Erin Young @erinyoungauthor.bsky.social Crime writer - currently writing dark thrillers set in Iowa. THE FIELDS (shortlisted for ITW novel of the year, in development for TV), ORIGINAL SINS (NYT book of the week, Times thriller of the month). Also writes historical fiction as Robyn Young. 
Pollyanne Conway @pollyanneconway.bsky.social Producer at Cactus TV - Between The Covers and more.
Zaffre Books @zaffrebooks.bsky.social Publisher of bestselling fiction of all genres and non-fiction across Zaffre Books and Manilla Press | Imprint of Bonnier Books UK
ALCS @alcs.co.uk We're the Authors' Licensing & Collecting Society. Nobody else in the world does exactly what we do. We've been championing writers and making sure they get paid for secondary uses of their work since 1977
www.alcs.co.uk
The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social Empowering authors since 1884. The largest UK union for writers, illustrators and literary translators. #societyofauthors #humanauthored
Emily Cox @emilycoxmarketing.bsky.social Marketing Consultant in publishing 📚
Freelancer of the Year at the FutureBook Awards 2025
www.emilycoxmarketing.com
Alison Barrow @alisonbarrow.bsky.social Book cheerleader, Bookshop fan, Reader. Often on book tour. UK publishing PR and events 📚 Penguin Random House 🐧
Laura Summers @laurasummers.bsky.social Director and co-founder of BookMachine. Our mission is to use digital marketing to promote the value of reading and learning worldwide.
Tom Tivnan @tomtivnan.bsky.social The Bookseller managing editor, book stats wizard. Debut THE ESQUIMAUX (Silvertail, UK & Comm). Repped by Charlie Campbell at Greyhound Literary.
HarperCollins @harpercollins.bsky.social Publishing great authors since 1817. 📚
Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com 🔍 Crime, mystery & thriller book recs
🏆 UK Book Blogger Awards '24 finalist & '25 longlist
🌐 www.bethreadscrime.com
📧 bethreadscrime@gmail.com
📍 Harrogate, UK
Blackwell's Manchester @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Your friendly neighbourhood bookshop on Oxford Road, Manchester 📚 Bookchat, events and silly things. Bleets (?!) by @rednewsom.bsky.social
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/blackwells-manchester-11315868456
Vicky Palmer @thatvickypalmer.bsky.social Creative & Marketing Director in 📚. Happiest when talking about a great book. Answers to VP.
Sally Oliphant @sallytalksbooks.bsky.social Book and arts PR (non-fiction and kid's books focus). Reader, traveller, parent. Likes a cup of tea and a chat, especially about books.
CR: Honey
Nina Douglas @ninadouglas.bsky.social Professional cheerleader; books publicist, consultant (children’s, YA, crossover, charity and arts), reader, writer, story-obsessed. (NDPR, The Pocket Publicist)
Brick Lane Bookshop @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social London's Independent Bookshop of 2024.
Fiction, London Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Travel, Classics, Children's Books, Cards, Totes, and Short Story Prize.
https://linktr.ee/bricklanebookshop
Canongate @canongate.co.uk Publisher. Always independent.
https://canongate.co.uk
Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. www.celesteng.com
Profile Books @profilebooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of inventive books, fearless writing and powerful voices. Our authors include Mary Beard, Shoshana Zuboff and Francis Fukuyama.
Rach 🍂📚☕️ @rachelmayquin.bsky.social 2x Shortlisted Freelancer of the Year 2024 & 2025 (The Bookseller) 📚 Award-winning marketing consultant ✨ Publishing professional ☕ Writer ✍️ Herder of 🐱🐶🦔
https://linktr.ee/rachelmayquin
Lex Brookman @whatlexysaid.bsky.social Marketing, Comms & Launch Strategist. Freelance. Voracious Crime & Thriller reader. Runner. 🖤
https://medium.com/@lexbrookman
Pan Macmillan @panmacmillan.bsky.social We publish a broad and vibrant range of books for audiences of all ages.
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.
Laura Pearson @laurapauthor.bsky.social Author, mum, feminist, reader of proofs. Agent: Jo Williamson Publisher: Boldwood Books
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!
The Bookseller @thebookseller.com At the heart of the book trade since 1858📚
News, charts, previews and more, online & in print. Buyer's Guides, conferences & The British Book Awards (Nibbies)✨
Kate Mosse @katemossewriter.bsky.social Writer of novels, history, plays, ghost stories ~ Interviewer & Performer ~ Founder Director Women’s Prizes ~ Trustee British Library
Find me at www.katemosse.co.uk
Diana Beaumont @dianabeaumont.bsky.social Literary agent @DHH and human (mostly). Here for the books and other larks. Find me on insta: agent_dianab
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Irvine Welsh @irvinewelsh.bsky.social Radicalized by discotheque music.
Jenny Colgan @jennycolgan.bsky.social Writeroonie
Lauren Laverne @laurenlaverne.bsky.social Broadcaster. Slow eater, fast reader.
Sam Leith @questingvole.bsky.social @spectator lit ed. “Clock-white, still friendly to the earth.” https://bit.ly/TheHauntedWood
Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social Host of the Fast politics podcast, contributing Writer at The New York Times opinion and MSNBC. Subscribe to fast politics YouTube channel
Gaby Young @gabyyoung.bsky.social PR at Penguin Michael Joseph 🐧 📚
Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social Staff writer, The Atlantic | Author, Difficult Women (2020) and The Genius Myth (2025) | Podcaster, Page 94 | Doom scroller, the internet | uk.bookshop.org/shop/helenlewis
Lucy Fishwife 🥐 @lucyfishwife.bsky.social London. Book-related (sells, reads, hoards, writes). Macaroni cheese. Trans rights are human rights. Fix your hearts or die. Redhaired stepchild. Proud slop despiser. Punch up.
https://www.moonflowerbooks.co.uk/news
https://www.thebksagency.com/lucyfisher
Jill Mansell @jillmansell.bsky.social Hates mustard. Writes books.
Sarah Turner @sarahturnerauthor.bsky.social Reading, writing, standing beside a football pitch somewhere. Author of Richard & Judy Book Club pick STEPPING UP and No. 1 bestseller ON THE EDGE. Working on novel 3.
Amanda Jennings @amandajennings.bsky.social Author, mother of girls. Gimme snow, mountains, beaches and travel. Keep your raw tomatoes to yourself, you crazy kid.
Sam Humphreys @sjheditor.bsky.social Editorial consultant and freelance editor with 20+ years in-house experience including PRH & Pan Macmillan: sjheditor@gmail.com
Likes: books, birds, babies, sun, v weak coffee
Collects: doors, dogs, clutter
Opinions: mine
Pronouns: she/her
Barbara Copperthwaite | Barbara Havelocke @authorbarbara.bsky.social Barbara Copperthwaite: best-selling psychological thrillers.
Barbara Havelocke: Gothic historical fiction.
Owned by three dogs, Buddy, Scamp & Arty.
Philippa East (Author) @philippaeast.bsky.social Novelist, rep’d by @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social. Thrillers: #LittleWhiteLies💛 #SafeAndSound❤️ #IllNeverTell💗 #AGuiltySecret🧡 Lives in Lincolnshire, has a cat. Clinical Psychologist by day.
A.A. Chaudhuri @aachaudhuri.bsky.social Amazon bestselling thriller author rep’d by Annette Crossland, pub’d by Hera Books - She’s Mine, The Loyal Friend, The Final Party, Under Her Roof; Isis Audio/Joffe Books - The Lawyer,The Partner aachaudhuri.com
The School Gates OUT NOW!
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.
Nikki Smith @nikkismithauthor.bsky.social Author of thrillers. THE LAST PLACE YOU LOOK out July ‘26 with Viking, Penguin.
Books: Sophie Lambert at C&W.
TV/Film: Luke Speed at Insight Mgt
Co-host of podcast IN SUSPENSE
https://linktr.ee/nikkismithauthor
Natali Simmonds @natalisimmonds.bsky.social Author. MY HUSBAND'S STALKER (25.3.26), THE EX I BURIED, WHILE MY BABY SLEEPS, MY DAUGHTER'S REVENGE, GOOD GIRLS DIE LAST (TV adaptation in the works) | THE BLOOD WEB series as Caedis Knight | London Latino Film Festival | Agent: Amanda Preston, LBA
Karen @karendennise.bsky.social 📚 UK book blogger at https://www.myreadingcorner.co.uk/
linktr.ee/MyReadingCorner 💙📚
loves crime/thrillers/historical fiction/contemporary/commc fiction
also 🏁🪴
Gillian Harvey @gillplusfive.bsky.social Bestselling author, freelance writer and mum of five, recently back in the UK after 14 years in France!
https://linktr.ee/gillianharveyauthor
Dr Joanna Nadin @joannanadin.bsky.social Former politico, now professor of writing books. Sunday Times bestseller, Essex Girl, autistic. Never knowingly underdressed. She/her. Here for ALL the witches. And the pigeons.
https://joannanadin.com/
https://instagram.com/jonadin
Sarah Pinborough @sarahpinborough.bsky.social Author and screenwriter. Sunday Times #1, & NYT Bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES on Netflix and INSOMNIA on Paramount+. Ted owner. WE LIVE HERE NOW coming Summer of 2025
Nikki May @nikkimaywriter.bsky.social Author | Officially funny | Owned by 🐕🐩 - Fela & Lola | WAHALA - green-lit BBC series | THIS MOTHERLESS LAND - a Read With Jenna pick | Rep'd @AriellaFeiner
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 🦊
Raven Books @ravenbooks.bsky.social Bookshop
34 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, Ireland
info@ravenbooks.ie ¦ (01) 278 9509 ¦ 086 3390231
Mon-Sat 10-6, Sun 12-5
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
Vic Haslam @vichaslam.bsky.social Senior Editor at Amazon Publishing (crime/thriller at Thomas & Mercer, narrative non-fiction at Little A, short stories at Amazon Original Stories).
Martyn Waites/CB Everett @martynwaites.bsky.social Writer. Crime. Horror. Doctor Who for Big Finish. Was once Tania Carver. New novel THE FINAL CHAPTER out now under the CB Everett name. Agent: James Wills at Watson Little. #MDANT and proud of it.
Alafair Burke @alafairburke.bsky.social Criminal law professor. NYT bestselling author of 20+ crime novels. I like dogs and food (separately). Www.alafairburke.com. New book is THE NOTE–you should get it.
Lisa Hall @lisahallauthor.bsky.social Writer/reader/reviewer. Bestselling author. Rep’d by Lisa Moylett @ CMM Agency. The Mysterious Double Death of Honey Black is out now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mysterious-Double-Death-Honey-Black-ebook/dp/B0CH8ZJ5SF 
Janice Hallett @janicehallett.bsky.social Bestselling author of The Appeal, The Christmas Appeal, The Twyford Code, The Mysterious Case of The Alperton Angels, The Examiner and The Killer Question 🍻
Deb’s Book Reviews @debsbookreviews.bsky.social Bookblogger/reviewer 📚
Allotment keeper 🌱
Theatre goer 🎭
Music lover 🎶
https://linktr.ee/DebsBookReviews
Laura Marshall @lauramarshall.bsky.social Writer of novels.
Agent: Felicity Blunt at Curtis Brown.
Kat Molesworth @thatkat.bsky.social Revolutionary. Event producer. Influencer Marketing Expert & Consultant. Speaker, coach, photographer, quilter. Surfing powers for good. The Oracle.
Lisa Howells @pussmilligan.bsky.social Journalist; BooksEd @heatworld; Deputy Ed @CrimeMonthly; CrimeCon UK BookClub Co-host; Event host; Judge TrueCrimeAwards and Theakstons. Repped by Curtis Brown
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.
Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival @chilternkills.bsky.social The UK’s biggest one-day crime writing festival, just 18 minutes out of London and featuring some of the biggest names in UK crime fiction.
Every penny of every ticket sold goes to help Centrepoint end youth homelessness in the UK.
BookTrust @booktrust.org.uk We are the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We get millions of children & families reading together from the earliest possible age.
Find out more: booktrust.org.uk
Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind.bsky.social Writing in The Times Thursday and Saturday, talking on Times Radio Monday-Thursday. Also, other things. Latest novel, Rabbits, found here: https://amzn.eu/d/hUQTsSW
Jojo Moyes @jojomoyes.bsky.social writer, parent, eejit
Sarah Hilary @sarahhilary.bsky.social THE DROWNING PLACE | ‘Happy Valley, but haunted’ Anna Mazzola | Out now from Harvill | ND. She/her | www.sarahhilary.com
Sam Baker @theothersambaker.bsky.social One of the millions of journalists who’s defected to Substack and started a podcast. https://theshiftwithsambaker.substack.com/
Erin Kelly @mserinkelly.bsky.social my job is book
Bay Tales @baytales.bsky.social Visit http://baytales.com
Bay Tales Live 2026 happening in Whitley Bay on 27/02/27 tickets available now!
Visit our website for the best tickets at the best price. £44.55 for the WHOLE DAY!
Murder By The Book @murderbooks.bsky.social Located in Houston, Texas, MBTB is one of America’s oldest and largest bookstores dedicate to crime fiction.
https://linktr.ee/murderbooks
Cath Staincliffe @cathstaincliffe.bsky.social Crime writer – novels, radio, TV, to-do lists. Reading junkie. Likes hill-walks, mum dancing, pootling in the garden. She/her. Latest book Fire on the Fells.
Nicholas Wroe @nicholaswroe.bsky.social Former writer and editor on the Guardian Review now freelancing. Arts & books. Comms for Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra. Swansea City FC. Bikes.
UK Crime Book Club @ukcrimebookclub.bsky.social 
Robbie Millen @robbiemillen.bsky.social Literary Editor of The Times/Sunday Times. thetimes.com/culture/books
Angela McMahon @angelaontour.bsky.social Publicity & Comms for publishing, arts & festivals. Fuelled by regular tea and a wee biscuit. Belfast/London.
Open to new clients - just DM me.
Sarra Manning @sarramanning.bsky.social Reader, writer, chopped liver
Representation: Rebecca Ritchie at A.M.Heath, London.
Lucie Whitehouse @luciewhitehouse.bsky.social Writer of the Robin Lyons crime series and psych suspense including Before We Met. Englishwoman in Brooklyn. 
Lesley Kara @lesleykara.bsky.social Sunday Times Top Ten and Amazon #1 bestselling author of THE RUMOUR (coming soon to Channel 5 🤩) and other psychological thrillers. Co-presenter of the In Suspense podcast. Rep’d by Amanda Preston, LBA Books. TROUBLEMAKER coming soon. www.lesleykara.com
Elly Griffiths @ellygriffiths.bsky.social Crime-writer 
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
Sophie Hannah @sophiehannah.bsky.social Bestselling crime writer
Coach for writers (dreamauthorcoaching.com)
Host of ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ podcast
TheBookTrail @thebooktrail.bsky.social Literary Locations and maps of books!
Books set in a location are a great way to travel literary style or in real life. Match your next novel with a destination with The BookTrail - The Literary Travel Agency. www.thebooktrail.com
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. 
David Fennell @davidfennell.bsky.social Author. Crime: THE ART OF DEATH, SEE NO EVIL, THE SILENT MAN, A VIOLENT HEART. SciFi/Alternate History: the multi award nominated SLEEPER series. Founder/Director of Beyond the Book Festival.
https://linkin.bio/davidfennell
David H Headley @davidhheadley.bsky.social M.D. DHH Literary Agency, Goldsboro Books & Capital Crime.
https://linktr.ee/davidhheadley
Capital Crime @capitalcrime.bsky.social A celebration of the crime and thriller genre. 🔎 13th - 14th June 2025. Info@capitalcrime.org Tickets on sale now: capitalcrime.org
Lizzie Curle @lizziecurle.bsky.social Social Media flaneur
Festival Director for Capital Crime
Goldsboro Books Fangirl
She/Her
I probably won’t post much on here until I can work out how to respond in GIF form
Goldsboro Books @goldsborobooks.bsky.social An award-winning independent bookshop with branches in London (23-27 Cecil Court) and Brighton (22b Ship Street) The book collectors bookseller.
Kit Conway @kitconwayauthor.bsky.social Author | Cat Fight coming May 🇬🇧 June 🇺🇸 2025 🐆
Abir Mukherjee @radiomukhers.bsky.social Author. Scottish, Bengali, generally confused. “The Godfather of Anglo-Asian Crime Writing” (Daily Express) Rep’d by @stubbleagent
From Glasgow.
More here: abirmukherjee.com
and here: https://www.amazon.com/author/abirmukherjee
Marian Keyes @mariankeyes.bsky.social Reads books. Watches telly. Wrings hands over the state of the world.
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.