Lacey N. Dunham (she/her) @bookbent.bsky.social 🖤 Author
🖤 THE BELLES (S&S / Atria, 2025) southern gothic x dark academia
🖤 FALL OF THE HOUSE OF GRAYSTONE (S&S / Atria, coming 2027) Sapphic Tim Burton meets Grey Gardens
🖤 ME: https://www.laceyndunham.com/links
Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com I’m on my way. https://www.stephengrahamjones.com
Keith Roysdon @keithroysdon.bsky.social Writer of fiction, true crime and pop culture. Out now: My crime novel SEVEN ANGELS, winner 2021 Hugh Holton Award for Best Unpublished Novel from MWA-Midwest. Previous: THAT OCTOBER. Member MWA, SinC. keithroysdon dot com
Soho Press @sohopress.bsky.social Independent book publisher of bold literary voices, award-winning international crime fiction, and groundbreaking horror.
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Katie Drummond @katie-drummond.bsky.social Global Editorial Director at WIRED.
Board member @freedom.press
Speaker at UTA
Ron Charles @roncharles.bsky.social I write about books at https://roncharles.substack.com/
Defector @defector.com The last good website.
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.
Miami Dolphins Finatics @finatics.bsky.social The ORIGINAL Miami Dolphins Finatics since 1993!! Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, X, and Blue Sky!
Meagan Lucas @meaganlucas.bsky.social Author of Anthony Nominated collection HERE IN THE DARK, and award-winning novel SONGBIRDS & STRAY DOGS | JD Candidate at UDayton Law | EIC: Reckon Review |
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
https://www.patreon.com/dril
https://www.instagram.com/dril
https://linktr.ee/drilreal
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social “guards, seize he/him!”
managing editor @sojo.net.
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Gul Dukat @realguldukat.bsky.social 45th President of the United Federation of Planets
Amelia Franz @ameliafranz.bsky.social 
Nathan Willis @nathanwillis.bsky.social Writer. Stories in Swamp Pink, Moon City Review, Pithead Chapel, Split Lip, Passages North, X R A Y, & others.
nathan-willis.com
Bebe Neuwirth (she/her) @bebeneuwirth.bsky.social Honorary Ziegfeld Girl
Honorary IATSE Local 1
banner 📸Christopher Calkins
portrait 📸Tom Bloom
Stephen Thompson @idislikestephen.bsky.social NPR Music writer, yakker; Pop Culture Happy Hour and New Music Friday host; long-ago A.V. Club editor and Onion copy editor; snack-eater; dad.
https://www.npr.org/people/5244882/stephen-thompson
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Lars Gotrich @totalvibration.bsky.social Series editor for Tiny Desk at NPR Music. World's Okayist Guitarist. #FreeDC. Mixtapes, tea and whatnot: https://www.vikingschoice.org
@emilycarpenter.bsky.social @emilycarpenter.bsky.social 
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.
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...😜
Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app TV writer. Author of the novels THE PAYBACK and THE SURVIVALISTS. Deadly with a butter knife.
Order THE PAYBACK here 👉🏾 https://kashanacauley.com
Elle Grawl @ellegrawl.bsky.social Author | Lawyer | Professor
Psych Suspense novels out now: ONE OF THOSE FACES & WHAT STILL BURNS
@joeclifford23.bsky.social @joeclifford23.bsky.social 
Nik Korpon @nikkorpon.bsky.social Writer, teacher, culer, punk dad.
Rachael King @rachaelking70.bsky.social Writer of novels & other stuff from NZ. MG novel The Grimmelings and YA Song of the Saltings (“Horse girl folk horror”) out in Aus, NZ, UK & Nth America. Secrets at Red Rocks TV adaptation out NZ, Aus & US. https://www.rachael-king.com Band Pic: J Ganley
@tawnynewsome.bsky.social @tawnynewsome.bsky.social 
Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social editrix & blog girl @ defector dot com
Desdemona Pinklestein @desdemonap.bsky.social Everything went downhill after Prince and Bowie left this earth.
Eileen from OMP @eileenmcg77.bsky.social Proud (and sometimes tired) owner of One More Page Books. Pittsburgher at heart. Lover of indie stores and music and books featuring lots of murder
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
Roxanne Patruznick @gummyempire.bsky.social Artist. Writer. Dancer. Traveler. Bon Vivant.
Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social I’m an editor at WIRED and have previously written and edited for a number of places. Timothy_marchman@wired.com. Signal me at timmarchman.01. I periodically delete all my posts.
Abby Mott @abbymott.bsky.social I’m concerned.
I make music and other things. White belt.
Bristol Short Story Prize @bristolshortstory.bsky.social The Bristol Short Story Prize is an international writing competition hosted by the Department of English at the University of Bristol.
https://bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk
Nicole Hertvik @nicolehertvik.bsky.social Former editor-in-chief of DC Theater Arts. Current homeschooling mama pulling her hair out one day at a time. Newly covering DC culture at Washington City Paper.
Eliza Nellums @elizanellums.bsky.social Plants, books, cats.
Author of ALL THAT'S BRIGHT AND GONE and THE BONE CAY with Crooked Lane Books. Repped by Aevitis Creative.
Daniel Ford @writersbone.com Author of Black Coffee & Sid Sanford Lives!, Writer’s Bone host, journalist. "Thank you, Producer in the Sky." Stevie Van Zandt #WBPN #106 Loyal Littles Pod
@jesslourey.bsky.social @jesslourey.bsky.social 
Faye Snowden @fayesnowden.bsky.social Award-winning author of the southern gothic A Killing series mysteries. A Killing Breath due out March, 2026. Pre-orders open now!
Rebecca York/Ruth Glick @rebeccayork43.bsky.social NYT and USA Today best selling author of paranormal romantic suspense, cat lover, cook, gardener. I don't respond to DMs from people I don't know.
Vera Kurian @verakurian.bsky.social Author of NEVER SAW ME COMING and A STEP PAST DARKNESS. psychologist. film consumer. semi-ironic watcher of reality TV. available for DC area events. yes I want to be on your podcast. www.verakurian.com. writing about craft: verakurian.substack
Lydia Kang @lydiakang.bsky.social Professional snacker. Internal med MD. Utterly incapable of staying in one literary lane. (she/her)
📕K-Jane (YA/ Harper Collins, out now!)
https://linktr.ee/lydiakang
StLSparty’s Music Video of the Day @stlsparty.bsky.social Crime fiction fan & signed book collector. Will post a new classic music video (or equivalent) every day - I’m not searching for clicks - just grooving to the tunes
Automatically blocking every porn bot “follower” that pops into my feed
Fall for the Book @fallforthebook.bsky.social Year round events with an October festival, based in Northern Virginia and at George Mason University. Find out more: https://linktr.ee/FallfortheBook
The Stick: Tea and Books @poetsofsweetpea.bsky.social She/Her
An analyst who reads books of all kinds, plays D&D, loves puns, and enjoys a good cup of tea. 🫖🍵☕️ 📚💙 🧙♂️ 🎧📚 🪐📚 🌶📚 🩸📚 🐈
It is not necessary to boo, not clapping is enough.
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Literary Gadd @literarygadd.com Books, Cats, Kids (not always in that order)
Book Reviewer
🌧️ PNW 📚 eclectic reader with a focus in thriller/horror
Literarygadd.com
Yvette Nicole Brown @ynb.bsky.social Caregiver. 💖💚 Emmy nominated💫
Spoutible: @YNB
Post: @TheYNB
IG & Threads: @yvettenicolebrown
Mo Pierce @mopierce.bsky.social Former: State Dept. summiteer, C-SPAN producer, appeals court communicator, educator. Current: Reader. Traveler. CBB fan. All hail and go Boilers.
Angela Crook @navah74.bsky.social Writer. Bookworm. Lover of words and music. 
Susi Holliday @susiholliday.bsky.social Scottish crime/thriller author and horror fan.
Not currently spending time on here 🤷🏻♀️
https://linktr.ee/susiholliday
Megan Collins @megancollinswriter.bsky.social Author of CROSS MY HEART (Jan 2025), THE FAMILY PLOT, THE WINTER SISTER, and more. Dog stalker. Cake enthusiast.
miriad aka Alisin Chains (A2RD 🛼) @miriad79.bsky.social she/her | fandom old | writer | bi (sexual + polar) | TERFs can fuck off | roller derby newb | parent to a nonbinary therian | miriad on AO3, DW & the bird joint | always ready for new fandoms but still marinating in all the old
@wendycorsistaub.bsky.social @wendycorsistaub.bsky.social 
Ellen Byron - Maria DiRico @ellenbyronla.bsky.social Reader, writer, dancer, needlepointer. NY-NOLA-LA bona fides. Barker at my own carnival.
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.
Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social Defector.com. SFGate.com. Six books. Defector’s ALL BALL NFL podcast debuts 9/10. I’m just here for a good time.
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.
@joycecaroloates.bsky.social @joycecaroloates.bsky.social 
Maggie Smith @maggiesmithwrites.bsky.social Novelist, Podcast Host, Editor, Movie Buff linktr.ee/maggiesmithwrites
Liv Constantine @livconstantine.bsky.social Sisters and NYT bestselling authors and Reese’s book club alumni. Audio original EVERYBODY IS A LIAR out now. www.livconstantine.com DON'T OPEN YOUR EYES coming summer 2025
Alma Katsu (pre-order INCARNATE now! Coming Sept 22 in US) @almakatsu.bsky.social NYT bestselling novelist. Former intelligence professional, tech futurist.
Susan Elia MacNeal @susaneliamacneal.bsky.social WSJ crossword puzzle clue. NYT-bestselling novelist. Edgar nominee, Barry winner, shortlisted for lots of stuff. Novel LAST MISSION TO PARIS (Minotaur) out January 19, 2027.
Rebecca Drake @rebeccadrake.bsky.social Author, Reader, Pragmatic Dreamer
Leone Ciporin @leoneciporin.bsky.social 
Gwen Florio @gwenflorio.bsky.social Writes crime novels termed 'gutsy' by the NYT. Recovering journalist. Wanderer. Pie makes everything better. Repped by Richard Curtis, Sarah Yake. gwenflorio.net
Kathryn Prater Bomey @kathrynbomey.bsky.social Crime fiction author. Dog mom. Former journalist. Nature lover. Nonprofit worker. DC-area resident. Michigan native.
James W. Ziskin, écrivain et prof de français @jameswziskin.bsky.social Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award-winning author of the Ellie Stone Mysteries.
Edgar®, Agatha, Lefty, and Sue Grafton Memorial award finalist.
james.ziskin@gmail.com
www.jameswziskin.com
Delia Pitts @deliapitts50.bsky.social Twins mother, historian, diplomat, university administrator, crime fiction writer. DEATH OF AN EX is out now. TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN is in paperback.
Dana King @dana-king.bsky.social Retired from the day job to write crime fiction full time. Husband, father, grandfather. A friend once said I'm a good guy, great sense of humor, but do not gladly suffer fools.
Gabriel Valjan @gvaljan.bsky.social Author of the Shane Cleary series w Level Best Books. Agatha, Anthony, Derringer, Fish Prize, Silver Fachion nominated author. Recv'd the Macavity and Shamus Awards. Ailurophile. Reports to Munchkin.
Lisa Unger @lisaunger.bsky.social NYT bestselling author. Co-president of ITW.
SERVED HIM RIGHT is on sale now.
Kyle Levy @rainman-engineer.bsky.social 
Chris McGinley @mcginley.bsky.social Author: ONCE THESE HILLS and COAL BLACK.
https://www.chris-mcginley.com/ Writer at Crimereads, Mystery Tribune, Reckon Review, etc. 
Annette Dashofy @annettedashofy.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling mystery author, winner of the 2021 Dr. Tony Ryan Book Award, 8-time Agatha finalist, cat mom.
@riterippy.bsky.social @riterippy.bsky.social Grad studies admin, lover of performance & adaptation, public arts/education/civilization, slow jogs, and fast meetings. I love a good vaccine with a side of science.
Meghan Leigh Paulk @paulkwrites.bsky.social Niche Internet Micro Celebrity. Canonically 27. Famous at Starbucks. Published by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, @shotgunhoney.com, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and Punk Noir. Rep: @cbuccibookman.bsky.social
Tracy Clark @tracyc1.bsky.social Author of the Cass Raines and Det. Harriet Foster series.
Paul Awad @paul-awad1.bsky.social Filmmaker. Author. College Professor.
Co-author of the sci-fi novel When Earth Shall Be No More. Films: Bicentennial Bonsai: Emissaries of Peace, A Savage Nature.
Lover of coffee, cats, and storytelling. More at www.Paul-Awad.com
Kathryn O’Sullivan @kathrynosullivan.bsky.social Mystery & science fiction author. Playwright. Filmmaker. Cat & sumo fan. Films: Bicentennial Bonsai: Emissaries of Peace, A Savage Nature. www.kathrynosullivan.com
Lisa Regan, Author @lisaregan.bsky.social Philadelphia crime novelist published by Bookouture and Thomas & Mercer.
Jenny Yacovissi @jbywrites.bsky.social Author, reader, critic, president of Washington Independent Review of Books (which you should read and follow). I’m all about the freedom to read & learn. Moms Demand Action volunteer. Coming to grips that my “golden years” will be spent in The Opposition.
Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social Sister Spreadsheet
Jamie Freveletti @jamiefreveletti.bsky.social Thriller writer of the Emma Caldridge Series and also Robert Ludlum's Covert One series. Runner, Martial artist, rower and coffee addict. 
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.
Jon Bassoff @jonbassoff.bsky.social Gothic-noir writer of The Memory Ward and Beneath Cruel Waters. It's never dark enough.
#booksky #horror #scifi #crimefiction #mystery
Clea Simon @cleasimon.bsky.social Writer, cat lover, human. She/her. Firm believer in the strong female character (in fiction, too!). Author of many books, most recently "slow-burn thriller" THE BUTTERFLY TRAP. More at http://www.CleaSimon.com 
Art Taylor @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social Edgar Award-winning short story writer. Professor at George Mason University.
Hugh Lessig @hlessig.bsky.social Debut novel, "Fadeaway Joe," out from Crooked Lane Books. Short stories in Dark Yonder, Down & Out anthologies, Shotgun Honey and Thuglit. Old newspaper reporter. Loves dogs, coffee, comics, a good IPA. . www.hughlessig.com.
The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social Eldest Sister. Childless Cat Lady. Italian Jew. Witchy Woman.
I’m from N-E-W Jerz
Rex Chapman @rexchapman.bsky.social Team game
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Its-Hard-for-Me-to-Live-with-Me/Rex-Chapman/9781982197773
Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com Release the bats
Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social Carter G. Woodson Endowed Chair in History @Howard.edu • Director @huadvstudy.bsky.social • Editor @TheEmancipator.org • National Book Award Winner • #1 NYT Bestselling Author. #BeAntiracist. 🐍🦁🌱
ibramxkendi.com
Amy Suiter Clarke @amysuiterclarke.bsky.social Author of psychological thrillers GIRL, 11 and LAY YOUR BODY DOWN. Minnesota ➡️ Melbourne. Twin mom; send coffee. she/her
Jahmal Mayfield @jahmalmayfield.bsky.social Crime novelist & avid reader | Who got more style than son do? | Rep'd by Jackson Keeler of InkWorks2 | novel SMOKE KINGS |
Melville House | Released February 6, 2024