Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social I'm Sarah from Smart Bitches, and I like Trashy Books | Daily SBTB email: http://bit.ly/SBTB-feed | Reviews, Cover Snark, & Recs: http://sb-tb.com |
Ian @ianaggie.bsky.social Eternally in search of a great hot dog. He/Him. owner/operator of Middle Class Mercantile. Good Shirts by Good People, made for all.
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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internetโs gay Catholic aunt. Playwright, novelist, arts journalist, grantwriter. Archbishop of Bluesky. Schism enthusiast. Never not thinking about Star Trek. Long threads, all caps, canโt lose.
Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social Agender Intersex Butch | Author of F/F and F/NBi romance, fantasy, & horror | They/Them | 2026: GALEAS THE KEEN | #sapphicromance #lesfic
https://riengray.shop/
https://riengray.itch.io/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rien-Gray/author/B091NLB554
Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org Founded in 2019 to bring together the Romance and independent bookstore communities for a day of celebration. Join us on August 9 2025. BRD founded & organized by @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org Sponsorship info: https://bit.ly/4nbyD46
Keezy Young๐ผ @keezyyoung.bsky.social 2x Eisner, Harvey, Ringo, and Ignatz-nominated cartoonist! Gay, they/she, a ghost with a skeleton inside it. I write and draw mystery, horror, and love
THEY GLOW IN THE DARK | HELLO SUNSHINE | SUNFLOWERS | http://keezyyoung.com | rep'd by Andrea Colvin
Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Professor. Sociologist. NYTimes Opinion Columnist. Books: THICK, LowerEd. Forthcoming: 1)Black Mothering & Daughtering and 2)Mama Bears.
Beliefs: C.R.E.A.M. + the internet ruined everything good + bring back shame.
โIโm just here so I donโt get fined.โ
Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social writer/DSM-5 darling
https://linktr.ee/gregmania
๐ Brynn ๐ @brynnreneebooks.bsky.social ๐ She/her
โ๐ผ Author of romance, erotica, & horror
Black, AuDHD, transfemme.
Rebecca Bendheim @rebeccabendheim.bsky.social she/her, VCFA grad, rep: Patrica Nelson at Looking Glass Lit ๐๐
Upcoming: WHEN YOU'RE BRAVE ENOUGH (2026), HOW TO TAKE A RISK (2027) from Viking/Penguin Young Readers
Leila Green Little @ifightforbooks.bsky.social Library and 1A advocate in Llano, Texas
Censorship is bad.
MLS/MS
Little v. Llano press: https://padlet.com/lalubean/leila-green-little-et-al-v-llano-county-et-al-pskk6asn9z4cu9xz
Sophia Babai @swingingstorm.bsky.social Author | Activist | Somatic therapist | Sufi mystic
๐ฎ๐ท ๐น๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ซ ๐ต๐ธ ๐ฆ๐ฟ (my ancestors really got around)
Writes gay ghost stories with messy family feels. Posts about food, fiction, folklore, and fighting fascism.
Tom O'Donnell @tomisokay.bsky.social Blacklist screenwriter and author of HOMEROOMS & HALL PASSES and many other books. My new YA horror novel LUCY KLINE, NECROMANCER is coming in September 2026! Preorder it here: https://tinyurl.com/lucyklinenecromancer
Website: https://tomisokay.com/
Cecil Castellucci @misscecil.bsky.social Author Comics, Novels and Librettos. Currently in Canada.
Loves Comets.
she/her/they
https://linktr.ee/Seaskull
Molly B. Ellis @mollybeedenim.bsky.social Book Publicist. Lover of Queens (the borough, not monarchs), Dogs, Tacos, Rain, Unlikely Animal Friendships, Airports, Public Transportation, Singalongs, Spies, and Cheese. Hater of Book Bans and Carrots.
Philip Nel @philnel.bsky.social ๐จ๐ผโ๐ซ Prof. he/him.
๐ Books on children's books & comics: https://philnel.com/writing/books/
๐ท IG: thephilnel
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๐ต Spotify: thephilnel
๐ฆ ex-Twitter (deleted in 2022): @philnel
Lexie Sharabianlou @lexieshar.bsky.social ๐ The Blue Moon Cafe & 24-Hour Occult Emporium | 8.18.26
โ๏ธ Writer by day/feral hamster by night
โจ snack enthusiast always
(tell your dog i say hi)
Jeffrey Ricker (he/him) @jeffreyricker.bsky.social #Queer writer of #YA and spec fic. Expect lots of Star Trek. Failing to meet the demands of capitalism since 1969. Trans rights or Iโll vaporize you w/a lvl16 phaser. Can I pet your dog? https://jeffrey-ricker.com/links/ and https://ko-fi.com/jeffreyricker
Alex Pendragon @alexp336.bsky.social m/m fiction/romance/erotica writer. No AI. he/him ๐ I believe in ALL the letters in #lgbtqia
Generally confused but trying my best
www.alexpendragon.com
Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social Novelist and essayist, most recently author of How to Write an Autobiographical Novel. Professor of Creative Writing at Dartmouth College. He/him. alexanderchee.net
@cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social @cottonquiltsedi.bsky.social she/her/us
Blogger. Educator. Librarian. Growing things and telling gma jokes.
None of us is free until all of us is free.
blogs: Pearl's & Ruby's https://pearlsandrubys.slj.com/
Black Cotton Reviews https://blackcottonreviewers.com/
Brandon Crilly (Announcements Only) @brandoncrilly.bsky.social he/him. Canadian SFF author: CATALYST (2022), CASTOFF (2025). Games writer: The Expanse RPG, ICONS. Vice chair of Can*Con. 2500-year-old Time Lord and snake parent. Repped by @glassglassmadeof.bsky.social at DMLA.
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Steve Kenson โ๐ @stevekenson.com (he/him) tabletop roleplaying gamer, game designer, superhero fan, anti-fascist, geek, witch, polyamorous, and queer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ partners with @christopherpenczak.bsky.social and @adamsartwell.bsky.social ๐ stevekenson.com โข patreon.com/stevekenson โข ๐ซAI ever
Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com I write novels, games and stories. Coming in 2026: MERCUTIO and THE SWORDMASTER. Writer at CHEO Foundation (my views are my own). Former journalist. From Manitoba, now in Ottawa. She/her. Trans rights are human rights ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
https://kateheartfield.com
Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐พ Winner of a Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Rep: Michael Curry ๐๐ชฒ Tips for cat treats! https://ko-fi.com/premee
Keanu M. Heydari @keanuheydari.bsky.social Pursuing an M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary | Ph.D., History, University of Michigan (2026) | PC(USA) Inquirer | Modern Europe & Iran | Reformed systematic theology, Karl Barth, New Testament studies
๐ www.keanuheydari.com
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Gabe Rosenberg @gaberosenberg.bsky.social Audience Editor @kcur.org. Public media journalist, music geek, pun aficionado, food eater, Pittsburgh kid (sorta).
Angie Manfredi @angiemanfredi.bsky.social Books, movies, navel-gazing. librarians against fascism. Rad fatty. she/her
Josh Cook @joshthelibromancer.bsky.social Co-owner of @portersqbooks.bsky.social Author of The Art of Libromancy & An Exaggerated Murder. Opinions my own. BlueSky for @authorsabb.bsky.social & @massaabb.bsky.social He/him https://linktr.ee/joshthelibromancer
Literary Arts @literary-arts.org A nonprofit literary center in Portland, OR dedicated to engaging readers, supporting writers, & inspiring the next generation with great literature. https://literary-arts.org/about/our-story/
Frankie de la Cretaz @thefrankiedlc.news writing the Out of Your League queer sports newsletter / co-author of HAIL MARY: The Rise & Fall of the National Womenโs Football League / they/them ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐
Gwenda Bond @gwenda.bsky.social NYT bestselling author * editor of LEXtoday* dog and cat person * moon and pet photographer * gwendabond.com * gwendabond.substack.com * linktr.ee/GwendaBond
Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social Overcaffeinated Kentuckian in Massachusetts. Librarian. Professor. Trustee. Ask me about #GraphicMedicine. Trying to be kind, do good, and read comics. (He/Him)
noethematt.com
Veronica Roth @veronicarothbooks.com Recently: Seek the Traitor's Son (dystopian fantasy)
Next: The Sixth Faction (a Divergent alternate universe story)
Xueting C. Ni ๅช้ชๅฉท (she, they) @xuetingni.bsky.social Award-winning author ๐จ๐ณ๐ฌ๐ง :queer and geeky, writes non-fiction about Chinese cultures, curates and translates genre fiction (scifi, horror, fantasy, wuxia). snowpavilion.co.uk
Ella Dawson @brosandprose.bsky.social sex & culture critic. author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY. host of the REBEL EVER AFTER podcast about progressive romance novels. she/her. support me on patreon: patreon.com/brosandprose
everything else: https://linktr.ee/brosandprose
Liz Bourke @hawkwinglb.bsky.social Ph.D Classics. Reviews @ Reactor Magazine (ex. Tor.com) and Locus Magazine.
Ireland.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hawkwing_lb
Wordpress: https://lizbourke.wordpress.com
Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@hawkwing_lb
Margaret Owen @what-eats-owls.bsky.social doodler, demi, USA Today, Sunday Times, and NYT #1 bestselling author of LITTLE THIEVES, THE MERCIFUL CROW, ROOTBOUND & more โจ She/her. Rep: Victoria Marini
DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social Educator, intellectual freedom advocate, scholar, reader, writer, and lyricist. I knit, garden, and cook for instant gratification. Professor in title. Michigan expat in Texas. Typos make it bespoke. (Skeets my own.)
Hanna Cha @hannayoonicha.bsky.social 
BillieB @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org She/her. Book person. An Old. Founder of Bookstore Romance Day.
Kate Milford @katemilford.bsky.social Author of fantasy, mystery, and adventure for young readers, writing from Brooklyn, Nagspeake, and Jigamaria. The most recent Roaming World tale, RIALTO, is out now. The first SEACRITTERS adventure sets sail 3/16/27!
Vik H. โจ @ourvectorviktor.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
31. (they/he)
bookseller - always open to recs!
movie, history, and language nerd
Annalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social bestselling author * Hugo winner * nerd
latest books: A Wall Is Also a Road, Automatic Noodle, We Will Rise Again
bylines: New Scientist, Flaming Hydra, etc.
pronouns: they/them
all the stuff: www.techsploitation.com
Arezou-Deetoo @arezouamin.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ท She/her
๐ THE NOWRUZ NEGOTIATION - April 14
๐ THE AROOSI ARRANGEMENT - Out Now
โจ Romance Writer โจ Managing Ed./Host at Geeky Waffle โจ Words: Collider, Star Wars Insider, Lady Geeks Media โจ
susie ghahremani @boygirlparty.bsky.social Artist, childrenโs book author / kidlit illustrator, Boygirlparty Etsy. She/her ๐ i love snail mail, indie rock, fountain pens, wilderness. vegetarian, scbwi, RISD alum. BLM, love is love, read to kids, save our parks. ๐งฟ โ๏ธ
http://linktr.ee/boygirlparty
Ann Leckie @annleckie.com Author of the award-winning Ancillary Justice. Lives in St Louis.
Carrie Mesrobian @carriemesrobian.bsky.social Minnesotan. Armenian. Library Advocate.
Author: SUMMERWORK, Dutton, 2026
Podcast: @whatsyrread.bsky.social
Website: carriemesrobian.com
she/her
Fuck ๐ง
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MacKids Books @mackidsbooks.bsky.social A lifelong love of reading starts here! ๐๐
Books and author events from the home of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group in NYC.
http://www.mackids.com
Macmillan Children's School & Library Marketing @mackidssl.bsky.social We are the MacKids School & Library marketing team! Follow us for news about books for kids & teens and resources for teachers & librarians!
https://www.mackidsschoolandlibrary.com/
Lindsay Lynch @lindsayklynch.bsky.social Book buyer for Parnassus Books. Debut novel DO TELL available now from Doubleday Books. she/her
Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social New York Times Bestseller, Newbery Honoree, National Book Award Finalist, Procrastinator Extraordinaire, #KidLit Author
Amparo Ortiz @amparoortiz.bsky.social โจyoung adult & middle grade author ๐ต๐ท next: DREAM AWAY THE NIGHT (2027)
www.amparoortiz.com
Fierce Reads @fiercereads.bsky.social โจ Uncover your next bookish obsession โจ
fiercereads.com 
Wolf & Wyld's Queer Bookstore @wolfwyld.bsky.social Independent online & pop-up bookstore based in Manitou Springs, Colorado | Specializing in LGBTQ+ books ๐บโฐ๏ธ๐
https://linkpop.com/queer
Blumineck @blumineck.bsky.social David the Arrow Bard, aka Blumineck.
I do pole dance, archery, and nerdery.
Linktr.ee/blumineck
@jldugan.bsky.social @jldugan.bsky.social 
Christie O. Hall @christieohall.bsky.social scorpio. queer. lawful neutral, if weโre being honest. vaguely dangerous, secretly soft. a ghost. they/them.
Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social Teacher. Publisher of the Book-Loving Texanโs Guides to School Board Elections. Co-founder of Texas Freedom to Read Project.
meryl wilsner (they/them) @merylwilsner.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฉท๐ | bestselling author of queer romance | they/them | linktree.com/merylwilsner
Utah Library Association @utahlibraries.bsky.social Providing Utah librarians and library employees with opportunities for library leadership, professional growth, networking, and community service.
Found in TranslaShen (they/them) @theshenners.bsky.social Shenwei. Disabled Queer Taiwanese writer/blogger. KidLit & LIS grad. ไธญๆ๐. ไป/Ta/ไผ.
Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE IS AN IGNYTE FINALIST! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธIranian Chicagoan author: THE BRUISING OF QILWA (adult queernorm Persian fantasy; Crawford, Locus, World Fantasy finalist) & THE GLADE (๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐MG horror, Ignyte finalist). Worker-owner at Sword & Kettle Press. Newsletter, teaching, & more: lnk.bio/jamsternazzy
Samantha Fabien @samanthashnh.bsky.social literary agent @ root literary ๐ชด
โจthe ultimate hype womanโข๏ธโจ
๐ง immersive reader ๐
samanthafabien.com
Jessica Olin is Tired but Still Masks @olinj.bsky.social Queer author of queer romance. Any pronouns. Really 3 trash pandas in a trench coat. ๐ฏ
Getting My Goat, my debut romance novella, is available in paperback, ebook, & Kindle Unlimited: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DFWY7KCW
website: https://jessicaolin.com
Laurie Halse Anderson @halseanderson.bsky.social Forest creature who writes books & champions libraries. American heart, Danish soul.
Author of YAs: Speak, Shout & many more
Historical adventure novels: Chains, Forge, Ashes & Fever 1793.
Andโฆ. Rebellion 1776 is a NY Times bestseller! Huzzah! ๐โค๏ธ๐บ๐ธ๐
Gina Kaufmann @ginak.bsky.social Journalist-reader-writer-watcher-worrier-joker
Future librarian
Formerly: editor @theworld.org, talkshow and podcast host @KCUR, freelance for Nieman Reports, PRX, Mass Humanities, WBURโs Cognoscenti, Boston Globe, Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls
Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social Independent, POC-owned children's book publisher specializing in diversity since 1991. ยฉ 2026 Lee & Low Books.
That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com Educator-Librarian-Author-Activist-Speaker-Bibliophile-Louisianan-Defender of Wonder
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/ThatLibrarian
Liselle Sambury @lisellesambury.bsky.social Author of the Blood Like Duology & Delicious Monsters
๐ป NEW! Tender Beasts, YA horror/thriller
โ๏ธ NEXT UP! A Mastery of Monsters (July 29)
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Melanie Figueroa @melaniefigueroa.bsky.social Literary Agent at Root Literary. Association of American Literary Agents member. ๐ MS in Creative Writing & Book Publishing. ๐ Scorpio. โ๏ธ
MSWL: https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/melaniefigueroa/
Edward Underhill @edwardunderhill.bsky.social Trans author, cat guy, plant nerd. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ The In-Between Bookstore and In Case You Read This are out now! | up next: The House of Now and Then (2026)
Mia Tsai says buy her books @itsamia.bsky.social Author, editor, angry Asian. Got the basketball jones. BITTER MEDICINE | THE MEMORY HUNTERS. Rep: Anne Tibbets. Hugo finalist and Hugoish winner. @concurrentseattle.bsky.social creator. From the North but I stay in the South.
Links: miatsai.carrd.co
Justina Ireland @justinaireland.com Award winning writer and New York Times Bestseller. Sometimes agent at Handspun Literary. I also do TV and comics.
Food is a scam in this country.
Up next: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN HALLOWEEN - October 2026
Will Taylor @willtaylorbooks.bsky.social NYT bestselling children's author (Scholastic; HarperCollins, Penguin Workshop) Queer. Seattleite in Wales. Rep: Brent Taylor at July First Literary. THE SCHOOL FOR WICKED WITCHES Book 5 out Feb 2027! willtaylorbooks.com
Brian D. Kennedy @bdkennedybooks.bsky.social YA author of A LITTLE BIT COUNTRY & MY FAIR BRADY. Dolly Parton superfan. [He/him]
Kyle Lukoff @kylelukoff.bsky.social "Kyle Lukoff? Isn't he, like, the trans Maurice Sendak?"
"No, Maurice Sendak is the cis Kyle Lukoff."
We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
๐ bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social Rich in Color is dedicated to reading, reviewing & promoting YA books starring or written by BIPOC. ๐
Site: www.richincolor.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richincolor_ya/
StoryGraph: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/richincolor
Nawal Qarooni / NQC Literacy @nqcliteracy.bsky.social Educator. Author of Nourishing Caregiver Collaborations: Exalting Home Experiences + Classroom Practices for Collective Care. Adjunct faculty at NYU. Board member of Library of Congress Literacy Advisory + NCTE Build Your Stack. Mama of 4. NQCLiteracy.org
Ellen Oh @ellenoh.bsky.social I write MG & YA books that win awards from people not related to me. Founding member of WENEEDDIVERSEBOOKS. Fight Book Bans!!!
Tae Keller @taekeller.bsky.social 
Sabina Khan @sabinawriter.bsky.social Author of books about desi girls.
YA: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali, Zara Hossain Is Here, Meet Me in Mumbai, What A Desi Girl Wants
MG: The Bloodstone Thief (Sept 16/Scholastic)
Karaoke enthusiast & puppy wrangler
Jewell Parker Rhodes @jewellparkerrhodes.bsky.social New York Times bestelling author and educator.
www.jewellparkerrhodes.com
Corinna Luyken @corinnaluyken.bsky.social author/illustrator THE ARGUERS (May โ25)โข THE BOOK OF MISTAKES โข ABC & YOU & ME โข MY HEART โข THE TREE IN ME โข IN THE DARK โข PATCHWORK โข ADRIAN SIMCOX โข NOTHING IN COMMON โข SOMETHING GOOD
www.corinnaluyken.com
https://linktr.ee/corinnaluyken
Kimberly Lemming @kimberlylemming.bsky.social Hallmark meets bloodshed
|USA Today Best Selling Fantasy Romance Author |33| she/her| Repped by
@millercallihan
https://linktr.ee/KimberlyLemming
Carole Lindstrom @carolelindstrom.bsky.social NYT Bestselling and award winning kidlit author. She/her. Historic RRNation/Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe. Rep'd by: Allison Remcheck/Stimola Literary (artwork by Aly McKnight THE GIFT OF THE GREAT BUFFALO/Bloomsbury 2/25
The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social Independent, opinionated, and stylish: essential multimedia publications for everyone who cares about children's and young adult literature. Visit us at hbook.com.
nico @nicodelort.bsky.social illustration - xfiles
https://shop.nicolasdelort.com/
Camryn Garrett @dancingofpens.bsky.social Writer and filmmaker. Author of five books, most recently IN BETWEEN DAYS. She/her.
https://www.booksaremagic.net/item/k9JCycuDevqU8Ufpha6EHQ
Mike (Michaela) Whatnall @mwhatnall.bsky.social Literary agent at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret. Lover of tea and irrepressible book enthusiast. (they/them, sal: Mx.) Most active on insta! @michaelawhatnall michaelawhatnall.com
Terry J. Benton-Walker (he/daddy) @handle.invalid Bestselling & Award-Winning Author | BLOOD DEBTS, BLOOD JUSTICE, THE WHITE GUY DIES FIRST, & ALEX WISE | #Gaymer ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฎ https://linktr.ee/tjbentonwalker
Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social reading books, writing books, defending books
https://linktr.ee/maiakobabe
pronouns: e/em/eir
Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Author-illustrator and mami born in Lima, Peru and living in the woods of SE Connecticut. Se habla espaรฑol.
linktr.ee/juanamartinezneal
Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app Writer, hex throwing goon. Dainty, delicate, and deadly.
Natalie C. Parker @nataliecparker.bsky.social Author and editor of books for young readers. ๐
Jamie Pacton @jamiepacton.bsky.social Bestselling Author๐๐๐
๐HOMEGROWN MAGIC (2025)
๐งโโ๏ธTHE HYACINTH LABYRINTH (2026)
๐FURIOUS
๐ง๐ผTHE ABSINTHE UNDERGROUND
โจTHE VERMILION EMPORIUM
www.jamiepacton.com
Randy Ribay @randyribay.bsky.social YA author. 2x National Book Award Nominee. Printz Award co-winner. APALA award winner. PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING, EVERYTHING WE NEVER HAD, THE RECKONING OF ROKU, + more.
e katherine kottaras @katherinekottaras.bsky.social Repโd by Jennie Kendrick, Red Fox
www.katherinekottaras.com/
rachael lippincott @rachaellippincott.bsky.social #1 nyt bestselling author โ๐ป next up: joy to the girls ๐ lnk.bio/YpIf