimesbooks / LA Times Books
@LesaHolstine / Lesa Holstine, Lisa’s Book Critiques
@LaurenElkin / Lauren Elkin, Maitresse
@LiteraryMinded / Angela Meyer, Literary Minded
@LitHousewife / Jennifer, The Literate Housewife
@LitLesbian / Literally Lesbian
@lizzieskurnick / Lizzie Skurnick
@LJBookReview / Library Journal
@mathitak / Mark Athitakis, American Fiction Notes
@mawbooks / Natasha, Maw Books
@mlberry / Michael Berry, San Francisco Chronicle
@minibookexpo / MiniBookExpo
@mommymystic / Lisa Erickson, Mommy Mystic
@msbookish / Belle Wong, Ms. Bookish
@myfriendamy / Amy, My Friend Amy
@MysteryBooksEd / Edie Dykeman, BellaOnline
@npbooks / National Post Books
@nytimesbooks / New York Times Books
@pamnation / Pam T., Good Books for Kids
@paperhaus / Carolyn Kellogg, LA Times
@readysteadybook / ReadySteadyBook
@rebeccacoffey / Rebecca Coffey, I Read and Liked
@reviewromance / Keira, Love Romance Passion
@roncharles / Ron Charles, Washington Post Book World
@ruthdfw / Ruth Ferguson, Buzz ‘Bout Books
@sandiek1 / Sandie Kirkland, Booksie’s Blog
@sfsignal / John DeNardo, SF Signal
@SJKessel / Chele Castleman, Through a Child’s Eye
@skrishna / Swapna Krishna, S. Krishna’s Books
@SmartBitches / Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
@StackedBlog / Christina Oppold, Stacked
@stevecunningham / Steve Cunningham, ReadItFor.Me
@TelegraphBooks / Telegraph Books
@TezMillerOz / Tez Miller, Tez Says
@tometraveller / The Tome Traveller
@TooFondOfBooks / Dawn, She Is Too Fond of Books
@trishheylady / Trish, Hey Lady! Watcha Readin’?
@Veronicatx / Veronica Huerta, Strictly Reviews
@vesselproject / Vessel Project
@WayneHurlbert / Wayne Hurlbert
@writereader / Shelly Burns, Write for a Reader


Bloggers on Books & Publishing (26)

@abcarticulate / Articulate
@authorsnow / Authors Now!
@bencrowder / Ben Crowder
@books / book news
@bookoven / The Book Oven
@bookpatrol / Michael Lieberman, Book Patrol
@booksquare / Kassia Krozser, Booksquare
@booktwits / booktwits
@somisguided / Monique Trottier, So Misguided
@brownbookshelf / The Brown Bookshelf
@DonaldLHughes / Donald L.  Hughes, Christian Writing Today
@indieauthor / April Hamilton, Indie Author & Publetariat
@JaneFriedman / Jane Friedman, Writer’s Digest community
@karentempler / Karen Templer
@KatMeyer / Kat Meyer, The Bookish Dilletante
@kirkbiglione / Kirk Biglione, Medialoper
@MaudNewton / Maud Newton, MaudNewton.com
@mdash / Mark Bertils, Index // mb
@mkindness / Michael Kindness, Books on the Nightstand
@Omnivoracious / Omnivoracious, Amazon’s book blog
@personanondata / Michael Cairns, PersonaNonData
@publishingtalk / PublishingTalk
@pubperspectives / Publishing Pespectives
@Readingtub / Terry Doherty, The Reading Tub
@RonHogan / Ron Hogan, Beatrice
@sarahw / Sarah Weinman, Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind
@selfpubreview / Henry Baum, Self-Publishing Review

Book Discussion 2.0 (14)

@AuthorPodcasts / Authors on Tour Live
@bookies / bookies Twitter discussion group
@booklounge / Booklounge
@bookmadam / Julie Wilson
@CBCBooks / CBC’s online Book Club
@ChristFocus / Christ Focus online book club
@goodreads / Goodreads
@librarythingtim / Tim Spalding, founder of LibraryThing.com
@LitChat / LitChart, Twitter book discussion
@mysterybooksca / MysteryBooks.ca
@ReadItForward / Read It Forward, Random House
@redroomdotcom / Red Room
@seenreading / Julie Wilson, Seen Reading
@Suvudu / Suvudu

If you’re an author, you should be on Twitter. If you don’t know what Twitter is, it’s time to learn.

You’ve probably at least heard of it by now — the service has about 6 million users and is growing every day — but maybe you haven’t taken the plunge. You’re not sure what it’s all about or aren’t convinced of its benefits.

If that’s the case, make it a goal in 2009 to get started. Twitter is a micro-blogging tool. You get 140 characters to answer the question, What are you doing?

People share news about what they’re working on, what they’re learning, conferences they’re attending, people they’re meeting, books they’re reading, food they’re eating. OK, that last one isn’t really all that important, though people do tweet about it. People tweet about anything and everything under the sun.

Why Should You Care?

• Twitter is an amazing way to meet people and participate in conversations on an endless array of topics. You can start to “follow” people in the publishing industry, as well as potential readers, and begin building relationships with them. I’m active in several social networking venues but the people I meet in Twitter are usually people I have not, or could not, meet anywhere else.
• You’ll see an endless stream of as-it-happens news, be led to wonderful websites and blogs, get sneak peeks of products and content in development, and hear what people think about what’s going on in the world.
• You can tweet about new blog posts you’ve written, upcoming book signings, or your latest podcast. You can tweet about the chapter you just wrote, or the free download you just made available.
• You can ask questions and instantly get responses. The Twitterverse is a friendly place and people like to help and share their opinions.

These benefits only scratch the surface of what Twitter can do. You’ll need to try it to get a sense of just how powerful it can be.

Getting Oriented
Here are some basic pointers to get you oriented:

• Everyone has a Twitter handle. The protocol is to refer to people as @TwitterHandle. For example, my Twitter handle is jennifertribe so I am referred to as @jennifertribe.
• You can talk to other Twitter users by starting your tweet with their Twitter handle. If you tweeted @jennifertribe Wow, Twitter is cool! I would see that message in my Twitter stream. It becomes part of the public conversation so others can view it too.
• You can send private messages to other Twitter users. These are referred to as DMs (Direct Messages). To send a DM, you start your tweet with d TwitterHandle.
• Linking to websites you’d like to share can eat up valuable characters, especially when the URLs are long. So use a URL shortener such as TinyUrl.com or is.gd
  
• It’s considered good form to pass along interesting news from other tweeple (people on Twitter) instead of just talking about yourself all the time. RT is the Twitter shortform that means “retweet” or “retweeting”. It indicates that you are re-stating someone else’s tweet. Always give credit to the person you are retweeting. For example, here’s a tweet I made a few days ago:
  RT @booksin140 Hotel turns forgotten books into library for guests. Surely more hotels do this? http://tinyurl.com/67gmyb
  It tells people that @booksin140 made the tweet first and I am passing it along.

@jennifertribe’s Recent Publishing Tweets
Here is a selection of my tweets from the last couple of weeks. In addition to showing you some sample Twitter content, there is lots of good publishing-related information contained in all the links. You can follow me on Twitter to receive information like this as I post it.

Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan (yes, THAT Algonquin) offers guests loan of Kindle device and free e-book with each stay http://is.gd/ckoN about 2 hours ago from web

Facebook group to support Pages bookstore: http://is.gd/c3sa. See letter from city councillor in discussion area. 7:59 PM Dec 16th from web

Why am I just learning about this? Pages bookstore in TO is in trouble. Rent is doubling: http://is.gd/c3qx 7:57 PM Dec 16th from web

RT @booksin140 RT @mdash A look at literary agents in Canada, from the National Post: http://is.gd/bFkx 11:07 AM Dec 16th from web

RT @booksin140 Hotel turns forgotten books into library for guests. Surely more hotels do this? http://tinyurl.com/67gmyb 11:01 AM Dec 16th from web

RT @CanMediaLayoffs Canadian magazine industry is optimistic on weathering tough economic times. http://bit.ly/8188 10:29 AM Dec 16th from web

I’m loving this idea of curated subscription http://is.gd/ba9A 10:02 AM Dec 11th from web

If you haven’t bought your Amazon Kindle yet, you’re out of luck until Feb. (Say what? Not re-stocking for holiday sales?) http://is.gd/aTUL 4:56 PM Dec 9th from web

RT @sarahw Improvement in Canada’s book publishing climate http://is.gd/aQel 9:39 AM Dec 9th from web

RT @booksquare post with great comments about ebook prices. Publishing people, note how real customers think: http://snurl.com/7nwtz 3:44 PM Dec 8th from web

McMaster U in little ol’ Hamilton, ON has a POD Espresso Book Machine — one of only 9 in the world. Who knew? http://is.gd/a5Ur 3:12 PM Dec 3rd from web

9 cool gifts for authors and self-publishers: http://is.gd/a5wi 2:27 PM Dec 3rd from web