Iconic author Joyce Carol Oates is best known for her novels, but she thrives on Twitter as well. Following in the tradition of great Twitter 140 authors like @JudyBlume and @Margaret Atwood, Oates uses the medium to share her thoughts on news, writing and everything else from the musician Morrissey to feminism to James Joyce.
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