Jen @popgoesthereader.bsky.social Young adult and middle grade book blogger at Pop! Goes The Reader (popgoesthereader.com) since 2013. Get access to exclusive posts and rewards on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/c/popgoesthereader). She/Her. 🇨🇦
Dragonfly Books @dragonflybooks.bsky.social the best little indie in Northeast Iowa
www.dragonflybooks.com
Dog-Eared Books @dogearedbooksames.bsky.social Dog-Eared Books: committed to nurturing a love of reading with a curated & inclusive selection of books.
📍 Ames, Iowa
🎙@bubblesandbookspodcast
@mamakasskm.bsky.social @mamakasskm.bsky.social 
Red Balloon Bookshop @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social Indie bookstore in St. Paul, MN since 1984! 🎈
Jess Keating @jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Writer, zoologist, artist.
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
A.S. King @as-king.bsky.social Author of books. Maker of art. Speaker of speeches. Part squid/part earthquake. Literacy fanatic. Lover of corn. Ardent supporter of teenagers. Founder of 🏳️🌈 Gracie's House: www.gracieshouse.com.
She/her https://linktr.ee/AS_King
@dhammelef.bsky.social @dhammelef.bsky.social 
Republic of Letters @republicofletters.bsky.social An independent bookstore in Mineral Point, WI.
Jill Terlep @jillterlep.bsky.social Author 📚 (SCBWI - PAL). NCHMA Analyst + 📊 Economic Editor. ❤️Wife+Mom+Dog-Lover❤️ Boilermaker! 💛🖤 Querying MG 📖
Becky Calzada @becalzada.bsky.social TX Educator, Library Coordinator, Presenter, Reader, #FReadomFighter, Immediate Past President AASL | Opinions shared are solely my own
Steven Brezenoff @stevenbrezenoff.bsky.social I'm a writer and artist, and father of two, and husband of one. he/they.
I wrote the Field Trip Mysteries, the Museum Mysteries, and Brooklyn, Burning, among many others. If you know the faces in my cover photo, we're friends now.
Julie Hoffman, EdD @hoffiecup.bsky.social She/her Educator. Reader. Writer. Poet. Researcher. Vegan. Abolitionist. Radical listener. NCTE. NAACP. Illinois Reading Council. Shattering barriers. Building bridges.
Actually, it’s Dr. Hoffman.
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.
Adriana Hernández Bergstrom @adriprints.bsky.social Author + Illustrator | 🇨🇺 | she/her | Rep: Wernick&Pratt | Abuelita & I Make Flan 🍮 / TUMBLE 🏜️ / Countdown for Nochebuena 🎄
Jenny Lussier @jluss.bsky.social PreK-3 teacher librarian in CT. CT Assoc of School Librarians President. We love reading, inquiry, tech & media literacy. FB:mrslussierslibrary IG: mrslussierlibrary RSD13 2023 TOY - she/her/hers
Polly Farquhar @pollyf.bsky.social Author of LOLO WEAVER SWIMS UPSTREAM (2023), ITCH (2020), some short stories. No dairy, no tree nuts, no peanuts, no sesame, all the books. She/her. www.pollyfarquharauthor.com
https://bookshop.org/shop/PollyFarquhar
Lisa Schmid @lisalschmid.bsky.social MG Author | HART & SOULS | OLLIE OXLEY AND THE GHOST
Co-Host-Writers With Wrinkles Podcast | Rep'd by @literarylesliez.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/lisaschmid.author
Bryan Bliss @bryanbliss.bsky.social Writer of fine books including We’ll Fly Away (National Book Award), Episcopal Priest and School Chaplain. Hunting. Fishing. Snowboarding. Mountain Biking.
Lisa Wyzlic @lisawyzlicbooks.bsky.social I theoretically write books.
Neurodivergent, sad, and worried.
HAROLD THE ICEBERG MELTS DOWN - 2025 Forest of Reading Blue Spruce Award nominee
HAROLD THE ICEBERG IS NOT A SUPERFOOD
Kellee Moye @kelleemoye.bsky.social Mom & Wife, Middle School Librarian, Educator, Reader, @ALANorg 2024 President, Unleashing Readers blog, Educator Guide author, Mental health advocate, 🌈, #blacklivesmatter, #endhate, Cat mom, IST/FJ, LEGO, Go Cubs go! (she/her/hers)
@shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social @shawnpeterswrites.bsky.social 
Sara Hudson @saraphudson.bsky.social Passionate about family, children, books, equity. Views expressed are my own, no surprise to anyone who knows me! (She/Her)
Bookseller and creator of supplemental materials for picture books and middle grade.
MsVanPelt @fivecentsplease.bsky.social Try not to have a good time…This is supposed to be educational.
Ty @tychapmn.bsky.social Children’s book author & poet. Literary rep: Sara Crowe. Booking rep: Sarah DeVore
Molly Beth Griffin @mbgriffinbooks.bsky.social Author, parent, dish washer, laundry folder, walk taker. I also wait for the mail.
📚: JUST US, TEN BEAUTIFUL THINGS, THE BIG LEAF LEAP, RHODA’S ROCK HUNT, plus early readers, YA, & poetry. Hamline MFAC, Loft Literary Center, Picture Book Salon.
Susan Hood @susanhood.bsky.social Award-winning children's book author of LIFEBOAT 12, ADA'S VIOLIN, ALIAS ANNA, HARBORING HOPE, THE LAST STRAW, SHAKING THINGS UP, and more. Rep: Brenda Bowen, The Book Group. susanhoodbooks.com New: LIFEBOAT 5!
박사라 Sarah Park Dahlen @readingspark.bsky.social Associate Professor iSchool University of Illinois; Asian American Youth Lit; Asian American Studies; Critical Adoption Studies; RDYL co-editor #VeryKorean #VeryAsian sarahpark.com
Cover art: Nancy So Miller
Agent: Tricia Toney Lawrence (Aevitas CM)
Valerie Bolling @valeriebolling.bsky.social Author of books for children and teachers | Longtime educator | DEIAB advocate | Born in NY | Raised and resides in CT
https://valeriebolling.com
Authors Guild; SCBWI; 12x12; Boyds Mills, #kidlit #PB #earlyreaders #booksforteachers
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
🎒 Virtual Author Visits
🧑🏫 PD Webinars
🛍️ PopUp Shops Fundraisers
Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social Poet. Superfan - AUTHORS. KIDLIT. BOOKS. 
Margo Jantzi @margojantzi.bsky.social Elementary School Librarian
Teacher Librarian who integrates technology with elementary students in Gds. PreK-5 National Board Certified
Read Widely, Think Deeply, Act Kindly
Jess (Not Jen) @reader365247.bsky.social I am a school librarian in a blue state (yay!). A hobbiest who has more ideas for hobbies, than actual hobbies. My name is not Jen, but all my life, I have been mistakenly called Jen, so I thought it would be a good user name!
Emily Miles Terry @emilymilesterry.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, currently writing MG fantasy, book publicist, bookseller at Turtle Books 🐢, reader 📚, roller skater 🛼, mom and auntie!
www.emilymilesterry.com
Sarah Aronson @saraharonson.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Bike Rider. My books include: Abzuglutely: Battling Bellowing Bella Abzug (2024), Brand New Bubbe (2022) and Just Like Rube Goldberg (2019)! Are you writing a book? Subscribe to my substack or work with me at Highlights!
Aaron Zenz @aaronzenz.bsky.social Author and/or Illustrator of 45 books for kids
Patricia Wiles @patriciawiles.com SCBWI’s Director of Regional Team Management • Opinions are my own
Eric Rosswood (He/Him) @ericrosswood.bsky.social Author of the Stonewall Honor picture book, STRONG, featuring the world's first openly gay strongman competitor. Website: linktr.ee/EricRosswood
Katherine Marsh @katherinemarsh.bsky.social Award-winning, middle-grade author of novels for all kinds of readers from historical and contemporary fiction to fantasy. Journalist by training, reader/writer and introvert by temperament, pet-lover by nature.
Dylan Teut @dylan-teut.bsky.social K-5 Music Educator. Children's Literature Fanatic and Enthusiast. PhD in Education: Reading Assessment & Intervention. Husband. Uncle. Rotarian. Kiwanian. Organist. Local Dolly Parton Imagination Library Director. Adjunct Children's Literature Prof.
Lisa Von Drasek @lisavondrasek.bsky.social Reader, Children's Librarian, Curator Children's Literature, Book Reviewer, dog person, neighbor.
James Ponti @jamesponti.bsky.social NYT Bestselling author of City Spies, Sherlock Society, Framed & Dead City series. Lover of mysteries, middle grade, and 1970s funk. He/Him.
Julie Scheina @juliescheina.com Children's & YA book editor at Julie Scheina Editorial Services | Former senior editor at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | Coffee & book lover
Tara Lukaart @tlukaart.bsky.social Teacher Librarian in Michigan for DK-6th grade readers.
Kristina A. Holzweiss @lieberrian.bsky.social SLJ School Librarian of the Year, Library Journal Mover & Shaker, AASL National School Library of the Year, Book an Author Librarian Consultant, Canva Librarians and Teachers - "On a good day I teach. On a great day I learn." #EduSky #TLSky- B bookvoyages.bsky.social @bookvoyages.bsky.social
Lorien Lawrence @lorienlawrence.bsky.social Middle grade author of the Fright Watch series and the forthcoming Many Hauntings of the Manning Family. 👻 Repped by Kathleen Rushall at ABLA.
ELA teacher. 🍎
Forever reading. 📚
Terry Goth @gothteacher.bsky.social Just trying to process, and not lose my mind on the journey.
Malia Maunakea (author) @maliamaunakea.bsky.social Kanaka (Native Hawaiian) author of LEI AND THE FIRE GODDESS, BACKPACKING WITH CHILDREN
Debbie Myers @myersreads.bsky.social A 6th grade teacher working to help kids grow their love of reading, thinking, and writing since 2002. #ReadMoreHateLess #ReadAllTheBooks #ReadWidely
The Book Faire | A Children's Literature Podcast @bookfairepod.bsky.social The Book Fiare: Children's Literature for Grownups looks at contemporary literature for young audiences, the freedom to read, and interviews with YA and Middle Grade authors.
https://open.spotify.com/show/4yh3qiSM0aE3e9vcP1GsT2?si=541dbda8c7e94aca
Erin Becker @beckererine.bsky.social My debut novel CRUSHING IT (a Junior Library Guild Selection) is out now from Penguin. VCFA grad, marketer by day, kidlit author by night. 🌈 https://linktr.ee/beckererine
The Mixed-Up Files @themixed-upfiles.bsky.social A group blog of middle-grade authors celebrating books for middle-grade readers. For anyone with a passion for children’s literature. Join us! https://fromthemixedupfiles.com/
E Train Talks Books @etraintalks.bsky.social E Train Talks is a 501©(3) literacy nonprofit. Founded by Ethan, a 15-year-old award-winning literacy advocate, podcaster & Giving Tuesday Leader. E Train Talks Literacy Initiative is turning pages & changing lives, one story at a time! etraintalks.org
Kathie MacIsaac @kathiemacisaac.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Co-author of SEE IT, DREAM IT, DO IT & IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT • passionate reader • #MGLit lover- T Tricia Springstubb @triciaspringstubb.bsky.social Author of award-winning picture books, chapter books, and middle grade novels, with a new MG, HOW TO TELL A TRUE STORY, publishing in April 2025. Lover of kids, cats and anything containing ginger! Find me at https://triciaspringstubb.com
The Author Village @theauthorvillage.bsky.social The Author Village is a collective of forward-thinking and award-winning children’s book creators, educators, and librarians available for in-person and virtual school and library visits, conferences, workshops, and professional development experiences.
Alyson Gerber @alysongerber.bsky.social NYTimes and USA Today bestselling author of THE LIARS SOCIETY - #1 and #2 out now 🗝️
📕Allison Remcheck @ Stimola
🎥Danny Hertz @ Gotham
📍NYC from Boston
Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
Readiatrician @readiatrician.bsky.social Just a pediatrician who loves to read!
🚫Fighting book bans
💪Freedom to read
📚#kidlit
🍪baked goods
❤️my three boys
👶pediatrics
✍️writing
www.readiatrician.com
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YAbookscentral @yabookscentral.bsky.social Website devoted to YA, Middle-Grade, and Kids books.
We offer book reviews, blog content featuring author Q&A, guest posts, excerpts, cover reveals, and giveaways!
Authors- Check out how to advertise your book with YABC!
Lori Tecler @loritecler.bsky.social Elementary school library media specialist; 💙 literacy & freedom to read advocate 💙; 📚reader;📚; goldendoodle mom🐾; DC sports fan 🏒🏈🏀; University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate & Badger sports fan 🦡
https://www.donorschoose.org/ms-tecler
Cybils Awards @cybilsawards.bsky.social Celebrating books for children and teens since 2006.
https://linktr.ee/CybilsAwards
Lisa Yee . . . is confused about social media @lisayee.bsky.social New York Times Bestseller, Newbery Honoree, National Book Award Finalist, Procrastinator Extraordinaire, #KidLit Author
Michele Knott @micheleknott.bsky.social Lifelong reader, book suggester, book fairy. Sharing my love of reading across all the socials. Let’s talk books📚📚📚
elm // em dickson @mlereads.bsky.social elm like the tree. nonbinarian school librarian.
magister of kidlit MAMFA via simmons.
sailor. seabird. selkie. scrivener. scholar.
ATHLETE IS AGENDER ‘25 – Christy Ottaviano Books/Little, Brown BYR
BEYOND THEY / THEM ‘25 – Andrews McMeel
seeking rep
Sam Subity @subity.bsky.social Dad, MG author, dragon rider | THE LAST SHADOW WARRIOR ~ Percy Jackson meets Beowulf | VALOR WINGS ~ Dunkirk with dragons (2024) - both from @Scholastic | Find me at subity.com
Cathy Carr @cathycarrwrites.bsky.social Author 365 DAYS TO ALASKA (2021) and LOST KITES AND OTHER TREASURES (2024), published by Abrams/Amulet. Rep. Rachel Orr, Prospect Agency. To quote Toni Morrison, "You are your best thing." You can find me at www.cathycarrwrites.com. 
Chanea Bond @heymrsbond.com (shuh-NAY) • The Madwoman in the Classroom • nationally recognized, award winning literacy educator • teacher-scholar • mom • your favorite teacher’s favorite English teacher • doc student • #heymrsbond 💛 • she/her
Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA
Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles
Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits
Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
The ACTUAL Christina Soontornvat @soontornvat.bsky.social 3-time Newbery Honor-winning author of THE LAST MAPMAKER, the #1 Bestseller THE TRYOUT, and THE LEGENDS OF LOTUS ISLAND series. 
Josh Funk @joshfunkbooks.bsky.social I write picture books for adults to read to children so that children fall in love with reading.
New in 2026: A Celebration of You (3.17); The Dino Door (5.5).
linkin.bio/joshfunkbooks
Melissa Roske @melissaroske.bsky.social Mah Jongg-playing, Twizzler-loving, NYC-dwelling #kidlit author
📗Kat Greene Comes Clean
✡️ Coming of Age: 13 B’Nai Mitzvah Stories
✏️ Blogger for the Mixed-Up Files of Middle-Grade Authors
https://www.melissaroske.com
Jenni L. Walsh @jennilwalsh.bsky.social USA Today bestseller author of books for adults and middle grade. Next up: #AceMarvelSpy and #TheBugBandits
Samantha Scott @teachdogsandtravel.bsky.social 5th grade ELA/SS teacher in NC
Dog mom to Finn
Traveler - would love to do more, internationally and with Finn
HP Nerd ⚡️
UConn Women’s Basketball fan
Julie VE @jyoungve.bsky.social Mother, daughter, sister, teacher, reader, writer, life long learner, and lover of Bon Jovi ❤️
Christine Beachler @beachdunegirl.bsky.social -School Librarian/Library Director
-2025 Michigan Assoc of School Librarians President
-2023 District School Library Director of the Year
-Gov Whitmer’s Educator Advisory Council
-Book Lover, Cat Mom & Swiftie
Library Mom @kstur.bsky.social I’m a former science teacher who followed her mom’s footsteps into the world of the school librarian and I haven’t looked back since! I love inspiring middle schoolers to read! 📖❤️😀
Jenny Lundquist @jennylundquist.bsky.social Author of multiple books for children and teens. Up Next: THE LIBRARY OF CURIOSITIES (Summer 2025, Holiday House). Repped by Adria Goetz.
Oriol Vidal -MG/YA book cover artist @oriolvidal.bsky.social Ilustrator & Storyboard artist.
🥐 Chocolate croissant lover 🥐
www.oriolvidal.es
🇺🇦 Bookish 📚(& Nerdish) @aklibrarychick.bsky.social Librarian, mom, reader, writer, ally, keeper of the pet menagerie. Still love #diversity - all about #equity - big fan of #inclusion ✌🏻 No unsolicited DMs, unless you’re one of my peeps. (You know who you are) Bots & Crypto accounts get autoblocked.
Jacqui Cebrian @jcebrian.bsky.social Crafter, reader, mom,daughter, oldest, sister, board gamer, hiker, knitter, sewer, kinda crocheter, definitely political, road tripper. Intrigued with mental health and menopause conversations.
GigiMcAllister.bsky.social @gigimcallister.bsky.social K-5 School Librarian, educator of 33 years, occasional blogger at thelatebloomersbookblog.blogspot.com, chairperson Nerdcamp NNE, contributer to Choice Literacy, NBCT, Autism Mom #schoollibrarian #TLSky #EduSky #Futurereadylib
Susan Van Metre @skeetervm.bsky.social Hopelessly devoted to books. Editorial Director Walker Books US/Candlewick Press
Cheryl Mizerny @cherylteaches.bsky.social 6th grade English teacher, loves Nerdy Book Club folks, active with NCTE, writes “It’s Not Easy Being Tween” blog for MiddleWeb, book nerd, Michigander
Connie Kingrey Anderson @kingreyanderson.bsky.social Author of MG spy mysteries, interactive chapter books, and drama kits. Creepers Mysteries: Haunted Cattle Drive, and Toadies. Audie and Saturn Award winner. Founder of Middle Grade Writers Group https://linktr.ee/MiddleGradeWritersGroup
Jason Lewis @jasontes5th.bsky.social 5th grade ELA teacher, Avid Reader, Book Collector, NCBLA, #Nerdybookclub, Member of @NerdcampNNE committee! A big fan of all Boston sports teams!
Liz Library Life 🇵🇷 🌺🏝️ @lizleyendo.bsky.social Mom, K-5 Teacher Librarian, dog and cat lover, amateur photographer, reader, writer, reviewer.
Elly Swartz @ellyswartzbooks.bsky.social Author of books for kids and their adults: SAME PAGE, HIDDEN TRUTHS, DEAR STUDENT, FINDING PERFECT, GIVE AND TAKE, SMART COOKIE, ALMOST TRUE (2027). Rep'd by Andrea Cascardi at Transatlantic. https://linktr.ee/ellyswartz
Renee Beauregard Lute @reneeblute.bsky.social Author | DINNER AT THE BRAKE FAST | THE EXCEPTIONAL MAGGIE CHOWDER | WINICKER WALLACE | Mom to 3 | She/Her | PNW
Rep: @swekstein.bsky.social
https://www.reneebeauregardlute.com
Sydney Dunlap @sydneydunlap.bsky.social SCBWI member, teacher, animal lover, anti-trafficking advocate. Award-winning author of IT HAPPENED ON SATURDAY and forthcoming RACING THE CLOUDS (2/18/25). Rep: Ann Rose/The Tobias Agency https://sydneydunlap.com/
Taryn Souders - Middle Grade Author @tarynsouders.bsky.social Author of Agatha, Anthony, and Edgar-nominated books like: The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle, Coop Knows the Scoop, The Secrets of the Broken House, and more.
Nedda Lewers @neddalewersbooks.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Egyptian American Children’s Author | DAUGHTERS OF THE LAMP series | THE LUXOR HOUSE HEIST (Spring’27) | Educator | Mom
Elana K. Arnold @elanakarnold.bsky.social Writer, Human, Author, Friend.