“Munro and Robinson in 1983” and more in Bookish Tweets of the Week

First, in a tweet that should be preserved forever, Alice Munro and Marilynne Robinson are hanging out together in a photograph from 1983, looking impossibly chill and brilliant and beautiful. I’ve never wanted to squeeze myself into a photo more than this one. These are two of my favorite writers, and, more to the point, two of the most awe-inspiring writers of our time.

Alice Munro and Marilynne Robinson in 1983 is everything I’ve ever wanted pic.twitter.com/QMTBCFosUv

— Anne Helen Petersen (@annehelen) October 6, 2014

Then Edgar Allan Poe returned to Boston in the form of this gorgeous, eerie, windswept statue:

Poe died 165 years ago today in Baltimore, but he was born in Boston & returned at age 18 – "Poe Returning to Boston" pic.twitter.com/REW1ggNAmx

— BostonTweet (@BostonTweet) October 7, 2014

The Paris Review quoted Louise Erdrich on rejection:

“My first novel was rejected all over the place. And thank God for that.” —Louise Erdrich http://t.co/umH0Wk9Atk

— The Paris Review (@parisreview) October 9, 2014

Meanwhile, the literary world exploded over the news that French author Patrick Modiano won the Nobel Prize in Literature, confusing some…

*English speaking media scrambles to find out who this French guy even is*

— Melville House (@melvillehouse) October 9, 2014

While others took a more logical approach:

If you haven’t read Modiano, then maybe it’s time to explore his work rather than belittle the academy for not picking Philip Roth.

— Laila Lalami (@LailaLalami) October 9, 2014

And finally, Joyce Carol Oates mused on what it means to write capital-L Literature:

If only we could write Literature, & not a succession of books! But Literature is not possible except book by book, as a staircase is steps

— Joyce Carol Oates (@JoyceCarolOates) October 11, 2014

What tweets would make your top bookish tweets list? Who else should I follow on Twitter for the best bookish news?