Many popular authors use Twitter, and some use it very frequently! Take Neil Gaiman for instance. You may have read his books American Gods, Stardust, and Anansi Boys or your children may love Coraline, Odd and the Frost Giants, and the popular graphic novel series: The Sandman. He is a prolific Tweeter, you can find his profile by searching @neilhinmself.
Or how about Jodi Picoult? Twitter is a great place for fans to make connections to authors by just adding an @ symbol followed by the authors screen name in a tweet. Jodi Picoult is @jodipicoult, pretty easy! Somehow she manages to take a break from writing books like Between the Lines, My Sister's Keeper, and the Pact to answer tweets from her fans:
The author of the Hummingbird's Daughter, Luis Alberto Urrea, tweets with his wife about writing and their life. Find him @Urrealism. Twitter is a great way to get a personal connection to the author, and it is always interesting to see that they have the same funny stories that we do! Case and point:
You can follow an author on Twitter to get updates as they tweet. Many writers use Twitter to promote events such as signings or readings. Mystery writer Harlan Coben, @HarlanCoben, uses Twitter for philanthropic events:
Try it out for yourself, head on over to Twitter and see if your favorite author tweets. And don't forget to follow us on Twitter @lakeforestlib to find out about great programs or to ask us for a great new book to read!
And if you can't find an author on Twitter, we do have a reference book for addresses: The Writer's Directory.
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