David Morales @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social Democratic State Rep. running for Mayor of Providence to tackle the affordability crisis & deliver a Providence for All. Join our grassroots movement!
Nigel Auchterlounie @n-auchterlounie.bsky.social Writer. Mostly of comics. Mostly The Beano. Most notably, Dennis and Gnasher.
But also cartoons.
Whitley Bay.
Julene Tripp Weaver @trippweavpoet.bsky.social Poet—latest book: "Slow Now with Clear Skies." Writer. Herbalist—Green Witch. Therapist. Systemic or Family Constellation. Health Artist. #WOMPO https://www.julenetrippweaver.com
Rachel Corsini @madameraerae.bsky.social Writer, reader, cat lover. BBNYA Semi-finalist & Indie Ink Award Finalist Sushi and Sea Lions available now where all books are sold.
Buttons (Ashley) 🏴☠️#OFMDForLife🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈🤡 @sevensugars.bsky.social She/They
Here for OFMD.
I make gifs about gay pirates.
Biologist specializing in harmful algal blooms, drinking water treatment, and source water management IRL.
@Seven_Sugars on Twitter
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.
Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnsonbooks.com she/her
Author. Not the one from Rent.
IG: https://www.instagram.com/maureenjohnsonbooks/
https://maureenjohnsonbooks.com
The Society of Authors @societyofauthors.bsky.social Empowering authors since 1884. The largest UK union for writers, illustrators and literary translators. #societyofauthors #humanauthored
Lori Bradley @float4.bsky.social Artist, writer, professor, and defender of critters and wildlands.
FiveCrows🐦⬛ @5fivecrows5.bsky.social Sculptor//glass blower//creator of cursed objects//history and science enthusiast
RISD 2028
He/they
Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans @massaabb.bsky.social Massachusetts Authors Against Book Bans is a state affiliate of Authors Against Book Bans, book creators fighting for our freedom to read. #MassFreedomToRead https://www.massfreedomtoread.org/ www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com Executive editor, The Bulwark (thebulwark.com) /// Cofounder of The New Atlantis (thenewatlantis.com) and American Purpose (americanpurpose.com).
Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com Writer. Only work gets done here. Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, darüber muss man schweigen. Beneath the gold, the bitter steel. Our revenge will be the laughter of our children. I will not betray my soul. Fix your hearts or die. Tiocfaidh ár lá
Rhode Island Latino Books Award @latinobooksri.bsky.social We are program of Rhode Island Latino Arts. We encourage librarians, teachers, educators and booksellers to promote books written by and for Latinos, and we encourage all RIers to read books in both English and Spanish and written by Latino authors.
Overdueing It: The Rhode Island Library Podcast @overdueingit.org Ocean State library workers chat with folks around Rhode Island & beyond about what they're reading, watching, and loving. Available anywhere you find podcasts! New episodes released every other Tuesday at noon. overdueingit.org
JenStewart4RI.bsky.social @jenstewart4ri.bsky.social State Representative for District 59 - Oak Hill, Woodlawn, Pawtucket, R.I. Teacher and Community Advocate. A Brave Voice for Rhode Island.
Philip Eil @phileil.bsky.social Journalist.
Cat dad.
Rhode Islander.
Author of "Prescription for Pain: How a Once-Promising Doctor Became the 'Pill Mill Killer.'"
https://philipeil.com/
Ed Garcia @edgarcia401.bsky.social Librarian
Heartleaf Books @heartleafbooks.bsky.social 📚co-op bookshop🏳️🌈
👯♀️worker & consumer-owned
📍occupied Narragansett land
374 Atwells Ave
Providence RI 02903
heartleafbooks.com
Bridget Valverde @bridgetvalverde.bsky.social RI State Senator, millennial mom, cookie enthusiast.
Uprise RI @upriseri.com RI's advocate, covering local issues, consumer advocacy, and government. Now with more local coverage than any other Rhode Island news outlet.
✨ Use BillBuddy to check out the latest bills at the State House as they are released - upriseri.com/newbills
Renu @renure.bsky.social Pro-choice Democrat, views are my own, mom to sons, pro mental health and I'm on EG town council (but still these represent me - no one else)
Steve Ahlquist @steveahlquist.bsky.social Reporter at steveahlquist.news covering Rhode Island Politics and Social Justice
Proudly anti-fascist
@♌︎✝︎⍗f△
David Dadekian / Eat Drink RI @dadekian.bsky.social President of Eat Drink RI; “RI’s unofficial Food Laureate®”--Philip Eil, Providence Phoenix; writer/photographer; PR Director of Blackbird Farm; husband & father
The Womxn Project @thewomxnproject.bsky.social The Womxn Project (TWP) believes everyone has a right to bodily freedom. Through education, policy advancement, and artivism, we take action to ensure reproductive freedom, gender equity, and LGBTQ+ rights in RI.
https://linktr.ee/TheWomxnProject
Cathy G. Johnson🏴 @cathygjohn.bsky.social Cartoonist, Printmaker + Educator 🔥🔥🔥
PVD, she/they.
FOX RIVER COMICS CAMP! Out 10/6/26!
Pre-order my new children's graphic novel today! foxrivercomicscamp.com
Links: bio.site/cathygjohn
Globe Rhode Island @globeri.bsky.social 🗞️ News from the Boston Globe's Rhode Island bureau.
Bill Bartholomew @billbartholomew.bsky.social Host, "Bartholomewtown" wherever you get pods and WPRO radio in New England
Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social We are Authors Against Book Bans. We stand united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We unequivocally support diverse voices on our library shelves, in our schools, and in our culture.
www.authorsagainstbookbans.com
Indivisible Rhode Island @indivisibleri.bsky.social The official Indivisible RI Bluesky account. We exist to bring together Rhode Islanders to fight for our democracy and work with our legislators to get it done. All are welcome.
IndivisibleRI2024@gmail.com | IndivisibleRhodeIsland.org
Anika Aldamuy Denise @anikaadenise.bsky.social Award-winning author of Planting Stories (Pura Belpré Honor, 2020) Phenomenal AOC (Pura Belpré Honor for illustration, 2022), Gato Guapo, A Girl Named Rosita, La Bandera (2026), and more.
EmzyG @bakeandrejoice.bsky.social Just a librarian shouting her thoughts into the ether. 
ACLU of Rhode Island @riaclu.bsky.social Defending fundamental rights and freedoms in the Ocean State since 1959. riaclu.org
John Ismay @johnismay.bsky.social Reporter, The New York Times. Former U.S. Navy EOD & Iraq vet. Reach me securely via Signal at: johnismay.01 or by email at: john.ismay@nytimes.com
Authors Against Book Bans-WA @aabbwashington.bsky.social The Washington regional chapter of the national Authors Against Book Bans organization, promoting the freedom to read.
Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, National Book Award winner. 🏳️🌈 My brand is lesbians. https://www.malindalo.com/
NEA Rhode Island @nearhodeisland.bsky.social We believe in opportunity for all students and the power of public education to transform lives and build a just, inclusive society. We are teachers, education support staff, higher ed faculty, staff, grad assistants, municipal/state workers, and retirees.
@providencejournal.bsky.social @providencejournal.bsky.social 
Gregg M. Amore @greggamore.bsky.social Tess and Meg’s Dad. Rhode Island Secretary of State. Proud Friar, Townie, and Democrat who believes in the Better Angels of our Nature.
Jennifer Boylan @jenniferboylanri.bsky.social Representative for RI House of Representatives District 66 Riverside/Barrington. Democrat. Moms Demand exCL. Feminist. Pro-choice. REFUSE Reduce Reuse Recycle. Protect mother earth.
The Boston Globe @bostonglobe.com New England's leading source for breaking news and analysis.
bostonglobe.com
Kathy Gregg @kathyprojo.bsky.social 
Juana Martinez-Neal @juanamartinezn.bsky.social Author-illustrator and mami born in Lima, Peru and living in the woods of SE Connecticut. Se habla español.
linktr.ee/juanamartinezneal
Lisa Stringfellow @engagereaders.bsky.social Author. KINGDOM OF DUST (8/20/24), A COMB OF WISHES, HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books. Educator integrating literacy, equity, & social justice. Rep @lindsaydauld
Dana Alison Levy (she/her) @danaalisonlevy.bsky.social Writer of books, rouser of rabble.
50% books, 50% cats, 50% political rants, 0% math. I swear more than you might expect.
YA/MG author repped by Marietta Zacker @ Gallt & Zacker. www.danaalisonlevy.com
https://linktr.ee/danaalisonlevy
Suma Subramaniam @suma-subramaniam.bsky.social Children’s and Young Adult Author
https://linktr.ee/sumasubramaniam?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=c524d73d-f45a-43cd-ae83-6ace7219ca47
The Providence Eye @thepvdeye.bsky.social Community journalism focused on stories about #Providence by Providence residents. Proud member of the Institute for Nonprofit News. pvdeye.org
Dan Novack @dannovack.bsky.social "An enterprising 1st Amendment attorney" - VanityFair
Founder: SLANDERTOWN.com Blog & Podcast
Bylines: THR, TheAtlantic, & NYMag
#1 FOIA Champ 🏆
Mike Ryan @mikeryan.bsky.social I used to work for Uproxx, HuffPost, Movieline. I’ve written for New York, Wired, Vanity Fair, GQ and Empire
"He’s fairly normal” — Reddit user CaptainPhantasma21
My newsletter: www.thehardpass.net
contact: michaelwilliamryan at gmail
Edward Fitzpatrick @fitzprov.bsky.social Boston Globe reporter covering my home state, Rhode Island. Host of Rhode Island Report podcast. NEFAC board member. Former Providence Journal reporter/columnist. Syracuse University graduate. Runner. Big fan of Benny's.
Amanda Watson @amndw2.bsky.social Librarian, literature geek, knitter, opera fan, book history person. Writing a book about commonplace books and poetry readers. Opinions here are my own. She/her/hers. Queer and furious. 🏳️🌈
Colleen T @librarycolleen.bsky.social I read a lot of links; I post a lot of links. Mostly special collections, archives, libraries, museums, history, & technology. (#GLAM).
I teach in an MLIS program at [redacted]. Does not represent my employer.
#RBMS26
QT Library @qtlibrary.org An upcoming LBGTQIA+ substance-free library and community space in the Boston area. We're dedicated to nurturing the curiosity and magic of the queer and trans community 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈📚
Check us out 👉 qtlibrary.org
More links: https://linktr.ee/qtlibrary
davfred finds out @davebrarian.bsky.social Library podcaster, sourdough baker, too-many-cat haver, pun intender. He/him/his
Profile pic: white man with glasses and long hair wearing an orange flannel shirt.
Header pic: slice of sourdough bread with a heart shaped air bubble.
Liz Gotauco @cosbrarian.bsky.social Author, Librarian, & storyteller. READ MY DEBUT BOOK F*cked Up Fairy Tales from WW Norton! Recovering TikTokker. Rhode Islander. Filipina. Headshot by Brittanny Taylor.
Author Sanyu @authorsanyu.bsky.social 📚Children’s Book Author
Global Tales, African Hearts 🌍
📍Houston, Texas
Visit me at www.AuthorSanyu.com
Amitha Jagannath Knight @amitha.bsky.social Award-winning author and poet, identical twin, parent, MD (not practicing). Also: guitar, piano, bharatanatyam student. Boston area, MA, USA.
Rep: @karisutherland.bsky.social
www.amithaknight.com
She/her
Shannon Griffin @literallycultured.bsky.social wife & boy mom x5 | published author | disruptor | diverse #kidlit blogger | ELA & hard history educator | #hiphop enthusiast & former DJ | founder: Lit•erally Cultured™️
Views: my own.
Alex John London @unityofvirtue.bsky.social Author: For the a common Good: Philosophical Foundations of Research Ethics (OUP) and K&L Gates Professor of Ethics and Computational Technologies at CMU. Recent papers:
https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.00868
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100622
Rob Costello @cloudbusterrob.bsky.social (He/him) Stoker, Lambda, & Locus Award nominated author, anthologist, and teacher. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
https://linktr.ee/cloudbusterpress
AN UGLY WORLD FOR BEAUTIFUL BOYS (Lethe Press)
WE MOSTLY COME OUT AT NIGHT (Running Press Teens)
THE DANCING BEARS (Lethe Press)
Jandy Nelson @jandynelson.bsky.social NY Times Bestselling author of the novels When the World Tips Over, I'll Give You the Sun, and The Sky Is Everywhere. 
PeeCee @thatpaulachase.bsky.social On the lam from my day job moonlighting as a critically acclaimed Upper MG and YA author, Co-founder of The Brown Bookshelf and momager to MDBallerina. Rep: Jennifer Carlson, DCL Literary Linktr.ee/paulachase
Eori | いおり @eoritokunaga.bsky.social 🇯🇵🇹🇼🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ | She/They
Rep’d by @joycekay.bsky.social
SCBWI-LA Kite Tales Assistant Editor. 2026-27 Boyds Mills Storyteller Fellow. 2025-27 APALA Lit Awards Committee. Hollins MFA grad student. linktr.ee/eoritokunaga
Mo Netz @moosenetz.bsky.social MG and YA author. They took the boy out of the trailer park and now there's a trailer park rolling through NYC. Frightens children.
Melissa Gardner @artgardner.bsky.social illustrator/storyteller, psychotherapist, mom and maker of magic! 🏳️🌈& ND
www.melissagardnerart.com
Rep’d by @sandraproudman.bsky.social
@galltzacker.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustrator
Books of Wonder @booksofwonder.bsky.social Open 11am-7pm, 7 days a week📚
NYC's largest independent children's bookstore 🌈
Hannah Holt @hannahholt.bsky.social Kidlit author, educator, speaker.
💎The Diamond and the Boy
🐧A Father's Love
🐔A History of Underwear with Professor Chicken
#SCBWI #12x12PB
Rhode Island KIDS COUNT @rikidscount.bsky.social We work for (and with!) RI’s children & families — with a core focus on equity 💫
Rhode Island State Council of Churches @riscouncil.bsky.social We are advocates for the voiceless, resourcing our community to do the work of justice, love, and peace.
Jo Marple @writerjedi.bsky.social Children’s writer. European Nomad. Mountain-hiker. Into conserving this wondrous planet we get to inhabit. School librarian. 🏳️🌈
Nikola Elijah @wikkinicks.bsky.social Call me Nik!
Be They Do Crimes
Illustrator ✦ Art Therapist (MA, LPC) ✦ Cat Momther
Comms/freelance offers open, or support my etsy!
Etsy.com/shop/wikkinicks
David Caldwell @factsmustwin.bsky.social Dad. Coder. Campaign Manager. Los Angeles LGBT Center alum. America's Test Kitchen superfan. Celtics watcher, with my Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. Against lies and debunked beliefs. Avid door-knocker, probably have talked with more voters than you have
Suzanne Kaufman @suzannekaufmanart.bsky.social Artist/Author/lover of children’s books/Illustrator of #1 NYT bestseller All Are Welcome
All She Wrote Books @allshewrotebks.bsky.social Boston’s Only Queer/Feminist Indie Bookstore 🌈📚💜
📍Somerville, MA
https://linktr.ee/allshewrotebooks
Jennifer Thermes @jenniferthermes.bsky.social Picturebook-maker & map illustrator.
Books include MANHATTAN, A PLACE CALLED AMERICA, and more. EARTH: ONE PLANET’S EPIC STORY coming Nov. ‘26! Repped by @agentzacker.
jenniferthermes.com
instagram.com/jenniferthermes
Julia Pace @julialoha.bsky.social Artist, Children's book writer, (Saving Hambone's Bacon), lover of freedom. 
@sarahlynnereul.bsky.social @sarahlynnereul.bsky.social 
Tyler Hayes @bytylerhayes.bsky.social Bisexual Author and Forger of Feels. THE IMAGINARY CORPSE available from Angry Robot Books. He/him, they/them. Living and working on Narragansett land.
https://tyler-hayes.com
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bytylerhayes?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator
Brook Gideon @brookgideon.bsky.social Wrangler of words, watercolors, pets, and plants. Lover of sharks, science, and second breakfast. Salty.
Rhode Island Authors Against Book Bans @aabbri.bsky.social The Bluesky home of Authors Against Book Bans Rhode Island , a coalition of book creators united against the deeply unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. Learn more and join at https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/
Auntie Darkness @auntiedarkness.bsky.social 🎨 🦋🌈 🌊
Illustrator by night, event producer by day, RISD alumna + former USAF "brat".
Opinions stated are mine alone and not those of any employer/organization with which I am associated.
Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk Head of Partnerships and Development @consortium.lgbt | Chair @proudchangemakers.bsky.social | LGBTQ+ Columnist Exposed Magazine
Proud queer 🏳️🌈 Trans ally 🏳️⚧️ Intersectional feminist ✊ Anti-fascist #LGBWithTheT
www.heatherpaterson.co.uk
The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social Independent, opinionated, and stylish: essential multimedia publications for everyone who cares about children's and young adult literature. Visit us at hbook.com.
Nidhi Chanani @nidhiart.bsky.social Bestselling author (!!)
📚PASHMINA, SUPER BOBA CAFÉ, JUKEBOX, STRONG, SHARK PRINCESS, I WILL BE FIERCE and more
Rep Jodi Reamer at Writers House
Lily Bailey @lilybailey.bsky.social Dyspraxic writer with OCD & MS. Loves: dogs, books, tea, crafts, horror films, being cosy 🐾🍁
📚WHEN I SEE BLUE, WHEN I FEEL RED, Hachette Children’s
https://linktr.ee/lilybailey?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=24905c65-9be7-445a-9044-e0ad31548915
Alison Goldberg @alisongoldberg.bsky.social Author of children's books: The Remembering Candle, Eighteen Flowers for Grandma, Bottle Tops, I Love You for Miles and Miles. Forthcoming novel: The Lost Sea Garden. Picture book critique services.
www.alisongoldberg.com
Rowan Brighton Brown @rowanbrightonbrown.bsky.social ⋆Queer Southern Novelist 🌿
⋆WHITE TRASH WITCHCRAFT (HH Fall, 2027)
⋆Rep: @keiralekseii.bsky.social at Azantian
⋆✒️WTMP & 🩵 SmoochPit Mentor
https://linktr.ee/RowanBrightonBrown
PJ McIlvaine @pjmacwriter.bsky.social Writer. Screenwriter. Author. Dragon Rider. My personal website is https://pjmacwriter.com/ I'm a writing beast. And I make good trouble. Looking for a champion for her screenplays.
Marcella Pixley @marcellapixley.bsky.social Award Winning Author of #kidlit YA and MG Novels. NESHAMA (Candlewick 2025). Junior Library Guild Gold Standard. TROWBRIDGE ROAD (Candlewick 2020) Longlisted National Book Award, Finalist, Massachusetts Book Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Standard.
Marlena Myles - artist 🇺🇦 @mylesdesigns.bsky.social Professional Native American (Dakota) artist. My artist documentary "Realms of Resilience" is streaming free on allarts.org / PBS // www.marlenamyl.es
Justin Colón @justincolonbooks.bsky.social Children's Author. Professional Voice & On-Camera Actor. Backyard Beekeeper. Classical Pianist in training.
Author Website: justincolonbooks.com
Critiques & Consultations: kidlithive.com
edna cabcabin moran ✨🌈 🌺 kid lit author/illustrator @kidlitedna.com I'm an author/artist/educator who dances up stories and paints with words. ✨ PB & MG GN :)✨💫
#ResistanceMatters ✨ #wethepeople
"Love the life you live. Live the life you love." ~Bob Marley
☺️ bio.site/kidlitedna
💜 #diversekidlit
🚫 no gen AI
@farmer603.bsky.social @farmer603.bsky.social 
Quinette Cook @quinettecook.bsky.social Storyteller | Weimaraner Mom | Gardener | MFA in Writing for Children & YA Hamline University | SCBWI RAE | HWA | seeking representation www.quinettecook.com
Author Padma Venkatraman @padmatv.bsky.social THE BRIDGE HOME, BORN BEHIND BARS, SAFE HARBOR, A TIME TO DANCE. WNDB Walter Award winning writer, reader, poet, oceanographer, yoga teacher. K-12 Education. Science, nature, music, art. DEI. “Stories are ships on which we sail oceans of hope.”
Bonnie kim Weinstein @professorbwc.bsky.social Novelist, writer, writing professor; comics, sci-fi, and music geek
Jess Townes @jesstownes.bsky.social Picture Book Author
Bookseller (Main Street Books, St. Charles, Missouri)
www.jesstownes.com
Kimberly Bower @gladeslibrarian.bsky.social Instructional Specialist, Teacher/Librarian, #Foodie, Adventurer, Googly, #knitter, #crafter #writer #EduSky #TLSky #GoogleTrainer #GoogleEdu #BookCreatorAmbassador