Literary Twitterati: Hugo Hamilton in Katie Taylor's gloves

Our round up of literary happenings on twitter this week

Thank you to @Waterstones for asking me to choose my favourite historical novels. Read the list here: http://t.co/W7RgRH8y7N

Donal Ryan, Eimear McBride, Frank McGuinness & Colm Tóibín @Writersweek -congrats to EMcB for winning Prize pic.twitter.com/oEQDnwoLx7

"If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be." Maya Angelou - who was utterly amazing.

Hugo Hamilton wearing Katie Taylor's boxing glove in John b Keane's pub. Festivals, eh?! pic.twitter.com/OHUEakBo7g

#FF the best of Irish #writing @DreadfulP @TheDublinReview @stingingfly @gorse_journal @themothmagazine @TheBohemyth @TheSouthCircula

The @penguinusa Centennial Edition of James Joyce's "Dubliners" that I designed & illustrated: http://t.co/mEphrWQQO8 pic.twitter.com/65lYASPKjI

My review of Geoff Dyer's Another Great Day at Sea http://t.co/Jb3EcohEB9

Really Useful Links for Writers: Leaving Cert Essay Writing http://t.co/Pnif5x4DVA

Judy Blume talks sense about book banning in the US - Parents worry too much about what children read http://t.co/3157Fd8Ds2

Delighted for Sara Baume. Winning a big prize, early on, makes a huge difference to a writer's life. Full news here: http://t.co/6tGlWJpaXy

Sarah Gilmartin is on twitter @PandaPolitics