John Williams @johnwilliams.bsky.social I write about books and edit others’ writing about books, previously for NY Times and Washington Post. Apollonian/Order Muppet. Highly sociable misanthrope. (Photo: Larry McMurtry's Booked Up, 2018.)
Claire - The Captive Reader @thecaptivereader.bsky.social Reader.
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Jess Walter Books @jesswalter.bsky.social Author, 3-and-D guy who doesn’t play D
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
Simon Thomas @stuckinabook.bsky.social Stuckinabook.com, Tea or Books? podcast
Books, cats, Jesus, Neighbours
Alison Goodman @alisongoodman.bsky.social Australian author of 9 novels including The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies and its upcoming sequel The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin.
I drink too much coffee & cannot click my fingers (frustrating since my fave musical is West Side Story).
Devin @dmvibe.bsky.social 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Composer, creator, gardener, recluse, and cat friend. He/him.
Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Liberal Party | Premier ministre du Canada et chef du Parti libéral
markcarney.ca 
Lindsay 🔜 Edmonton Expo @neomeruru.bsky.social 🇨🇦 Senior writer @ Riyo Games on Threads of Time. BAFTA-losing writer of I Was A Teenage Exocolonist, Eisner-nominated creator of Motherlover. None gender, all beef. No TERFS, no AI/NFT/crypto.
https://lindsayishihiro.notion.site
Andrew Coyne @acoyne.bsky.social Explorer, founder of Lachine, seigneur of Cataracoui, discoverer of the mouths of the Mississippi.
Danny Ramadan @dannyramadan.com 🏳️🌈 - Syrian-Canadian author
Crooked Teeth, The Foghorn Echoes, The Clothesline Swing, and The Salma Books.
Lambda winner 🏆. Governor General Finalist 🏆.
Former refugee.
I don’t bite, unless you ask nicely!
https://linktr.ee/dannyramadan
Silverstring Media 🌱💀🐝 @silverstringmedia.bsky.social 🏳🌈🍁 Queer-led indie narrative design and videogame studio.
🌱 GREENHEARTH NECROMANCER - available now! (Try our demo!)
🌙 GLITCHHIKERS: THE SPACES BETWEEN - available now!
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Justin McElroy @justinmcelroy.bsky.social I love books
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
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Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Nikki @doctorwifelife.bsky.social Happy Wife, Reader, Traveler, Writer
Montana-->Florida-->Georgia-->Arizona
Blog: #reveriefortwo
Neglected Books @neglectedbooks.com Brad Bigelow, Missoula, MT
bradbigelow.com
Author, Virginia Faulkner: A Life in Two Acts
Editor, Recovered Books series @ Boiler House Press:
www.boilerhouse.press/recovered-books
Editor, neglectedbooks.com. Champion of reading off the beaten/AI path.
New York Review Books @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social www.nyrb.com
London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk Critical thinking, published every fortnight.
Read at lrb.co.uk
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Velshi Banned Book Club @velshibbc.bsky.social Join @velshi.com live on weekend mornings at 10AM ET
Ron Charles @roncharles.bsky.social I write about books at https://roncharles.substack.com/- J Jean Smith painter @jeansmithpainter.bsky.social Jean Smith painter
Jo Knowles @joknowles.bsky.social Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA
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Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits
Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
Sandra Gulland @sandragulland.bsky.social I write adult & YA biographical historical fiction and dabble in art. Mother, grandmother, living in Ontario, Canada, and San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. A book and travel gear junkie.
Deborah Crombie @debcrombie.bsky.social writer, author of the Duncan Kincaid/Gemma James British Crime novels, anglophile, dog and cat lover, foodie, gardener, sporadic journaler
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Alan Cumming @alancumming.bsky.social Willing to give it a go
Marina Endicott @marinaendicott.bsky.social Writer
Prairie Grindstone Prize 2026
THE OBSERVER, THE DIFFERENCE, a few others http://marinaendicott.com
The Carol Shields Prize For Fiction @carolshieldsprize.bsky.social The first major English-language literary award to celebrate creativity & excellence in fiction by women and non-binary writers in Canada and the US. https://carolshieldsprizeforfiction.com/
Leslie Hurtig @lesliehurtig.bsky.social Artistic Director Vancouver Writers Fest; New Yorker cartoon aficionado; fast walker. Views are my own but you could consider adopting them. Canadian made.
@dsmithnorth.bsky.social @dsmithnorth.bsky.social Love reading, gardening, camping, canoeing. From Northwest British Columbia
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Book Warehouse @bookwarehouse.bsky.social Part of the Black Bond Books family. Two stores in Vancouver, BC - Broadway & Ash and Main & King Ed.
Elamin Abdelmahmoud @elamin.bsky.social I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit 
The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com Canada's national newspaper, but on Bluesky
Emily St. John Mandel @emilymandel.bsky.social Six books including Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, and Station Eleven. St. John is just my middle name; the books go under M.
Vancouver Writers Fest @writersfest.bc.ca Connecting people to exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue.
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Susan Swan @susan-swan.bsky.social Bluesky convert. Author, journalist, co-founder of Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. New book: Big Girls Don’t Cry: A Memoir about Taking Up Space published in Canada and the US May 2025 My website: http://www.susanswanonline.com
Rebecca Ford @beccamford.bsky.social Senior Correspondent, Vanity Fair.
Co-host of the Little Gold Men podcast.
Writer.
https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/rebecca-ford
Richard Lawson @rilaws.bsky.social NEWSLETTER: https://www.premiereparty.com/ | Partnerships & sponsorships 📩 sarah@collective.media
Strong Sense of Place @strongsenseofplace.bsky.social A website & podcast dedicated to literary travel and books with a strong sense of place. https://strongsenseofplace.com - mail@strongsenseofplace.com
Margaret Atwood @margaretatwood.bsky.social Writer of this and that... www.margaretatwood.ca
and margaretatwood.substack.com;I also have an Instagram account, though I don't know how to use it much, beyond posting pictures...
Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com she/her
Author. Not the one from Rent.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/maureenjohnsonbooks/
https://maureenjohnsonbooks.com
Hank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social Long Time Internet Guy
John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.)
YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.)
Football Fan (co-owner of AFC Wimbledon, longtime Liverpool fan)
Opposed to Tuberculosis
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Lucas J.W. Johnson 🏳️🌈 @lucasjwjohnson.bsky.social Queer writer, narrative designer, game designer, producer | He/him
Narrative Director at Riyo Games
Founder/Studio Director of Silverstring Media
Debut novel THE CLOCKWORK EMPIRE from Fireside Fiction
lucasjwjohnson.com
https://linktr.ee/lucasjwjohnson
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