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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social Still in that awkward pre-ghost phase
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MN, January 2026
New book: “Killing Spree”,Carcanet (UK); FSG (US). “The Dream of The Unified Field”(Pulitzer Prize for Poetry).
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ecw press @ecwpress.bsky.social We're an independent Canadian publisher of fiction, sports, poetry, pop culture, wrestling, business, science, and memoir. Certified B Corp.
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W. W. Norton & Company @wwnorton.com Independent Publishers Since 1923.
Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social Catapult, Counterpoint, Soft Skull, & Hawthorne Books.
Melville House @melvillehouse.bsky.social An independent publisher based in Brooklyn, US and London, UK. https://linktr.ee/MelvilleHouse
Rose Metal Press @rosemetalpress.bsky.social Rose Metal Press is a non-profit publisher specializing in the publication of hybrid genre books. Founded in 2006. Posts by co-founders Abby Beckel and Kathleen Rooney. Check out our books and amazing authors here: www.rosemetalpress.com
Hub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social Nonprofit press publishing new and extraordinary voices from the American South. Learn more at hubcity.org/publishing. Shop our catalog at hubcity.org/books.
Unnamed Press @unnamedpress.bsky.social We publish literature from around the world. UNlikely voices and UNexpected stories. Smith & Taylor Classics. Based in Los Angeles since 2014.
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Feral House / Process @feralhouse.bsky.social We publish non-fiction books focused on micro-history, pop culture, occult, high-weirdness, unique memoirs, and more. We explore the dark and musty corners of culture and tell stories of forgotten creators and thinkers. (Posts by Christina.)
Tupelo Press @tupelopress.bsky.social Literary non-profit. Publishing works of poetry, literary fiction, and creative nonfiction by emerging and established writers since 1999.
Verso Books @versobooks.bsky.social Verso Books is the largest independent, radical publishing house in the English speaking world.
Ig Publishing @igpublishing.bsky.social Literary Fiction. Check. Resistance Politics. Check. Social and LGBTQIA+ Justice. Check. And some kids books too! www.igpub.com
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Imprint: Betty Books
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Soho Press @sohopress.bsky.social Independent book publisher of bold literary voices, award-winning international crime fiction, and groundbreaking horror.
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Agate Publishing @agatepublishing.bsky.social Publisher of books by Midwestern authors; books on food, cooking, and nutrition; books by Black American writers; and books on business, coaching & leadership.
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Grove Atlantic @groveatlantic.bsky.social Independent publisher of exceedingly good books. Founded in 1917. We can’t go on, we’ll go on.
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Bennison Books @bennisonbooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of poetry, fiction and non-fiction by authors worldwide. bennisonbooks.wordpress.com
Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social Independent publisher of nonconformist literature.
Dorothy, a publishing project @dorothyproject.bsky.social St. Louis-based literary press distributed by New York Review Books. Publishes Renee Gladman, Leonora Carrington, Cristina Rivera Garza, Amina Cain, Giada Scodellaro, Kate Briggs, Brais Lamela, Denise Rose Hansen, etc. Est. 2009. dorothyproject.com
Deep Vellum @deepvellum.bsky.social Nonprofit publishing house & literary arts center bringing the world together in conversation through literature. Deep Ellum, Dallas TX. deepvellum.org
Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social Award-winning publisher of poetry, short fiction, and essay. Headquartered in Louisville, KY.
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Dalkey Archive @dalkeyarchive.bsky.social Books, since 1984
Lever Press @leverpress.bsky.social Lever Press is a collaborative #openaccess scholarly publisher driven by the values, ambitions, and imagination of the top liberal arts colleges.
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St Brigid Press @stbrigidpress.bsky.social Letterpress Printer & Small Press Publisher on Monacan Indian Nation Lands in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Emily Hancock, proprietor.
Website: stbrigidpress.net
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Mid Theory Collective @mid-theory.bsky.social the contemporary and its curiosities
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Vic Michaelis @vicmmic.bsky.social actor + improviser + sorry about the birds
Sam Reich @samreich.bsky.social 🧢 CEO: Dropout
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Commonplace Podcast @commonplacepod.bsky.social Conversations with Poets and Other People
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Of Poetry Podcast @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social Kitchen table conversations with poets. Hosted by Han VanderHart. Independent. No ads. For the community. www.OfPoetryPodcast.com 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Beyond The Zero Podcast @beyondthezero.bsky.social We discuss books with writers, translators and critics from around the world. 
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.
Fiction/Non/Fiction Podcast @fnfpodcast.bsky.social Everything you see on the news has already been written about in literature.
https://lithub.com/author/fictionnonfiction/
Brad Listi @bradlisti.bsky.social Author + host of Otherppl, the weekly books & culture podcast.In-depth conversations with today’s leading writers. Official account.
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The Book Riot Podcast @bookriotpod.bsky.social A show about what's happening in the world of books and reading, hosted by Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
BookRiot.com
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Courtney Balestier @cfbalestier.bsky.social Writer. Leftie, both handed and politically. PGH. Appalachia forever. 🌹
courtneybalestier.com for words
wmfapodcast.com for convos about words
Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com Indie bookshop in Paris📚Online store ships to the world 🌎 Listen to our podcast here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-company 🎧
One Bright Book @onebrightbook.bsky.social A podcast where three friends read all the books, one book at a time. Links & notes at https://onebrightbook.com
Find us here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-bright-book/id1614302344
Trevor Berrett @mookse.bsky.social Books and Film | The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast with @bibliopaul.bsky.social | 2017 Best Translated Book Award Judge
Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social Poet, essayist. Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (UNP, 2027), Larks (OUP, 2025), What Pecan Light (BCP, 2021).
Editor: @riverriverbooks.bsky.social
Host: @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social
Southern. PhD Duke. they/them. Durham, NC.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸 www.hanvanderhart.com
Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social Print junkie. Librarian. Educator. Podcaster.
https://onebrightbook.com/
Rebecca Hussey @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Mostly bookish. NBCC Board Member/VP Membership and Tech. Books newsletter: Reading Indie on Substack. Co-host of One Bright Book podcast. #KateBriggs24 #AContinuation25 she/her
You'll find me on my ebike.
Dorian Stuber @ds228.bsky.social Reader; newly in St Louis; always as Canadian as possible under the circumstances
https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/
Rachel Zucker @rachzuck.bsky.social Me. Also, host of Commonplace. Also teacher, Mom & friend.
John Mitchinson @johnmitchinson.bsky.social Writer, co-host of Backlisted, writer for Byline Times, former publisher.
Ryan Alexanderplatz @ryanhasbadtaste.bsky.social Guy who reads (and is finally writing) | Co-host, VOLLMANNIA | Words in StatORec
https://linktr.ee/TheRepublicofBadTaste?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ced578b1-5f5a-4450-afc0-33649232dc12
Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social SUBSTACK:
The Book Maven Unbound
https://thebookmavenunbound.substack.com/
Critic @LATimesBooks
LIFE B memoir: https://bookshop.org/p/books/life-b-overcoming-double-depression-bethanne-patrick/1874245
https://linktr.ee/bookmaven
Women of Letters @womenofletters.org 📚 conversations on work, writing, & professional success with the women shaping our cultural landscape
🎤 @janajm.com, PhD
👇 SEASON 3 OUT NOW
📝 womenofletters.substack.com
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Jana M. Perkins, PhD @janajm.com 🎙️ host, @womenofletters.org
✍️ conversations on work, writing, & professional success with the women shaping our cultural landscape
📍 croatian-canadian 🏳️🌈 in 🇭🇷
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Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social Author: IN THE SIGHT; EX-MEMBERS; POLITICAL SIGN; REEL; TRANSITORY. Next up: KILL LIST (Bloomsbury Academic)
NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker.
https://linktr.ee/tobiascarroll