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Author of Character Parts (Knopf), A Gentleman of Pleasure (McGill-Queen's UP), and The Dusty Bookcase (Biblioasis).
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Alice Banks @alice-banks.bsky.social Midlander/Madrileña
Literary Translator from French and Spanish into English
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Ryan Ruby @ryanruby.bsky.social oh well, okay
Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social Devoted to vintage Ladybird books and the other work of their artists. My exhibition The Wonderful World of the Ladybird Artists has been travelling since 2018. Twitter: @lbflyawayhome
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https://www.blackheraldpress.com
Joachim Boaz @joachimboaz.bsky.social History PhD. Defender of Liberal Arts. History of Leftist Thought. Joachim Boaz (he/him) maps the topography of science fiction before 1985. No AI. Creator of the fanzine Science Fiction and Other Suspect Ruminations: https://sciencefictionruminations.com/
Boris Dralyuk @bdralyuk.bsky.social My Hollywood & Other Poems (Paul Dry Books); translate Babel, Zoshchenko, Kurkov, et al.; odds & ends @nybooks.com, @thetls.bsky.social, etc.; teach at @utulsa.bsky.social; EiC @nimrodjournal.bsky.social
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Alexandra Cristie @alexcristie.bsky.social book blogger, short fiction writer, (armchair) traveler, migratory bird 📚
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