📚 #Books and #Reading accounts to follow:
BOOK NEWS & WRITING ABOUT BOOKS
@BookRiot - Book news site based in Canada
@kerry_ferrand - In-depth book review videos
@faereviews - Romantic fantasy book videos
@lunastation - Magazine of speculative fiction by female writers
@bookgaga - Bibliophile on books, literary news, poetry etc
@philosophiclee - Essays on philosophy & literature etc
@craicer - Newsletter for indie authors
@horrordna - Horror site covering books, films, comics etc
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BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
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!@bookstodon - Discussing all kinds of books
!@writingbooks - Writing books, the writing process
!@Libraries - Libraries & related topics
!@queerromanceclub - All about LGBTQIA+ romantic fiction
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PUBLIC DOMAIN BOOKS
@gutenberg_org (main) & @gutenberg_new (bot posting latest titles) - Distributing public domain books online
@publicdomainrev - Highlighting the best public domain books, art etc
@DProofreaders - Volunteer project turning public domain physical books into eBooks
@internetarchive - The Internet Archive
@kiwix - Apps for reading/searching ebooks & reference works like Wikipedia without an internet connection
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NON-PROFIT BOOK ORGS
@DCBookstoPrisons - Non-profit based in US providing free books to prisoners
@scotlit - Association for Scottish Literature, non-profit promoting reading/study of Scottish writing
BOOK EVENTS
@dwcon - The International Discworld Convention, celebrating works of Sir Terry Pratchett
E-BOOK STORAGE
@libreture - Independent ecosystem for DRM-free ebooks, includes online storage, reading lists, bookshop directories etc
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PUBLISHING
@canongatebooks - Award-winning independent publisher based in Scotland
@StelliformPress - Small literary press, environmental themes
@bwjewishhistory - Indie Jewish publisher, Jewish life & culture from 1850s - 1920s
@Locusmag - News of sci-fi & fantasy publishing in USA
@nostarch - Programming, computing, STEM etc publishers
@ems_press - Publishing house of European Mathematics Society
@FathomPublishing - Alaska-based publishers
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AUTHORS
@gregeganSF - Science fiction novelist & short story author
@lilithsaintcrow - Prolific novelist & long-time Fediverse user, often romance, fantasy, sci-fi, otherworldly elements
@cstross - Award-winning sci-fi & fantasy novelist, "Merchant Princes", "Laundry Files" etc
@susankayequinn - Speculative fiction author, hopepunk, solarpunk
@daviddlevine - Sci-fi & fantasy author, Hugo winner
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AUTHORS (continued)
@gleick - Award-winning best-selling science writer, Chaos, Time Travel: A History, The Information
@pluralistic - Novelist, journalist & campaigner, author of "Enshittification"
@WeirdWriter - Writer, blogger, advocate for accessibility
@janellecshane - Research scientist writing about strange side of artificial intelligence
@glynmoody - Tech writer, author of "Rebel Code"
@BlindHistoryLady - Author of blind US histories
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AUTHORS (cont.)
@paul_e_cooley - Prolific novelist, sci-fi, horror, thriller
@SuzyShearer - Contemporary & paranormal erotic romance novels
@mawsonbear - Cheerful picture books
LIBRARIES
@alaeditionsns - Publishing arm of American Library Association
@stabihh - Hamburg State & Univ Library (in German)
@SarahHLib - Academic librarian at Bodleian
@comicslibrarian - Comic librarian
@Perkamentus - Antiquarian, runs private library (in Dutch)
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BOOKSHOPS
@WeightlessBooks - Online bookshop selling DRM-free ebooks from independent presses
@scarletferret - Online bookshop selling human-curated DRM-free ebooks by indie authors
@firestorm - Queer feminist collective operating bookshop in North Carolina, USA
@bookshopIE - Second-hand & vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland
AUDIOBOOKS
@audiobooks - Uploading well-performed public domain audiobooks to PeerTube
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Books & Reading accounts to follow (continued):
BOOK SOFTWARE
@inventaire - Free open software for physical book collections, private lending libraries
@nantucketlit - Free open ebook creation platform & tools
BOOK BOTS
@samuelpepys - Samuel Pepys's diary entries in real time
@HitchhikersGuideQuoteBot2 - Quoting "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
@mobydick - Quoting "Moby Dick"
@obliquestions - Out-of-context questions from books
@dedication_bot - Dedications of random books
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