Literary twitterati: from narcissism to rejection

Our round up of literary goings on in the twittersphere this week

Fact. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/JuliaBell">@JuliaBell</a>: Yes... <a href="http://t.co/N2aaoqqWh4">pic.twitter.com/N2aaoqqWh4</a>

Circa Words: Experimental writing festival, 14-15 June for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Bloomsday&amp;src=hash">#Bloomsday</a> weekend at <a href="https://twitter.com/IrishWritersCtr">@IrishWritersCtr</a> : <a href="http://t.co/lwJf5R3PPX">http://t.co/lwJf5R3PPX</a>

Perks of the trade: Madrid, wine, and <a href="https://twitter.com/stuartneville">@stuartneville</a>'s fine new novel to read six weeks before publication... <a href="http://t.co/uQThZiCfik">pic.twitter.com/uQThZiCfik</a>

Photograph: Thinkstock
Photograph: Thinkstock

JP Donleavy reading in Dublin this afternoon <a href="http://t.co/JsSo4Jqh5F">pic.twitter.com/JsSo4Jqh5F</a>

The rejection letters: how publishers snubbed 11 great authors... <a href="http://t.co/k7i0Q0jZD0">http://t.co/k7i0Q0jZD0</a>

Also, <a href="https://twitter.com/MrPeterMurphy">@MrPeterMurphy</a> is a brave man attempting to reinterpret The Dead. Here's a book trailer with <a href="https://twitter.com/belindamckeon">@belindamckeon</a>: <a href="https://t.co/jLywC9rp7c">https://t.co/jLywC9rp7c</a>

TKS to all for your wild response to news that <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenAronofsky">@DarrenAronofsky</a>+<a href="https://twitter.com/HBO">@HBO</a> are teaming up for <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23maddaddam&amp;src=hash">#maddaddam</a>! So pleased you're pleased! <a href="https://twitter.com/randomhouse">@randomhouse</a>

What a line-up of award winners in store for next weekend <a href="https://twitter.com/Writingandideas">@Writingandideas</a> ! Eimear MacBride, John Banville, Donal Ryan...

Here's a wee trailer for Dubliners 100 edited by <a href="https://twitter.com/tolmorris">@tolmorris</a> from <a href="https://twitter.com/TrampPress">@TrampPress</a> - launching tomorrow 7pm <a href="https://twitter.com/socialgrand">@socialgrand</a> <a href="https://t.co/FNHh445CqW">https://t.co/FNHh445CqW</a>

So, Eimear McBride's "A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing" won the <a href="https://twitter.com/BaileysPrize">@baileysprize</a> last night, & I can FINALLY Tweet about how much I love this book