Joshua Moore @joshuamoore.com Dad, husband, writer. Wrote a fair-selling book about Power Rangers.
Host/EP of Not Another 2001 Movie Podcast: https://youtube.com/@notanother2001moviepodcast?si=mGBGMaE1R7eI7M3Q
University Press of Kentucky @kentuckypress.bsky.social Scholarly publisher for all of Kentucky. Find books on film, military history, bourbon, Appalachia, and so much more—including fiction and poetry!
Erin Jori is querying @erinjori.bsky.social Writer, Chicagoan, coffee addict. Member of Sisters in Crime. linktr.ee/erinjori
Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social Your Jeopardy! pal. Author of THE COMPLETE KENNECTIONS (http://bit.ly/4qUcbhK) and a bunch of other stuff.
David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social Dramatist, author, apostate newspaperman specializing in artisanal contempt and discerning maledicta. The claim that I am the angriest man in television is faint praise indeed; the second angriest is yelling at an agent because residual checks are late.
Southern Review of Books @southrevbooks.bsky.social Exploring contemporary literature of the American South & beyond. Published by Queens University of Charlotte MFA. Editor-in-chief @crisley.bsky.social, founding editor Adam Morgan. linktr.ee/southrevbooks
Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social NOLA. SFFH/crime/journalist. BASFF & Locus notable stories ‘23. Indie author
Contributor to Antigravity Magazine & Gambit
Words in: Buzzfeed News, Politico, Apex Mag, Fiyah, more.
NOLA 40 under 40 2025!
NOVEL: “The Pike Boys” books2read.com/thepikeboys
Jeremy D Baker @jdbaker11058.bsky.social Novelist. Murralander. Veteran. Former counterintelligence agent. ITWA member. Trying for relentless positivity. Also very tired.
THE GUILTY SLEEP, out NOW from Diversion Books!
Rep: @RozFoster.bsky.social
JeremyDBaker.com
@bookriot.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social 
Born Cross Eyed @borncrosseyed.bsky.social Grateful Dead tribute from Kentucky since 1991
Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social Award-winning author of more than 20 books. Writes science fiction as Gareth L Powell and horror and mystery as GL Powell. Repped by Lucienne Diver.
🔗 Mystery and Horror - https://www.glpowell.com
🔗 Science Fiction - https://www.garethlpowell.com
TheThrillerZone @thethrillerzone.bsky.social A Podcast about Thriller Books, Films & TV
Thriller Zone @thrillerzone.bsky.social Dave Temple, podcast host & author, interviews the giants of thriller fiction, films & TV Shows. Listen & Watch for STORIES THAT THRILL. Watch/Follow/Share: TheThrillerZone.com
Deborah Hodgetts @dhcreative84.bsky.social Multi-Award-Winning Screenwriter| TV/ Film Comedy & Drama Writer | Writer-Producer | Showrunner | Author | Poet |
Graphics & Design | Photography |
Creative Multi Media | Pitch Deck Design
Erin Chandler @erinchandler.bsky.social Writer, my latest is Bluegrass Sons, A True Crime Memoir, others June Bug Versus Hurricane and Cinderella Sweeping Up. Actress. Teacher, Carnegie Center and privately, memoir. MFA creative non-fiction, Spalding. Publisher and Editor, rabbithousepress.com.
Lee Owen @hleeowen3.bsky.social Musician
James L'Etoile @jamesletoile.bsky.social Award winning author of the Detective Emily Hunter series and the Detective Nathan Parker series. Owned by two corgis (the Plot Hounds) and claimed by #NotMyCat
Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Sylvia Ahrens @cozyallison.bsky.social Poet and cozy mystery writer. Mentor at Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. Lover of lilacs.
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.
Eric Scott Sutherland @essutherland.bsky.social Urban Forester and Poet
@reddirtword.bsky.social @reddirtword.bsky.social 
Jon Hickey @jonvhickey.bsky.social San Francisco. Novel BIG CHIEF (Simon & Schuster) available now wherever books are sold! Anishinaabe (LDF). Repped by Michelle Brower at Trellis Literary.
George Singleton @georgesingleton.bsky.social Writer
CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social A daily culture site featuring the best crime, mystery, and thriller writing. From the makers of @lithub.
Richard Branson @richardbranson.bsky.social Screw it, let's do it.
Proof it's the real me: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/rbranson_richard-branson-richardbransonbskysocial-activity-7267516793689124864--I14
Here's my blog: https://www.virgin.com/branson-
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
Bony Blithe Mini-Con @bonyblithe.bsky.social The Bony Blithe Mini-Con is an annual one-day conference for writers and readers of crime fiction and true crime held in Toronto, Canada.
West Virginia University Press @wvupress.bsky.social West Virginia’s largest book publisher with titles including a National Book Award finalist and a New York Times Notable Book of the Year.
https://linktr.ee/wvupress
Elizabeth Glass @elizabethglass.bsky.social Writer, dog mom, cat mom, reader, loves tattoos and original artwork.
Andrew Monge @muchadoaboutnil.bsky.social Books, books, and more books.
Teresa Brock @fullybookedinky.bsky.social Unfiltered and mouthy. Having a blast reading and reviewing as many books as my brain will hold. IG@fullybookedinkentucky
Tim Kirkman @timkirkman.bsky.social Filmmaker | Teacher | Podcaster
@tjbuck1963.bsky.social @tjbuck1963.bsky.social Crime novelist. Ninth novel, Mud Lake, out now.
Reasonably sane. Books, music, football(soccer)
Instagram@tjbuck1963 Facebook@TjBuck
Twitter@tjbuck1963
Jessica Cory @jessicascory.bsky.social Editor of Appalachian Journal. Scholar, educator, writer. Books with WVU Press and U of Georgia Press. Lover of gardening, living with MCAS/hEDS/other immune wonkiness.
https://www.jessicascory.com/
Wil Medearis @wilmedearis.bsky.social Novelist who should probably stop tweeting about sports, already.
Author of RESTORATION HEIGHTS, and other things
Repped by the incomparable @kategarrick
Andrew K. Clark ✨ @theandrewkclark.bsky.social Horror Author and Grits Enthusiast-AVL, NC. The Temu Jeffrey Dean Morgan. My latest, HOLLOW FOLK, out 9/29.
andrewkclark.com. HWA member.
Reckon with what needs reckoning.
Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr @williecarver.bsky.social Big Gay Appalachian. Cat person.
Author of Gay Poems for Red States.
Kentucky Colonel. Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Tweets are mine. All pronouns cool.
www.williecarver.com
jeanne marie @leapingminnow.bsky.social Fighting for “Liberty & Justice for All” | Appalachian | All views are entirely my own.
Mindy Carlson @mindycarlson.bsky.social Writer of humorous mysteries. Knitter of hats. Drinker of tea. Amateur curler. Social butterfly. Gen-X. Rep’d by Abby Saul of the Lark Group.
Check out my Silver Falchion-nominated novel Her Dying Day.
Proud Appalachian @rwheeler.bsky.social Posting about the news, politics and culture of Appalachia.🦋
Amy Barnes @amygcb.bsky.social Associate Editor: @fracturedlit.bsky.social
A.L. Blanton @blantonfish.bsky.social IT flunky and leather artist. LGBTQ. Proud Kentuckian and bona fide Liberal hillbilly.
Tod Goldberg @todgoldberg.bsky.social Crooks. Gangsters. Rabbis. Burned spies. Noir holidays.
todgoldberg.com
Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social ⋆Queer Southern Novelist 🌿
⋆WHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT (HH Fall, 2027)
⋆Rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social at Azantian
⋆✒️WTMP & 🩵 SmoochPit Mentor
https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
Eryk Pruitt @erykpruitt.bsky.social Author of SOMETHING BAD WRONG and BLOOD RED SUMMER. Co-owner of YONDER in Hillsborough, NC. Not responsible for that smell.
Melissa M Garcia @melissamgarcia.bsky.social SoCal Resident, Mystery/Crime Fiction Author, and LA Kings fan. (#GoKingsGo) Author of the Luc Actar crime series, including Falling Angels, Chasing Demons & Raising Hell and the Death Valley Mystery series (Stranger & Next of Kin).
She/her/hers
E.A. Aymar @eaaymar.bsky.social Novelist (WHEN SHE LEFT, most recent), sometimes reviewer at Wash Post, runs Crime Fiction Works (the greatest newsletter in crime fiction history, everyone says so). Under a lot of pressure here.
Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social Anthony Award winner.
Author of WAVES OF BURDEN—out now.
https://shorturl.at/5OePA
Member of Sisters in Crime, MWA.
he/him
https://curtisippolito.com
Nikki Dolson @nikkidolson.bsky.social Hmm… | she/her
www.nikkidolson.com
Ashley Erwin @littleblondeninja.bsky.social Slamming out Southern Pulp. A Ballad Concerning Black Betty or the Retelling of a Mankiller and Her Machete. Grit, Black, Blood published by @shotgunhoney
ashley-erwin.com
Severn House @severnhouse.bsky.social Home of great genre fiction.
Publisher of mystery, thriller, sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romance and beyond.
Paul Heatley @paulheatley.bsky.social Author of the best-selling Tom Rollins series, and many more.
Olde Towne Book Shop @otbookshop.bsky.social An author-run, new & used nonprofit bookstore selling online nationwide at oldetownebooks.com
• Supports childhood literacy through programs and free books
• Offering titles from traditional & indie authors
• 🏳️🌈Safe Space🏳️⚧️
Jason Kyle Howard @jasonkylehoward.bsky.social Senior Ideas Editor @salon.com writing about Democrats and political rhetoric | Author of two books | Street Haunter à la Virginia Woolf | Lover of tea, history, books, dogs, music, G&Ts | https://linktr.ee/jasonkylehoward
Charles Dodd White @charlesoddwhite.bsky.social Award-winning writer and naturalist living in East Tennessee.
Newsletter: https://substack.com/@charlesdoddwhite
Margery Flax @marigold20.bsky.social Child of the 60s, crime fiction lover and die-hard political junkie.
Sisters in Crime Los Angeles @sistersincrimela.bsky.social We're here to champion women writers and content creators in mystery, thriller and true-crime genres – and their fans. Join us https://www.sistersincrimela.com or subscribe https://sisters-in-crime-los-angeles.mailchimpsites.com/subscribe
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.
Tariq Ashkanani @tariqashkanani.bsky.social Writer. Winner of Bloody Scotland Debut and McIlvanney Awards. Co-host of the Page One Podcast. The Midnight King - out now!
https://www.tariqashkanani.co.uk
Hilary Davidson @hilarydavidson.bsky.social Bad influence. Bestselling author of ONE SMALL SACRIFICE, THE DAMAGE DONE, & 5 other crime novels. Out now: HER LAST BREATH. Toronto born, NYC based.
Elizabeth Heider @elizabethheider.bsky.social Author of MAY THE WOLF DIE (Penguin) | Thriller in Naples 🇮🇹 | a NYT, WaPo & PW Best Book of 2024. CHILDREN OF THE SAVAGE CITY launches 02-17-2026
www.elizabethheider.com
#maythewolfdie
Exploring crime, culture, and complex characters. 🌍
Jennifer Hillier @jenniferhillier.bsky.social Writer of psychological thrillers.
Lisa @numberslady.bsky.social Ink Drinker, Wine Drinker, Overthinker...
Find me on Instagram where I take better photos and wax lyrical about the books that I love:
https://www.instagram.com/numberslady_reads/
Jennifer K. Morita, author @jenniferkmorita.bsky.social Mystery author & mom. Member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of American & International Thriller Writers.
Jen Conley @jenconley45.bsky.social Crime fiction writer. Author of CANNIBALS: Stories from the Edge of the Pine Barrens, SEVEN WAYS TO GET RID OF HARRY, and many short stories.
New Jersey native.
Benjamin Bradley @bbradleywrites.bsky.social mystery author - WHAT HE LEFT BEHIND (out April 2025)
benjaminbradleywrites.com/whlb
bookswithben.substack.com
#booksky #authorsky
Janet Emson @janetemson.bsky.social Book lover. Book reviewer. On the other socials as @JanetEmson
UK
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Ellen Birkett Morris @ellenbirkettmorris.bsky.social Author of Beware the Tall Grass: A Novel, winner of the Donald L. Jordan Prize selected by Lan Samantha Chang, Lost Girls: Short Stories, poetry chapbooks Abide and Surrender. https://www.ellenbirkettmorris.com, https://linktr.ee/ellenbirkettmorris
Jeremy Paden @jdpaden.bsky.social i wish i had not left the cap in my profile picture on a plane in Spain...
https://jpaden4.wixsite.com/jeremypadenpoet
The Bitter Southerner @bittersouth.bsky.social Indie media co, 2 print magazines, books, record label, podcast, tees, flags, ASME 🏆 2026 (General Excellence Literature Science & Politics), 9 James Beard Awards #BetterAmerica #BetterWorld — please subscribe
Salvation South @salvationsouth.com Stories that shift the Southern narrative at https://salvationsouth.com. Salvation South Deluxe podcast on the NPR Network — https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1124772160/salvation-south — or your fave podcast platform.
Alex Reece Abbott @alexreeceabbott.bsky.social Writer | Best Small Fictions | Irish Novel Fair | Bonsai: Best NZ Small Stories | Bridport |Random House WriteNow | London Independent Prize Rising Star | Katherine Mansfield Sparkling Prose | Pulp Literature Showcase | Arvon | https://alexreeceabbott.info
Doug Van Gundy @dougvangundy.bsky.social Neurodivergent. Poet. Fiddler. Humanist.
Proud West Virginian.
Proud Liberal.
Proud Weirdo.
Ann Morgan @annmorgan.bsky.social Internationally bestselling author, literary activist, podcaster and blogger who read the world
Jon Gutierrez @dasgoot1.bsky.social Writer - Marvel Recap, Marvel’s What The--?!, @midnight, MST3K, Mad Magazine, Dropout, ToyFare Magazine, UCB. #WGA #MutantFam
Also obsessed with spec. & mystery fiction, horror anthologies, vintage cartooning & pulp writing. https://www.jongutierrez.com
Serina Hartwell - Author @serinahartwell.bsky.social Award winning author of The Hidden Saga
Step into my world and let me take you on a journey...
https://serinahartwell.com/
https://books2read.com/ap/n0A0Mv/Serina-Hartwell
Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social Author, book editor at LuckyAuthor.com, and optimist despite everything, in Chicago. Check out my blog for writers and dreamers: BrynDonovan.com
Kimberly Brock @kimberlybrock.bsky.social Award winning author of historical & Southern fiction. Latest The Fabled Earth (Harper Collins, 2024). Rep’d by Danielle Egan-Miller, Browne and Miller Literary Agency. #writer #author
linktr.ee/kimberlydbrock
@susanishmael.bsky.social @susanishmael.bsky.social 
Heather Aruffo @haharuffo.bsky.social 2021 Pen/Robert J Dau Prize| Clarion West NWW ‘26| 2022 Best American Essays Notable | Vice Chair Interior Democrats I🇲🇽🇺🇸 | repped by Justin Brouckaert | work in TSR, AQR |opinions are mine | 9-5 Biotechie
Based in Fairbanks, AK
https://hcaruffo.com/
julia kelly @juliakellywriter.bsky.social Writer and dawdler
The Fisherman's Gift 2025
A Different Life 2027
UK Harvill Books, Penguin Vintage;
US Simon and Schuster
Thomas Dean Donnelly @tddonnelly.bsky.social Thriller author of Year of the Rabbit, and the upcoming Year of the Horse. Hollywood screenwriter for over 25 years (google me). Beach walker extraordinaire. Husband. Father. Owner of guinea pigs, though they seem to think they own me...
Jennifer K. Breedlove @jkbreedlove.bsky.social Mystery novelist, composer, musician, neurodivergent. Website: jkbreedlove.com
Michael Scott Author @flamelauthor.bsky.social Author of the New York Times' bestselling series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel http://dillonscott.com 
Maurice Ruffin @mauricenow.bsky.social Maybe the real treasure was the friends we made along the way. 💐 I'm probably on my Substack: Sitting in Silence.✍️🏿https://mauricecarlosruffin.substack.com/
Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social Promoting Irish writers and writing - maintained by Gerard Beirne
@gerardbeirne.bsky.social- M Mark Barr @markbarr.bsky.social
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Meredith Wadley🇨🇭🇺🇸 writer @meredithwadley.bsky.social Mildly friendly, Swiss-based US writer of litfic, working on debut novel. Latest pubs, longform & flash, realism & offbeat: @ghostcitypress @emergejournal @acrossthemargin @TheWoolf @offbeatlit @SubniveanMag & @fiveonthefifth. www.meredithwadley.com
Penny Zang @pennyzang.bsky.social English prof + writer + Tori Amos fan. Debut novel, Doll Parts, forthcoming from Sourcebooks in 2025. Substack & more: http://linktr.ee/PennyZang
Alice Speilburg @alicespeilburg.bsky.social Literary Agent at Speilburg Literary
Open to queries monthly, on the 10th-16th: https://querytracker.net/query/AliceSpeilburg
Gillian O’Shaughnessy @gilloshaughnessy.bsky.social ▪️Relentless optimist.
▪️Salt City Runaway, debut story collection out in 2026
▪️Sub Editor- SmokeLong Quarterly
▪️Best Small Fictions 23, 24, 25.
Antoine Wilson @antoinewilson.bsky.social Novelist (Mouth to Mouth, Panorama City, The Interloper), Contributing Editor (A Public Space), Photographer (Slow Paparazzo), Struggle Rapper.
Andy Charman @andyandz.bsky.social Author of Crow Court. published by @unbounders.bsky.social. Longlist Desmond Elliott 2021. Shortlist CWA Historical 2022. Laureat Festival du Premier Roman 2022. Researching 1983 and philosophers in WWII. Assistant Editor of Thin-Skin.com
SDW Hamilton @sdwhamilton.bsky.social Crime & Mystery Author from Northern Ireland. Husband, father, lapsed gamer.
http://sdwhamilton.com