Christina Orlando @cxorlando.bsky.social reactor mag's resident book nerd. they/them 🇵🇷🏳️🌈 nyc
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A.C. Esguerra @blueludebar.com comics artist + writer in LA. probably inkstained. EIGHTY DAYS (GLAAD nominated, YALSA listed). blueludebar [at] gmail [dot] com | https://blueludebar.itch.io/
Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.com Romancing the Vote, coming to save a democracy near you in July 2026. (We run an auction to raise money for voting access, because voter suppression is BAD.) Run by Courtney Milan & Kit Rocha more info @ romancingthevote.com
geneva 🖍️ nycc soon @gdbee.bsky.social Artist! Won a Hugo once! Got nominated for another! Black! I like everyday fantasy! Made a graphic novel! Drew some kids books! Estoy aprendiendo español!
Rep'd by @grahamophones.bsky.social
https://gdbee.carrd.co / https://gdbee.store
Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social America’s only art crime professor, studying theft, repatriation, and general museum shenanigans. Forthcoming book: The Styrofoam Mummy (Norton), on fraud and forgery on the market for ancient treasures. She/her; queer.
www.artcrimeprof.com
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
Talia Hibbert @taliahibbert.bsky.social internationally bestselling romance author who doesn't know how to use this app
Doctora Malka Older @older.bsky.social nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • opinions my own
Naseem Jamnia (they/them) THE GLADE IS AN IGNYTE FINALIST! @jamsternazzy.bsky.social 🏳️⚧️Iranian Chicagoan author: THE BRUISING OF QILWA (adult queernorm Persian fantasy; Crawford, Locus, World Fantasy finalist) & THE GLADE (🏳️🌈🍄MG horror, Ignyte finalist). Worker-owner at Sword & Kettle Press. Newsletter, teaching, & more: lnk.bio/jamsternazzy
Daphne Fama @daphnefama.bsky.social Writer, author, researcher.
🌺 A DEADLY BLOOMING🌺
MARCH 9, '27 US & UK RELEASE
UK & US Release March 9
Kweli Journal @kwelijournal.bsky.social Award-winning literary magazine and nonprofit. Kweli means truth. We seek out, support, and publish writers of color who sing the truth. See upcoming workshops, events, and programs: linktr.ee/kwelijournal. Photo: Tandem Collective
Restoried Bookshop @restoriedbookshop.bsky.social Your friendly, neighborhood AANHPI-owned & focused bookshop in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood. We’re an independent, family-owned shop building community through the love of reading.
Est. 2024
Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app Writer, hex throwing goon. Dainty, delicate, and deadly.
Get Underlined @getunderlined.bsky.social 🔗 linktr.ee/getunderlined
Kayla Ancrum @kaylaancrum.bsky.social Author of THE WICKER KING,THE WEIGHT OF THE STARS and ICARUS! Rep: @ericsmithrocks,
Sabina Khan @sabinawriter.bsky.social Author of books about desi girls.
YA: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali, Zara Hossain Is Here, Meet Me in Mumbai, What A Desi Girl Wants
MG: The Bloodstone Thief (Sept 16/Scholastic)
Karaoke enthusiast & puppy wrangler
Jackie 🇦🇺🇵🇭🇲🇾🌈 @jackieyap.bsky.social emerging mystery & kidlit writer
✨2025 #CYA Aspiring YA Winner
✨2025 #WeNeedDiverseBooks #KillYourDarlings
🌈 adhd, tck, solar-powered, dog mama, shaved iced enthusiast
📍Australia
linktr.ee/jackieyapwrites
@janehseu.bsky.social @janehseu.bsky.social 
Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com Author of bestselling sexy book as Kit Rocha. Rep'd by Sarah Younger at NYLA. Hiding in the Alabama woods. #TeamADHD Book Stuff: https://linktr.ee/kitrocha Enable Chaos: https://amzn.to/4gCqcOD
Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social “Having fun isn’t hard, when you’ve got a library card!” - Arthur Read
linktr.ee/mychalthreets
@tinagabrielle.bsky.social @tinagabrielle.bsky.social 
Tori Eldridge @torieldridge.bsky.social Author of HAWAI‘I RAGE, KAUA‘I STORM, and the Lily Wong mystery thrillers. Tūtū, kunoichi, kanaka maoli living in Portland, OR.
Rosiee Thor @rosieethor.bsky.social Award losing author 📚🌈
Being Aro 💚 (5/26/26)
Summer Coven 🩸(8/25/26)
Life is Strange: Out of Focus 🎸(9/1/26)
Ask me about my plants. (they/them)
https://linktr.ee/rosieethor
Elle Cosimano @ellecosimano.bsky.social NYT & USA TODAY bestselling author, Edgar® nominee, Bram Stoker® nominee, & ITW Thriller Award winner. Rights inquiries: Steph Rostan/LGR Literary
Danielle Paige @daniellepaige.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Writer of Books, Comics and Television. Known for #dorothymustdie. #dccomics #archiecomics #guidinglight #stealingsnow #theravens. my latest is #wishofthewicked. And just lucky to be on staff @ CBS' brand new soap #beyondthegates
Kristen Lepionka @kmlwrites.bsky.social Writer, recluse.
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/
Lev AC Rosen/L.C. Rosen @levacrosen.bsky.social Author of books for all ages including Lavender House, Camp, Emmett, Lion’s Legacy, and others.
Ashley Herring Blake @ashleyhblake.bsky.social Bestselling author | Out now: DELILAH, ASTRID, IRIS, BRIGHT | Up next, DREAM ON, RAMONA RILEY, 5.13.25 🩷💜💙
Mary Grace Bertulfo @merrygeese.bsky.social 🌞 Earth love. Family maven. 🇵🇭 Poet, writer, manunulat. Kidlit. Intergenerational stories. 🌏 Banyan: Asian American Writers Collective founder & organizer. 🌊 Big laughs and fiesty puppies. 💛 http://www.mgbertulfo.com/
Rob Osler Writer @roboslerwriter.bsky.social Multi-award winning, USA Today Bestselling author of mystery novels and short stories. With a focus on LGBTQ+ main characters, I strive to showcase our shared humanity across individual identities.
Randy Ribay @randyribay.bsky.social YA author. 2x National Book Award Nominee. Printz Award co-winner. APALA award winner. PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING, EVERYTHING WE NEVER HAD, THE RECKONING OF ROKU, + more.
Tirzah Price @tirzahprice.bsky.social USA Today bestselling author of the Jane Austen Murder Mysteries, knitter, dog lover, cat wrangler. Michigander. 🌈
Latest: IN WANT OF A SUSPECT
Up next: A MATTER OF MURDER
TirzahPrice.com
Mallory Marlowe @mallorymarlowe.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Author of LOVE AND OTHER CONSPIRACIES
🛸 LOVE AT FIRST SIGHTING coming 8/12/25
Rep: Jessica Mileo @ Inkwell Management
https://linktr.ee/mallorymarlowe
Graci Kim @gracikim.bsky.social New York Times bestselling author of MG books | The Last Fallen Star + Moon + Realm | DREAMSLINGER coming April 2025 | www.gracikim.com
Annie Mare @anniemare.bsky.social Author. she/they. Writes queer romance, mystery, sf/f as Annie Mare. Co-writes with Ruthie Knox as Mae Marvel. Next: COSMIC LOVE AT THE MULTIVERSE HAIR SALON, 6/3/25. Last: BIG NAME FAN sapphic Hollywood mystery. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/anniemare
Taj McCoy (she/her) @tajmccoy.bsky.social Author, Literary Agent (open to queries), Higher Ed Consultant, Private Chef… tumbleweed.
Author website: https://tajmccoywrites.com
Agency website: https://ldlainc.com
Rep: https://bsky.app/profile/jemiscoe.bsky.social
Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social Bestselling Award-Winning Adult and YA Romance Author.
YA: SUMMER OFFICIAL now! 🛹🩵🍦| Adult: THE TWELVE LOVES OF CHRISTMAS 9.29.26 ♥️🎅🏾
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Twelve-Loves-of-Christmas/Alexandria-Bellefleur/9781668250419
Sugardew Island @sugardewisland.bsky.social In this farming game, you have to run your own cozy farm shop 🥕 |
By rokaplay | Wishlist on PS5/Steam: https://linktr.ee/sugardew_Island
Susan Lee @susanleewrites.bsky.social Romance author
☀️SEOULMATES
🏙️THE NAME DROP
📚THE ROMANCE RIVALRY (May ‘25)
Vinny Thomas @vinnythomas.bsky.social ancient reptile in real life, Omar on Platonic. formerly known as vinn_ayy
Robert Justice @robert4justice.bsky.social Author—Wrongful Conviction Novels
Host—Crime Writers of Color podcast
Finalist—2025 Colorado Book Awards
RobertJusticeBooks.com
@marcocarocari.bsky.social @marcocarocari.bsky.social Crime fiction writer and procrastinator living in sunny Palm Springs 🌴
https://www.marcocarocari.com
Julie Leong @julieleong.bsky.social USA Today, Sunday Times, and Indie Bestselling Author of THE TELLER OF SMALL FORTUNES, out now // chinese-malaysian american // repped by Paul Lucas // she/her
https://linktr.ee/julieleongbooks
Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social books, beauty, history, folklore. fan of Dickens & @littleseamstress. gets dressed up like a pillow so she's always in bed. patreon.com/sketchesbyboze, https://linktr.ee/sketchesbyboze
Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier @armbernier.bsky.social Writing Caribbean joy…and mystery…one story at a time! 🇻🇮👩🏾💻🙌🏾🤩
www.ashleyruthbernier.com
Faye Snowden @fayesnowden.bsky.social Award-winning author of the southern gothic A Killing series mysteries. A Killing Breath due out March, 2026. Pre-orders open now!
RoscoeBooks @roscoebooks.bsky.social We are your friendly neighborhood bookstore located in Chicago's Roscoe Village. Order online at www.roscoebooks.com.
Erin E. Adams @iameeadams.bsky.social Storyteller of all things dark. Author of JACKAL and ONE OF YOU.
Updates only
https://linktr.ee/iameeadams
Daniel Aleman @danaleman.bsky.social Author of I MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE (Dec 3, 2024). Also: INDIVISIBLE & BRIGHTER THAN THE SUN (out now!)
Never not craving tacos 🌮
Suzanne Park @suzannepark.bsky.social Writer, napper, snacker.
Malinda Lo @malindalo.bsky.social NYT bestselling author, National Book Award winner. 🏳️🌈 My brand is lesbians. https://www.malindalo.com/
Jayci Lee @authorjaycilee.bsky.social Korean-American author of witty contemporary romance and epic romantasy. THAT PRINCE IS MINE and NINE TAILED is out now. Neurodiverse. Rep’d by Sarah Younger, NYLA
James Klise @jamesklise.bsky.social reader/h.s. educator/writer I’ll Take Everything You Have, The Art of Secrets (Algonquin/Hachette), rep Jennifer Laughran at ABLA. Teaches at StoryStudio in Chicago
Adam Morgan @adamm0rgan.bsky.social Culture journalist for Esquire, Wired, etc. Author of A DANGER TO THE MINDS OF YOUNG GIRLS (Simon & Schuster), MYST & RIVEN: CAN GAMES BE LITERATURE? (University of Chicago Press, 2027).
https://linktr.ee/adamm0rgan
Contact: adam@adam-stephen-morgan.com
Cindy Fazzi @cindyfazzi.bsky.social Filipino American author, THE ANALYST, Thomas & Mercer (4/2027); DOMINGO THE BOUNTY HUNTER series; MY MACARTHUR. Literary agent: Maria Napolitano, KT Literary.
Michael Zapata @michaelzapata.bsky.social Author of the novel THE LOST BOOK OF ADANA MOREAU. Faculty at StoryStudio Chicago & Northwestern University. Descended from Andean farmers, poets, and union organizers.
michaelzapata.com
Angela Crook @navah74.bsky.social Writer. Bookworm. Lover of words and music. 
Erin Baldwin @erinbwrites.bsky.social here i am, mister fairy universe
WISH YOU WEREN'T HERE is out now! win my affection by purchasing it with money!
Rep: Lauren Spieller
Jerrel Ramos @jerrely.bsky.social upcoming YA fiction writer going through a text app relapse
Ellen Byron - Maria DiRico @ellenbyronla.bsky.social Reader, writer, dancer, needlepointer. NY-NOLA-LA bona fides. Barker at my own carnival.
Wendy Xu @wendyxu.bsky.social bestselling, award nominated comics person. teaching artist via AAWW.
MOONCAKES, TIDESONG, INFINITY PARTICLE. more tk. agent: Linda Camacho. opinions my own. she/they
no crypto, no nfts, no ai
https://linktr.ee/artofwendyxu
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
Yoshi Yoshitani @yoshiyoshitani.bsky.social Freelance Illustrator, Tarot & Oracle of the Divine Creator
Eisner Nominated
📧 yoshi@yoshiyoshitani.com
Literary Agent: Thao Le at Sandra Dijkstra Lit Agency
Shop & Links yoshiyoshitani.com/click-me
Using #tarot #oracledeck #art
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Taco Bell Quarterly @tacobellquarterly.org Taco Bell Quarterly is The World's Most Prestigious Literary Magazine. Unaffiliated with Daddy Taco. We publish the boundaries of cease and desist. tacobellquarterly.org
Korina @korinamossauthor.bsky.social Award-winning cozy mystery author who loves reality tv, British mysteries, and democracy. Freelance editor specializing in cozy & traditional mysteries. Find me at korinamossauthor.com
Jennifer K. Morita, author @jenniferkmorita.bsky.social Mystery author & mom. Member of Sisters in Crime, Crime Writers of Color, Mystery Writers of American & International Thriller Writers.
Lyn Liao Butler @lynliaobutler.bsky.social 
Sophia N. Lee @sophianleewrites.bsky.social Author of books for kids and teens. Always learning. Always looking for cake.
www.sophialeewrites.com
ann zhao @annzhao.bsky.social indie bestselling author of DEAR WENDY, library worker, and owner of two build-a-bear axolotls. (she/her)
linktr.ee/annzhao_
Wanda M. Morris @wandamowrites.bsky.social Award-winning author of ALL HER LITTLE SECRETS & ANYWHERE YOU RUN & WHAT YOU LEAVE BEHIND. Wife, mom to the 3 best kids ever! Rep: Lori Galvin of Aevitas Creative Management
Sarah Dass @sarahdasswrites.bsky.social 🇹🇹 author of WHERE THE RHYTHM TAKES YOU and IT WAITS IN THE FOREST | Agent: Wendi Gu | https://linktr.ee/sarahdassauthor
Ellie Alexander @elliealexander.bsky.social Mystery author. Writing coach and book lover. Trying to bring a touch of cozy to a not-so-cozy world. ✍️
Reality Writes Podcast. 🎧
Rebel Book Alliance—read banned books. 📚
Forever Progressive. 💙
Swiftie. ✨
Heather Levy 🌈 @heatherlevy.bsky.social Anthony-nominated author of bestsellers HURT FOR ME and THIS VIOLENT HEART
✨Kinky queer Okie 🩷💜💙
✨I write novels about badass women who’ve been through some shit
✨Rep by Sandy Lu
https://www.heatherlevywriter.com- D Anne Soon Choi @drchoijoy.bsky.social Writer. Loves pugs and capybaras | Rep: Trisha Lawrence @Erin Murphy Literary | Rep: Michael Signorelli @ Aevitas Creative | Rep: Nat Sobel @ Sobel Weber Associates
James W. Ziskin, écrivain et prof de français @jameswziskin.bsky.social Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award-winning author of the Ellie Stone Mysteries.
Edgar®, Agatha, Lefty, and Sue Grafton Memorial award finalist.
james.ziskin@gmail.com
www.jameswziskin.com
Delia Pitts @deliapitts50.bsky.social Twins mother, historian, diplomat, university administrator, crime fiction writer. DEATH OF AN EX is out now. TROUBLE IN QUEENSTOWN is in paperback.
Word Up Community Bookshop / Librería Comunitaria @wordupbooks.bsky.social Collectively run non-profit bookshop & arts space in Washington Heights NYC 🗽 Check out our new space Recirculation!
Tracy Clark @tracyc1.bsky.social Author of the Cass Raines and Det. Harriet Foster series.
Jennifer Hillier @jenniferhillier.bsky.social Writer of psychological thrillers.
rebecca kuss @rebeccakuss.bsky.social senior romance editor at bloom books/sourcebooks
Hank Phillippi Ryan @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social USA Today bestseller author of 16 novels of suspense. Winner of 37 Emmys for television investigative reporting, as well as 5 Agathas, 5 Anthonys, and the Mary Higgins Clark award.
Watch for ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS coming in 2025.
hankphillippiryan.com
Nadine Nettmann @mauiauthor.bsky.social I write about wine during the day and also at night. Writer of books, drinker of wine, cuddler of cats.
Farah Heron @farahheronauthor.bsky.social Writer of Adult and YA romances. Latest: Just Playing House, Remember Me Tomorrow. Next: Meet Me On Love Street.
Nekesa Afia @nekesawritesbooks.bsky.social Author/Seamstress/Sondheim Stan
Vanessa Riley @vanessariley.com Vanessa Riley, award-winning author, explores hidden narratives of Black women, sisterhoods, and power in historical fiction, romance, and mystery genres.
Barbara Howard @barbarahoward.bsky.social Author of mysteries featuring a strong female protagonist, diverse cast of characters, and a dash of romance. Plant eating introvert wrapped in a homemade quilt. Member: MWA, SinC, CWOC, AG, Great Lakes Fiction Writers President 
‘Dr’ Dorothy Koomson @dorothykoomson.bsky.social 📚Award-winning, Sunday Times Bestselling Author | Writer ✍🏾 l Reader 📖 | TV & Film Lover 📺 | Podcaster 🎙️| Latest book Give Him To Me out now 📚⚡️
Gigi Pandian @gigipandian.bsky.social USA Today bestselling, Anthony & Agatha Award-winning author. Cancer survivor. Locked-room mystery enthusiast. she/her
SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social Writer, whiskey drinker and cat dad
Crime Writers of Color @crimewoc.bsky.social A group of over 350 of today and tomorrow’s crime writers of color. Follow to stay up-to-date on our new releases, recognitions & other good news.
Crimewritersofcolor.com
Annette Christie @msannettemc.bsky.social Author of THE REHEARSALS & FOR TWICE IN MY LIFE (Little, Brown) | ghostwriter (boo!) | prob crying at a sitcom right now
Sarah Zachrich Jeng @sarahzj.bsky.social Speculative thrillers: WHEN I'M HER and THE OTHER ME (Berkley)
Rep: Joanna MacKenzie
Tech worker/tech skeptic
https://sarahzj.com/links.html
Sonia Hartl @authorsoniahartl.bsky.social Author | Unlikable Female Character | Collector of books, puzzles, and grudges | Out now: Rent to Be | Rep: Becca Podos
@vmburnsbooks.bsky.social @vmburnsbooks.bsky.social 
Molly MacRae @mollymacrae.bsky.social Writer writing mysteries short and long.
type-type-type-typitty-typo-type
StoryStudio Chicago @storystudiochicago.bsky.social We are a literary arts nonprofit focused on building a writing community. Classes and events online and in person. Come write with us!
https://www.storystudiochicago.org
Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social A @storystudiochicago.bsky.social publication! Editor-in-Chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social