Michelle Scott Tucker @mst-writes.bsky.social Australian biographer, writer, reader, gardener, muse, dirty lefty and terrible cook.
Working on Louisa Lawson biography.
SPIRIT OF THE CROCODILE (A&U, 2025), SO FAR, SO GOOD (Pantera 2022), ELIZABETH MACARTHUR (Text 2018).
www.MichelleScottTucker.com
Callie Dean @calliebdean.bsky.social Writer, Musician, Researcher, Mom.
http://calliebdean.com
Rep: Karly Dizon @ Fuse Literary
Piet ("Pete") Marino, Author of YA Fiction @pietmarino.bsky.social Represented by Michelle Witte, Mansion Street Literary Management
Jan Epstein Schwaid @janalyssa.bsky.social #kidlit writer, debut PB THE SHABBAT FLOOD Spring 2026! Screenwriter/author. Writer on PJ Library’s Beyond the Bookcase podcast. Instructor in screenwriting dept at NYFA. Pasta enthusiast, 6-year old wrangler, friend to all dogs but esp. Taco. She/her
Stephanie V.W. Lucianovic @grubreport.bsky.social I write NYT-bestselling things. Things that children read.🖖🏻 Books in 2026: THE NEW CAT. More coming. MN-raised, CA-aged. She/her Rep: Jenn Laughran/ABLA Profile art: @cpark.bsky.social Go Blue!
https://www.stephanielucianovic.com
American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social Empowering and advocating for libraries and library workers to ensure equitable access to information for all. 🌎’s largest library association.
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We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
Sara Campbell @smwordsmith.bsky.social District Librarian in CA, Graphic Novel reviewer & owner of The Graphic Library. Co-author of Manga Goes to School. Reviewer @ Booklist & School Library Journal. Esports coach. #GraphicLibrary, #EduSky #LibrarySky, #TLSky She/her. www.graphiclibrary.org
Gholdy Muhammad @gholdym.bsky.social Educator. Cultivating joy! Curriculum Designer & Author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy! 🌸
Melissa Taylor @imaginationsoup.bsky.social Writer, communications/marketing consultant, fmr teacher & teacher trainer, author. M.Ed. TOVA’S SWEET SOLUTION (4/2026), https://melissataylor.net https://imaginationsoup.net
Doug Wechsler @dougwechsler.bsky.social Children's book author, photographer, naturalist
Linda E. Marshall @lindaemarshall.bsky.social Writer of children's books (fiction and non-fiction), swimmer, nature-lover, humanitarian. Rep'd by Christa Heschke & Daniele Hunter at Mcintoshandotis.com www.lindamarshall.com
April Henry @aprilhenry.bsky.social I kill people, but only on paper. New York Times bestselling author of over 30 thrillers. Out May 12: IN THE BLOOD. I love snacks, scary things, Brazilian jiujitsu, and democracy.
Florence Migga @florencemigga.bsky.social Author. THE SUMMER SCRAPBOOK (Out now!); THE FORTUNE OF IMMY NAKATUDDE (Putnam, Summer 2027).
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Ashley Jean @missashleyjean.bsky.social 🇲🇽 🇺🇸 | Storyteller | Pura Belpré Honoree | CRUZITA AND THE MARIACHEROS (2024) & CHOIR GRRRL (2026) | Music by Miss Ashley Jean streaming now!
Janice Hechter @janicehechter.bsky.social Author/Illustrator 
Julian Plum @julianplum.com Picture book illustrator working in gouache! he/they 🏳️⚧️ 🖌️ 🌿
WHOSE TREE IS THIS (Singer, Lerner, S '26)
THE HOUSE THAT FEELS LIKE ME (Allen, LBYR, W '27)
Rep'd by Naomi Davis @ BookEnds Literary
💌 contact: hello@julianplum.com
🎨 portfolio: julianplum.com
Marc Zimmer @lightupscience.bsky.social Author State of Science, Illuminating Disease, Bioluminescence, Cleaner Greener Planet and Glowing Genes. Life is fun when GFP glows. Chemistry professor, teaching with AI, @conncoll 🇿🇦 🇺🇸🇩🇪
Steve Mushin @stevemushin.bsky.social Industrial Designer. Author of Ultrawild:An Audacious Plan To Rewild every City On Earth
Joy Nelkin Wieder @jnwieder.bsky.social Author/illustrator of children's books; author of THE PASSOVER MOUSE (Doubleday 01.28.20); SCBWI; rep'd by
Stephen Fraser at The Jennifer De Chiara Literary Agency
Rebecca Makkai @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social Pulitzer finalist for THE GREAT BELIEVERS; new novel, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, out now. Artistic Director at StoryStudio Chicago. Trying to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You should, too.
rebeccamakkai.substack.com
https://rebeccamakkai.com
Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social What Do People Do at the Science Museum (illus Qin Leng, 8.26)
Bathtime for Snow Monkeys (illus Yas Imamura,10.26)
Profile pic by Yas Imamura
Prettyokmaggie.com
Children's Bookshelf @pwkidsbookshelf.bsky.social A free e-newsletter from Publishers Weekly that reports on children's and YA books. Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/9Ubz9L
신 선 영 辛善英 Sun Yung Shin @sunyungshin.bsky.social 🍉 ABOLISH ICE. Author of Heart Eater: A Memoir of Immigration, Belonging, and How We Find Ourselves in Language, The Wet Hex, Unbearable Splendor, + 11 other books. Rep: Tricia Lawrence @Aevitas & bookings: @BlueFlowerArts. www.sunyungshin.com
Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com Reporting, rebelling and truth-telling from the feminist front lines for over 50 years. Read more at MsMagazine.com.
Red Balloon Bookshop @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social Indie bookstore in St. Paul, MN since 1984! 🎈
Carla Mooney @carlamooney25.bsky.social Author, #STEMTuesday contributor, and non-fiction enthusiast. Check out my books at carlamooney.com.
Bookelicious @bookelicious.bsky.social ❤️ Bookmoji Book-Matching Technology
📚 Curated Online Children's Bookshop
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Carrie A. Pearson, children's book author & presenter @cpearsonauthor.bsky.social Children's book author/full-time word wrangler | early childhood educator | Repped by Kelly Sonnack | proud bi-peninsula Michigander | carriepearsonbooks.com | she/her
Marcia Argueta Mickelson @marciamickelson.bsky.social YA author of Pura Belpre Honor Book Where I Belong, The Weight of Everything, and the upcoming 2025 The Writing Room.
Danna Zeiger - Kidlit Author @drzathome.bsky.social REWRITING THE RULES (Sept '25 Millbrook Press)
#MakingSTEMaccessible
Bio PhD | PB MG YA author |
1st pl '22: #rateyourstory & #springflingkidlit
3x winner #50PreciousWord '22/3/4;
Highlights sch '23
Rep: @gabycabezut @SeymourAgency
www.dannazeiger.com
Nina Crews @ninacrews.bsky.social Children's book author and illustrator
Visit me at www.ninacrews.com
Damian Alexander @damianimated.bsky.social 🌈 Cartoonist & storyteller
📚 Other Boys (First Second)
📖 Absolutely Everything (Graphic Universe)
👀 damianimated.com
🔗 linktr.ee/damianimated
Patricia J. Murphy @pattyjmurphy.bsky.social Award-winning writer/author/creator for BIG/little humans, literacy advocate + marketing/publicity specialist. Visit me at: www.patriciajmurphy.com
Patrica A Jackson @bybirthright.bsky.social Teacher. Equestrian. Sith Princess. Nightmare Wrangler. I write fantasy. FORGING A NIGHTMARE (SFWA)
Janet Fox @janetsfox.bsky.social Kidlit author; writing course creator; lover of dogs, mountains, and all things magical. Blogs every week here: https://janetfox.substack.com/
Jilanne Hoffmann | Kidlit @jilanne.bsky.social Children's book author, book blogger: PB/MG, #STEM
linktr.ee/JilanneHoffmann
HEARTLAND (LBYR '26)
THE OCEAN'S HEART (Millbrook ‘26)
A RIVER OF DUST (Chronicle '23)
Agent: Lori Steel
Focus: Earth's wonders+environment, STEAMTeam
Abby Bulmer @abbybulmer.bsky.social She/her. Welsh Comic and storyboard artist working for https://thephoenixcomic.co.uk/ and big ole nerd. I draw Doggo for the Phoenix, and Gnasher n Gnipper for the Beano!
https://linktr.ee/abbybulmer 🩷💜💙
Cavan Scott @cavan.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, comic writer and screenwriter. Find me at www.cavletter.com
Amanda McCrina @mccrina.bsky.social Writer of historical fiction (next: BEYOND SEVEN FORESTS, 2/3/26) • Polish-American • ❤️ cats, coffee, Frank Sinatra • Rep: @jenniekendrick.bsky.social
https://campsite.bio/amandamccrina
Children's Book Council @cbcbooks.bsky.social The best in children's and young adult literature and literacy news! Learn more at https://www.cbcbooks.org/ and https://everychildareader.net/
Chris Barton @bartography.bsky.social Author—THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS, SHARK VS. TRAIN, WHOOSH! & WE MATCH! Freelance editor—fiction/nonfiction. President—Texas Institute of Letters. Loves visiting schools. https://linktr.ee/bartography
We Need Diverse Books @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book.
🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
Tasslyn - AKA Dr. Sasslyn @tasslyn.bsky.social Poet. Superfan - AUTHORS. KIDLIT. BOOKS. 
Betsy Bird @fuse8.bsky.social Blog about kids books? You bet (A Fuse #8 Production). Library degree? You know it. Books for kids? Seven. Books for adults about kidlit? Two. Podcasts about kids books? One (Fuse 8 n’ Kate). Having fun! https://afuse8production.slj.com
Denise Clay-Murray @denisethewriter.bsky.social Indie journalist. Co-Host of The Philadelphia Hall Monitor on PhillyCam. Political Editor, Philadelphia Sunday Sun. Contributor: Love Now Media, Resolve Philly, MindSite News, BBC News, and WURD Radio. President, SPJ Keystone Pro chapter, Proud Temple Owl.
Nareissa Smith, Author & Speaker @nareissas-author.bsky.social 
Read Your World @readyourworld.bsky.social Read Your World is a non-profit whose mission is to raise awareness about children’s books that celebrate diversity and to get more of these books into the hands of readers.
https://linktr.ee/ReadYourWorld
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
Unite Against Book Bans @uabookbans.bsky.social #UniteAgainstBookBans is a national @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship.
Join the campaign: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
Katie McLain Horner @kt-librarylady.bsky.social The horrors persist but so do I. Public library manager | Former co-host of Book Riot’s Read or Dead podcast | Author of Book Riot’s Check Your Shelf newsletter for librarians | horror freak | Cubs fan | feminist killjoy | she/her
Lee Wind @leewind.bsky.social Author, Blogger, Make the World a Better Placer (he/him). Out to empower Queer Youth and their allies. Out Now: A DIFFERENT KIND OF ENEMY -- Book 2 in my Gay teen action-adventure romance series where Queer Teens Save the World!
Jeff Fleischer @jefffleischer.bsky.social I write books that teach young adults about government, politics, climate change, history, etc. Also short fiction (which isn't specifically YA).
JeffFleischer.com
ComicBuzz @comicbuzz.bsky.social We love comics, anime, games and movies! Follow us and check out the website. https://comicbuzz.com/ #comicbuzz
Kerry O’Malley Cerra: author 🤟🏼 @kerryomalleycerra.bsky.social Author of JUST A DROP OF WATER, HEAR ME, & MAKE A LITTLE WAVE. Coming soon: NF PB The Gallaudet Eleven: The Story of NASA’s Deaf Bioastronauts (Little, Brown ‘26) “Retired” high school librarian #deaf
Patricia Newman @patricianewman.bsky.social Children's Book Author. Speaker. Sibert Honoree. 2x Green Earth Book Award winner. Celebrating #environmentaljustice #nature #STEM
https://linktr.ee/patricianewmanbooks
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas @ebonyteach.blacksky.app I wrote #TheDarkFantastic. Aspiring YA fantasy author; newbie YouTuber. Professor and grad program chair; Auntie PhD. 🔺1913, OES⭐️, Rattler🧡🐍, Wolverine💛💙. Detroit vs Everybody. Linktree: Ebonyteach.
Sarah Mulhern Gross @thereadingzone.bsky.social NBCT, English @ High Tech, past chair @alanorg Walden, AIP MAT Bio @ WCS, NYTimes Learning Network, #nerdcampNJ organizer
EduSky @edusky.bsky.social Update - as Bluesky and #EduSky rapidly expand, Alice has created a team to best support the community! > Please now go follow @Eduskyteam.com
Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social librarian, archivist, author, Ignyte award-winning & Hugo-nominated writer and critic, rat obsessive, hella queer, fuck genAI
words in reactormag.com, locusmag.com, npr, reader's digest, and elsewhere
bookjockeyalex.com
Phil Bildner @philbildner.bsky.social I write books for young people, picture books and middle grade novels. I’m the founder and President of The Author Village. Mets and Nets fan. LGBTQ🌈
Dev Petty @devpetty.bsky.social Children’s Author. Devout Californian.
Rep'd by @jenrofe of ABLA
www.devpetty.com
Jen Ansbach @jenansbach.bsky.social English teacher. NBCT. Rutgers-Newark American Studies PhD; Douglass alum; Scarlet Knights. Author: TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR TEACHING EVALUATION. She/her. I have too many dogs.
LiveOakMedia @liveoakmedia.bsky.social Multi-award winning producers of high quality audiobook editions of children's picture book readalongs, in English and Spanish editions, and middle grade literature https://www.liveoakmedia.com 
Jessica Fries-Gaither @jessicafgwrites.bsky.social Albert Einstein Fellow 24-25. Science educator. Award-winning author of books for children and teachers. PAEMST Finalist. SCBWI & 12 x 12. Rep: Tricia Lawrence at EMLA. All opinions are my own.
https://linktr.ee/jessicafgwrites
Heather Kinser @heatherkinser.bsky.social Picture book author: IN A CAVE, NATURE IS A SCULPTOR, SMALL MATTERS | rep'd by @sarah_redfoxlit | Inform, Delight & Shine a Light!
SCBWI/12x12/InkedVoices
Kelly Rice Schmitt @krschmittwrites.bsky.social A mom in #STEM writing for curious kids!
I SHIP (Lerner, 2023) 🚢 I FUEL (Lerner, 2024) 🚙, THE FARM NEXT DOOR (Knopf BFYR, 2026) 🐰🚜
2023 SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner
Rep: Miranda Paul, EMLA
member @BusyPBs @pbarade @SteamTeamBooks @12x12challenge
The School Librarian Learning Network (SLLN) @schoollibln.bsky.social We curate free online learning opportunities & free resources that school librarians might find useful.
Let us know about upcoming free events or resources - we can add them to our site for all to see!
SchoolLibrarianLearningNetwork.org
Publisher Spotlight @pubspotlight.bsky.social Sharing news about kids books from international publishers and domestic library and teacher conferences https://www.publisherspotlight.com
Megan Hoyt @meganhoytwrites.bsky.social Award-winning children’s book author, National Jewish Book Award finalist, repped by Deborah Warren at East West Lit, lover of words, Italy, chocolate, bichons, bluebonnets, horses, and tiny yorkies. Oh, and my husband. 📚 https://www.meganhoyt.net/
Jessica Lee Anderson - KidLit Author @jessicaleeanderson.bsky.social Author of over one-hundred books for young readers. I am wild about my family, animals of all kinds (including the misunderstood), books, and travel. Rare disease advocate. Represented by Andrea Cascardi. (she/her) www.jessicaleeanderson.com
Kate Messner @katemessner.com NYT bestselling author of 80+ books for kids. Educator. Speaker. Adirondack 46er. Passionately curious. Coming soon: KEEP THE GHOST LIGHT ON
www.katemessner.com
Gene Luen Yang @geneluenyang.bsky.social Cartoonist and Comic Book Writer
🧧American Born Chinese
🏀Dragon Hoops
🐢Secret Coders
🗡Books of Clash
🦸🏻♂️Superman Smashes the Klan
👊🏼Shang-Chi
🐵Monkey Prince
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Ame Dyckman @amedyckman.bsky.social NYT Bestselling, Geisel-winning, GRATEFUL #kidlit author! (Short, loud, goofy… and probably trying to hug wildlife. “NO, AME!”) LATEST 📖: ⭐️THE SICK DAY⭐️ (🦇, 🐈 & 🐀 #6). MORE 📚 ON THE WAY! Rep: Tricia Lawrence—🏆—at Aevitas!
Chiara Colombi @chiaracolombi.com Scruffy-looking word herder. PB + YA author. 🚀 ROCKET SHIP, SOLO TRIP (Viking, '24). ROCKET BEAMS, LUNAR DREAMS (Viking, '25). 🇮🇹 | 🏳️🌈🩷💚💙 | She/Her | Photo credit: Lauren Barkume
www.chiaracolombi.com
Paul O. Zelinsky @paulozelinsky.com children's book illustrator, sometime author. Obsessive doodler. Website https://www.paulozelinsky.com
Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social I wrote some books, once upon a time.
Posting about stories, brain injuries, adorable animals, rhubarb recipes, nature facts, human rights, and how we can make this world safe and kind and good. You are precious to me, and I love you.
kellybarnhill.com
Kathy Ishizuka @kishizuka.bsky.social Third generation JA; Master Gardener
Priors: Editor in Chief, School Library Journal, Partnerships & Innovation Director, SLJ & LJ
Rebecca Gardyn Levington @rebeccaglevington.bsky.social Rhyming PB Author & Poet. WHATEVER COMES TOMORROW; BRAINSTORM!; AFIKOMAN WHERE'D YOU GO?; LITTLE DREIDEL LEARNS TO SPIN, WRITE HERE WRITE NOW, I WILL ALWAYS BE…,FINDING FORGIVENESS (8/5/25), SOME DAYS I’M THE WIND (9/9/25) + more!
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Sara Swenson @bookbagsara.bsky.social Media Specialist, NBCT, president-elect MN Library Assoc.
Heather Ahmie @heatherahmie.bsky.social Advocate for intellectual freedom, inclusive & diverse bookshelves, and the power of children's literature to inspire empathy and curiosity. Additional all things cats, coffee, and crafts!
Lisa Parsonson @teacherlibrarian.bsky.social Canadian High school teacher librarian who loves to learn and try new ideas. Currently exploring play in the secondary library space. Love creating multi-modal texts with students. I have the best job.
Madison's Library @madisonslibrary.bsky.social Passionate about school libraries.
Teacher Librarian, Professional Reader
Book reviews, school librarian resources and professional learning at madisonslibrary.com
Pam Harland @pamlibrarian.bsky.social Once a librarian, always a librarian. Doctor of Education, Professor of Library Media and Digital Learning at Plymouth State University (NH).
Pragmatic Mom @pragmaticmom.bsky.social Hi! I'm Mia Wenjen. I blog at PragmaticMom.com, run nonprofit ReadYourWorld.org, and write children's books (MiaWenjen.com).
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/MiaWenjen- S West Coast Librarian @sylvianurse.bsky.social Interested in eBooks, film, humanities, linked data, machine learning, metadata, instruction, open access, oer and open innovation.
Kellie Beggs @authorkelliebeggs.bsky.social Teacher⭐️Librarian⭐️Author
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Fallon Farokhi @thestoryspectator.bsky.social Educator~Librarian~Blogger~Speaker~Writer
Carrie Upjohn @carrieupjohn.bsky.social Reader 📚 | School Library Director 👓 | EdTech Coordinator 💻 | Mom ❤️ | Crafter 🧶| Runner 👟 | Nature Lover 🌳
Jennifer Chambliss Bertman @jennbertman.bsky.social NYT bestselling author: Book Scavenger series, SISTERHOOD OF SLEUTHS, and A GOOD DEED CAN GROW, illustrated by Holly Hatam. More info: www.jenniferchamblissbertman.com
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Kim Collazo @kcollazo.bsky.social STEM Advocate|Picture Book Author|Retired Educator|Proud mom of 3 sons|Married to super guy|Packers Fan|Rep’d by @LitAgentKatieM.bsky.social
collazocove.com
Steve "It's TAY-tro" Tetreault @drtlovesbooks.bsky.social This is my personal account for personal thoughts. School Libraries are the cure for what ails education! | M.Ed., Ed.D., M.I. | 25 yr vet Tchr | he/him | Lots o' SLMS stuff @ http://SchoolLibLearning.net
Boss_Librarian @kcboyd.bsky.social 🎉2022 SLJ “School Librarian of the Year”
✊🏾ALA Executive Board
#KC_SaidIt
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
https://writerbeware.blog
https://victoriastrauss.com
Amanda MacGregor @amandamacgregor.bsky.social Writing, reading, reviewing, libraries, dogs, children’s lit, mental health, and Teen Librarian Toolbox. All opinions solely my own. She/her.
Len Bryan @lenbryan25.bsky.social K-12 library administrator, husband, daddy, builder of boats, curator of knowledge, & dedicated to stamping out ignorance.
Gail Meyer @readingmeyer.bsky.social High School Librarian; AISLE (IL) Advocacy Chair 2022-present; black tea runs through my veins
Nicole Hurtubise @mshurtubise.bsky.social She/Her. Teacher-Librarian. Aunt. STA Local Rep. BCTLA executive. Hufflepuff. Nature Enthusiast. Avid reader.
#sd36tl #sd36learn #BCTLA #TLsky