The New York Review of Books @nybooks.com ‘The premier literary-intellectual magazine in the English language.’
Elvira @therealelvira.bsky.social Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (aka Cassandra Peterson)
https://linktr.ee/therealelvira
Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social I am America’s Best Christian™. But you knew that. You can find exclusive content here: https://www.patreon.com/c/MrsBettyBowers
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Bradley Morgan @bradleymorgan.bsky.social Author of “Frank Zappa’s America” (LSU Press, ‘25); “U2: Until the End of the World” (Gemini, ‘25); & “U2’s The Joshua Tree: Planting Roots in Mythic America” (Backbeat, ‘21). Interviewer for the New Books Network. Music film fest director for CHIRP Radio
Devin Thomas O’Shea @devintoshea.bsky.social author of THE VEILED PROPHET — writing in The Nation, The Intercept, Slate, Jacobin, Boulevard — he/him — rep Erik Hane, Headwater Literary
https://linktr.ee/devintoshea
McKie's Disc Jockey Show Lounge @mckiesdjlounge.bsky.social Started as updates from an artifact from a significant South Side club that has been spared the scrap heap. Now mostly other Woodlawn/Chgo history. Jazz & minutia. Infrequent posts.
Darker Times @darkertimes.bsky.social A worker-owned horror culture magazine.
www.darkertimes.com
Digital Newberry @digitalnewberry.bsky.social Exploring the Newberry Library's digital collections: rare maps, historical documents, postcards, and unexpected finds. Browse, discover, and help us transcribe. Free and open to all.
Emma Morris @curtainlecture.bsky.social Aspiring Sacred Monster. Astro Literate. Acquisitions Manager @ Newberry Library. She/her. Opinions mine & with apologies to the collective unconscious.
Brittany K. Allen @britt-kathryn.bsky.social staff writer at Literary Hub 🌹
actor, prosewright, playwright
Big Chill apologist
words in McSweeney’s Quarterly, Lampblack, Kenyon Review, Epiphany, etc.
Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
https://linktr.ee/lithub_
Literary Hub [Unofficial] @lithub.com.web.brid.gy The best of the literary web
🌉 bridged from 🌐 https://lithub.com/: https://fed.brid.gy/web/lithub.com
Chicago Review Press @chireviewpress.bsky.social An independent publisher founded in 1973, Chicago Review Press publishes titles of lasting interest and groundbreaking works that reach beyond the trends.
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.
Find us at https://ala.org.
We follow the ALA Code of Conduct: https://www.ala.org/user-guidelines
American Writers Museum @americanwritersmuseum.org Our mission is to excite audiences about the impact of American writers—past, present, & future—in shaping our collective histories, identities, & daily lives.
Adam Sleper @adamsleper.bsky.social Dad, hubby, writer. Illinois artist grants, Chicago Writers Assoc, Horror Writers Assoc, Page/AFF finalist, PEN Emerging Writers. Black List 8+. Shakespeare/R.E.M.
USMNT/Huskers/Red Sox.
Rep: Mark Gottlieb@Trident
www.adamsleper.com
AdamSleper.substack.com
Jarvis Square Books @jarvissquarebooks.bsky.social Small used & new bookstore in Rogers Park, Chicago.
1522 W. Jarvis
Tuesday-Saturday, 11-6
Sunday 11-5
Posts most often by @kateharding.bsky.social
Pilsen Community Books @pilsencommbooks.bsky.social Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book
Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org radical publisher of politics, culture, current events
haymarketbooks.org
RoscoeBooks @roscoebooks.bsky.social We are your friendly neighborhood bookstore located in Chicago's Roscoe Village. Order online at www.roscoebooks.com.
Bookends & Beginnings @bookends.bsky.social Evanston's independent bookstore
1620 Orrington Ave.
Open every day!
10-6 Sunday-Tuesday
10-8 Wednesday-Saturday
Northwestern University Press @nupress.bsky.social Northwestern University Press is dedicated to publishing books of enduring scholarly and cultural value, from philosophy, to poetry, to lit crit, to translations, and beyond.
We are home to TriQuarterly and Curbstone Books.
Chicago Review of Books @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social A @storystudiochicago.bsky.social publication! Editor-in-Chief @mbwwelch.bsky.social
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
James Finn Garner @jamesfinngarner.bsky.social Humor monger. PC Bedtime Stories. Rex Koko, Private Clown. Bardball. American Bystander. AHOY Comics. "You can't put a price on money."
Jamesfinngarner.substack.com
The Newberry @newberrylibrary.bsky.social Curating curiosity for all since 1887. The Newberry Library is an independent research library located in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. Cover photo: Oak Street Beach postcard from Curt Teich Postcard Collection.
Fritz Kaegi @fritzforassessor.bsky.social Cook County Assessor. Running to make the property tax code work for working families.
wint @dril.bsky.social Never Bullshit
I challenge any and every one who wants to kick my ass to a debate .
https://www.patreon.com/dril
https://www.instagram.com/dril
https://linktr.ee/drilreal
Punkey Doodles @punkeydoodles8.bsky.social Hello, I draw cartoons :)
Criterion Channel @criterionchannl.bsky.social Classics and discoveries from around the world, thematically programmed with special features, on a streaming service brought to you by Criterion.
Fan account ready to be claimed by Criterion.
Chicago Tree @chicagotree.bsky.social Mostly reposting Chicago trees & sometimes other trees. And birds. And other things I find interesting.
Pulp Covers @pulpcovers.com I take whiskey straight, women curvy and murder in stride
National Rosacea Society @rosaceaorg.bsky.social The National Rosacea Society is dedicated to improving the lives of people with rosacea through public awareness and support of medical research.
https://www.rosacea.org
Ted McClelland @tedmcclelland.bsky.social Father of Lark, Birch and Rose. Author of Chorus of the Union. Contributing Editor, Chicago magazine
Lake Michigan! Live! @lake-michigan.live cooler by the lake 🕶️🏖️
Current* view of a webcam located around Lake Michigan, every 30 minutes
*randomly chosen image from a list of 50+ webcams. image captured within 30 minutes of post
@the.mazz.zone
Gayle Brandeis @gaylebrandeis.bsky.social Writer, teacher, gentle rabble rouser. Co-proprietor of Secret World Books in Highland Park, IL.
Becky Spratford @raforall.bsky.social Matching books w/ readers thru the library especially #HorrorForLibraries. Jersey Girl in exile. Reviews for LJ & Booklist. HWA Sec. Rep @laneheymont.bsky.social. Bram Stoker Winner, WHY I LOVE HORROR (Saga Press) https://bit.ly/WhyILoveHorror. (She/Her)
Juan Martinez @fulmerford.com Author, dad, professor, doodler, loafer
https://www.fulmerford.com
Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social get ready for some bad drawings. he/him
Secret World Books @secretworldbooks.bsky.social Used and new books, comics, and other wonders. Owned by author Gayle Brandeis and her husband Michael Brandeis in Highland Park, IL.
Zine Club Chicago @zineclubchicago.bsky.social A free community event series for zine enthusiasts. Our cut-and-paste hijinks include meetups, South Side Zine Fest + Carnival, South Side Zine Library, Southwest Side Zine Library + more! Produced and founded by Cynthia E. Hanifin. zineclubchicago.com
EC Comics @eccomics.bsky.social Official EC Comics
Over 75 Years of corrupting the innocent! Tales from the Crypt, Weird Science and much more!
Licensing Requests: corey@eccomics.com
Reaktion Books @reaktionbooks.bsky.social An independent publisher of innovative non-fiction.
www.reaktionbooks.co.uk
The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social Online journal and not-for-profit project dedicated to curious and compelling works from the history of art, literature, and ideas. Featuring 300+ essays — ✍️ submissions welcome. We also have a mighty fine prints shop.
https://publicdomainreview.org
Pictures of Nixon @picturesofnixon.com Pictures of Nixon
Myrna Loy Archive ♡ @myrnaloyarchive.bsky.social Dedicated to the life and memory of Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 - December 14, 1993) ♡
https://www.instagram.com/myrna.loy.archive/profilecard/?igsh=eHR6dHN3aHZtbG9y
Ken Parille @kenparille.bsky.social College teacher of literature, children’s lit, comics, writing. Author/editor of books on Daniel Clowes, 19th-century boyhood, guitar playing. Author of essays on comics and boyhood in academic journals and elsewhere. Friend to All Cats Everywhere Always.
Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov Mom. Combat Veteran. Blackhawk pilot. U.S. Senator. Illinoisan.
1440 @1440daily.bsky.social A knowledge collective for the insatiably curious.
https://bit.ly/42ClJDJ
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
Lydialyle Gibson @lydialyle.bsky.social Writer at Harvard Magazine; alum of UChicago Mag and Chicago Journal (RIP). NC/Va --> Chicago --> Boston. Views mine, etc.
20x2 Chicago @20x2chi.bsky.social Twenty people. One Question. Two minutes each.
Shows four times a year in Chicago. More info at https://20x2.org/chicago or http://20x2chi.org
Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social I write sometimes
www.rabihalameddine.com
ACLU @aclu.org A nonprofit, nonpartisan, legal and advocacy 501(c)(4) organization. Visit our site for more about us and our affiliated organization, the ACLU Foundation.
William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol All the world’s a stage
Ben Wetherbee ⚓❄🐝 @wetherbeephd.bsky.social ❄ English prof & WPA, Northern Michigan U
❄ rhetorical theory & history, writing, film
❄ review ed., enculturation
❄ aspiring Yooper
❄ union thug
❄ he/him
#teamrhetoric
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social Random lines from Moby Dick. Bot conceived, coded, and curated by @samplereality.bsky.social. Follow the companion bot @findmobydick.bsky.social for sources.
Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
https://substack.com/@senatorwarren
Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social Ex NY Times, now author of Substack Paul Krugman. Nobel laureate and, according to Donald Trump, "Deranged BUM". Also Research Professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center and senior scholar at the GC-CUNY Stone Center.
Richard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social 37th President of the United States. Messages from the President unsigned, others from Ronald Ziegler.
RN@dicknixon.com
KnucklesTDog @kgelhausen.bsky.social A very good dog
JP Solheim @jpsolheim.bsky.social writer, teacher, associate director @bookendssbu.bsky.social, erstwhile punk bassist, parens familias. linktr.ee/jennifersolheim
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
@ekirsammer.bsky.social @ekirsammer.bsky.social 
Heather in Chicago @heatherk.bsky.social “Wild and wise—a perfect paradox of a woman”—my friend Amanda. Also posting here as ibikedinthis.bsky.social
Kimberly Copeland @dr-k-copeland.bsky.social Artist, dancer, and nonprofit professional
NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social I have never felt more politically homeless. Parody. Merch: https://tinyurl.com/msjjmwpt
Ray Pride @raypride.bsky.social Daily newsletter/column, Today in Culture, free sub @ Newcity.com. Film critic. Photographer. Editor. raypride.substack.com; [my name] everywhere / weekly film column newcityfilm.com
Atomic Books @atomicbooks.bsky.social An independent bookstore specializing in underground, comix, zines, small press, and pop culture ephemera.
Leor Galil @imleor.bsky.social Chicago Reader music writer
imleor.carrd.co
Jack Sargeant @jacksargeant.bsky.social author (Flesh & Excess, Deathtripping, Against Control…), curator of film, art, performance, music. Occasional spoken word performer, lecturer, media producer. underground and independent film, publishing & music… coffee drinker….PhD
The Criterion Collection @criterion.bsky.social Since 1984, we’ve dedicated ourselves to gathering and publishing the greatest films from around the world. criterion.com
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.)
University of Illinois Press @illinoispress.bsky.social University of Illinois Press / Publisher of scholarly and regional trade books and journals since 1918
University of Minnesota Press @uminnpress.bsky.social Book publisher, est. 1925.
Quinn Myers @quinnmyers.bsky.social reporter @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Email: quinn@blockclubchi.org
Neighborhood Guy @bellringerwins.bsky.social I will Tweet no more forever!
The Midwest begins where neurosis ends. Chicago 🇵🇱 🇺🇸 Don’t be a jagoff!
Forever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social Louise and Old Hollywood: Sweet spot 1925-1939
Kori Rumore Finley @chicagorumormill.bsky.social Mom + Chicago Tribune reporter + co-author, HE HAD IT COMING: 4 MURDEROUS WOMEN ... .
📬: http://bit.ly/3rr2hIw
https://www.chicagotribune.com/author/kori-rumore/
Drawn & Quarterly @dandq.bsky.social Montreal-based publisher of the world's most brilliant cartoonists and their comics, graphic novels and art! https://linktr.ee/dandq
Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social Publisher of the world's greatest cartoonists!
fantagraphics.com
The Comics Journal @comicsjournal.bsky.social The Magazine of Comics Journalism, Criticism and History 
Golden Age Comics @goldenagecomics.bsky.social Avid collector and fan of the Golden Age of Comic Books (1930’s through 1950’s), showcasing many gems from that era and beyond. Produced the first podcast devoted to the Golden Age. Have written extensively about the era over the years.
Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social Chicago's neighborhood news source.
Hulínský @hulinsky.bsky.social Sci-fi, Art, Science, Star Trek, Godzilla, kaiju, Jackie Chan, Red Dwarf, vintage and WPA poster enthusiast, Blue Blaze Irregular, googie architecture fan, Salt Lake City.
Salem Collo-Julin @hollohulo.bsky.social Writer/editor/talker/host | she/they | 📨 scollojulin@gmail | dogs and cats living together | #Chicago
https://linktr.ee/hollohulo
Factsheet Five Archive Project @f5archive.bsky.social Exploring the history of zines, comics, anarchism, sci-fi, the occult, & other weirdness via the pages, letters, ftps, & BBSes of Factsheet Five. f5archive.org. Also on IG.
Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
Bonnie Schmick @bonschmick.bsky.social 
ElleSeaBee @elleseabee.bsky.social Mixed media artist, experimental animator, cat wrangler, educator, couch and snack enthusiast
Joe Mason @eelobrien.bsky.social Burn the calendars! Anachrony now!
Critters on the Loose! @crittersontheloose.bsky.social When critters are on the loose, we have the story! News roundup of animals on the wild side. 
Rick R. Reed @rickrreed.bsky.social #Author of more than 60 #ownvoices novels, spanning horror, suspense, and romance. Entertainment Weekly calls my work: "heartrending & sensitive." Lambda Literary Award Finalist. Multiple Rainbow Award winner. #LGBTQ #cyclist #rescuedog lover 🏳️🌈 💙
Marc Fischer @marc-fischer.bsky.social Artist publisher living in Chicago with Public Collectors, Half Letter Press, Temporary Services. Finds cultural voids; fills them. He/him www.publiccollectors.org, https://halfletterpress.com, www.temporaryservices.org, https://hardcorearchitecture.blog
Timothy Inklebarger @timinklebarger.bsky.social FoodNavigator; Gallery 1562 https://www.etsy.com/shop/Gallery1562
Donna Kossy @dkossy.bsky.social Old zinester, author of "Kooks," seller of weird books, collage artist, democracy defender, resister of Trumpism & Idiocracy. Scammers take note: I block sketchy looking followers so don't even try.
Lauren Bolger @renbolger.bsky.social Horror writer startled by most sounds. The Barre Incidents and Kill Radio (both genre-bendy Horror) available now thru Malarkey Books.
My website: https://www.laurenbolger.com/
Jewish / Free Palestine
Comics in the Golden Age @comicsinthega.bsky.social The Comics in the Golden Age Podcast. And sometimes the Platinum Age. Celebrating comics books & comic strips of all genres & their creators (ESPECIALLY THEIR CREATORS) from the 1930s to the 1950s, & other comics history!
Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social Encyclopedist, college librarian, writer, ttrpg writer. I like to talk about Mesopotamia & Vikings. Always outnumbered, never outgunned.
My podcast, "The History of Comic Books in 500 Issues," is at http://500issues.com