UK citizens have voted to leave the European Union, a historic first. Many authors have taken to Twitter to respond to the news.
We’ve collected a few tweets after the jump.
This is what happens when you try and fix a faulty watch with a hammer. https://t.co/kJSLNfkNnB
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 24, 2016
Dear UK,
good luck.
I am afraid you are going to need it,
love
Neil.
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) June 24, 2016
Goodbye, UK. https://t.co/HMRA0AnlWR
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 24, 2016
I’m going for a run. I may be some time.
— Joanne Harris (@Joannechocolat) June 24, 2016
No doubt Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Rome already talking about how to make this divorce as painful as possible for London. #Brexit
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) June 24, 2016
Haven’t felt this bleak waking up since that time I accidentally slept with a magician.
— Patrick Ness (@Patrick_Ness) June 24, 2016
And so it begins… https://t.co/rd7fDvgwKN
— E L James (@E_L_James) June 24, 2016