April is National Poetry Month, and what better way to celebrate than to reply to all your emails in haiku? Well, you could also check out some new collections by emerging and established writers. This week we have rounded up the most influential book reviewers for Daily Newspapers in the U.S. on Twitter. Using Cision’s media database, we compiled the list based on Cision’s proprietary research. This list changes over time as Twitter followers update in real-time; all numbers were pulled April 15, 2015.
1. Carolyn Kellogg – Los Angeles Times – 31,136
My Festival of Books panel with @reaganart @Nosowsky & agent Bonnie Nadell has sold out. We will go Inside Publshing TO THE MAX.
— Carolyn Kellogg (@paperhaus) April 13, 2015
2. Dwight Garner – The New York Times – 28,846
"Smile like a hairdresser / Giving Cameron Diaz a shampoo." (What spring makes Charles Simic do, in a new poem.)
— Dwight Garner (@DwightGarner) March 29, 2015
3. Ron Charles – The Washington Post – 26,434
The best #poetry for April, reviewed by Elizabeth Lund: http://t.co/VnMq4FFZfT Mark Doty, Marge Piercy, Charles Simic.
— Ron Charles (@RonCharles) April 15, 2015
4. Pamela Paul – The New York Times – 18,941
A gorgeous review by Kara Walker on the cover of the NYTBR: Toni Morrison’s GOD HELP THE CHILD: http://t.co/50PeYY4K89
— Pamela Paul (@PamelaPaulNYT) April 13, 2015
5. Michiko Kakutani – The New York Times – 11,973
"Famous authors' first author photos," inc. Didion, Capote, Roth, Mailer. from @flavorwire http://t.co/bqzgLAP7w0 pic.twitter.com/a027pWghop
— Michiko Kakutani (@michikokakutani) April 14, 2015
6. Joy Press – Los Angeles Times – 9,263
'If there is any justification for the profession of writing it would be to help unmask reality': Eduardo Galeano RIP http://t.co/xawI5veGRU
— Joy Press (@Joypress) April 13, 2015
7. Alec Harvey – The Birmingham News – 8,661
Two strong performances central to 'Venus in Fur': http://t.co/VuVxikAPTl
— Alec Harvey (@AlecHarveyBham) April 11, 2015
8. Tom Beer – Newsday – 7,803
Three new books on Lincoln's assassination, including @LibraryAmerica anthology of contemporary accounts: http://t.co/FGlEbdTtdH #lincoln150
— Tom Beer (@TomBeerBooks) April 15, 2015
9. John Williams – The New York Times – 6,053
For the a.m. crowd, my review of Nina Stibbe's terrifically entertaining and ultimately warm novel, "Man at the Helm" http://t.co/s6UXPGf8xM
— John Williams (@johnwilliamsnyt) April 14, 2015
10. Jennifer Maloney – The Wall Street Journal – 4,795
Never read Saul Bellow's "The Adventures of Augie March"? Here's why you should. http://t.co/z5J7SpVX70 pic.twitter.com/yTU4L8VZCE
— Jennifer Maloney (@maloneyfiles) April 11, 2015
[Image courtesy of Erich Ferdinand on Flickr]
