Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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Jessie A @jessieatkin.bsky.social Author, storyteller, writer, reading aficionado, Star Wars enthusiast, Mets devotee, student, sister, twin 🖤🤍💜
OODLES OF NOODLES (📖 out now)
http://www.jessieatkin.com/
normacardenas.bsky.social @normacardenas.bsky.social assoc prof of practice | research food, identity, culture, and pedagogy #LasMusas #PBChat #WNDB #RUCCL Mentee #SCBWI #12x12 Ella/She
Brittany J. Thurman @brittanyjthurman.bsky.social Award-winning 📖 🏆Author of:
Fly; Fearless Boulevard of Dreams & The Takeover;Forever and Always
Up Next:
OPAL WATSON: PRIVATE EYE
COME CATCH A DREAM
QUENTIN & ALFIE
THE FIRST LIBRARY, 2025
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Shanna "Read Black Fantasy" Miles @srmilesauthor.bsky.social Writer. Librarian. Rep'd by the extraordinary @johnmcusick at
@foliojr Latest title: #THERISEOFISSAIGWE
she/her
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Get Sidetracked Together - Dara @creativesundry.bsky.social Illustration | Visual Storytelling
Based in Upstate New York
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Megalodon™️ @megalodonchi.bsky.social “Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always sings.” 🌝🌞🌚
33 year old leftist cat lady who has a lot to say, & with my ADHD I will most likely say it. 🫶🏻Traveling, laughter, nature, music, & authenticity are a few of my favorite things.
Alison loves stories @ohdiglib.bsky.social An eclectic reader looking for new perspectives & unusual reads. Real life librarian and general word nerd who enjoys frolicing in the linguistic playground.
Longer thoughts:
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Georgia @spellswrite.bsky.social i write stories and study french.
nyc born and raised.
https://www.georgiasilverman.com
Ethiopia Beyond @talksmart.bsky.social Exploring the untold beauty, culture, history, innovation, and spirit of Ethiopia.
Sharing authentic stories, breathtaking places, people, traditions, and the new face of Africa’s rising destination.
From ancient civilizations to modern transformation — E
X-POD™ @xpodtech.com “A global technology leader developing advanced occupant‑safety solutions, including the Safety‑X‑Pod®—an ejectable, crash‑proof passenger cocoon with an integrated Environmental Control and Life Support System.” https://xpodtech.com/
Atomicvegan @atomicvegan.bsky.social Vegan writer, artist, poet living in Upstate New York. I don't tolerate fascists but welcome open minds, kind hearts and creative souls. I am Antifa. Header and icon from @playcait on Instagram.
@zelda63.bsky.social @zelda63.bsky.social 
Dee @dee4ever.bsky.social Mother of 7, grandmother of 17, veteran educator of 40 years.
https://www.amazon.com/baby-reg/dietra-blanding-august-2025-monckscorner/1BCVTXA0K5PGM
kimilynwrites @kimilynwrites.bsky.social •reader 📚
•writer ✍🏾
•aspiring main character 🌟
•over-medicated millennial with cats 🐈🐈
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Joan Schoettler @joanschoettler.bsky.social Writer and author of children's picture books and middle grade novels.
A DOCTOR AT HEART THE STORY OF GROUNDBREAKING SCIENTIST AND TEACHER VIVIEN THOMAS,
BOOKS TRAVEL THE WORLD, and
THE HONEY JAR: AN ARMENIAN'S ESCAPE TO FREEDOM
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Cyberflaneurs @cyberflaneurs.bsky.social 
Maria Williams @lightwitch876.eurosky.social #Eurosky Account/Alt
#ActuallyAutistic #BlackandAutistic. Aspiring writer, author, worldbuilder, and reader. #BostonFleet #PWHL, #scientificskeptic, and #secularhumanist Love Squishmallows, TTRPGS, RPGS, #podcasts, #webnovels, #lightnovels, and #donghua
Lorie Barber 🚫👑 @barberchicago.bsky.social Board Member, Woodridge School District 68 | School/Bulk Order Manager, The Silver Unicorn Bookstore 🦄 | Co-founder, LITapalooza | Books in kids’ hands always and forever. ❤️📚
Reem Faruqi @reemfaruqi.bsky.social Award-Winning Children's Book Author of LAILAH'S LUNCHBOX, UNSETTLED, & more. 
Julia E. Torres @juliaerin80.bsky.social Teen Services Librarian. Author. Educator. Mama. World Citizen. Aspiring servant leader.
Juliatorreswrites.com
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app I wrote #TheDarkFantastic. Aspiring YA fantasy author; newbie YouTuber. Professor and grad program chair; Auntie PhD. 🔺1913, OES⭐️, Rattler🧡🐍, Wolverine💛💙. Detroit vs Everybody. Linktree: Ebonyteach.
Ray Anthony Shepard @ras37.bsky.social I write about race in American history for young readers. These are the kinds of biographies that didn't exist when I was a student or teacher and those I couldn't publish as a textbook editor.
Lesléa Newman @leslea.bsky.social Creator of 87 books for readers of all ages including the children's books, "Joyful Song: A Naming Story," "Sparkle Boy," "The Babka Sisters," and "Heather Has Two Mommies" and the poetry collections for adults, "I Carry My Mother" and "I Wish My Father."
Chrystal D. Giles @chrystaldgiles.bsky.social Author of books for young readers.
📚 Take Back the Block
📚 Not an Easy Win
📚 Listen to the Girls (May 2026)
📚 We Are Joy (June 2026)
chrystaldgiles.com/links
Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org Authors working together to ensure fair pay, protect copyright, and defend free speech.
Pernille Schmidt Ripp @pernille.bsky.social Global educator living her best life, mom, writer, speaker, creator of the Global Read Aloud and always in search of a great book and a cup of tea. Now a primary teacher ❤️ in DK 🇩🇰 Used to be a teacher in Wisconsin, 🇺🇸
@cindylrodriguez.bsky.social @cindylrodriguez.bsky.social Children’s author | Senior Editor at Curriculum Associates | Democrat | former teacher & journalist | Mom to an amazing teen and two spoiled dogs
Rethinking Schools @rethinkingschools.bsky.social Nonprofit magazine & book publisher dedicated to sustaining & strengthening public education through social justice teaching and education activism.
rethinkingschools.org
Melissa Thom @msthombookitis.bsky.social MS Teacher Librarian; ALA/AASL/NCTE; LJ Mover & Shaker; Nerdy Book Girl; #Bookposse; Joyful Learning Podcast Co-Creator @JoyfulLearnPod #JoyfulMaking = Etsy Shop full of #LiteracyInspiredCrafts
Anindita Basu Sempere @anindita.org PhD & MFA. She/her. I’m interested in place-related work, writing, all things Elizabeth Bishop, pedagogy and learning, poetry, children’s lit, crafting, nature & soccer/football. Lived in Lausanne for over a decade and now back in the US.
Nikki Grimes @poetnikki.bsky.social Poet, novelist, general word-nerd, gardener, photographer, foodie, film lover. My favorite people on the planet are children, which is why I write for them. Oh! And I'm a freak for roses, watercolor, and collage. Author of Ordinary Hazards, a memoir.
Ari Tison @aritison.bsky.social Poet | Award-Winning Author of Saints of the Household (FSG) | Bribri 🌺 Forthcoming: Together We See (FSG) & When I Was A Little Girl (HarperCollins)
Hanh Bui @hanhbuiwrites.bsky.social Children's Book Author
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Valerie Bolling @valeriebolling.bsky.social Author of books for children and teachers | Longtime educator | DEIAB advocate | Born in NY | Raised and resides in CT
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Authors Guild; SCBWI; 12x12; Boyds Mills, #kidlit #PB #earlyreaders #booksforteachers
edna cabcabin moran ✨🌈 🌺 kid lit author/illustrator @kidlitedna.com I'm an author/artist/educator who dances up stories and paints with words. ✨ PB & MG GN :)✨💫
#ResistanceMatters ✨ #wethepeople
"Love the life you live. Live the life you love." ~Bob Marley
☺️ bio.site/kidlitedna
💜 #diversekidlit
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Aida Salazar @aidawrites.bsky.social Award-winning Xicana author, translator, artivist, ally, mother. Out now: ULTRAVIOLET and WHEN WATER FLOWS. Up next: WHEN SUN RISES. Decolonize & Free 🇵🇸
We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
Margarita Engle @margaritaengle.bsky.social Cuban American poet and children’s book author. Young People’s Poet Laureate Emeritus. Newbery Honor, Pura Belpré Awards, etc.
Melanie Ellsworth @melaniebellsworth.bsky.social Children's book writer, dog walker, dandelion fan. Author of CLARINET & TRUMPET, HIP, HIP...BERET!, BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. She/her. Rep’d: McIntosh & Otis www.melanieellsworth.com 
Ruth Behar @ruthbehar.bsky.social Newbery Honor Award-winning and Pura Belpré Award–winning author of THE VULNERABLE OBSERVER, LUCKY BROKEN GIRL, LETTERS FROM CUBA, TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS. Co-author with Gabriel Frye-Behar of PEPITA MEETS BEBITA.
Lisa Stringfellow @engagereaders.bsky.social Author. KINGDOM OF DUST (8/20/24), A COMB OF WISHES, HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books. Educator integrating literacy, equity, & social justice. Rep @lindsaydauld
Suma Subramaniam @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social Children’s and Young Adult Author
https://linktr.ee/sumasubramaniam?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c524d73d-f45a-43cd-ae83-6ace7219ca47
Author Padma Venkatraman @padmatv.bsky.social THE BRIDGE HOME, BORN BEHIND BARS, SAFE HARBOR, A TIME TO DANCE. WNDB Walter Award winning writer, reader, poet, oceanographer, yoga teacher. K-12 Education. Science, nature, music, art. DEI. “Stories are ships on which we sail oceans of hope.”
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