Harrogate International Festivals @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social We bring the very best in music, literature, crime writing, salon, spectacle and education to Harrogate
Jill Johnson @writerjilljohnson.bsky.social 🥀Crime Writer🥀Creator of Toxic Botanical Mayhem🥀DEVIL’S BREATH+HELL’S BELLS+BELLA DONNA+BLOOD ROOT🥀
@bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social 🇬🇧@sourcebooks.bsky.social 🇺🇸
BBC Between the Covers book club pick
Insta: jilljohnsonwrites
Info: http://jilljohnsonwrites.com
Emily Koch @emilykoch.bsky.social Award-winning author of IF I DIE BEFORE I WAKE and KEEP HIM CLOSE. New book WHAT JULY KNEW out now with Vintage. Rep'd by Peter Straus.
Joe Thomas @jtbookspr.bsky.social Deputy Publicity Director and Commissioning Editor at Headline Publishing Group / Wildfire Books 
Curling Up With a Coffee and a Kindle @curlingupwithac.bsky.social Natalie Laird
Book blogger, dog lover, sport fiend
Jen Lucas (Jen Med’s Book Reviews) @jenlucas.bsky.social Book blogger & puffin photographer. Occasional chocolate pusher. Permanent book pusher. Blog at jenmedsbookreviews.com.
Quick Book Reviews Podcast @quickbookreviews.bsky.social I’m Philippa, I love books & biscuits. I host the CHART-TOPPING Quick Book Reviews Podcast, with author interviews & honest book reviews - no spoilers.
Email: quickbookreviews@outlook.com
Michael Kaufman @kaufmanwrites.bsky.social Writer--mysteries, YA and non-fiction. Worked in 50 countries engaging men to support women's rights & positively transform men's lives. Latest: "The Male Ally Handbook" & "Moon Storm Rising" (K Quinn) & "The Last Resort" both with climate change themes
Jack Butler @jackbutlereditor.bsky.social Publishing Director at Sphere / Little, Brown
Imran @imranmahmood777.bsky.social Author screenwriter barrister
📚. 🎬. ⚖️
Callie Kazumi かずみ @callieuntitled.bsky.social Feral book girl. Author. Crafts & trinket goblin. ✩ Get in loser, we're going to go kill Bunny ✩ 🦋
𝔏𝔬𝔫𝔡𝔬𝔫 📍
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Ed James @edjamesauthor.bsky.social Scottish crime author. Marshall, Fenchurch, Cullen, Dodds.
Books: Linktr.ee/edjamesauthor
JOHN NIVEN @nivenj1.bsky.social 'John Niven is a fucking idiot. Who needs him?'
Michael Winner, RIP. 
Sam Eades @sameades.bsky.social Editor and reader. 
Deborah O’Connor @deborahoconnor.bsky.social Writer and TV Producer
‘Dear Future Me’ out summer 2025 🇬🇧🇺🇸
David H Headley @davidhheadley.bsky.social M.D. DHH Literary Agency, Goldsboro Books & Capital Crime.
https://linktr.ee/davidhheadley
Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social Author. One half of Ambrose Parry. One sixth of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
Stephanie Merritt/SJ Parris @stephmerritt.bsky.social Author & journalist. Sunday Times #1 best-selling Giordano Bruno series. Reviews for The Observer. Sometimes on the radio. Rep’d by Jonny Geller/Curtis Brown 📚🗞️🎙️✍🏼
Graham Bartlett @gbpoliceadvisor.bsky.social 🚔 Advising authors, TV writers, doc makers.
✍️ Award-winning crime writer: BAD FOR GOOD, FORCE OF HATE & CITY ON FIRE. Repped by DHH Literary Agency.
🤓 Mentor with Jericho Writers.
🕵️♂️ Retired police C/Supt.
🔗 https://linktr.ee/grahambartlett
Mark Edwards @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social Author of psychological thrillers inc The Magpies and Here To Stay. The Wasp Trap coming summer 2025. Loves: cats, horror movies, Lana Del Rey and, of course, books.
Tim Weaver @timcweav.bsky.social He/him, erratic hoarder, over thinker, vaguely steampunk, pencil maker, pro Europe, pro trans, woke af.
Not the author of the same name, sorry! You should probably check out his books if you like crime thrillers though :)
Doug Johnstone @dougjohnstone.bsky.social Writer & musician. 20th novel Ghost Notes out now. Tombstoning and The Ossians also re-published in 2026. Album Crow Hill out now. Drummer for Fun Lovin' Crime Writers. www.dougjohnstone.com
Greg R. Buchanan @gregbuchananwriter.com Bestselling Novelist. Writer of Video Games & TTRPGs. Hank Hill Apologist. Rep by ANA/CAA.
NO MAN'S SKY | SIXTEEN HORSES | DARK SOULS: EYES OF DEATH | MAGIC: THE GATHERING
Cats: Bucket, Table, and Mop.
gregbuchananwriter.com
Lucie Whitehouse @luciewhitehouse.bsky.social Writer of the Robin Lyons crime series and psych suspense including Before We Met. Englishwoman in Brooklyn. 
Greg Mosse @gregmosse.bsky.social 'Writer & encourager of writers'
#TheComingFire #TheFrenchBookshopMurder
Agents: @ThebksAgency - @LBA_agency
Publishers: @MoonflowerBooks - @HodderBooks
Tim Glister @timglisterbooks.bsky.social CWA Dagger-nominated Author of Red Corona, A Loyal Traitor & A Game Of Deceit. 
Suzy A @suzyaspleybooks.bsky.social Crime writer. Geordie in Scotland with a dash of Danish. Debut novel Crow Moon out. Shortlisted for good stuff. @OrendaBooks Agent Euan Thorneycroft @AMHeath 🖤💫📚
Laura Sherlock @laurasherlock21.bsky.social Book publicist with a penchant for crime and thriller...
Arne Dahl @arnedahl.bsky.social Swedish crime fiction writer, among other things. Sometimes even someone else - and a TV series.
Charlaine Harris @realcharlaine.bsky.social New York Times Best Selling Author and lover of books 📚 The latest release in my Gunnie Rose series #TheLastWizardsBall is out everywhere NOW‼️✨
charlaineharris.com - Official Website
@RealCharlaine - Instagram
Charlaine Harris - FB
David Baldacci @davidbaldacci.bsky.social 
Don Winslow @donwinslow.bsky.social 
John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social Writer, friend to dogs, booksellers, and wine merchants. Charlie Parker returns in A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD, May 5 (Australia/NZ), May 7 (Ireland/UK), and June 2 (US/Canada)
Joseph Finder @josephfinderbooks.bsky.social Author, husband, father, dog owner, tomato farmer. THE OLIGARCH'S DAUGHTER is coming from Harper Books in January 2025. https://josephfinder.com/
Karin Slaughter @karinslaughter.com Internationally bestselling thriller writer. Watch WILL TRENT on ABC/streaming on Hulu. Watch PIECES OF HER on Netflix.
Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social Likable character who specializes in writing unlikeable characters. Thick 'n Creamy since 1925, muting mansplainers since 2010, uncoupled since February 2020. I am too a Merry Sunshine.
Michael Connelly @michaelconnelly.bsky.social Bestselling author of the Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, Renée Ballard, and Jack McEvoy series. Run by his social media manager.
Peter May @authorpetermay.bsky.social Award-winning writer of crime novels, including the Lewis Trilogy, The China Thrillers and the Enzo Files, as well as numerous standalones. Sixteen million books sold worldwide. “The Black Loch” out now.
S J Watson @sjwatson.bsky.social Writing. Photography. Drinking. Bestselling author of Before I Go to Sleep. Podcaster. Substacker. Procrastinator. Dog dad. Tired.
Just your ordinary average everyday sane psycho super-goddess.
Sara Paretsky @saraparetsky.bsky.social #Crimewriter, social justice activist, #abortion rights, #immigrant rights, fighting book bans, worship my #goldenretriever #books #library
Sophie Hannah @sophiehannah.bsky.social Bestselling crime writer
Coach for writers (dreamauthorcoaching.com)
Host of ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ podcast
David Jackson @davidjacksonwriter.bsky.social Novelist and scriptwriter. Thirteen crime thrillers published to date.
www.davidjacksonbooks.com
Isabel Ashdown @isabelashdown.com 🦀 Coast loving writer of 10 novels
📚 Royal Literary Fund Fellow
✍️ Writing tutor & coach
⭐️ NEW novel writing masterclass out now!
Publisher: @orionbooks
Agent: @agentkateshaw
www.isabelashdown.com
Simon Toyne @simontoyne.bsky.social Author. Scriptwriter. Writer of Wrongs
Fiona Cummins @fionacumminsauthor.bsky.social Writer of thrillers. Seeker of thrills.
Jeffery Deaver @jefferydeaver.bsky.social Author of the Lincoln Rhyme series, the Colter Shaw series, and many other thrillers. 
Suk Pannu @sukpannu.bsky.social Writer. Creator #MrsSidhuInvestigates @AcornTV
/ BBC Radio 4, writer for BBC Kumars, GGM. TV/ radio: http://bit.ly/3MvRi93 books: http://bit.ly/3HPZTjw links: https://linktr.ee/suk.pannu
Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social Crime writer 📚 Debut novel DARK ISLAND out now!
🏆 SL - McDermid Debut Award & Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
🏆 LL - Saltire Society First Book Prize.
✍️ Agent: Ella Kahn at DKW
#Orkney obsessed. #AuDHD. #BookSky 💙📚
Mostly here for the #dog pics 🦮🐕🦺
Ann Cleeves @anncleeves.bsky.social Reader, crime-writer and advocate for libraries and the Reading for Wellbeing project. Creator of Vera Stanhope, Shetland and Matthew Venn, among others.
Read and Buried Podcast @readandburiedpod.bsky.social Like crime stories, books and people talking about those things? This is the podcast for you. Hosted by Frankie.
Orlando Murrin @orlandomurrin.bsky.social Award-winning food writer and now whodunits - Knife Skills For Beginners out in paperback now, Murder Below Deck on 6 March
Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social Crime novelist and book hunter, fascinated by detective fiction's heritage as well as its present and future. Latest novel, Hemlock Bay. Diamond Dagger, two Edgar awards, President and archivist of the Detection Club. Do You Write Under Your Own Name? blog
Ava Glass @avaglassbooks.bsky.social 'Queen of spy fiction' - the Guardian. 'The real thing' - the Washington Post. Author of the Emma Makepeace series, The Hiding Season, and other books under other identities. Former gov't comms. Many names – Not a spy.
https://linktr.ee/avaglass
David Hewson @davidhewson.com Books n stuff. Venice, Rome, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Dover. In 2025... back to Venice. Stay tuned.
www.davidhewson.com
Lucy Worsley @lucyworsley.bsky.social Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
Ian Moore @ianmooreauthor.bsky.social Best-Selling author of crime fiction.
Recovering comedian. Plastic Frenchman.
www.ianmoore.info
#Author #writercommunity
Saima Mir @saimamir.bsky.social Novelist, journalist, and Global Head of Comms for AutogenAI
Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social Radicalized by discotheque music.
Richard Coles @richardcoles.bsky.social Writer, podcaster, musician, priest.
Will Carver @willcarver.bsky.social Award-winning writer. Drinker. Non-preachy vegan.
BAD INFLUENCE, June 18th, 2026.
Lauren Beukes @laurenbeukes.com Novelist, scriptwriter, imaginative futurist, recovering journalist. Winner of the Arthur C Clarke and the University of Johannesburg Prize. Author of The Shining Girls (now on Apple TV), Zoo City and Bridge.
Jo Callaghan @jocallaghankat.bsky.social Sunday Times bestseller In the Blink of an Eye, winner of Theakston’s Crime Novel of the Year & CWA New Blood Dagger. Book 2 Leave No Trace. Agent: susanW1F
Helen Fields @crimediva.bsky.social Writer of all things criminal. Recovering barrister. Carlsbad/Edinburgh/Arundel. Fan of long, late night chats and reading books that scare the bejesus out of me. Licorice is the way to my heart. Here for Luc & Ava info. 
TM Logan @tmloganauthor.bsky.social Three-million selling author of THE DAUGHTER, THE DREAM HOME, THE HOLIDAY and others. New novel THE WEEKEND out now! Rep'd by Camilla Bolton at Darley Anderson linktr.ee/TMLoganAuthor
Luca Veste @lucaveste.bsky.social I write about bad things that will *probably* never happen to you...
Author of ten novels, bass player in the Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
Gytha Lodge @gythalodgeauthor.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author of the Jonah Sheens series and other crime to come. Obsessive tea drinker and pun maker. Mostly silly.
Christie J. Newport @christiejnewport.bsky.social Author of The Preston Murders crime thriller series. Book One: The Raven’s Mark Book Two: The Ordinary Man. An historical thriller coming soon. Represented by Northbank Talent Management. Published by Joffe Books & Storm Books. Lives in Grimsargh Village.
James Comey @jamescomey.bsky.social Author of legal thrillers. Husband, father, grandfather. Lawyer, teacher, public speaker. Taller and funnier in person.
Sarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social THE DROWNING PLACE | ‘Happy Valley, but haunted’ Anna Mazzola | Out now from Harvill | ND. She/her | www.sarahhilary.com
Laura Shepherd-Robinson @laurasrobinson.bsky.social Sunday Times and USA Today bestselling author. Amazon #1 bestseller.
🇬🇧 Mantle, Pan-Macmillan
🇺🇸 Atria, Simon & Schuster
Agent: Antony Topping @greeneandheaton.bsky.social
https://www.laurashepherdrobinson.com/
Peter James Official @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social Creator of Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective.
Global best-selling author.
Red socks aficionado.
Makes a mean vodka martini.
https://www.peterjames.com/
Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.
Val McDermid @valmcdermid.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, civil(sometimes) partner, mother, lesbian feminist, lover of libraries, vocalist with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Once described as the ‘gobby shop steward of crime fiction’. Www.valmcdermid.com @quineofcrime on Insta
Richard Armitage @whiteboarfilms.com Actor/Writer/Producer
The tall bloke who played Thorin Oakenshield in ‘The Hobbit’.
Captain America, Oceans 8, Into the Storm, bunch of other movies, TV and theatre. Going for the ‘poker’ in Harlan Coben’s ‘Missing You’ Netflix 2025
Richard Osman @richardosman1.bsky.social Books etc
ed public relations @edpr.bsky.social Professional Book Champions 📚
A multi-award-winning agency specialising in books, culture and inclusive storytelling
The Lotus Readers @lotusbooks.bsky.social Writer and Book Blogger, love to read crime, historical and literary fiction. Member of Squad POD Collective. Review requests to lotustherapylincs@outlook.com Visit website www.lotuswritingtherapy.com
L.A. Young (a.k.a. Misty; a.k.a. Aquavenatus) @aquavenatus.bsky.social Librarian, Writer, Bookblogger, Runner, Gamer, Gardener. 🇯🇲🇺🇸
Tony Kent @tonykentwrites.bsky.social Criminal barrister, ex-boxer & author of the bestselling Joe Dempsey / Michael Devlin thriller series.
Co-founder of Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival
Co-writer of The Revenge of Odessa alongside Frederick Forsyth
Rep’d by Kerr MacRae (MacRae LPA)
Alison Hennessey @alisonhennessey.bsky.social Publishing Director of Raven Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Books. Lover of the gripping & the gothic, the contemporary & the cunning. Comprehensive school girl in literary world. Easily bribed with a chocolate orange. 
Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Scotland’s International Festival of Crime Writing. Stirling. 12-14th September 2025.
Caz Frear @cazzifwrites.bsky.social Crime Author. Everything Reader. Cautious Optimist. Occasionally annoying. Five Bad Deeds paperback coming March 25 (Simon & Schuster). Agent: Eugenie Furniss
Waterstones Swansea @swanseastones.bsky.social Books. Doors. Coffee. Gifts. Events. Zeppelin towers. Albino spiders. Grade 2 listed ex-cinema.
Anne Cater @annerandomthings.bsky.social Reader, Book Reviewer, Book Buyer, Virtual Book Tour Organiser.
Food, Boots, Theatre, Holidays
The Bloke, Greece, After Eights, Cheese, Octopus https://randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com/
Jinwoo Park @jinwoo-park.com Writer, Translator (Kr-En), Debut novel, Oxford Soju Club, coming in Sept 2025, 111k on TikTok
https://linktr.ee/jinwoopark0721
C.J. Tudor - Author @cjtudor.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author - The Chalk Man, The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Other People, The Burning Girls (Netflix), The Drift and The Gathering. Dog lover. Gin drinker. Tattoo enthusiast. Disturbingly cheery. Serenity Falls out Sept 10, 2026!
AJ West Author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling novelist: THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE #AlwaysTogether 🦚 📚 Broadcaster 🏳️🌈 Homosexual
Linktr.ee/ajwest
Caroline Mitchell @carolinemitchell.bsky.social Professional daydreamer & ex-copper. Writer of twisty thrillers & founder of Brave The Page online writing course. 
Cara Hunter @carahunterbooks.bsky.social Author of MURDER IN THE FAMILY, a Sunday Times, New York Times, USA Today and Canadian Globe & Mail bestseller. Also the milion+ selling DI Adam Fawley series. Both in development for TV. Cat concierge, lover of champagne and chocolate
Gillian McAllister @gillianmauthor.bsky.social Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling writer. I always delete my first draft.
Kia Abdullah @kiaabdullah.bsky.social Author. WHAT HAPPENS IN THE DARK out now.
Chris Ewan @chrisewan.bsky.social Thriller, suspense and mystery writer. Author of ONE WRONG TURN, THE HOUSE HUNT, THE INTERVIEW, SAFE HOUSE and THE GOOD THIEF'S GUIDE TO ... mysteries.
Sam Holland @samhollandbooks.bsky.social Writer of dark stuff. Moonlights as Louisa Scarr. Owner of Max.
Out now:
🔪 THE KILLER IN ROOM FIVE
🎧 SLEEPING BEAUTIES
🐕 BROKEN HOUSE
Agent: Ed Wilson.
Robert Thorogood @robthor.bsky.social Writer of the Marlow Murder Club novels and TV show, and creator of Death in Paradise, Beyond Paradise and Return to Paradise.
https://linktr.ee/robthor
Jamie West | Crime Fiction Author @jamiewestauthor.co.uk 🔍 Crime Fiction Author
🗡️ CWA Dagger Award Shortlisted
📖 Rep: David Headley @dhhlitagency
🎭 @hamiltonwestend
links.jamiewest.co.uk
Alex North @alexnorth.co.uk Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling crime writer, based in Leeds, UK. I publish as Alex North but my friends call me Steve. www.alexnorth.co.uk
Elly Griffiths @ellygriffiths.bsky.social Crime-writer