Inside Book Twitter's Final Days

Elon Musk officially took the reins at Twitter HQ back in October, 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. The recent chaos 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.   [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [Inside Book Twitter's Final(?) Days]( [Inside Book Twitter's Final(?) Days]( Elon Musk officially took the reins at Twitter HQ back in October, 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. The recent chaos 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. [Read More](   [Amazon Is Shaving 20% Off the Apple AirPods Pro]( [Amazon Is Shaving 20% Off the Apple AirPods Pro]( Get 'em while you can. [Read More]( [Aarke's Carbonator Pro Is Beautiful to Behold—and a Joy to Use]( [Aarke's Carbonator Pro Is Beautiful to Behold—and a Joy to Use]( If you're going to invest in at-home bubbly water, this is absolutely the way to do it. [Read More](     [Trump's Jan. 6 Secretary of Defense: 'Nothing Even Came Close' to My 'Red Lines']( [Trump's Jan. 6 Secretary of Defense: 'Nothing Even Came Close' to My 'Red Lines']( There’s a former Pentagon chief who thinks defense spending should be slashed dramatically, to levels unseen since the days before we invaded Afghanistan. In fact, Christopher C. Miller was in Afghanistan long before he served as acting secretary of defense under President Donald Trump. He got that job on November 9, 2020, which meant he was in the big chair during the attack on the Capitol on January 6. He’s got a new book out, Soldier Secretary: Warnings from the Battlefield & the Pentagon About America's Most Dangerous Enemies, in which he discusses that response. But Miller’s book offers insight beyond the events of a single day. Below, you’ll find part of our conversation on government secrecy, how military brass undermined civilian control of the military in their quest to tame Trump, and how Miller now believes that he was “mugged by the neoconservatives who led us into an unjust war in Iraq.” [Read More](   [How to Help Victims of the Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey]( [How to Help Victims of the Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey]( Two major earthquakes have devastated the region, leaving tens of thousands dead and even more in need of assistance. [Read More]( [Meet the Sustainable Sneaker That Ashton Kutcher Loves]( [Meet the Sustainable Sneaker That Ashton Kutcher Loves]( We love it too. [Read More](     [Any Time Is a Good Time to Celebrate Joe Pesci]( [Any Time Is a Good Time to Celebrate Joe Pesci]( Joe Pesci is not recently deceased, retired, or back with a new role. To the best of my knowledge, none of his quintessential screen performances are coming up on a major anniversary. He turns 80 today, but that’s not the reason he was celebrated in a recent series, "Also Starring… Joe Pesci," at New York’s Metrograph Theater. No, what the theater’s programmers understood—and what drew me to the series—was reflected in its underlying conceit: the career of Joe Pesci needs no occasion to be celebrated. [Read More](   [Win a Vacation to The Buccaneer Golf & Beach Resort in St. Croix ($4,000 Value)!]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice/Notice at Collection]( esquire.com ©2023 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019