Mark Thompson @markreckons.bsky.social Politics (mainly UK and a bit of US), comedy and popular culture more generally.
Hear me on a radio near you blathering about Burnham or Farage. Probably.
Political Sandbox here: https://substack.com/@politicalsandboxmark
Rishi Dastidar @betarish.bsky.social Poet &c | rishidastidar.com | linktr.ee/betarish
Tayari Jones @tayari.bsky.social NYT Bestselling author of KIN and AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE. (Oprah’s Book Club x2) Atlanta born, Atlanta bred, when I die, I’ll be Atlanta dead.
Lyn Brown @lyncbrown.bsky.social Baroness Brown of Silvertown of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham.
Former MP for the fabulous constituency of West Ham.
Lover of dogs, libraries, the arts and avid reader, particularly of crime fiction.
The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social The CWA promotes, supports and celebrates crime writing and writers of crime fiction and non-fiction 🔪🩸👮🏽♀️📚
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Justin Myers @theguyliner.bsky.social Author, journalist, and Guardian Blind Date superfan. A body like Arnold with a Denzel face. (he/him)
theguyliner.com
theguyliner.substack.com
Out of Order Book Club @outoforderbookclub.bsky.social A podcast about reading random books from random series 'out of order'. An avid reader and aspiring writer, plus a fan of #books, #podcasts and #libraries. Crime fiction is my particular addiction! Website: https://outoforderbookclub.com/
Gareth L. Powell / G.L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social Award-winning author of more than 20 books. Writes science fiction as Gareth L Powell and horror and mystery as GL Powell. Repped by Lucienne Diver.
🔗 Mystery and Horror - https://www.glpowell.com
🔗 Science Fiction - https://www.garethlpowell.com
Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social Writes epic and contemporary fantasy novels along with varied shorter fiction. She/her. All opinions absolutely my own. For more, see www.julietemckenna.com
Sareeta Domingo @sareetadomingo.bsky.social Author & Editorial Director at Trapeze Books.
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com Independent journalist, SnapStream brand ambassador, and publisher of the Public Notice newsletter https://www.publicnotice.co/subscribe
Georgina Moore Author @georginamoore1.bsky.social ✍️ new novel River of Stars 💫 paperback JULY
✍️ debut was award-winning, bestselling The Garnett Girls
🏆Arts PR & book publicist📚
📍Houseboat Thames
🏢Deputy MD Midas
Emily Freud - Author @emilyfreud.bsky.social Author of THE CLIFFHANGER, out May ‘25. HER LAST SUMMER, WHAT SHE LEFT BEHIND, MY BEST FRIEND’S SECRET. Quercus Books. Rep’ed by Rachel Neely @ Mushens Entertainment
Lucy Dauman @lucydauman.bsky.social Deputy Publishing Director for Crime & Thriller at Headline Books
📚 All views my own.
Francesca Russell @francescapr.bsky.social Comms Director at Hodder & Stoughton
@francesca_bookspr on Insta
Amy Durant (she/her) @savingbooks.bsky.social Publishing Director, Sapere Books. https://saperebooks.com/
Juno Dawson @junodawson.bsky.social Author, screenwriter, dog lady.
Alexandra Sokoloff @alexsokoloff.bsky.social Thriller Award-winning author/screenwriter: The Huntress Moon thrillers, Screenwriting Tricks for Authors. California liberal repatriated to Scotland. Feminist. Ally. Traveler. Accidental historian.
Forthwrite @forthwrite.bsky.social Creative writing with, for and by women.
🎧podcast
📝workshops
🗣️events
The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org Authors working together to ensure fair pay, protect copyright, and defend free speech.
Russel D McLean/R.D. McLean @russeldmclean.bsky.social Novelist, screenwriter, freelance dev editor. Crime/thriller/sff/horror. General miscreant. Dad of cats. Scottish. Latest Book: THE FRIDAY GIRL (as R.D. McLean) Rep: Allan Guthrie at the North Lit agency
https://www.russeldmcleanbooks.com
Leye Adenle @leyeadenle.bsky.social Writer
Marco Rinaldi @marcorinaldi.bsky.social Scots-Italian writer. Winner of Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect 2025
Venezia fan. Host of @ukPageone.bsky.social, @narrativedamagerpg.bsky.social and @Rigorepod.bsky.social
www.marcorinaldi.info/
linktr.ee/ukpageone
https://linktr.ee/narrativedamagerpg
Arts Council England @artscouncilengland.bsky.social Your national development agency for creativity and culture
• Awarding @dcmsgovuk & @tnluk funds
• Got a question? ☎️ artscouncil.org.uk/contact
Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social “Hilarious.” - Stephen Fry. “Made me laugh out loud.” - David Sedaris. “Very funny.” - Kate Atkinson. "Psychedelic." - The Guardian. “Not humerus at all.” - Amazon reviewer. https://www.tom-cox.com/
Jeremy Vine @thejeremyvine.bsky.social Writer of crime novels based in Sidmouth | TV | Radio
STET Podcasts @stetpodcasts.bsky.social STET Podcasts gathers together some of the leading writing and publishing podcasts in one place for all your writing needs!
https://linktr.ee/stetpodcasts
Lọlá Ákínmádé @lolaakinmade.bsky.social @Hasselblad Heroine, Storyteller + Travel Writer + Photographer + Believer. WROTE: @InEveryMirror @NotEnoughBook @LagomBook @DueNorthBook - RUN: @GeotravelMedia 🇳🇬 🇺🇸 🇸🇪
Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social Writer/director, LA/Berlin. THE CORMORANT HUNT out now in US and UK
Rod Reynolds @rodwr.bsky.social Author of the Casey Wray series, published by Orenda Books. Shatter Creek coming May 2025.
www.rodreynolds.com
www.facebook.com/rodreynoldsbooks
Starre Vartan @starrevartan.bsky.social Science Journalist & Author: The Stronger Sex (Seal/Hachette) Regular Bylines: Nat Geo, WashPo, SciAm, New Scientist, Science Alert And: Weightlifter, Ceramicist, Wildswimmer, Ecstatic Dancer
🇦🇺🇺🇸 dual citizen
my book 👇
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/ye7nrwp7
Kamala Harris @kamalaharris.com Always fighting for the people.
Wife, Momala, Auntie. She/her.
107 Days, my behind-the-scenes account of the shortest campaign in history, is available now at https://kamalaharris.link/107Days.
Alex Hay @alexhaybooks.bsky.social Author | THE QUEEN OF FIVES (2025) | THE HOUSEKEEPERS (2023) | Published by Headline (UK) Graydon House (North America) | Rep’d by Alice Lutyens at Curtis Brown
Claire Linney Author @clairelinney.bsky.social 🇬🇧📚Black British history enthusiast, children’s author and avid reader of diverse and inclusive children’s and YA books.
@mazevansauthor.bsky.social @mazevansauthor.bsky.social 
Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Mari Hannah @mariwriter.bsky.social Crime writer/screenwriter repped by @Oliagent @AMHeathLtd & Conrad Williams @BlakeFriedmann
web: marihannah.com
Eowyn Ivey @eowynivey.bsky.social Alaskan, author of The Snow Child, To the Bright Edge of the World, and coming in Feb 2025 ... Black Woods Blue Sky
Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social I'm going on tour in 2026.
Listen to my show 'No Room' on BBC Radio 4 if you like.
https://www.mickperrin.com/tours/michael-spicer-hope-alls-well/
Jennifer Vallez @jennifervallez.bsky.social Artist 👩🏻🎨
www.jennifervallez.com
Matt Lynch @matt-lynch.bsky.social Teacher 28 yrs inc. 10 yr stint as HoF. North Mancs regional advocate for Litdrive. Teaching, tennis, books, Egypt. Views my own. #teamenglish 🏳️🌈
Kirsty Richards @82ladyk.bsky.social Mum of Girls | Legal Aid Lawyer | Probono Recognition List 2024/25/26 | Legal Hero Shortlisted Nominee 2024 | Past President of Hertfordshire Law Society | Lotus Horizon owner and founder 2026
Openvibe @openvibe.social The App for Connecting Open Social Web
Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads in ONE app, in ONE feed ✨
https://openvibe.social
Fake Book Club Podcast @fakebookclub.bsky.social A podcast about movies, music, life and occasionally the books we read. You can listen to us on Spotify, Pandora, Pocket Casts, TuneIn and YouTube! 🎙️📚
Website: fakebookclubpodcast.wordpress.com
Natasha Gill @natasha-gill.bsky.social Campaigns Executive at Riot Communications | UoN Geography grad 👩🏽🎓 | mental health advocate
John Sutherland Author @johnsutherland.bsky.social Retired Copper. Husband. Dad. Believer in Hope. Writes a bit too. 'The Castle' from Orion Fiction is out in April 2025.
Contact: lwilliams@greeneheaton.co.uk
Website: www.johnsutherlandauthor.co.uk
DL White @booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app Same soup, just reheated. Find me in the A.
Author. Powered by Skittles & spite. Big fan of beaches, brunch, *NSYNC, Kids in the Hall. Aggressively Black. #92percent
Have you tried dying mad about it?
https://www.booksbydlwhite.com/linkinbio
Martta Kaukonen @marttakaukonen.bsky.social My debut psychological thriller FOLLOW THE BUTTERFLY has been sold to 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇩🇰 🇬🇷 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇵🇱 🇭🇺 🇵🇾 🇨🇿 🇱🇻 🇱🇹
Harrogate New Blood panel 2024
Aaron Jacklin @aaronjacklin.bsky.social Independent Journalist
Crime & Crime Policy
MA, Criminology & Criminal Justice Policy
Subscribe: The Art of Explaining Crime, aaronjacklin.substack.com
John Vercher @jverchwrites.bsky.social Author: THREE-FIFTHS; AFTER THE LIGHTS GO OUT; DEVIL IS FINE (PEN/Faulkner and Aspen Words Literary Prize longlist); Artist-in-residence, Monmouth University; Faculty, Randolph MFA; Rep: David Hale Smith; Film/TV: Will Watkins; Speaking: The Tuesday Agency
Chandos. @chandos64.bsky.social Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.
Law, leaseholds, property valuation, and Oxford commas.
European. Lagomorphs, bees, tea & cake.
Arthur H. Manners @arthurmanners.bsky.social Author. Work in Analog, Strange Horizons, Pseudopod, etc. Debut novel: INWORLD, spring 2027, Saga Press & HarperVoyager UK.
Rep: Alexander Cochran, Greyhound Literary (UK) & Brandi Bowles, UTA (US).
Website & Newsletter: https://arthurmanners.com/
Susan Corfield @corfield.bsky.social 🇬🇧Writes mystery & cosy crime. Debut novel: 3rd place iaminprint Cosy Crime '25, LL Cheshire Novel Prize '24. #amquerying novel 2, #amwriting novel 3.
Rhiannon Barnsley @rhiannonbarnsley.bsky.social Psychological writer ✍️ Author of The Clique. Lawyer by day. 
Megan Collins @megancollinswriter.bsky.social Author of CROSS MY HEART (Jan 2025), THE FAMILY PLOT, THE WINTER SISTER, and more. Dog stalker. Cake enthusiast.
🤴🏾 Kingsley Pearson 🍐 @kingsley-pearson.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist & Writer.
London-based.
🏳️🌈 🇱🇰 🇧🇪 🇬🇧
Flat 401: https://www.klpearson.net/flat-401
Out now with Orion Fiction.
Vaseem Khan @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social Author: Q novels (from Bond franchise). Malabar House & Baby Ganesh agency series. The Girl in Cell A. Cricket mad. UCL Security & Crime Science. Website: www.vaseemkhan.com 
Lauren Ling Brown @laurenlingbrown.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Author of SOCIETY OF LIES, a @reesesbookclub pick 📖✨
@penguinrandomhouse
Black and Chinese
Editor 🎞️
The Conversation with Nadine Matheson @theconversation.bsky.social ✨ Deep dives into writing, creativity & life
🎙️Host @nadinematheson.com
🎧 New episodes every Tuesday—listen wherever you find your podcasts
📬 Subscribe, like, follow, and share!
🎧 https://linktr.ee/ConversationwithNadineMatheson
Laura McHugh @lauramchugh.bsky.social Award-winning, internationally and USA TODAY bestselling thriller author (Safe and Sound, What’s Done in Darkness, The Weight of Blood & more). Tech writer by day.
www.lauramchughbooks.com
Giles Paley-Phillips @eliistender10.bsky.social I write books, films and make podcasts.
Happily mediocre
Robert Justice @robert4justice.bsky.social Author—Wrongful Conviction Novels
Host—Crime Writers of Color podcast
Finalist—2025 Colorado Book Awards
RobertJusticeBooks.com
Philip Kimbrough @philipkwrites.bsky.social North Carolina based writer. Mostly books, writing and Tottenham. I’m very bad at social media.
https://www.philipkimbrough.com/
Marve with an 'E' @justmarvewrites.bsky.social Future Bestselling Author of FIRSTBORN OF THE SUN ☀️🧡Out with Penguin Michael Joseph, Oct 23, 2025
www.justmarve.org
Ben Robinson @benrobinsonauthor.bsky.social Debut book The Trillion Dollar Conman out now. Investigative journalist with the BBC's File on 4 programme. Series producer narrative podcasts. Notts County supporter. https://tinyurl.com/255nzdxv
Sarah Raughley @sraughley.bsky.social Academic Scholar, Geek and Writer. Author of The Effigies Series, The Bones of Ruin trilogy and the upcoming thriller, The Queen’s Spade.
Buffer @buffer.com The social media management platform for scheduling, publishing & analytics across every major network. Plan your content calendar in one place. This account is managed by real humans. 💙
⬇️ buffer.com/bluesky
Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social Lawyer, Filmmaker, Big Issue top 100 Changemaker 2024, CEO CAMPAIGN FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE https://www.cfsj.co.uk/
Gail Simone @gailsimone.bsky.social Loves: Comics, Games, Travel, Writing, Greyhounds
Cyclops is so great
I write lots of comics, animation, games and more. Come join us, won't me?
Imran @imranmahmood777.bsky.social Author screenwriter barrister
📚. 🎬. ⚖️
Crystal Palace Football Club @officialcpfc.bsky.social The Official Bluesky handle of Crystal Palace ❤️💙
Pride of South London.
Matt Wesolowski @mattjwesolowski.bsky.social Author of unpleasant books, spooky kickboxer, flawed human. Dungeon Synth and Black Metal; Crows, Cats and Bats.
Agent: Sandra Sawicka (Marjacq)
Film/TV: Luke Speed (SLTM)
Louise Minchin @louiseminchin.bsky.social Author, Journalist, Presenter who loves being outside. Formerly BBC Breakfast and now Rip Off Britain. Thriller Isolation Island is out now.
Beth Reads Crime @bethreadscrime.com 🔍 Crime, mystery & thriller book recs
🏆 UK Book Blogger Awards '24 finalist & '25 longlist
🌐 www.bethreadscrime.com
📧 bethreadscrime@gmail.com
📍 Harrogate, UK
Manpreet Grewal @manpreeteditor.bsky.social Hello, book lovers. I publish great fiction at @HQStories and Akan Books. Shortlisted for Editor of the Year at the British Book Awards 2024. Can also be found on Instagram @manpreeteditor
Isabel Ashdown @isabelashdown.com 🦀 Coast loving writer of 10 novels
📚 Royal Literary Fund Fellow
✍️ Writing tutor & coach
⭐️ NEW novel writing masterclass out now!
Publisher: @orionbooks
Agent: @agentkateshaw
www.isabelashdown.com
Tess Gerritsen @tessgerritsen.bsky.social Thriller novelist, traveler, gardener, proud Mainer. Oh, and medical doctor. Author of the Rizzoli & Isles series and the Martini Club series.
Sara Paretsky @saraparetsky.bsky.social #Crimewriter, social justice activist, #abortion rights, #immigrant rights, fighting book bans, worship my #goldenretriever #books #library
Peter May @authorpetermay.bsky.social Award-winning writer of crime novels, including the Lewis Trilogy, The China Thrillers and the Enzo Files, as well as numerous standalones. Sixteen million books sold worldwide. “The Black Loch” out now.
Karin Slaughter @karinslaughter.com Internationally bestselling thriller writer. Watch WILL TRENT on ABC/streaming on Hulu. Watch PIECES OF HER on Netflix.
John Connolly @jconnollybooks.bsky.social Writer, friend to dogs, booksellers, and wine merchants. Charlie Parker returns in A RIVER RED WITH BLOOD, May 5 (Australia/NZ), May 7 (Ireland/UK), and June 2 (US/Canada)
Don Winslow @donwinslow.bsky.social 
David Baldacci @davidbaldacci.bsky.social 
Sarah J.Harris @sarahjharris.bsky.social Author of Meet Me On The Bridge, The Colour of Bee Larkham's Murder and One Ordinary Day At A Time. Writes YA as Sarah Wishart - Four Good Liars and The Murder Hypothesis
Book and charity shop lover, karate black belt!
Tim Glister @timglisterbooks.bsky.social CWA Dagger-nominated Author of Red Corona, A Loyal Traitor & A Game Of Deceit. 
Tim Weaver @timcweav.bsky.social He/him, erratic hoarder, over thinker, vaguely steampunk, pencil maker, pro Europe, pro trans, woke af.
Not the author of the same name, sorry! You should probably check out his books if you like crime thrillers though :)
Cara Hunter @carahunterbooks.bsky.social Author of MURDER IN THE FAMILY, a Sunday Times, New York Times, USA Today and Canadian Globe & Mail bestseller. Also the milion+ selling DI Adam Fawley series. Both in development for TV. Cat concierge, lover of champagne and chocolate
Simon Toyne @simontoyne.bsky.social Author. Scriptwriter. Writer of Wrongs
Jeffery Deaver @jefferydeaver.bsky.social Author of the Lincoln Rhyme series, the Colter Shaw series, and many other thrillers. 
Ann Cleeves @anncleeves.bsky.social Reader, crime-writer and advocate for libraries and the Reading for Wellbeing project. Creator of Vera Stanhope, Shetland and Matthew Venn, among others.
Suk Pannu @sukpannu.bsky.social Writer. Creator #MrsSidhuInvestigates @AcornTV
/ BBC Radio 4, writer for BBC Kumars, GGM. TV/ radio: http://bit.ly/3MvRi93 books: http://bit.ly/3HPZTjw links: https://linktr.ee/suk.pannu
Daniel Aubrey @spacemandan13.bsky.social Crime writer 📚 Debut novel DARK ISLAND out now!
🏆 SL - McDermid Debut Award & Bloody Scotland Debut Prize.
🏆 LL - Saltire Society First Book Prize.
✍️ Agent: Ella Kahn at DKW
#Orkney obsessed. #AuDHD. #BookSky 💙📚
Mostly here for the #dog pics 🦮🐕🦺
Asia Mackay @asiamackay.bsky.social Chinese Scottish Londoner. Mum of 4. Author of 3. A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage out Jan'25. Curtis Brown 📚 Alice Lutyens 📺 Camilla Young/ Katie Battcock
Richard Coles @richardcoles.bsky.social Writer, podcaster, musician, priest.
Saima Mir @saimamir.bsky.social Novelist, journalist, and Global Head of Comms for AutogenAI
TM Logan @tmloganauthor.bsky.social Three-million selling author of THE DAUGHTER, THE DREAM HOME, THE HOLIDAY and others. New novel THE WEEKEND out now! Rep'd by Camilla Bolton at Darley Anderson linktr.ee/TMLoganAuthor
M. W. Craven @mwcraven.bsky.social Chatter of 💩, writer of books. Author of Sunday Times bestselling #WashingtonPoe & #TillyBradshaw / #BenKoenig / #JamesBond and the Secret Agent Academy series. Winner of CWA Gold/Steel Dagger/ #Theakstons OP Crime Novel of the Year Award #mwcraven