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kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social Senior Editor at Book Riot. Editor/Author of BODY TALK, HERE WE ARE, + (DON'T) CALL ME CRAZY. Former librarian. Anti-censorship advocate. Yoga teacher. Your favorite infernal witch. She/her. Library Journal Mover & Shaker in 2024.
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Kristin Temple 🎈 @kristintemple.bsky.social Associate EdiTOR at Tor Nightfire. Chaotic neutral, horror fan, cat mom, and "little bisexual gremlin". Opinions my own. she/her. 💖💜💙
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Zakirah Alam @booksloth.bsky.social Editorial at Gollancz. Open to submissions and looking for all things horror and fantasy. Leviathan (both whale & monster) enthusiast.
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Louise M. Aamodt @louisemaamodt.bsky.social Picture book author, SCBWI, educator, ant-watcher, defender of the underdogs. Rep’d by Emily S. Keyes @esc_key. www.LouiseAamodt.com
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Jenn Lee Frances @jennleefrances.bsky.social Writer She/Her
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Lizzie Brooks @lizziebrooks.bsky.social 📚 Author + Freelance Editor Rep'd by Emily Keyes at Keyes Agency. Kirkus star recipient, ⭐️ IMPERFECTLY PERFECT POSEY, July 2026. Pre-order now! 🎉
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Ed Cho @edcho7000.bsky.social Author and Musician. Author- Lineage X (short story in Shadow Lab anthology). Little Guardians (graphic novels). Ignore City (fiction podcast). Musician- Resounding Maybes, The Shake Ups, and The Threepios (Star Wars tribute band).
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Lee & Low Books @leeandlow.bsky.social Independent, POC-owned children's book publisher specializing in diversity since 1991. © 2026 Lee & Low Books.
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Kalaniot Books @kalaniotbooks.bsky.social Our mission at Kalaniot Books is to help young children and their families explore the diverse mosaic of Jewish culture and history. Our exciting picture books entertain, educate, and inspire engagement with this storied tradition http://kalaniotbooks.com
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Feeding Minds Press @feedingmindspress.bsky.social Independent children's book publisher focusing on food and farming. www.feedingmindspress.com
Marble Press @marblepress.bsky.social Children's Book Publisher located in Palo Alto, CA.
Child's Play (International) @childs-play.co.uk Award-winning independent children's book publisher, inspiring a lifelong love of reading for more than 50 years #Bookswithusallin #Learningthroughplay www.childs-play.com https://linktr.ee/childsplaybooks
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Little Island Books @littleislandbooks.bsky.social Independent press publishing the best new Irish writing for young readers. Supported by Arts Council Ireland. Repped in UK by Bounce Sales & Marketing.
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Oak Tree Comics @oaktreecomics.bsky.social An independent children’s book publisher 📚
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Viking Books @vikingbooks.bsky.social Celebrating 100 years of publishing great books. Here are some posts about them.
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Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social Canada's leading independent publisher of books for kids and teens.
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Workman Publishing @workmanpub.bsky.social Publisher of the books you’ll wonder how you lived without and the calendars that help you make the days count. 📚 linktr.ee/workmanpub
Workman Kids @workmanpubkids.bsky.social Home of Brain Quest, Indestructibles, Paint by Sticker Kids, and more innovative books for curious kids ❤️
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Heritage House Publishing @heritagehouse.bsky.social Canadian publisher of regional history, biography, memoir, humour, current affairs, art books, guide books, books for kids. 🇨🇦 https://linktr.ee/heritagehousepublishing
Cormorant Books @cormorantbooks.bsky.social Cormorant books is a Canadian independent book publisher of fiction and nonfiction. We’ve been publishing diverse Canadian voices since 1986.
Kids Can Press @kidscanpress.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of picture books for children 3-7 & non-fiction, fiction & graphic novels for children 8-12.
Penguin Random House @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social 
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