Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social Independent journalist covering tech, culture, and politics @spitfirenews.com. Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/kattenbarge
Feminist Killjoy @saranahmed.bsky.social Writer and independent feminist scholar
Queer person of colour
#FreePalestine
Chronicle of Higher Education @chronicle.com Academeโs most trusted resource for independent journalism, career development, and forward-looking intelligence.
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K. Morrissey @katiedidnt.bsky.social Assistant Prof at ASU. Research/Teach: Media studies, digital culture, and female desire in pop-media. (She/Her.) Views mine and not my employers.
Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social Cat sitter. Gothic lit and theology. Romance studies. Byron studies. Runs 'Romancing the Gothic'. Writes queer little stories.
Miss Bates ๐จ๐ฆ @missbates.bsky.social aka Kay, reader, schoolmarm, spinster, Montrealer, Habs fan, reluctant Orthodox Christian, inept walker. Retiring, but not retired. I support the right to be cold.
Valerie Estelle Frankel๐๐ฉโ๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐งท๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ๐ฆ๐ญโก๏ธโ๏ธ๐ง๐ป๐ @valeriefrankel.bsky.social ๐จโ๐Professor, ๐author of 100 books on drwho๐ซstarwarsโจoutlander #sfwa๐ #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
Kacy Tillman @kacytillman.bsky.social English Professor at UTampa. Early Americanist now researching Romantasy! Take my survey: t.ly/4JufY. Author of Stripped & Script: Loyalist Women Writers of the American Revolution: https://www.umasspress.com/9781625344328/stripped-and-script/.
Carly / Sapphic Swoon @sapphicswoon.bsky.social Co-organiser of the Romance Reading Group (free to join, monthly online sessions)
K.W. Taylor @kwtaylor.bsky.social I write words and tell others how to write words. ๐ฑ๐ฑ๐
SF/F/H/rom author, prof, wife, catmom, nerd, voter, optimist. ๐๐บ๐ฌ๐ต๐ค๐งโโ๏ธSHUWPF MFA, BGSU ACS PhD
Molly Keran @mjkeran.bsky.social Recent English lit PhD thinking about the intersections of pop culture & violence against women. I love cats, romance novels, pop music, and buying too many planners.
Dr Bill Hughes (William the Bloody) @billbloodyhughes.bsky.social Cat lover. 18C scholar on the dialogue and novel. Gothic fairies, vampires and paranormal romance; co-organiser Open Graves, Open Minds Project @ogomproject.bsky.social
https://hcommons.org/members/billhughes/
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Kate Cuthbert @katydidinoz.bsky.social Book lover and narrative nerd. Editor, genre fiction advocate, Doctor of Literature, proponent of reading for fun *and* education. Co-host What Would Danbury Do?
she/her. Naarm/Wirandjuri land
Wendy C. Ortiz @wendyortiz.com Excavation: A Memoir
Hollywood Notebook: Essays
Bruja: A Dreamoir
All from Northwestern University Press, 2025
Mommyโs El Camino is my mostly weekly newsletter.
she/her. Los Angeles. Mostly away from Bluesky.
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Zen Cho @zenaldehyde.bsky.social Malaysian in UK. I write fantasy and romance. BEHIND FRENEMY LINES out now!
Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, National Book Award winner. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ My brand is lesbians. https://www.malindalo.com/
Megan @mxmeng.bsky.social #amquerying | Writer | #RevPit winner | she/her | ๐ฉท๐๐
Jeffe Kennedy @jeffekennedy.bsky.social Award-winning, Bestselling Author of epic fantasy romance. @sfwa.bsky.social Past-President. Swiftie. She/Her. Opinions my own. Who else's opinions would they be? Rep by Sarah Younger at Nancy Yost Literary Agency https://give.vowforgirls.org/give/638986/#
Kianna Alexander aka Audre Lorde Havmercy @kiannawrites.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐Author, 50+ titles. WIFE. Womanist. ADR Spiritual Baddie. Lesbian. Mama. Fun Auntie. Educator. Speaker, Scholar, Historian. Literary Rep: Sarah E. Younger, NYLA. BA in Eng Lang & Lit, FSU. Bronco Pride ๐๐ค๐๐ค
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Ruby Lang, Opal Wei, Mindy Hung @rubyopalmindy.bsky.social THE GLOWING LIFE OF LEEANN WU by Mindy out now from Alcove. WILD LIFE by Opal available now from Harlequin. I have a lot of names. Canadian. Rep'd by Sarah E. Younger at NYLA. www.opalwei.com
Mia Sosa (she/her) ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐จ๐ฆ๐บ๐ธ @mia-sosa.bsky.social Watershed nerd, naturalist, singer, gardener, and dog fanatic.
Joanna Shupe @joannashupe.bsky.social USA Today bestselling historical author. Upcoming --> The Gilded Heiress, August 26, 2025
www.joannashupe.com
Alyssa Wong @crashwong.bsky.social Nebulaโก๏ธWorld Fantasyโก๏ธLocus Award-winning SFF + comics writer for Star Wars, Marvel, DC. Eisner + GLAAD nominated. Your favorite they/them femme. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Ruthie Knox / Mae Marvel @ruthieknox.bsky.social Writer of romance & mystery, frequently w/ Annie Mare, usually queer. Pen names Ruthie Knox, Robin York, Mae Marvel. She/her. https://Linktr.ee/ruthieknox
Leslie Renรฉ โจ @leslier.bsky.social Reader & writer of SFF and romance โ๐ป. MAGGIE AND ARTHUR'S MAGIC MOMENT๐ปโจ (Berkley, Summer 2026) Also: Mom. Science writer. She/her. Rep: Brent Taylor at TriadaUS.
๐ฆ: @byleslierene
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Cat Sebastian @catswrites.bsky.social Writer of queer historical fiction. She/her. Newsletter: https://catsebastian.myflodesk.com/signup website: catsebastian.com
Manda Collins ๐๐๐๐ @mandacollins.bsky.social She/her - Romance/mystery author; Too Nora Robertsโข; Bama native #disabled Join my mailing list https://t.co/v60MSLiklr @hroot @rootliterary MA, MLIS, *CCH
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India Holton @indiaholton.bsky.social USA Today, Indie, and international bestselling author of the DANGEROUS DAMSELS and LOVE'S ACADEMIC series. More scared of heights than someone who wrote about flying houses ought to be. 
Alexandra Vasti @alexandravasti.bsky.social Tenured prof & USA Today bestselling romance author
Kelly_Instalove @kelly-instalove.bsky.social Book wallower, music nerd, history geek, dog lover, Cool Momโข, Iowa girl, Diet Coke addict, flaming liberal.
Hanna Hoorenman @hannahoorenman.bsky.social Asst. prof. at Utrecht U. Book review editor at the Journal of Popular Romance Studies. American poetry, popular fiction, love studies, animal studies. Reader of books, drummer of drums. Currently obsessed with Vikingism in popular culture. She/her.
Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social Health Humanities and c18/19 British and Irish Literature. Must love dogs.
Most recent book: Tales of Health: Illness, Disability, and Citizenship in the Romantic National Tale from Liverpool University Press (2026)
Alex Winter @alexwinter.com Trans Rights are Human Rights.
alexwinter.com
Jessica Pieklo @hegemommy.bsky.social Coloradan. Loud talker. Soccer lady. Italian matriarch. Justice minded thinker and writer. Canโt quit wonโt quit trash talking SCOTUS. Not necessarily in that order.
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
Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social What Do People Do at the Science Museum (illus Qin Leng, 8.26)
Bathtime for Snow Monkeys (illus Yas Imamura,10.26)
Profile pic by Yas Imamura
Prettyokmaggie.com
Yvonne Liu. Writer. Adoptee. Memoir-in-Progress @yvonneliuwriter.bsky.social Over 3 million read HuffPost #adoptee essay. NYT, Salon, Newsweek, NBC News. Sewanee Tennessee Williams Scholar. Received support from PEN America & Bread Loaf Writers. Modern Love podcast. Mental Health Advocate. James Patterson grant #writer #memoirs
Amanda Jo Hobson @amandajohobson.bsky.social Scholar-practitioner-educator; Examines gender, sexuality, race in popular cultureโporn, horror, k*nk, romance; vampire studies; Ph.D.; They/She๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธ
Popular Culture Association @pcaaca.bsky.social The PCA/ACA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization comprised of scholars and enthusiasts dedicated to the study of popular culture through writing, sharing, and publishing. Our next conference is scheduled for April 2026 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social Host of The Joy Reid Show, best-selling author, writer, documentary filmmaker, and happy warrior blerd 'bout town. Subscribe at thejoyreidshow.com and joyannreid.com!
Michael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social Journalist, writer, former member of the Six Heartbeats. Championship-level spades player. ContrabandCamp.com founder. Author of NY Times bestseller: Black AF History: The Unwhitewashed Story of America.
Ghost of Feminista Jones Future @feministajones.com 45. Aries. Made in The Bronx. Alphabet Mafia. Extreme Band Mom. I LOVE FILM!! Certified Cat Lady. Before you reply to argueโฆdonโt.
Teen Vogue @teenvogue.com The young person's guide to conquering (and saving) the world.โจ
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
Margo Hendricks @elysabethgrace.bsky.social Black Shakespearean/EM scholar; As Elysabeth Grace --writer of Black historical, Black, paranormal & contemporary romance & historical cozy mysteries.
www.patreon.com/cw/TheMargoHendricks
Experiencewww.elysabethgrace.com
Anne O'Reilly @anneoreilly.bsky.social Librarian, Professor, Romance Reader, and Romance Researcher. She/Her. 
Hannah Doherty Hudson @hdhudson.bsky.social Working on a book about how magazines organize info. C18 & C19 Brit lit prof, WPA, Romanticist, periodicalist, historian of books & publishing, #MinervaPress scholar, Austenite. 250 yrs of genre fiction. First book: http://tinyurl.com/k4fb35ur (she/her).
Dr Amy Burge @dramyburge.bsky.social Associate Professor of popular fiction. Romance specialist. Managing Editor of the Journal of Popular Romance Studies. Network Lead for Muslim Women's Popular Fiction project. She/her. Currently writing about bonkbusters with @jodimca.bsky.social
Sawyer @potboilersawyer.bsky.social Writer & co-host of the Reformed Rakes podcast.
theloosecravat.substack.com
Eloisa James @eloisajames.bsky.social I write historical romances & teach Shakespeare at Fordham U. www.eloisajames.com
IASPR International Association for the Study of Popular Romance @iaspr.bsky.social The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance is dedicated to fostering and promoting the scholarly exploration of all popular representations of romantic love. Publishes @jprstudies.bsky.social
https://www.iaspr.org/
Dr Sandra Antonelli @sandraantonelli.bsky.social Author. Rom-suspense spy mysteries for grown ups & smartasses. PhD. Champion for women aged 40+. Ageism dismantler. Dog lover. Down Underer.
Jayashree (she/her/they) @profromance.bsky.social Ambedkarite, romance reader and scholar, annihilate caste
Heather @heatherschell.bsky.social Romance scholar, aspiring NPS Weed Warrior, Ass't Professor of Writing at GW, and ON SABBATICAL!!! I love the smell of sagebrush, pine, moss, and petrichor, and I try to spend as much time as possible where these scents live.
Shelf Love Podcast @shelflove.bsky.social A podcast & Substack about romance novels, and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host: Andrea Martucci (she/her) #romancebks #romancereader
https://linktr.ee/shelflovepodcast
Journal of Popular Romance Studies @jprstudies.bsky.social A peer-reviewed open-access journal exploring popular romance media and the logics, institutions, and social practices of romantic love in global popular culture. https://www.jprstudies.org/
Rebecca Romney @rebeccaromney.com Your bookish enabler. Rare book dealer, Type Punch Matrix. Author, JANE AUSTENโS BOOKSHELF. Co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Pawn Stars, The Booksellers doc.
The Oatmeal @theoatmeal.bsky.social Cartoonist and creator of The Oatmeal and Exploding Kittens https://linktr.ee/theoatmeal
Maya Rodale @mayarodale.bsky.social Bestselling author of funny, feminist historical fiction. Substack: Hidden Herstories. Women's History for Modern Feminists. www.mayarodale.substack.com. 
Mary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning and USA Today best-selling author, narrator, and professional puppeteer. Also has a talking cat. Latest title: Apprehension.
Silvia Moreno-Garcia @silviamg.bsky.social Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
Priscilla Oliveras @prisoliveras.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Author ๐๐ป
Stories that stir your heart ๐๐๐ฝ
Latina author๐ต๐ท๐ฒ๐ฝ
book coach ๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ
sports fan โพ๏ธ๐๐พ
beach lover ๐โค๏ธ
hammock napper ๐ด
Brooklyn dweller ๐ฝ
prisoliveras.com
Azalea Dunn/A.Z. Dunsworth ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ @azaleadunn.bsky.social Island girl ๐บ
African princess ๐
Queer & proud ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Writer of interracial/multicultural romance (as Azalea) & sci fi/fantasy (as A.Z.) http://books2read.com/u/38MPwV
Currently based in Jamaica.
Dylan_StJaymes @dylanstjaymes.bsky.social Writer|Critic|Podcaster|Semi-pro wig snatcher. Serving hot tea and cool shade since Prince was on Apollonia. She/her.
Rooting for everybody Black who is rooting for EVERYBODY Black ๐ค โ๐ฟ
Liz McCausland @lizmc2.bsky.social Who even knows anymore?
Lucy Eden | #rfg32 @lucyedenauthor.bsky.social *pen name* | she/her | Contemporary Romance | funny. dramatic. steamy. | ADHD | CONGLAMRANT | *amazon affiliate links* |
Tess Thompson @drtessthompson.bsky.social Academic studying cancer caregiving, survivorship, & social determinants of health. Views my own. Google Scholar: http://tinyurl.com/drtthompson 
Annette Chavez Macias @authorannette.bsky.social Latina Womenโs Fic author. Also writes romance as Sabrina Sol. ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐บ๐ธ
Annie Mare @anniemare.bsky.social Author. she/they. Writes queer romance, mystery, sf/f as Annie Mare. Co-writes with Ruthie Knox as Mae Marvel. Next: COSMIC LOVE AT THE MULTIVERSE HAIR SALON, 6/3/25. Last: BIG NAME FAN sapphic Hollywood mystery. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anniemare
Ainsley Wynter (she/her) @ainsleywynter.bsky.social Fantasy romance author, angsty romance reader. ๐๐ฆโ๏ธ๐
HEA guaranteed. ๐๐
Just trying to find my pocket friends in the ether. Romancelandia ๐
AinsleyWynter.com
Vanessa Riley @vanessariley.com Vanessa Riley, award-winning author, explores hidden narratives of Black women, sisterhoods, and power in historical fiction, romance, and mystery genres.
@adrianaherrera.bsky.social @adrianaherrera.bsky.social 
Seressia Glass @seressia.bsky.social Writer of romance and urban fantasy. Collector of purple things. Repped by The Bent Agency. Website: www.seressia.com
Clint Smith @clintsmithiii.bsky.social Author of How the Word Is Passed, Above Ground, and Counting Descent. Writer, The Atlantic.
Katee Robert @kateerobert.com They/She. NYT Bestselling author of romance and fantasy. Repped by Bradford Literary. Banner art: Syd Mills. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/kateerobert
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel
Author Brenda Jackson @authorbrendajacks.bsky.social New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author and Executive Movie Producer.
Carrie Ann Ryan @carrieannryan.bsky.social Author. Widow. Scared of Whatโs Next.
๐NYT Bestselling Romance Author
๐ Contemporary Small Town Suspense
๐บ PNR Fated Mate Romantasy
Former Chemist. Now resides in Romancelandia.
Erica Monroe @ericamonroe.bsky.social A mom writing books with lots of history, love, and murder. It's all about the coffee and the rescue pets. She/her.
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Vox @vox.com Making sense of it all. Become a member today. ๐
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Kwana aka K.M. Jackson @kwanawrites.bsky.social Bestselling author with 2 names you probably just heard of today. SPOILER ALERT! I write books where the Black woman always wins. https://linktr.ee/kwanawrites ๐ค 
Sarah Title @titleauthor.bsky.social I used to write romance. *sob*
sarahtitle.com for proof.
Javaria Farooqui @javariafarooqui.bsky.social Research areas: popular romance, book history, postcolonialism, media/cinema, gender, and fandom. Shameless posting of published research across all socials.
Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social Puts the 'fun' in 'executive dysfunction' | Educational developer, writer, historian, abolitionist | Higher ed, critical pedagogy, C18/19th, and baseball-esp. minor leagues | Wrote: https://wvupressonline.com/node/823 | Hope, always. | he/him.
Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social Historian, esp. 19c press, talk, book history. Author โGoogling the Victorians,โ โPunch Brotherhood,โ etc. Co-founder SHARP, mgr VICTORIA. Fond of Old Time Radio, 60s Top 40, tennis, London. Liberal Texan in self-imposed Midwest exile. FRHistS
Alex Halpern @halpernalex.bsky.social Expert generalist. Marinite. San Franciscan. Oregonian.
Act locally. Views expressly my own.
Erica Peck | Editor, Writer, Reader @shydogs.bsky.social She/her
Romance reader ๐๐๐ถ๏ธ
HEA or GTFO โค๏ธ
No AI ๐ฏ
LGBTQ+ rights = human rights ๐
Black Lives Matter
Protect Trans Kids ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Freelance copyeditor (SFF & Romance): ericapeckedits.com
Short fiction: soundcheckingthevoid.com
Travis Erwin @traviserwin.bsky.social Author and freelance writer that believes character and emotion are what makes meaningful art in any form.
Funmi๐ค @funmiromance.bsky.social ๐ค
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social *THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Erik @egveitikkje.bsky.social English professorไธจslow cyclist ไธจaging punk rocker ไธจleftistไธจsports fan: Bengals, Cavs, Yankees, Canadiensไธจ wanna-be ScandinavianไธจskepticไธจEnglish, Norsk, & Franรงais
Rebecca Traister @rtraister.bsky.social Journalist, New York Magazine; author, Good & Mad, All the Single Ladies. Maine, New York, Philadelphia. I am on a book leave till fall 2025. I do have a substack. 
John Scalzi @scalzi.com I enjoy pie.
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.