John Wesley Shipp @johnwesleyshipp.bsky.social 
Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social I make Dad jokes on NPR and also write books and other things. 
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social Yelling the truth about Tennessee. 
Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs 🦖🦕. 羽生結弦 fan. Fan of tea. Born at 332 ppm.
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MapQuest @mapquest.com The OG of online mapping.
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Tod Goldberg @todgoldberg.bsky.social Crooks. Gangsters. Rabbis. Burned spies. Noir holidays.
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Duane Swierczynski @swierczy.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of CALIFORNIA BEAR, SECRET DEAD MEN, LUSH and BILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM. WGA. MWA. "The Pole WIth Soul." gleefulmayhem.com
Laura McPherson @silversatire.bsky.social Bustling wordery. In CHM, Five South, The Deadlands, Paperbark, Salamander, Lucky Jefferson. Chap INVISIBLE. Reader CLMP. MFA Fiction, University of New Orleans. 🏳️🌈 https://lauramcphersonwriter.com
Steph Cha @stephcha.bsky.social Author of Juniper Song novels and Your House Will Pay. Series editor of Best American Mystery & Suspense. TV writer.
Maria Alexander @lamaupin.bsky.social 2x Bram Stoker Award winner. 3x BookFest winner. Anthony Award nominee. Sword slinger. Cat butler. She/her. I speak for myself not my employer. www.mariaalexander.net
Scott Von Doviak @vondoviak.bsky.social Edgar and Anthony Award-nominated author of CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL and LOWDOWN ROAD. Repped by The Story Factory.
Molly Odintz @mollsotov.bsky.social Managing Editor, CrimeReads. Slattern. Zero Mostel stan. Fellow traveler. Cat fancier. Jewish. Y'all means all. Editor of Austin Noir. She/They. Free Palestine.
Michael Connelly @michaelconnelly.bsky.social Bestselling author of the Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, Renée Ballard, and Jack McEvoy series. Run by his social media manager.
Christa Faust @christafaust.bsky.social Writer. Pervert. Menopausal Troublemaker. Bisexual Assassin. She/They.
Rob D. Smith @robdsmith.bsky.social Writer of crime, horror, and dark speculative fiction. Editor at Rock and a Hard Place Press. Author of pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly. Find more about me at https://robdsmith.carrd.co/
Beau Johnson 🇨🇦 🪓 @beaujohnson44.bsky.social Chainsaw Noir
Compulsively Bingeable Crime Fiction
https://www.bishopriderbooks.com/
Nick Kolakowski @nkolakowski.bsky.social Author of "Where the Bones Lie” (Datura, March 2025) and other grim delights. Shamus-, Derringer-, Anthony-nominated. Cats, snark, crime, horror.
https://linktr.ee/nickkolakowski
Paul J. Garth @pauljgarth.bsky.social BAMS Distinguished Story writer (twice!)
Midwestern Gothic and Nebraska Noir. Crime fiction. Doom metal. Editor for Rock and a Hard Place magazine. Shotgun Honey alum. Should probably be writing. Might be playing Warhammer
James Queally @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social Crime: Real & Imagined.
L.A. Times Courts/Chaos Reporter
Alleged Author: Russell Avery Novels (Counterpoint Press)
Rep: @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social
Knows Ball (kinda)
SURVIVING THE LIE, the third and final Russell Avery novel, out 8/11/26.
Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social Edgar-and-steel-dagger-winning author of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA and LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS.
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE: "The Noir Novel of Our Times" -- The New York Times
C.W. Blackwell @cwblackwell.bsky.social Author: HARD MOUNTAIN CLAY ✷ WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN ✷ THE COLD DARK FOREVER ✷ 3X Derringer Award winner ✷ Anthony Award Finalist ✷ #crimefiction #noir #santacruz
https://lnk.bio/cw_blackwell_writer
Kelly J. Ford @kellyjford.bsky.social Author of Anthony-nominated REAL BAD THINGS, COTTONMOUTHS, and THE HUNT. She/Her.
Jeff Esterholm @jesterholm.bsky.social Reader. Writer. Up North Sconnie.
The Effects of Urban Renewal on Mid-Century America and Other Crime Stories (Cornerstone Press/UW-Stevens Point, 2023)
Tollund Man: Stories (Cornerstone Press) is scheduled for October, 2026.
Lee Matthew Goldberg @leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social Author of 16 📚 including ANCESTOR, MENTOR and the GREAT GIMMELMANS.
Lit Rep: Josh Getzler @ HG Literary
Screenwriter and publisher of Fringe Press.
Native New Yorker. LeeMatthewGoldberg.com
M.E. Proctor @meproctor.bsky.social Crime fiction writer. Declan Shaw PI series "Love You Till Tuesday", "Catch Me on a Blue Day". Novella "Bop City Swing". Stories "Family and Other Ailments". Shotgun Honey, Bristol Noir, Vautrin, Black Cat Weekly. Shamus and Derringer short story nominee.
Ron Earl Phillips @ronearl.bsky.social Publisher • Designer • Cat Wrangler
https://shotgunhoney.com
https://ronearlphillips.com
https://badfido.com
Rock and a Hard Place @rhppress.bsky.social A small-press independent publisher delivering crime, noir, and dark fiction chronicling bad decisions and desperate people.
C. Matthew Smith @cmattwrite.bsky.social Old with wandering. Probably sore from it, too. Author of TWENTYMILE (“taut, page-turning”—Atlanta Journal-Constitution). THE ONES IN THE CORNER out June 17, 2026 from Winding Road Stories. www.cmattsmithwrites.com.
Hector Acosta Rojas. @hexican.bsky.social Edgar and Anthony nominated. Contributor in 2022 BAMS and listed as distinguished story in 2023. Featured in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. Wrote HARDWAY a wrestling inspired novella.
I also made that funny post once.
Shotgun Honey @shotgunhoney.com Fiction with a Kick • Publisher @ronearl.bsky.social
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Michael Dolan @michaeldolan.bsky.social Author/Raconteur
Founder/Editorial Director of Winding Road Stories
Former CondeNast, AQ Mag
Boxer/bodybuilder
Cooking/art/fashion/music/books/travel
Radiocubb @radiocubb.bsky.social Award Winning Best Selling True Crime Author/ KCAA 106.5 F.M. Los Angeles NBC Host
Alex Kenna @alexkenna.bsky.social Writer, Shamus Award finalist, amateur painter, attorney, toddler wrangler rep'd by @lizaroyceagency
Books: WHAT MEETS THE EYE, BURN THIS NIGHT
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Dark Waters Podcast @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social A podcast dedicated to cross-genre dark fiction & those who love to read and write it
All opinions expressed are those of participants, not any organizations they're affiliated with.
https://linktr.ee/darkwaterspod
Ilyn Welch @ilynwelch.bsky.social Debut book SIGNS OF PAIN/Shotgun Honey. BAD MAKES BAD slices April 2024📚 https://shotgunhoney.com/books/bad-makes-bad/
Travis @travisrichardson.bsky.social Born in Europe, grew up in Oklahoma, living in California. Love the crime genre. Over 60+ short stories published. Here for sanity. 
Kate B Jackson @kbjackson.bsky.social 2x Agatha Award winner, 3x Anthony and 2xSilver Falchion Award nominated Pacific NW author of mystery books featuring murder and Sasquatch. Rep: Paula Munier of Talcott Notch KBJackson.com
DoSomeDamage @dosomedamage.bsky.social The social media account for the blog site for some of today's coolest crime fiction writers.
DoSomeDamage.com 
Mark_Atley @markatley.bsky.social Dad / Husband / Detective / Writer / Author / Novelist. Neon Noir / Neon Americana Tulsa Underworld series, A Bright Young Man and others.
K Petras @kirstynpetras.bsky.social Writes dark stuff. Author of THE NEXT WITNESS, co-host of the Dark Waters podcast
Tony Wirt @tonywirt.com Bestselling author somehow || Repped by Abby Saul of The Lark Group || Not affiliated with the Tony Awards || Heynong Man
Ted Flanagan @tedflanagan.bsky.social Writer | Paramedic | EVERY HIDDEN THING (Crooked Lane/PRH) out now | Past: USMC 2nd Recon, Newspaper Guy | Fiction Editor Tough Crime | Adjunct Faculty Drexel MFA
Hard Case Crime @hardcasecrime.bsky.social Publishing the finest in pulp fiction for the past 20+ years. www.HardCaseCrime.com
James Jenkins @jamesjenkins.bsky.social Writer gritty noir. Author of “Parochial Pigs”@thealienbuddha and “Sun Bleached Scarecrows” @asliceofanxiety. Feature Editor @punk_magazine Co-Editor @urbanpigspress@bsky.social 
Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social Writer. Derringer Award winner. Pushcart, Best of the Net nominee. Published: Ellery Queen, AlfredHitchcock's MysteryMag, etc.
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Rob Pierce @robpierce2verbs.bsky.social Rob Pierce has written several books, including Desire Is Death. Also the author of the Uncle Dust trilogy, among others. He lives in Santa Cruz, CA, with his corgi Misha and an oak cask of ennui.
Wes Browne @browneallover.bsky.social Kentucky author of the novels THEY ALL FALL THE SAME, winner of the 2025 Weatherford Award, and HILLBILLY HUSTLE. Attorney/Pizza Purveyor. Repped by Alice Speilburg.
www.wesbrowneauthor.com
Robyn Gigl @robyngigl.bsky.social She/her. Attorney & author of BY WAY OF SORROW, SURVIVOR'S GUILT, REMAIN SILENT & NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH featuring Erin McCabe, a transgender criminal defense attorney—write what you know. Been there, done that.
Drea Laj @drealaj.bsky.social Teacher of Teens. Mom of one. Master of Education. Living on a rain forest island in the Pacific. 🇨🇦
(She/her)
Anti-AI.
G.G. Collins 📚 @ggcollins.bsky.social Pₐ𝐩ₑᵣ𝚋ₐ𝚌𝓴Wᵣᵢ𝚝ₑᵣ PW reviewed. Finalist NM Book Awards. 🗝 Dark Cozies & Para Thrillers DesertSoul|𖦹Arts|Bamboo Fighter|Cat ᓚᘏᗢ Serf|Tea Snob
I follow writers, readers, animal & arts lovers. X-Postie
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Dr. Elena Mikalsen @drelenamikalsen.bsky.social My views are my own. I don’t use AI in my writing. Psychologist and dog rescuer. Interviews in Teen Vogue, Washington Post, KSAT, Voice of America, WOAI.
Author of WRAPPED IN THE STARS, THE HOUSE BY THE CYPRESS TREES, and ALL THE SILENT VOICES.
Jonathan Payne @jon7payne.bsky.social CITIZEN ORLOV | An Apple Book of the Month | IBPA Silver Medal, Mystery-Thriller | IPPY Bronze Medal, Suspense-Thriller | Sequel, HOTEL MELIKOV, out now!
Anne Britting Oleson writes @aboleson.bsky.social Writing stories is the only thing I've ever wanted to do.
#AventurineandtheReckoning
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Haris Orkin @harisorkin.bsky.social Novelist. Screenwriter. Game writer. Procrastinator.
Author of the James Flynn Escapades
Resident Evil Requiem, Dying Light: The Beast, Red Alert 3, Shadow Warrior 3, Company of Heroes 2, Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, Dead Island, Tom Clancy's The Division
Maggie Smith @maggiesmithwrites.bsky.social Novelist, Podcast Host, Editor, Movie Buff linktr.ee/maggiesmithwrites
The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social Independent. Intelligent. Influential. Send tips to tips@thedailybeast.com
James Gunn @jamesgunn.bsky.social DC Studios co-CEO, #Superman, #GuardiansoftheGalaxy, #Peacemaker, dog owner, husband, servant to my cat.
Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social I write about Accidental Detectives, Accidental Billionaire Cowboys, love at a cat café, and romantic suspense in the Southwest. Loves animals, clouds, sunsets, hiking, #books and writing, New Mexico.
#SinC #Catlover 😸 #hiker #mystery 🕵️♀️ #romance #author
ByMatthewPorter @bymatthewporter.com Writer. Destroyer of keyboards. Coffee enthusiast. Movie obsessive (movie and theater reviews on YouTube).
New book: ephemeralindustries.com/pub_001/
IMMP podcast: www.IMMProject.com
Blog and newsletter: www.ByMatthewPorter.com
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American Airlines @americanair.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for American Airlines. For more about us or a formal response, visit http://linktr.ee/americanair.
Hunter Biden (mirror bot) @hunterbiden.bluesky.bot Artist. Author. Recovery Advocate. $LAPTOP http://laptoptoken.comArtist. Author. Recovery Advocate. $LAPTOP https://t.co/0y8KUBBwot
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Angela | Angel's Book Nook @angelsbooknook17.bsky.social Angel's Book Nook | Blogger, Reader, Reviewer, Wife, Mother, Book & Animal Lover. Host of the Library Love Challenge.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social Enterprise News - 365 days a year
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K.E. Miller (Revising a WIP) @kemiller58.bsky.social Lover of words. Writer of stories with heart. Revising a WIP. Striving to live my best life. ✨ No AI ✍️
Michael Tomasky @mjtoma.bsky.social Editor, The New Republic. Editor, Democracy: A Journal of Ideas. Scribbler. Serbo-Calabrian West Virginia Episcopalian.
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I have never felt more politically homeless. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
@michellerichterbks.bsky.social @michellerichterbks.bsky.social 
Andrew McCabe @therealmccabe.com Former FBI Deputy Director, lawyer, NYT bestselling author, CNN contributor, podcaster, grateful husband and father. therealmccabe.com
@baronessbt.bsky.social @baronessbt.bsky.social 
Emily J. Edwards @msemilyedwards.bsky.social She/Her. I Love LA. Viviana Valentine Gets Her Man, Viviana Valentine Goes Up the River, & Viviana Valentine & the Ticking Clock. The NYT says I "write with flair." I podcast about movie sleuths. New Haven Pizza Evangelist. More: linktr.ee/msemilyedwards
Forbes @forbes.com 
Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social Minnesota guy.
"This particular activist will not stop." Sen. Chris Murphy
Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan.bsky.social What I have is a particular set of skills; skills that make me a nightmare for Nazi dickbags on the internet. I joke, and drive a Nissan Altima 
Tulane University @tulaneu.bsky.social Tulane: where the trees are ever greenest, where the skies are purest blue 💙
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
huck mason @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social “guards, seize he/him!”
managing editor @sojo.net.
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Mark Bell @typewritermark.bsky.social Cozy mystery author. Two series on Patreon: Motte & Bailey (British detectives + archaeology) & Blackstone Mysteries (campus secrets). Free Preview Available!
Co-host @mysterymaniacs
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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social Veteran, dog mom, criminal. Feet pictures: $reezlie
My book: https://www.spiegelandgrau.com/i-am-not-your-enemy
Melissa Westemeier @mwestemeier.bsky.social Author of mysteries, rom-coms, + more!
ThanksCancer @thankscancer.bsky.social Growth is overrated and occasionally fatal
Gavin Newsom @gavinnewsom.bsky.social Husband and father. 40th Governor of California. Former Lt. Governor of California. Former San Francisco Mayor. Personal account.
CrimeReads @crimereads.bsky.social A daily culture site featuring the best crime, mystery, and thriller writing. From the makers of @lithub.
Rich @richgetsit.bsky.social Democrat, veteran, survivor.
#Resister 🌊🌊🌊
#StrongerTogether
🍀🩵Cindy💙🍀 @cindyandrewsmcgraw.bsky.social 💙🩵 🩷🩷 🩵💙
Work: Special Education📚Juvenile Justice ⚖️
Child Welfare/Protection
Not Work: Family-pets-music-
nature-gardening-genealogy-
history-science-astronomy
"Act you're age mama, not your
Shoe size"
Prince
Favorite color: clear
Jon chase @chase76.bsky.social Love all music,space,Appaloosas and Irish Setters. Veteran and no porn.❌no bitcoin bullshit❌ FREEDOM for ALL.🖤💙😎❤️belongs to the Smokey Mountain. I love my tuxedo 🐈.married to the love of my life for 50 years
Mark Tate @markstate.bsky.social Inspired by: Michelle Obama Muhammad Ali Kamala AOC Ms Crockett numerous writers including Toni Morrison Basho Merwin. See www.markstephentate.com Walking Scarecrow (poems) won BLP Book of the Year (2023) ©️ posted poems. No DMs
Julianna @juliannaknits.bsky.social Proud radical left lunatic. Cat & dog lover. I panic when I don’t have a new book to read. Political junkie. Lifelong Democrat. Atheist. Knitter and crocheter I despise Trump and all he represents.
🚫MAGA, crypto, porn, Gambia, Gaza asking for $$
Elizabeth L💙🌹💙🌹 @bethleern.bsky.social ER/PsychRN
Lover of all creatures great and small
Life long Dem voter
Western NY born and raised
🌈ally Go Bills 1-0
He didn’t win…
He cheated …
He’s on the list….
He’s orange…
Remember Virginia 🦋
I am a nurse
I am Alex
He is me
We are forever……nurses🌹
Zeya @knowapply.bsky.social Lover of cats, languages, true crime and coffee.
I’m happy.
"And that’s what I encourage, courage, and the courage to see, and the courage to say to oneself what one has seen. Don’t be in denial.”
Maya Angelou
Patty Slama @pas1.bsky.social Hi. A Forever Democrat. #Resistance. #Antifacism. Absolutely No Porn...#Resistance.
LIBRA. #JUSTICE.Born And Raised In Boston Mass. Dad Navy WW2. Coast Guard Base Boston Mass.@Patty.29675 YouTube.Patricia Slama YouTube .Please Subscribe.Thank you.
HPG 🇺🇦 @eternalprogress.bsky.social Anti-fascist American. Gen-X. Disabled former electrician & guitar player. Lover of nature and horror stories/movies. Supporter of Ukraine. 🇺🇦 #NAFO Fella.
🆂🅷🅴🆁🆈🅻 🆂🆃🅴🅸🅽 she/her @sherylstein.bsky.social Are you there, social media void? It's me, Sheryl.
Writer (WaPo, #WFWA #Binders). Deus ex mama. Soccer mom with track marks ( #PI #CVID #DIS #ChronicIllness). Rutgers stan.
Rep: @shellyromero
website: sherylstein.com
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Sheila in Southeast Michigan @iamhereinmichigan.bsky.social I support liberal causes, democracy, the environment, social justice. Lifetime UU, migrated from Massachusetts to Michigan. Leaving Twitter for 🦋 is like breathing fresh air! I read a lot of books too. #MichiganWomenForDemocracy