Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social I write novels (eg The Power, new novel is The Future), I make games (eg Zombies, Run!), unorthodox Jew. not-getting-into-pointless-arguments-on-the-internet is an act of revolution. However complex you think things are, they're more complex than that
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Open Book Collective @openbookcollective.bsky.social A charity bringing together libraries, publishers, and publishing service providers to secure the diversity and financial futures of open access book production and dissemination.
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Copim @copim.bsky.social An international partnership building open, community-governed systems and infrastructures to support open access book publishing.
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Tolkien Gateway @tolkiengateway.net Official account of Tolkien Gateway, your encyclopedia for The Lord of the Rings and beyond. #lotr #tolkien
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Heather Dawson @socialscience2.bsky.social Social science Librarian. LSE.
Matthew Cheney @melikhovo.bsky.social Writer, teacher, person in New Hampshire
Books from Black Lawrence, Bloomsbury Academic, punctum, Third Man, Lethe.
Horror fiction, modernism, pedagogy, Open Access, general weirdness...
https://matthewcheney.net
Severance Updates π @severedup.bsky.social Fan-run media hub for Severance | Co-host of Illumination Above All | news, interviews, BTS, fanworks, and memes | NOT AFFILIATED WITH APPLE TV+
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social Deputy Leader, Green Party of England & Wales. co-leader of Wealden District Council, Sussex. Spokesperson: Culture, Sport & Digital Inclusion. Founder of Birds Eye View int'l women's film festival. Friends of River Medway. Ashdown Forest conservator.
MoreBrains Cooperative @handle.invalid Specialists in scholarly communications, and research information management, policy, and infrastructures. Passionate about open research. https://morebrains.coop
Dr. Ben Mitchell @drlibraryben.bsky.social (he/they) Scholar. Geek. Nova Scotian. π Libraries (#GLAM), medical humanities, history/public history, neurodiversity and disability studies. π Geekier at: @willow0wisp.bsky.social
John Hoyland @wargamingrev.bsky.social Anglican priest who is also a wargamer. Or possibly wargamer who is also an Anglican priest. Big fan of cricket and inclusive church.
Dr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social Historian at CCCU: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8378-4968
Councillor of the Royal Historical Society; SHS executive; EHS. Views own.
Currently: "Dying Homeless, 1600-2013",
Soon: 'The Wheel of Poverty'. He/him.
Carolyn Thomas π¨π¦ @heart-sisters.bsky.social Author of "A Woman's Guide to Living With Heart Disease" published by @HopkinsPress.bsky.social
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Jane Gallagher @constntdreamer.bsky.social Director of Cultural Collections and Curatorial Practices @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Interested in history and books (obviously), theatre, film, cats, crafting, baking...
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NLISN @nlisn.bsky.social Neurodiverse Library and Information Staff Network, Supporting Neurodivergent Talent in Library & Information Staff in the UK & Ireland. Find us at NLISN.org
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Kay NightInk π¨π¦ @writingknighting.bsky.social Writer. Trans masc. Hopeful Butch Brit in Canada.
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The Paris Review @parisreview.bsky.social Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953.
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Hidden REF @hiddenref.bsky.social Celebrating all research outputs and everyone involved in their creation
Okay Donkey Magazine @okaydonkeymag.com A literary magazine for the odd, the off-kilter, and the just plain weird. π«
Est. May 2018.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social I write, act, sing, broadcast and cook. Occasionally, even for money. One third of the @quietriotpod.bsky.social with @pimlicat.bsky.social and @mrkennycampbell.bsky.social
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Dorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social Retired professor of psychology at University of Oxford. Interests in developmental neuropsychology and improving science. Blogs at deevybee.blogspot.com
Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social #NewPI interested in #immune #evolution, host #pathogen interactions, and #ScientificPublishing @ University of Exeter, UK. He/him. π¨π¦
Open Future @openfuture.bsky.social A think tank that develops strategies and policies for cultivating #DigitalCommons.
https://openfuture.eu/
Samuel Moore @samuelmoore.org I research scholarly communication at Cambridge University Library / Cambridge Digital Humanities
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New book: PUBLISHING BEYOND THE MARKET https://press.umich.edu/Books/P/Publishing-Beyond-the-Market
https://www.samuelmoore.org
#DefendResearch @defendresearch.bsky.social Take action to #DefendResearch against U.S. Government censorship! https://defendresearch.org (banner image from https://pen.org/banned-words-list/)
Nicki Clarkson @nickiclarkson.bsky.social Engagement Librarian at the University of Southampton, lover of cats, cake, coffee, knitting & Board Meeting Bingo, embarrassing parent. Please block me if you are a transphobe. Views: my own. She/her
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Violet Fox π¦ @violetbfox.bsky.social The Frank Grimes of librarianship. She/her. https://violetbfox.info/
ianjsimpson @ianjsimpson.bsky.social Photos | Books | Music | Film | Comics | Libraries
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Frances βPoet Laureate of the Robot Allianceβ Klein @fklein907.bsky.social Alaskan poet, teacher, parent. Books: Text Messages from The Angel Gabriel (Gnashing Teeth 2024), Another Life (Riot in Your Throat 2025)
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Paul Nash | Paul atten Ash @northseanavigator.bsky.social WRITER:
Sampler (Black Cat Press 2027)
'Searchlight Seasons' (Atomic Bohemian 2024)
Instagram: @north_sea_navigator
campsite.bio/northseanavigator
Grey @handmadebygrey.bsky.social He/Him/They/Them
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Dr. Canton Winer @cantonwiner.bsky.social Asst. Prof of Sociology and Gender/Sexuality Studies
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Open Journals Collective @ojcollective.bsky.social We are a not-for-profit collective of academics, libraries and university-based publishers changing the way that academic research is supported and disseminated. Launching in Jan. 2026.
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Niels Stern @nielsstern.bsky.social Managing Director of OAPEN Foundation - @oapenbooks.bsky.social - providing open infrastructure services for scholarly books. Not-for-profit. Not-for-sale. POSI adopter. Co-director of DOAB @doabooks.bsky.social
CILIP Metadata & Discovery Group @cilipmdg.bsky.social A @cilip.bsky.social Special Interest Group.
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basgroes @basgroes.bsky.social π€ Writer, Prof. of English Literature https://researchers.wlv.ac.uk/s.groes
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Merrymac Farm Sanctuary @merrymacsanctuary.bsky.social We are a GFAS-accredited farm sanctuary & donor supported 501c3 nonprofit located in Charlotte, Vermont. We provide healthy, happy, permanent homes and lifelong care to 100+ rescue farm animals & humane education programs. https://linktr.ee/merrymacfarm
Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social Guardian columnist and journalist. Commentator of the Year 2024. Author of Who Wants Normal? (paperback out now) and Crippled.
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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd Assoc. Project Director @ Knowledge Commons, MSU | Lit and Publishing Research Prof @ Uni of London, Birkbeck | Music on tici taci records | My books: https://books.eve.gd
Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social YOU MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF IF YOU WANT TO VANQUISH YOUR ENEMIES. I WILL HELP. (by @nora.zone, icon by Delapouite at https://game-icons.net)
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Melissa Ryckman @missoularedhead.bsky.social Historian, medievalist, geek, feminist, mom, crocheter, potter. Order changes depending on day. Associate professor. All my own thoughts (most of which lately are 'wtf'). Desperately trying to do research.
Asterlil @asterlil.bsky.social h2g2 alumnus, lives for horses, cats, art, litticher.
American. Lived and worked in England and Corfu, and still miss England.
I was once a programmer.
B.A.II(i) Philosophy, Univ of Birmingham in Edgbaston
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Didi is a trans immigrant π³οΈββ§οΈ @didichanoch.northsky.social formerly didic on twitter. Writer. Editor. Translator. Blogger. Speaker. Geek. Asexual. Enby. Anti-Zionist. Tired. they/them. Science fiction and fantasy person. Former Israeli, now trying to become Canadian.
Owner at Other Places Books
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GUINNESS @guinnessisacat.bsky.social AUTHOR. MODEL. ACTOR. A GOOD AND PRETTY BOY. I STEAL FOOD AND BREAK THINGS. OPINIONS ARE MY OWN. HE/HIM. π¨π¦
Helen Macdonald @hjm.bsky.social Writer. One half of a dynamic duo. H is for Hawk, Vesper Flights. PROPHET with Sin Blache. Rep by the Clegg Agency. Non-binary. They/she 
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office. 17 year old tabby. Living with my seventh Prime Minister. Unofficial.
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Amy Paperlady @amypaperlady.bsky.social Once upon a time, very long ago in 'net time, I was a denizen of a place called h2g2...
I'm here to keep up with friends, occasionally vent, and share things I find delightful for various reasons. I love puns, but am not often able to perpetrate them.
Stephen Makin @stephenmakin.bsky.social Most northerly geriatrician on the UK mainland. Has a Newfoundland dog. Lives in a lighthouse.
Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social Labour Peer, ex-MP for Battersea. Campaigner for refugees, especially children. Interested in human rights, asylum policy and Ireland. RTs are not endorsements.
John Watson @docjwatsonmd.bsky.social Doctor π©Ί British Army vet π¬π§ PodcasterποΈ
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Gavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social Writer, broadcaster, new book βBritain Is Better Than Thisβ gavinesler.substack.com
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This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social Exploring the threats that are making our world increasingly dangerous. Presented by Gavin Esler.
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University Bookshop @cccubookshop.bsky.social βThe University Bookshop is a wonderful help in my search for the books Iβve never heard ofβ
Ian @ijclark.com Romantic idiot.
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social Weβre the national library of the UK.
Dr Hannah Barham-Brown @drhannahbb.bsky.social GP, writer, disabled, queer, neuroglittery and generally chaotic. Trans Health, supporting disabled healthcare professionals, resisting hiding in the mountains. π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com Palliative care doctor π©π»ββ Author π Winner: 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction π« Founder: Hospice Ukraine πΊπ¦ Rep: Clare Alexander at Aitken Alexander π
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Amysrunninglate @amysrunninglate.bsky.social Running Late since 81
Swifty. CHD Advocate. Travel lover. Dog lover.
Liverpool π€ Love is Love.
James Ballantyne @1jamesb.bsky.social Writer, blogger, educator, trainer and enjoying a new lease of joyful life!
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TotallyTurtles @totallyturtles.bsky.social Hey! I'm TotallyTurtles, turtles have always been a part of my life and so now I want to make them a part of yours too! From the Prehistoric giants to the tiny testudines we have now. I Love Turtles, and in due time, I hope you will too.
Dr Jane Secker @jsecker.bsky.social Associate Professor in Ed Develop. SFHEA. Online learning, info, digital & copyright literacy. Deputy Chair of CILIP Info Lit Group. Head of MA Academic Practice π±
Copyright Literacy @copyrightliteracy.bsky.social
Decoding copyright and bringing you enlightenment. Copyright education from Jane Secker and Chris Morrison. Check out our website and open educational resources at https://copyrightliteracy.org #copyright #education #OER
Andrew Preater @preater.com Always-already librarianing. ππΉπΉ
Library director at Goldsmiths, University of London; CILIP & SCONUL board member. Audax cyclist. (he/him)
Personal account: my own views. πββοΈ
𦣠@preater@hcommons.social
Liesl R @littlebutfierce.bsky.social Copyright librarian. Expect much fangirling about books, theatre and Shakespeare here.
JL Kaufmann @jlkaufmann.bsky.social Overcaffeinated scribbling person
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Wolf Conservation Center πΊ @nywolforg.bsky.social The Wolf Conservation Center (WCC) is a non-profit organization that promotes wolf conservation by teaching about wolves and their role in our world.
nywolf.org
Faversham Fringe @favershamfringe.bsky.social October 2025, Faversham, Kent. Kent's friendliest fringe. Programme includes theatre, comedy, dance, poetry, magic, mentalism, and family-friendly shows.
Matt @inpoetsshoes.bsky.social
Likes poetry, books, film oh and stuff (he/him) π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
#vss365
Kelli Russell Agodon @kelliagodon.bsky.social (she/her) Poet. Editor. Paddleboarder. Easygoing Capricorn. Next book: Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press, 2026)! Co-host of "Poems You Need" with Melissa Studdard. Faculty at Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.π³οΈβπBi/Queer
IVY & JAY @ivyandjay.bsky.social Ivy & Jay loves classic poetry, bringing timeless verses to life for a new generation through imaginative storytelling and fresh, creative ideas.
π ivyandjay.com
TheDevilsTuna @thedevilstuna.bsky.social Music blogger dedicated to unearthing unknown, unheard and unbelievable bands, Find my words at https://besttuna.blogspot.com/ Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition Judge 2011-2025 and @freshnet moderator. Also write poems no-one reads.
Forgotten Poets @forgottenpoets.bsky.social β #ForgottenPoets & #ForgottenPrints β Pre-1930s poetry & art β Edited by Dick Whyte #dwpoems β https://forgottenpoets.substack.com
β Poetry New Zealand β
#PoetryAotearoa
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Poem Playlist @poemplaylist.bsky.social The words found on Bluesky. #PoemPlaylist
Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social Hi! Iβm Molly Hodgdon. I live in Vermont with my beautiful FIV+ cats Francie and Marcel. Banner photo by W. Eugene Smith. Profile pic is a postcard from my collection mailed 1908.
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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social Publisher of Glass Chapbook Series, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, and Crucible: An Online Reading Series. Subs always free. Posts by anthonyframe.bsky.social
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Hadestown @hadestownmusical.bsky.social 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Theater Album. πBroadway, West End, and South Korea
Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org Book talks. In a brewery!
10-days of author talks and book events taking place annually in a Kentish medieval market town
20 Feb β 1 Mar 2026
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Stephen Fry @stephenfry.bsky.social Grazer and nibbler at the outer edges of new social media platforms
Matt Abbott π @mattabbottpoet.com βοΈπ» Poet, novelist & educator
π 3 full-length poetry books π 1 novel
π Leeds, UK π¦ #lufc βοΈ He/him
π§ AuDHD π€ @livewirepoetry.org
π mattabbottpoet.com
Hannah Copley @hannahcopley.bsky.social Writer and SL in Creative Writing at Uni of Westminster. Author of Speculum (Broken Sleep Books, 2021) and Lapwing (Pavilion Poetry, 2024). 2nd in the Laurel Prize 2024 . Shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize 2024. Hosts poetry nights at the Soho Poly.
The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview, supports young poets @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social.
poetrysociety.org.uk
linktr.ee/poetrysociety22
Sarah Giles | writer & editor @sarahgiles.bsky.social Writer and editor for charities and Christian publishers. CIEP professional member, EFA member, ACES member, CharityComms member. Also: autistic, vegan, chicken-keeper, Sherlock fan (would we say obsessive? Probably).
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