Halliday in the Books @hallidaynelson.bsky.social ๐ [humanoid creature.] ๐
ARC/Beta Reader, Writer, Indie Bookstore Enthusiast, Massachusetts Local & Neurospicy
hallidaynelson.com
ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 @asealocal52.bsky.social ASEA/AFSCME Local 52 represents more than 8,900 state and municipal public service workers across Alaska. Together, we make Alaska happen!
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer of stuff.
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nerd humor โข space & sci fi โข books
Julie Cooper @julie-cooper.bsky.social Reader, listener, traveler, skeptic.
Ballpark chaser currently at 19/30 (5 AL Central, 5 NL Central, plus 9 more) โพ๏ธ๐
Animal lover and cat mom who has visited over 30 zoos/aquariums and wildlife sanctuaries ๐พ
Sharon Buchbinder @sharonbuchbinder.bsky.social Award winning author, fiction & non-fiction. PhD, Public Health, RN (ret) Professor Emerita. She/her. Democrat ๐ Newsletter https://www.sharonbuchbinder.com/sign-up-for-my-mailing-list/ & Substack https://open.substack.com/pub/sharonbuchbinder
Fay Thompson, Author/Artist @faythompsonauthor.bsky.social I write Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror that is slightly bent, a bit fun and certain to be an adventure. I also art. I encourage writers of all levels with writing. Nevada! NO AI here. DMs closed!
Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social Cat sitter. Gothic lit and theology. Romance studies. Byron studies. Runs 'Romancing the Gothic'. Writes queer little stories.
Laura Ridgefield @lauraridgefield.bsky.social HEA forever. Romance novelist โUnder the Influencerโ out now. Chicago North Romance Writers. #romancelandia PR practitioner, mom, bleeding heart. Big fan of empathy. She/her
Amy Spalding @thatames.bsky.social Making my entrance again with my usual flair. Gen X double Scorpio. Author of FOR HER CONSIDERATION, AT HER SERVICE, ON HER TERMS, SUMMER OF JORDI PEREZ, WE USED TO BE FRIENDS, and more.
MB Brown @mbbrownsf.bsky.social Member of the Church of Baseball, my denomination is the San Francisco Giants, my creed is #BeatLA
I do defy him, and I spit at him. - William Shakespeare
She/her Wear your masks, get your vaccinations
#BecerraForGovernor
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Scylla Publishing @scyllapublishing.bsky.social Australian publisher of sapphic specfic
SEPT 4 2026 - "Who Am I? Sapphic Spec Fic of Identity and Purpose" anthology! https://www.scyllapublishing.com/whoami
No AI now or ever.
Helen Rose Thwaite @helenthwaite.bsky.social Writer of SFF Romance. Master of dungeons (and maybe dragons?) Nerd of many colours. Owned by Theodore Deacon (see banner). She/her.
https://ko-fi.com/helenwritesstuff
Amber Christine @amberchristinemn.bsky.social ๐Aspiring author, book nerd, and cat lady.
๐๏ธHost of Smut and Sensibility Podcast.
https://linktr.ee/smutandsensibilitypod?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=a17c5b61-db0c-496e-8928-b80d0eb671fd
Elizabeth Charlotte Wordsmith @ecwordsmith.bsky.social Historian, racing driver, GSD mom, Mrs Capt, Blue to the core
Andrea ๐๐ @andreareads.bsky.social She/her
Here to yap about lesbian books and movies
An occasional photographer
https://linktr.ee/andrea_reads_
Marine St. Jean @marinestjean.bsky.social She/her.
Lesbian romance author.
-Gay shit
-Witchy shit
-Cats
Living out your cottagecore fantasies in the wilds of Canada with her wife and a cat.
marinestjean.ca
https://www.tiktok.com/@marinestjean
https://www.instagram.com/marinestjeanauthor
Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social Supporting and promoting #WomenWriters. On insta at womenwritersnetwork and Twitter (X) @womenwritersnet.
The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social The CWA promotes, supports and celebrates crime writing and writers of crime fiction and non-fiction ๐ช๐ฉธ๐ฎ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ซ๐
linktr.ee/crimewritersassociation
Bonnie Quinn @bonniequinn.bsky.social Programmer | How To Survive Camping
Agent: Maria Brannan at Greyhound Literary
she/her/hers
Hannah Murray @hannahmwrites.bsky.social Author, pervert, former sex worker, data nerd. I write sexy books, can ignore bad news until itโs irrelevant, and I know how to tie you up. Bi/pan, cis, she/her
liviavalebooks.bsky.social @liviavalebooks.bsky.social Literary erotica writer. Debut novel out now: The Fifth Floor Society: An Awakening in Lisbon.
Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTRXDQ7G
Newsletter: https://storyoriginapp.com/giveaways/9292278c-30ef-11f1-9b62-b7d35ebce25c
K.T. McGivens @mcgivens.bsky.social Mystery writer, poet, reader, animal lover, dreamer. Trying to make a little difference in the world. 
Mel Waverly @melwaverly.bsky.social Author of sapphic fiction. ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Eater of cheese.
Chaser of cocker spaniels.
My TBR list is too long ๐
melwaverly.wordpress.com
Jess Fox @jessfoxbooks.com Romance author, reader, gamer, space nerd, elder fangirl. Chronically ill & chronically online. Anti-fascism, anti-racism, anti-bigotry, anti-hate. #Romancelandia
author: https://jessfoxbooks.com
space pics: https://astrobin.com/users/jessastro
Shelley Munro @shelleymunro.bsky.social I live in New Zealand and write paranormal and contemporary romances full of adventure and humor. Also, a dead body or two.
Sasha aka Sauchi @akchick.bsky.social @AlaskaChick on Spoutible @akchick on BlueSky @alaskachick on Mastodon #UglyDogs #AAMTFirefighter #LabradorRetrievers #Cycling #Alaska #ConnorPup #SamPup ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ She/Her
Sara (Wholesome Morbid) @wholesomemorbid.bsky.social Aka SM REINE. I draw elves and witches and stuff. No AI.
G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me Award-winning soccer mom. Wrote the books that one of those shows you like was based on. Currently: POISON IVY for DC Comics, BLACK CAT for Marvel. Buy my books: bookshop.org/shop/gww
Mariah McCourt @monsterteatime.bsky.social Bestselling graphic novel writer, editor, artist, mominator. Obsessed with hedgehogs, cozy horror, and squidly octopi.
Rep'd by Dara Hyde at Hill/Nadel
site: mariah-mccourt.squarespace.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MonsterTeaTime
Stacia Seaman @stacia.bsky.social I play with other people's words. Editor, writer, proofreader, reviewer, lover of books. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ ๐ ๐ค โฝ๏ธ she/her
Valerie Sirenko @valeriesirenko.bsky.social Speculative Fiction Writer
www.valeriesirenko.com
Reina (she/her) @reinamwilliams.bsky.social mom, luddite, library worker
queer, ND, third-generation soap watcher
reading, baking, thrifting, crafting
writing kidlit and romance
Linktree: https://t.co/tIOvhhKZat
On stolen Ohlone land. Supporting https://sogoreate-landtrust.org/
The Publishing Triangle @publishingtriangle.bsky.social The Publishing Triangle is an association of LGBTQ+ writers, editors, and publishers that celebrates queer literature. Established in 1988, it offers awards, resources, and community for those dedicated to LGBTQ+ stories. https://publishingtriangle.org/
SinCWorldWide @sincworldwide.bsky.social Sisters in Crime has been supporting crime writers since 1986. We offer education, advocacy, support and community for all writers. We're where writers belong.
Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social Spec fic writer. It probably didn't happen, but it should have, could have or might have. Represented by Fox Literary. Cis, queer, she/her.
Hazel E. Baumgartner - HELIRUNA OUT 9/18! @hazelebaumgartner.bsky.social The world's 207,450th best selling author. I make music under the name Hazel Bee and write books under the name Hazel E. Baumgartner, which is also my name.
30, she/they, 99% lesbian, USA ๐บ๐ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Buy my book: https://linktr.ee/HazelEBaumgartner
J. Cabral-Jackson - Author @jancabraljackson.bsky.social Sci-Fi & Fantasy Author & NHS Doctor. St Andrews Alma Mater and @newwritingMCR MA in Creative Writing. Finalist Pulp Idol Novel & NYC Midnight Screenwriting Finalist ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Historical Novel Society @histnovsoc.bsky.social For historical fiction readers and writers across the world.
Starting to post here, but volunteer-led and still juggling The Other Place and Facebook, so thank you for your patience!
Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app Writer, hex throwing goon. Dainty, delicate, and deadly.
Kat Kinney @katkinneywrites.bsky.social Author of steamy paranormal romance ๐ฅ a cozy fantasy romance and mystery series ๐ book dragon, Migraine warrior, Guinea Pig mama๐น, #writingcommunity (she/her)
โก๏ธ https://linktr.ee/katkinneywrites
๐ https://www.amazon.com/stores/Kat-Kinney/author/B07KNC8T66
Celia Thorn @celiathorn.bsky.social Author of sapphic contemporary fantasy๐ THE RISING DARK out now! She/they. Verified book nerd. Probably petting all of the neighbourhood cats right now
Judy Alice Lastname @6gun-sally.bsky.social Sometimes when my cat is sitting on my chest, Iโll reach over and pet my husband, just to watch the righteous indignation cross her little cat face ๐.
Stephanie Doig @stephaniedoig.bsky.social โ๏ธ Freelance book editor
๐Mostly romance novels
๐Avid reader
Stephaniedoigedits.com
Natalia Hawthorne Rey @nathawthornerey.bsky.social ๐จ๐ฆ Lady of The Em Dashes. Mistress of Ellipses. Dabbler in words of sapphic romance (and maybe cozy, witchy, small town mysteries. We'll see). Defined by my mischief. She/her.
No GenAi, under any circumstances.
https://nataliahawthornerey.wordpress.com/
Trung Le Nguyen @trungles.com Minneapolis. Author and illustrator of award-winning comics and funnybooks. Keeps hens. Tells fortunes. Is queer. I cannot tell if you're joking. Literal* cartoon. He/him, They/them
Support my work: patreon.com/trungles
Links: https://bio.site/trungles
Jennifer @feistywiddershins.bsky.social Author of contemporary witch fantasy
THE BURNING OF ARBOR
ARBOR'S DESCENT
Pen name J.L. Brown
Published by ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ NineStar Press
Artist, Glass Melter
Book Scout, Coffee Drinker
Maiden, Mother, Crone
Philly sports fan, South Jersey Italian
She/her ๐โจ๏ธ๐๐งโโ๏ธ
Freya Marske @freyamarske.bsky.social Writer, ice skater, gin drinker. She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. THE LAST BINDING trilogy, SWORDCROSSED, CINDER HOUSE out now. BODIES OF MAGIC out September 2026.
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.
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.
Ridley @rid-ley.bsky.social Hockey fan, romance reader, middle-aged nerd. Currently obsessed with anime and manga.
Charlieโs Queer Books @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social Queer books and gag-worthy gifts
Seattle, WA
charliesqueerbooks.com
whiskey ๐งก๐ค๐ฉท @wlwhiskey.bsky.social ๐ 31. they/them. lesbian.
avid reader (and occasional reviewer) of lesbian & sapphic fiction!
8/150 ๐ #lesfic #wlw #sapphicbooks
Lisa Noble @nobleknits2.bsky.social Spouse, mom, knitter, baker, bike commuter, paddler, learner, termite. Working with teacher candidates and running a #MakerSpace at Trent U School of Ed. She/They.
M.A. Ruth @maruthauthor.bsky.social M.A. Ruth is a college English adjunct. They have an MFA in creative writing and a BA in English-minor in Gender Studies. M.A. Ruth writes poetry and queer YA novels.
Website: melruth.com
eri (e.m. caro) @authoremcaro.com ๐ author. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. leftist.
rep: Cheyenne @Handspun Literary
Out now: REARS & VICES, BY ANY MEANS
Soon: AFFAIRS & ASSETS (3.16.27)
emcaro.carrd.co
books2read.com/RearsAndVices
books2read.com/ByAnyMeans
Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social Professor of Political Science, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute & Hoover Institution, all at Stanford University. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, 2012-2014.
Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social Queer, nonbinary author, MFA, adjunct professor, and dog mom. Your local ND science-goth crocheter.
Julia Child meets Vincent Price. They/them
karajorgensen.com
Beatrice Mckinsey @oroboro.itch.io Lesbian romance author. VN Dev. I love to write stories about complicated and messy women.
Sapphic Sci-fi Mech series: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/177111/blaze-again
Contemporary Sapphic Romance: https://books2read.com/u/b5yVOG
No AI.
Gail Carriger @gailcarriger.bsky.social NYT best selling author of book hugs, queer, tea snob, avid reader & nerd girl. Fond of hedgehogs & soup ladles. GailCarriger.com
Susan Kaye Quinn is Writing Solarpunk ๐๐ฑ @susankayequinn.bsky.social Spec Fic author | PhD Environmental Engr | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Host: Bright Green Futures podcast
https://linktr.ee/susankayequinn
"AI is a lying machine made out of crimes"(used to perpetuate more crimes).๐จ
Working on a feminist romantasy with plant magic.
Simon Wolfe @sgwolfeauthor.bsky.social Simon Wolfe | Independent Sci-Fi Romance Author. Writer of Galactic Seductions & Ariana Takes Command. ๐ Claim a FREE space-opera short story here: simonwolfeindependentauthor.eo.page/s5h1m
M. K. Martin @mkmartinwriter.com #Writer - mostly #SFF * #Editor * #Veteran * SJW * Linguistics * Will work for tea, but not before 9:30 am
Popular Science @popsci.com Demystifying our weird world since 1872. Learn something new every day.
Read all about it: http://www.popsci.com/
Mar Vincent @marofthebooks.bsky.social Weird little stories in Analog, Strange Horizons, Escape Pod, and other fantastical places. Always seeking human creativity (NO AI), coffee, and petrichor. https://www.marvincent.com/
Currently in the liminal space known as novel revisions. ๐โ๏ธโ๏ธ
Ava Lynn Archer @avalynnarcher.bsky.social Some days, I exist.
avalynnarcher.com
AuthorLindaFausnet @authorlindafausnet.bsky.social Romance author based in Maryland. Believer in equality for all! There's room for everyone at the table. โค๏ธ
RiverCate ๐๏ธ โค๏ธ ๐จ๐ฆ @rivercate.bsky.social A Liberal Canadian living in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Retired
Lover of movies
Climate crisis is real
Universal healthcare for all
Not a fan of DMs
NEVER Conservativeโฆever
โDonโt engage, just blockโ
Smut and Sensibility @smutandsensibility.bsky.social A couple of learned ladies talking about the romance genre, our favorite books, writing craft, and making room for a creative life in real time.
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cw/smutandsensibilitypod
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/smutandsensibilitypod
Christa Faust @christafaust.bsky.social Writer. Pervert. Menopausal Troublemaker. Bisexual Assassin. She/They.
Alicia @foodycatalicia.bsky.social I like books, and people who like books.
Food, flowers, cat
I've not done the age verification thing yet so I may not be able to DM you even if I know you.
Consortium @consortium.lgbt ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Consortium supports LGBT+ groups, organisations and projects across the UK, so that LGBT+ communities in need have access to the best support possible.
Llinos Cathryn Thomas @llincathryn.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟโพ๏ธ๐ฅ Book recs, writing chat, occasional opinions. (she/her)
Liz Tracey @liztracey.bsky.social NYC native. Latest: Contrib. Ed.
@jstordaily.bsky.social. I write about: Science, pop culture, classics, LGBT media coverage & crime fiction. Lost on Jeopardy (by a dollar)! Pronouns: Just don't call me "lady."
Sara Mossman | Writer & Filmmaker ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @saramossman.bsky.social If Spinelli grew up to be an angry lesbian.
Award winning filmmaker and author S.A. Mossman.
Making art about gays and crime.
Black/Filipina/Indigenous/Jewish ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Angeleno from Bmore
Novel: 'The Tree of Life' on Amazon and B&N
saramossman.com
Frank N Beans ๐ซ @beansnfrank.bsky.social ~THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE WORLD IS NOT ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION,
ITโS WHITE SUPREMACY.~
1/20/25, our hell begins.
#antifascist
#prochoice
#atheist
Slava, Ukraini ๐บ๐ฆ
@birdie-24.bsky.social @birdie-24.bsky.social 
Renรฉe D. @reneed7.bsky.social Recovering news producer. ๐บ Dog mom. ๐โ๐ฆบ Reunited adoptee. ๐ Mini driver. ๐ D.C. native, but now Cleveland is home. Radical leftist scum!๐ก #Resist
Nicola Griffith SHE IS HERE out now! @nicolaz.bsky.social PhD. Novelist (Hild, Spear, Menewood). All things Early Medieval. Here: Cats, crips, queers. Books, beauty, beers. MS โฟ๏ธ๐งช๐
MUTING THOSE WHO DONโT ALT-TEXT
nicolagriffith.com
Banner ID: B&W imageโpint of Guinness flanked by 2 books flanked by 2 tabby cat
Heaving Bosoms Podcast @heavingbosoms.com Melody Carlisle and Sabrina Bradley get together to recap romance novels from a comedic, open-hearted feminist, sex-positive perspective! Banter, dick jokes, and sincere joy abound!
www.heavingbosoms.com/links
Monte Mader @montemader.bsky.social Deconstruction. History. Current events.
https://linktr.ee/MonteMader
Rosemary Lynn @rosemarylynnbooks.bsky.social Writer * Reader * Mom of tiny humans and many fur babies ๐พ * Crafter * Baker * Wanderer * Vlogger * [she/they/any] ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ #SCBWI #12x12PB #kidlit ๐https://rosemarylynnbooks.com/links/
Darcy Burke @darcyburkeauthor.bsky.social Mom to 2 amazing humans and 7 rescue cats, historical mystery & romance author, history nerd.
Julie Cohen โ๐ @filmmakerjulie.bsky.social Not Giving Up.
Oscar Nominated Director:
RBG, JULIA, MY NAME IS PAULI MURRAY, GABBY GIFFORDS (w/Betsy West)
PATH FORWARD (w/Mo Husseini)
EVERY BODY, STURGEON QUEENS
I โค๏ธ @PaulTheDogMan & ๐ ๐
Co leader w @lizzylady: MontclairSundays INDIVISIBLE.
Elayne Boosler @eboosler.bsky.social Comedy and Animal Rescue
Sapphic Action Support Squad @s-a-s-s.bsky.social Organize, support, and advocate for the international sapphic literature community
MSW Media @mswmedia.com Weโre MSW Media, a Webby-award winning & GLAAD nominated podcast network of like-minded shows that shine a light on truth in politics, news, and the arts.๐๏ธ๐งHome of Mueller She Wrote & The Daily Beans.
Helena Greer @blumagaincurios.bsky.social Writer, librarian, sex educator, chaos bisexual
Carrigan's Christmasland series
Tucson forever
Reparations + land back + abolish ICE +
Free Palestine
TERFS fuck off
She/her
Sue London @cmdrsue.bsky.social Disciple of Dolly. Shenanigator. Unicorn organizer. #Romancelandia
Central Virginia Girl
Blooski since Apr 2023 #31,775
"Larry, I'm on DuckTales."
bysuelondon.com
https://linktr.ee/cmdrsue
AvaTeedro.com @avateedro.bsky.social ๐ซDMs - Ava writes propulsive, upmarket and historical fiction that explores friendship, family ties, and love.
SANTA CLAUS @santaclausalaska.bsky.social Child advocate, peace and climate activist, bishop and monk; legal name is Santa Claus; former Mayor Pro Tem of North Pole, Alaska. I believe that the greatest gift is love :-)} (SantaClausNorthPoleAlaska.com) (YouTube.com/@SantaClausNorthPoleAlaska)
Robin Agnew @robinagnew.bsky.social Love golden age, traditional & historical mysteries. Reviewer, reader. History mystery column in Deadly Pleasures.
Love figure skating. Visit me at auntagathas.com
@readingreality.bsky.social @readingreality.bsky.social 
Tom Bradley Jr. @tbradleywrites.bsky.social Indie author of the Noelani Lee #Mystery Series.
USNโvet, former journalist, and Oxford Comma zealot. Unrepentant pantster. Anti-beastiality since 1962.
https://www.AuthorTomBradley.com/
#WritingCommunity ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฆ
Elyssa Gavin @elyssagavin.bsky.social JUNKOโS CLIMB (Union Square Kids)
SCOOP! (Fall 2027, Red Comet Press)
Repโd by Page Turner Literary Agency.
https://linktr.ee/elyssagavin
Mary Lambert @marylambertsings.bsky.social queer composer-singer-poet, fat lady, babe. I sang and co-wrote Same Love & other cry-songs, composed the music for 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, and I voice Bertie in I โค๏ธArlo on Netflix. https://www.patreon.com/marylambert
S K Angelici - Author @edgyartistbskysoci.bsky.social I'm an artist, author of sapphic fiction, and a dreamer. Living in this hellscape of a world and being creative is all I've got. She/her ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ visit my author site at skangelici.com
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Sharon%20K.%20Angelici/author/B01E
Jessica Hawk-Tillman (she/her) @chronicallybooked.bsky.social Chronically ill bookworm, ARC/ALC reader, and gluten-free wanderer. Often on the road, traveling in books daily. #BookSky ๐๐ #ChronicIllness #Travel
Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social Disaster and hazard historian, but I like it all. Climate, hazards, society, and infrastructure. Natural & human made.
Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture.
New England Girl always! ๐
๐ฆV. Bohรจme๐ฆ @vboheme.bsky.social Writer. #5amwritersclub
Love ๐, the Arts & ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ | Mysteries, Literary & BookClub
Human Rights Advocate | ๐ฑ mom | Coffee addict | Francophile๐ผ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Known to use the word 'specificity' a lot ๐| She/her | No DMs
Author Website: https://dinawrite.weebly.com/