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Jess Zimmerman @jesszimmerman.com Brief elaboration of a tube.
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Amparo Ortiz @amparoortiz.bsky.social ✨young adult & middle grade author 🇵🇷 next: DREAM AWAY THE NIGHT (2027)
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov U.S. Senator for Maryland
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social Berkeley professor, former Secretary of Labor. Co-founder of @inequalitymedia.bsky.social and @imcivicaction.bsky.social.
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M.O. (Mindy) Yuksel @moyuksel.bsky.social Author of picture books:
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📙One Wish
📘Ramadan Kareem
📗Sami’s Special Gift
📒The Prince of Stars
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#WIP - Of Secrets and Skeleton Keys
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social Former congressional candidate and journalist trying to change politics for good :) | www.kapow.works/
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DaVaun Sanders @davaun.bsky.social SFF Author + Editor. Publisher @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social. Twin Dad. #MuayThai enthusiast. Insufferable #Niners fan. #He/him.
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Kat Calamia @comicuno.bsky.social RINGO WINNING Comic Writer | Bylines Popverse, Newsarama, IGN | MFA in TV Writing | Kickstarter Advisory Council | comicunoheroes@yahoo.com
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QT Library @qtlibrary.org An upcoming LBGTQIA+ substance-free library and community space in the Boston area. We're dedicated to nurturing the curiosity and magic of the queer and trans community 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈📚
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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me Writer: Down With The Ship, Zephon, Endless Space 2 (rbryantfrancis@gmail.com)
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10. Dad Lander. Love unions, justice, seltzer, and NYC. #FightDontFold
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Annie Cardi @anniecardi.bsky.social YA author, baker, runner, hound enthusiast. RED (2024) and WINTER WHITE (January 2026). She/her.
Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov Proudly serving the people of New Jersey in the U.S. Senate. 
Janet McNally @janetmmcnally.bsky.social Novelist, poet, English prof, co-host of the Spark Bird Podcast 🐦⬛. Buffalo, NY
Susan Van Metre @skeetervm.bsky.social Hopelessly devoted to books. Editorial Director Walker Books US/Candlewick Press
Dr Maggie Glass @mglass.bsky.social (Socio)linguist at TU-Dortmund: military-adjacent linguistic landscapes in the KMC, Germany
Virtual breathing spaces for minority languages
Language Policy | Ethics
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Amy Bishop-Wycisk @abwycisk.bsky.social Pronounced why-zick. NYC. Literary agent at Trellis Literary Management. Opinions my own. Cat mom; fast talker; Garamond enthusiast; she/her. SUNY Geneseo alum.
the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social here we are, caught up in this big rhythm
geneva 🖍️ nycc soon @gdbee.bsky.social Artist! Won a Hugo once! Got nominated for another! Black! I like everyday fantasy! Made a graphic novel! Drew some kids books! Estoy aprendiendo español!
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov This account is maintained by federal staff to share services and legislation relevant to constituents of NY-14.
Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov Former public defender, now U.S. Congresswoman, proudly serving the good people of Texas’ 30th Congressional District. ✊🏾 
Andrew Joseph White 🏴🏳️⚧️ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social #1 bestselling author, trans autistic monster boy • out now: YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN • up next: YOU’RE NO BETTER • he/him • andrewjosephwhite.com • mostly crossposting
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social #Anonymous: Actions Not Nouns. All that exists is interaction. #BindingChaos #3E https://yacnews.com/
Janna Sophia 🏔️ @jannaphia.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator ✎ | Forest Gremlin | 🇪🇺 | she/her | Clients: WotC, Hodderscape, Harper Collins, Dragonsteel
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Also studying Human Centered Computing 🎓
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LaurenWalshArt🔜Blizzcon @laurenwalshart.bsky.social Illustrator • She/They • Woubble’s Dad • Lead Character Artist/Ennie Award winner - TalDorei Reborn • WotC • Critical Role • Lorcana • LaurenWalshArt@gmail.com
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Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social 🧢 CEO: Dropout
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Kelly she/her @bookcrushin.bsky.social A queer book blogger for over 14 years - loves queer books, especially YA & comics! #QueerYA #BookCrushin Bookcrushin.com
farah naz rishi 🐦⬛ @farahnazrishi.bsky.social philly-based author, audie & sovas nominated voice actor, miserable pile of secrets ✨
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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social Author of bestselling memoir,
SOMEBODY’S DAUGHTER.
I deserve it all.
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Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social Open 11am-7pm, 7 days a week📚
NYC's largest independent children's bookstore 🌈
raghad ☀️🍊 @raghadjibril.bsky.social writer, medic
she/elle/هي
AS Crowder @ascrowder.bsky.social Writer, nap taker, cat parent, mark
AMM round 9, WriteHive Mentee 2024, WriteHive Mentor 2026
They/them
Rep by Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary
Julie Leong @julieleong.bsky.social USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie Bestselling Author of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, out now // chinese-malaysian american // repped by Paul Lucas // she/her
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Ariella Elm @ariellaelm.com I’m so done with doomerism. 🌱
Queer🏳️🌈 Jewish✡️ disabled😷 political influencer 💙
Follow for daily Democrat wins & weekly election guides.
Our voices are our superpower
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Jude St. Jen @jenstjude.bsky.social A dude named Jude. They/them.
& author of If Tomorrow Doesn’t Come ☄️
Eagle Harbor Book Co. @eagleharborbooks.bsky.social Established in 1970, Eagle Harbor Book Co. is a full service, locally-owned and proudly independent bookstore located on Bainbridge Island, WA. With an extensive selection of books and gifts, we're the perfect "destination bookshop"
East City Bookshop @eastcitybooks.bsky.social 
East Bay Booksellers @ebbooksellers.bsky.social We are a bookstore -- a good one, we think! -- selling new books -- good ones, we hope! -- in Oakland, California.
Love’s Sweet Arrow | Romance Booksellers @lovessweetarrow.bsky.social A romance-focused bookstore in the suburbs of Chicago (Tinley Park, IL).
Selling HEAs like it’s our job since 2019.
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Ballast Book Company @ballastbookco.bsky.social 🐉 Rad indie bookstore located in beautiful & complicated Bremerton, WA
📚 Shop indie bookstores and support local
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Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore @mystgalaxybooks.bsky.social Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Mystery, Horror & more!
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For general queries, please contact our booksellers: 619-539-7137
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king's co-op bookstore @kingsbookstore.bsky.social Order books online or shop in-person at Canada's hardest to find indie bookstore, co-operatively run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring $5 flat rate shipping across Canada!
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queer & trans bookstore @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social Your queer and trans owned liberation bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin. We ship anywhere in the US.
Bakka Phoenix Books @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social Canada's oldest Speculative Fiction bookstore, founded in 1972. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com. We are located in Toronto, Ontario.
A Seat at the Table Books - Elk Grove's ONLY Indie Bookstore @seatbooks.bsky.social Inclusive, LGBTQ-owned "third space" bookstore w/ cafe, events, and free wifi in Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento
Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop @proud-geek.co.uk A queer online book shop based in the UK, specialising in LGBTQ+ graphic novels, books, and manga. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚✌🏻@proudgeekbookshop elsewhere.
https://linktr.ee/ProudGeekBookshop
Gibson's Bookstore @gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social Concord, NH. Indie Bookstore. Est. 1898.
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Green Apple Books @greenapplebooks.bsky.social Independent bookstore in San Francisco since 1967.
Our Sunset location is @booksonthepark.bsky.social
https://greenapplebooks.com/
Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social For young readers and the young at heart. We're the independent children's and young adult bookstore with a little purple door. Posts mostly by Rumpian Timothy.
Est. 1992
Minneapolis, MN, USA
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City Books @citybookspgh.bsky.social Used & collectible books in Pittsburgh since 1984.
Hours Wed-Sun 11-5
Fuck Amazon. 📚💪🏻🧊
https://linktr.ee/citybookspgh
Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book
Helianthus Books @helianthusbooks.bsky.social https://www.helianthusbooks.com/
Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com Indie bookshop in Paris📚Online store ships to the world 🌎 Listen to our podcast here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-company 🎧
Oblong Books @oblongbooks.bsky.social Independent booksellers in the Hudson Valley since 1975. Signed books, staff picks, and more! 📚 Open daily + free shipping on online orders over $30.
Mostly Books Tucson AZ @mostlybooks.bsky.social New & Used Books, Cards, Gifts
6208 E Speedway
Tucson AZ 85712
520-571-0110
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The Book Vault @thebookvault.bsky.social An independent bookshop for Barnsley, UK. Eclectic ranges of fiction and non-fiction for all ages.
Leviathan Bookstore @leviathanbookstore.bsky.social An independent bookstore for all kinds of independent readers, near Tower Grove Park in St. Louis.
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McNally Robinson Booksellers @mcnallyrobinson.com Canada's largest, most eventful independent bookstore.
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Thank You Books @thankyoubooks.bsky.social Birmingham, AL’s independent bookstore
Find your book. Find your people. 🩵
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Fox Lane Books 🦊 @foxlanebooks.bsky.social 🦊Indie bookseller with an online shop📚Lots of signed books & special editions 🦊 Sale sections all year round with book bargains📚Gift packages, book subscriptions & E-gift cards available🦊Bookish gifts📚 FoxLaneBooks.co.uk 🦊
Bert’s Books @bertsbooks.bsky.social Swindon based independent bookshop, visit us online or in person! bertsbooks.co.uk - or 54 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB
Email us on bert@bertsbooks.co.uk 
Powell's Books @powells.bsky.social The legendary independent bookstore.
Portland, OR | est. 1971
Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social Half Man, Half Bookshop.
Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family.
Not the inventor of the word "brainbow"
https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/
TheBookLoft @thebookloft.bsky.social 32 room Indie book store at 631 S. Third St Col. OH
bookloft.com