Tom Shiels @itstomshiels.bsky.social Writer of reflective essays on memory, music, and place. Attempting to live slower in the middle of the chaos. Irish living in West Yorkshire.
https://storiessongsseasons.substack.com
Bo'ness Pottery Figures @bonesspottery.uk For fans and collectors of the rare antique, Staffordshire-style, ceramic animal figures, made in the Bo'ness potteries of Scotland.
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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, broadcaster, classicist ✍️ 'Rock star mythologist' (Washington Post) 📗 NO FRIEND TO THIS HOUSE: OUT NOW. Posts by N and team.
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Chris Brookmyre @brookmyre.bsky.social Author. One half of Ambrose Parry. One sixth of Fun Lovin' Crime Writers.
Callum McSorley @callummcsorley.bsky.social Author / RAT RACE out 7th May/ Squeaky Clean / Winner of The McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year 2023 / Represented by Emily MacDonald at 42mp
David Keenan @reversediorama.bsky.social Author
Catherine Rayner @catherinerayner.bsky.social Illustrator and author
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Jon Lock @jonlock.com I write comics! | Tiny Hercules @macmillankidsuk.bsky.social | Afterlife Inc. | 2000AD | Toxic Crusaders | Big Punch Studios | Repped by @rachelpmann.bsky.social
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Olga Wojtas @olgawojtas.bsky.social As Olga Wojtas, writes the Miss Blaine's Prefect series. As Helena Marchmont, the Bunburry e-series. Supports the Caledonian Antisyzygy. NUJ life member.
Shona MacLean @shonamaclean.bsky.social Scottish writer. Not sure about this at all.
Louise Welsh @louisewelsh00.bsky.social Writer, The Cutting Room, Plague Times Trilogy, To the Dogs & more. Prof Creative Writing, Glasgow University. Hon Prez Scottish PEN. Podcast Who Owns the Clyde. Librettist Anthropocene. Theatre, movies, cats, life 🏳️🌈
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Scottish Book Trust @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social A national charity dedicated to changing lives with reading and writing. Home of Bookbug, Book Week Scotland and Reading Schools.
Jenny Colgan @jennycolgan.bsky.social Writeroonie
Keith Houston @keithhouston.bsky.social Blogs at @shadycharacters.co.uk. Author of SHADY CHARACTERS, THE BOOK, EMPIRE OF THE SUM and FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY: A NATURAL HISTORY OF EMOJI (https://shadycharacters.co.uk/books/).
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Allan Radcliffe @allanradcliffe.bsky.social Writer & critic 🏳️🌈 He/Him. Novel The Old Haunts shortlisted for McKitterick Prize & Shortlisted for Saltire First Book Award 2024
allanradcliffe.co.uk https://linktr.ee/allanradcliffe
Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social Extremely humble legend. Writer of JESUS CHRIST KINSKI, RARE SINGLES, CUDDY, THE OFFING, THE GALLOWS POLE (BBC/Shane Meadows), THE PERFECT GOLDEN CIRCLE etc. Books: https://bio.site/benjaminmyers
Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
Floris Books @florisbooks.bsky.social Indie publisher based in Edinburgh. We specialise in beautiful books for children and fascinating non-fiction for adults. Check out our imprint @discoverkelpies.bsky.social
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DiscoverKelpies @discoverkelpies.bsky.social Imprint of indie publisher Floris Books (@florisbooks.bsky.social).
We specialise in children's books for tots to teens - all with a Scottish twist!
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Note: we do stories, not statues!
Keith Houston @shadycharacters.co.uk Keith Houston's blog about unusual marks of punctuation. Author of SHADY CHARACTERS, THE BOOK, EMPIRE OF THE SUM and now FACE WITH TEARS OF JOY: A NATURAL HISTORY OF EMOJI (https://shadycharacters.co.uk/books/).
Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social Author of LOVE AND OTHER POISONS 'enthralling, a beautifully structured tale' The Scotsman; CLAIRMONT 'Riveting...clever portrait of a fascinating woman' The Times @wildfirebooks.bsky.social Repd by @sheilland.bsky.social ExJoycean Still Glaswegian she/her
Muswell Press @muswellpress.bsky.social Indie publisher of compelling books - crime, memoir, contemporary fiction, queer, travel. www.muswell-press.co.uk
Mending Green @mendinggreen.bsky.social A meet-up series promoting visible mending in public spaces
Emma Newman @emmanewman.bsky.social SFF author (Planetfall sequence, Split Worlds series, The Vengeance), audiobook narrator, podcaster, tea drinker. Loves LARP, dressmaking and nerdery. Co-host of the Starship Alexandria podcast. www.linktr.ee/emma_newman
Kristie De Garis @kristiedegaris.bsky.social Writer // Photographer // Drystone Waller
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Len Pennie @lenniesaurus.bsky.social Aspiring poet, growing problem. My books POYUMS, and POYUMS ANNAW are available to order now. https://buythebook.online/poyums-annaw
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Maggie Stiefvater @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social #1 NYT Bestseller of many things. Writes novels. Funny ha ha or funny strange. Likes things that go. https://maggiestiefvater.com/links-links-links/
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Robin A Crawford @robincraw.bsky.social Author & bookseller Fife, Scotland
Out now:
The Sound of Many Waters, A Journey Along the River Tay Birlinn
Previously: Into The Peatlands 2018 Birlinn, Cauld Blasts and Clishmaclavers 2020 Elliott & Thompson
https://robinacrawford.com
LordWoolamaloo @lordwoolamaloo.bsky.social Bookseller, editor, blogger, reader, reviewer, writer, photographer, drinker, swashbuckler, cat tickler
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Claire Mitchell KC @clairekc.bsky.social Quarrelsome Dame, co founder of Witches of Scotland campaign, lawyer, writer, fighter
Liam McIlvanney @liammcilvanney.bsky.social Crime writer in the Deep South of Aotearoa New Zealand
Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival @bonessfair.bsky.social Bo'ness Children's Fair Festival is an annual event that usually takes place on the last Friday in June. Established 1897. Scottish Charity (SC031990).
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Stephanie Merritt/SJ Parris @stephmerritt.bsky.social Author & journalist. Sunday Times #1 best-selling Giordano Bruno series. Reviews for The Observer. Sometimes on the radio. Rep’d by Jonny Geller/Curtis Brown 📚🗞️🎙️✍🏼
The StoryGraph @thestorygraph.com An app for you to track your reading and choose your next book. Founded by @nodunayo.bsky.social. Built by her and @robfrelow.bsky.social. support@thestorygraph.com
Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social Author: Children of Time, Shadows of the Apt, Final Architecture, City of Last Chances and others. adriantchaikovsky.com
Daniel Gray @danielgraywriter.bsky.social New book ‘Fanzine’ out Sept 2026. Word churner. Editor of @nutmegmagazine. Host of @WSC_magazine pod. York-grown Boro man living in Scotland.
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social Historically inaccurate
He/him
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Pavilion Poetry @pavilionpoetry.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of the best in contemporary poetry, from @livunipress.bsky.social. Not currently accepting submissions.
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Lucy Lapinska / LD Lapinski 💛🤍💜🖤 @ldlapinski.bsky.social Author in the Highlands 🏴, for kids, teens and adults. Next adult book: THE FROG PRINCE, Summer 2027 🐸👑
Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc
Nature, climate, people.
Prof at Cambridge.
https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
Karen Campbell @writerkcampbell.bsky.social Book writer. Scottish. European. www.karencampbell.scot
Winstones Bookshop in Sidmouth @winstonesidmouth.bsky.social Independent Bookshop in the seaside town of Sidmouth in Devon. We have a big and beautiful selection of books, cards and gifts!
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Publishing Scotland @publishingscotland.bsky.social Trade assoc & charity supporting book publishing.
Foillseachadh Alba in Gaelic.
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BooksfromScotland.com @booksfromscotland.bsky.social A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland.
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Queen's Park Books @qpbooks.bsky.social 📚 Independent bookshop located in the heart of Queen's Park, London | welbooks.co.uk
📖 2025 British Book Awards Regional & Country winner for Independent Bookshop of the Year - London
SHADOW OF MADNESS out now! @dvbishop.com Writes Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Italy • SHADOW OF MADNESS our now: https://linktr.ee/D.V.Bishop • Free newsletter: https://dvbishop.substack.com • Rep: @jennybrownagency.bsky.social • Ex-Tharg
Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social I make comics. Bunny Vs Monkey, Looshkin, Megalomaniacs, Flember, Fish Head Steve, Max And Chaffy, and Super Duper Bunny League coming to Nickleodeon in 2024!
Manderley Press @manderleypress.bsky.social Indie publisher of beautiful titles inspired by buildings, cities and landmarks. Sometimes wears a book as a hat… | ManderleyPress.com
Insta @manderleypress
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ROB COWEN @robcowen.bsky.social Author of THE NORTH ROAD (2025) // COMMON GROUND (2015) // THE HEEDING (2021) // and others...
Writer // journalist // poet
John Mitchinson @johnmitchinson.bsky.social Writer, co-host of Backlisted, writer for Byline Times, former publisher.
Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social Giving new life to old books since 2015. Bookshop.org Indie Champion. Find us: backlisted.fm, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Support us: patreon.com/backlisted.
Terry Pratchett & Rob Wilkins @terryandrob.bsky.social …although it’s mostly Rob these days.
Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social Writer of games, books, TV, film and comics. Co-Director of Narrativia. Cat Spooner. Flibbertigibbet. https://rhiannapratchett.com
LJ @coffeecurls.bsky.social Probably talking to animals. Or reading a book 💙📚 Book blogger - fan of crime thrillers and psychological thrillers, the grittier the better! On 🐦 as @CoffeeCurls and @ReadandRated book reviews at www.readandrated.com
Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social Historian, artist, tour guide and FSAScot. A lover of legend and folklore.
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Book-ish @book-ish.bsky.social 2 bookshops, Crickhowell and Abergavenny. Known for ranting, banging on about books and the odd humorous observation since 2010….
www.book-ish.co.uk
Troika Books @troikabooks.bsky.social We are a small independent press passionate about publishing poetry, picture books and gripping fiction for children of all ages.
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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area
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M. G. Leonard @mglnrd.bsky.social 🖋️Author - Time Keys🎶 - Portly 🦦- The Ice Children ❄️- The Twitchers 🦅- Adventures on Trains 🚂- Beetle Boy🪲
She/Her
🪲Posting about author-y book-y nature-y stuff.
🐞Agent: Kirsty McLachlan
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Annabel Campbell @annabelcwrites.bsky.social (she/her) SFF writer based in Lanark, Scotland. Her first novel, THE OUTCAST MAGE, combines a coming-of-age narrative with thrilling magic and found family. Out now from Orbit UK/US in hardback, paperback, ebook and audiobook.
Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of the Southern Reach series, including Annihilation. Agent Joe Veltre at Gersh / speaker bureau Authors Unbound. To contact, use the contact form at jeffvandermeer.com. PDX, anti AI, he/him
Halfway up the Stairs @halfwayupbooks.bsky.social Award-winning Children’s Bookshop, Greystones, Co Wicklow, Ireland
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Mon - Sat 10-5:30. Closed Sundays & Bank Holidays 
Richard Strachan @richardstrachan.bsky.social Writer, novels 'The Unrecovered' and 'Night Fire' from Raven Books 2025/26. Stories in The Dark, New Writing Scotland, Weird Horror and more. https://linktr.ee/richstrach
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Books Upstairs @booksupstairs.bsky.social Dublin’s Oldest Independent Bookshop | D’Olier St, Dublin 2
Bookshop open Mon-Sat 10-6; Sun 1-5
Café open Tues-Sat 10.30-4.30; Closed Sunday & Monday
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
Unbound @unboundsocials.bsky.social London-based book publisher 📚
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Blue Poppy Publishing @bluepoppypub.bsky.social Nano-publisher & provider of self-publishing services based in Ilfracombe, Devon.
Submissions open for books with a strong focus on Devon and the South West.
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bookhaus @bookhaus.bsky.social Contemporary bookshop located in the heart of Bristol's vibrant Wapping Wharf. Member of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers. 
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Daunt Books Publishing @dauntbookspub.bsky.social a home of brilliant writing from across the decades and around the world (follow @dauntbooks.bsky.social for all things Daunt Books *shops*) 
Eiderdown Books @eiderdownbooks.bsky.social Female founded indie publishing house. Publishing books about women artists. Modern Women Artists series and more. Find our books in museums, galleries and the best indie bookshops ✨ Up next: Ithell Colquhoun by Emma Sharples 💙📚 www.eiderdownbooks.com
Seven Stories Press @sevenstories.bsky.social Political non-fiction, world literature, social justice children’s books, and other works of the radical imagination ✨
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Salt Books @saltpublishing.com One of the UK's leading indie publishers. High-impact fiction and brand-led non-fiction. Beautiful books you won’t forget. Available in all good bookshops.
Small Publishers Fair @smallpublishers.bsky.social Celebrating books by artists, poets, writers, book designers and their publishers. The next fair will take place in 2027.
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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org radical publisher of politics, culture, current events
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Bookish Scifi & Fantasy @bookishsff.bsky.social Posting Science Fiction, Fantasy, Geekery, bookshop life, occasional cats.
Expert Bookseller at Waterstones Ipswich.
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Waterstones Kids @waterstoneskids.bsky.social Sharing the very best books for Children aged 0-12 📚💫
Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social All about the books
Independent Publishers Guild @independentpublishersguild.com The IPG is the UK's largest association of independent publishers, supporting 600+ members with events, resources, training and much more.
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Indie Press Network @indiepressnetwork.bsky.social A network of indie presses working together to celebrate and improve the publishing industry
Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. www.celesteng.com
Hollie McNish @holliemcnish.bsky.social Follow for poetry, random thoughts and new discoveries because poetry and the world is endlessly fascinating and I know nothing.
On tour now: www.holliepoetry.com/livedates 
Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org Art, Activism and Accountability
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Cambridge University Press @universitypress.cambridge.org Our publications, research, and higher education solutions spread knowledge, spark curiosity and aid understanding around the world.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social A not-for-profit scholarly press based at the University of Bristol. Home of Policy Press. Publishing on the global social challenges.
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