Inside Book Twitter's End - What Will Authors Will Do Without Twitter?

Elon Musk officially took the reins at Twitter HQ on October 28, 2022, following what can only be described as several months of bizarre business shenanigans that left the billionaire CEO of Tesla in control of the tenth largest social media platform. The months since have been chaotic both within the company and on the platform, where thousands of users have jumped ship, fleeing for new alternatives like Mastodon, Post, and Hive.

The recent chaos at Twitter has left many communities on the platform wondering-what happens if we wake up tomorrow and the lights are off for good? One such community is "Book Twitter," made up of writers, editors, agents, booksellers, publishers, literary organizations, and everyone in between. Recently, notable authors like John Green and Sarah MacLean have joined other prominent voices in either deleting or indefinitely locking their accounts, leaving many fearful that a slow bleed of influential players will eventually lead to the community's demise-if Twitter's code doesn't blow up first.