Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social War, robots, & bad futures but imagining better. I edit @cipolicy.bsky.social's International Policy Journal, opinions my own. Unitarian Universalist. He/him. Husband to @alymay.bsky.social & father of 2.
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Antigone @antigoneinthebes.bsky.social Bit of a nerd
I’m into:
comics
SciFi
mythology
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board games
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video games
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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com Professor, historian, author THE BRIGHT AGES (2021), OATHBREAKERS (2024), and VIOLENCE: A CHRISTIAN HISTORY (coming soon). Host podcast "American Medieval"
nostalgia/apocalypse. religion/violence. medieval/modern. Neutral Good. He/ him.
profgabriele.com
Samara Rafert @rafertess.bsky.social University press publicist (Mad Creek Books), pottery class enthusiast. Columbus, Ohio.
SHEAR @shearites.bsky.social The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic is dedicated to exploring US history from 1776-1861.
VHS Vault @vhsvault.bsky.social Totally automated and totally random screenshots/clips from the archive.org vhs vault collection
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Rosie Fiore @rosiefiore.bsky.social Author of The Death & Life of Lucy Westenra. Royal Literary Fund Fellow, Middlesex University London. Tutor on Jericho Writers' Ultimate Novel Writing Course. rosiefiore.com
Prof MNP @nushpowell.bsky.social Professor of eighteenth-century lit and culture; person who studies pirates; dragon aficionado; proud parliamentarian dork. Opinions are my own and no one else's.
sara m. b. simon @sarambsimon.bsky.social phd student in us history (quantification & govt data, esp. vital statistics) • former newsroom software engineer & data journalist • she/her • chicago
smbsimon.github.io
Vatican Observatory @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social The Vatican Observatory is one of the oldest active astronomical observatories in the world, with its roots going back to 1582 and the Gregorian reform of the calendar.
The Vatican Observatory stands at the forefront of scientific research.
juliesotowrites @juliesotowriters.bsky.social Writer
#1 New York Times, #1 Sunday Times, & #1 USA Today Bestselling Croissant
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agent:Gaia Banks
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Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER (Tor Nightfire, Titan). 5 Bram Stoker Awards. Shirley Jackson finalist. Work in Strange Horizons, Nightmare, Asimov's, Pseudopod, etc. Clarion grad. 🏳️🌈
www.lucysnyder.com
Rep: @jord4nhill.bsky.social
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RAFinley Writes Books @rafinley.bsky.social Author. Artist. Musician. Exceedingly Reluctant Animator. Terminal Eccentric. Middling Adventurer. Cat Lady. Stationary Supply Enthusiast. Chaos Gardener.
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League of Women Voters of Williamsburg Area @lwvwilliamsburg.org We are a nonpartisan, grassroots civic organization promoting informed and active participation in government. We are now on Bluesky @lwvwilliamsburg.org. Follow us and we'll follow you. We must stay informed. We're in this together!
Tammy Komoff @tammykomoff.bsky.social Horror/Fantasy writer. Mom of two semi-feral girls and a pack of mutts.
Follow for books, short stories & random things I find interesting.
Work in LCRW, Uncharted, Abyss & Apex
Member of HWA, Codex
Eugie Award Finalist
tammykomoff.com
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social Author of Neuromancer and, most recently, Agency (still above from “Kill Switch”, The X-Files, Season 5, Episode 11, co-written with Tom Maddox)
Jill Tengan @wonderbooze.bsky.social Recording Engineer & Mixer. Grammy Nominated. There’s PLENTY of great new music/artists. Don’t limit yourself to one genre. She/Her. #Burbank
Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com Sociologist. Author. Professor. Roosevelt Institute Fellow. Expert on families, schools, kids, privilege, and power. Bylines in NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Atlantic, etc.
"Other countries have social safety nets. The US has women."
www.jessicacalarco.com
Karen Rose @karenrosebooks.bsky.social I write books about murder and I like to knit ❤️ I live in the PNW with my husband named MrR (aka Martin) and our Giant Schnauzer named Sasha.
See What's New at https://linktr.ee/karenrosebooks
Check out my website at https://karenrosebooks.com/
DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social We love being your library!
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author Freya Anduin @freyaanduin.eurosky.social MA/cand.comm.+ hist. #Danish #author,#historian. #truish-crime, #historical-fiction, #cosy-crime, #mystery, #fact-and-fiction, #KidLit #MGLit #A #MG #M #HS #C #R. ⌨️📖💙📚 ⏳ ⚡️ #ASD, freyaanduin.com lendorphandlacour.com adelinelacour.dk merkantia.dk
Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social I write about Accidental Detectives, Accidental Billionaire Cowboys, love at a cat café, and romantic suspense in the Southwest. Loves animals, clouds, sunsets, hiking, #books and writing, New Mexico.
#SinC #Catlover 😸 #hiker #mystery 🕵️♀️ #romance #author
Shelly Jones (they/them) @shellyjones.bsky.social English Prof. Editor at Analog Game Studies.
Agatha nominee. Writer, gamer, nature nerd. BLM
Author of Cozy, Nerdy Mysteries:
https://tulepublishing.com/series/a-wren-winters-mystery/
https://shellyjonesauthor.com/
Laurie Brown @laurie17brown.bsky.social MG and cozy writer. NH girl by location NYC girl in spirit. Personal chef to three dogs. My debut #MG novel DON'T FRET, FRIDA comes out in fall of 2026
Tea And Books (Kelly P) @teaandbooks90.bsky.social I read lots of books and drink lots of tea. I read and review books in all genres. Hoping to connect with bookish buddies and authors 📚💕
Elaine L. Orr @elaineorr55.bsky.social People person who writes six #mystery series & whatever bounces around my brain. Grateful for family & good friends. www.elaineorr.com. Strongly believe I live in a country of diverse people in which everyone can be included & treated equitably.
Rosalind Barden author @rosalindbarden.bsky.social Author of mystery and horror with a sense of humor.
https://www.bookbub.com/authors/rosalind-barden
J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social Agatha Award winning whodunnit author, father, husband, and cat dad, not necessarily in that order. Author of the Allie Cobb Mysteries, the Darcy Gaughan Mysteries, and the Elmo Simpson Mysteries.
Vicky Newham / Izzie Harper. @vickynewham.bsky.social Author of The Wootton Windmill (cozy) Mysteries and the DI Rahman (police procedural) novels.
Rachael Gray @rachaelgray.bsky.social Clinical psychologist and writer, living in France. Author of the Elderwick Mysteries series 📚🐓 (she/her) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Ꚃᴛᴇᴘʜᴇɴ ʀᴏss @stephenross.net Author of Mysteries (Edgar/Thriller/Derringer Nominee). Musician.
Member: MWA (Mystery Writers of America) & NZSA (Aotearoa)
Repped by High Spot Literary
Substack: Cinema555.com
Website: StephenRoss.net
Elizabeth Spann Craig @elizabethspanncraig.com Winding down my link-sharing here. Thanks to those who followed along! You can still find me at elizabethspanncraig.com
Michael Northrop @michaelnorthrop.bsky.social NY Times–bestselling author of novels, comics, and graphic novels for young readers, starting a new chapter with my 1st mystery series for adults! Rep’d by @saracrowelit.bsky.social. Research editor at Dance Magazine. More coffee, please!
Lawrence Allan @writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com Midwestern as f@!k! Award winning and Shamus Finalist! Mystery/crime writer of tales involving heroes using humor to cover emotional turmoil. https://linktr.ee/lawrenceallan
Newsletter: https://newsletter.lawrenceallanwrites.com/newsletter
Luke Deckard | Crime Writer 🕵🏻♂️ @lukedeckard.bsky.social 📚No Saints Only Killers (6/26)
🎙️ Cinema Sleuths
🗞️ Reviews Get Your Comic On
🩸Bloody Scotland Pitch Perfect & Amazon New Voices Awards Finalist
Dr. Emily Friedman @friede.bsky.social Historian of storytellers.
18th century to today & beyond.
J.W.Liles Prof of English
Words: Polygon (RIP), LARB, etc
Next book: THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF ACTUAL PLAY (#TTRPG digital storytelling performance) (MIT)
ecfriedman.com
(free) patreon.com/ecfriedman
Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social Feeling literary? Come see us at www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com!
Gregg Hurwitz @gregghurwitzbooks.bsky.social NYT Bestselling Author of the Orphan X thrillers. Co-president, International Thriller Writers. I write TV, screenplays, and comics too. It beats working.
https://gregghurwitz.net/
Tod Goldberg @todgoldberg.bsky.social Crooks. Gangsters. Rabbis. Burned spies. Noir holidays.
todgoldberg.com
@dwayneadd.bsky.social @dwayneadd.bsky.social Love old films and music. Classic (and not so classic).
Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social Econ professor at Michigan ● Senior fellow, Brookings ● Intro econ textbook author ● Chief economist & Deputy platypus https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com ● Find me: https://linktr.ee/justinwolfers
Tobias S. Buckell @tobiasbuckell.bsky.social Grenadian-born, Virgin Island raised, Ohio settled, SF/F author. I also teach creative writing as a prof. Views my own. More at http://www.tobiasbuckell.com (email Tobias at tobiasbuckell.com to reach me if needed)
Amanda @imanadult.bsky.social Amanda of Smart Bitches Trashy Books. Fan of nachos, games, and books.
Jane Rosenzweig @janerosenzweig.bsky.social Writing in the age of AI stuff
Newsletter: writinghacks.substack.com
Also curate theimportantwork.substack.com
Snuggly Monkey @snugglymonkey.bsky.social Boutique craft supply shop based in Durham, NC specializing in Sashiko and hand embroidery supplies. Visit us at snugglymonkey.com
Nephele Tempest @nepheletempest.bsky.social Literary agent at The Knight Agency, writer, and unapologetic bookworm. 📚 She/her. Pasadena, CA.
https://linktr.ee/nepheletempest
Jeanne Adams, Author @jeanneadams.bsky.social Writer, Dreamer, Student. Dog Mom, Baseball Mom, Animation Mom, Football Mavin.
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Dr Nili Kaplan-Myrth, MD PhD @nilikm.bsky.social #Canadian | Family doctor | Assistant Prof #UOttawa | mother | medical #anthropology | #McGill | #UCL | #Yale | writer | RxAdvocacy | Fulbright Scholar | Commonwealth Scholar | #Ottawa | #MedSky | nilikm.gander.social | personal account (she/her) 🇨🇦
Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social http://www.cambridgeartstudio.com/ https://www.flickr.com/people/bakerart/
Lifelong artist. Just trying to do a little more painting when not gardening. Not actively looking for sales at present. Posting mostly older work and some new. 🚫AI
Morgan Fairchild @morgfair.bsky.social Actress. Politics, Foreign Policy, Science & RockNRoll. Love animals
Julie (Aakadewin-O Waawaashkeshi Kwe) Francella @juliefrancella.bsky.social 📚Professor of Indigenous Studies,
🙌🏾 Mental Health Professional,
🪶Ojibway Citizen of Batchewana First Nation Reservation.
📡 Catch me LIVE on SiriusXM ch. 127 Every Thurs 2-3 PM ET
Substack: juliefrancella.substack.com
Gene J. Mikulka @genejm1017.bsky.social Founded the Talking Space Podcast in 2009.
Immersed in spaceflight since the Apollo days, Space Advocate and lovebird Dad. All Opinions are mine alone and don't reflect the position of the podcast. https://www.talkingspaceonline.com
Lex McMenamin (they/them) @lexmcmenamin.com movement building reporter @us.theguardian.com
forever philly, longtime nyc
member @transjournalists.org
TIPS: lex_mcmenamin.68 on Signal
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Matthew L Reznicek @drreznicek.bsky.social Health Humanities and c18/19 British and Irish Literature. Must love dogs.
Most recent book: Tales of Health: Illness, Disability, and Citizenship in the Romantic National Tale from Liverpool University Press (2026)
Tammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov Mom. Combat Veteran. Blackhawk pilot. U.S. Senator. Illinoisan.
Dr Delyth Badder @folklorewales.com Welsh folklorist • Author • Honorary Research Fellow, Amgueddfa Cymru • Antiquarian book collector • Rheibio'n Gymraeg • The Folklore of Wales: Ghosts (2023) • Represented by jonathanclowes.co.uk
folklorewales.com
Introvert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social Can I stay home and read a book instead? Providing humor and memes about the introverted life.
Emily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social Assistant Professor/Curator of Fishes at University of Oklahoma & Sam Noble Museum of Natural History
Fish evangelist. My research focuses on the morphological evolution of living and fossil fishes.
https://fishdiversitylab.weebly.com/
Donald Maass @donaldmaass.bsky.social President of Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York, author of Writing the Breakout Novel, The Emotional Craft of Fiction and other craft books for novelists.
Deb Haaland @debhaalandnm.bsky.social Running to be New Mexico’s next Governor. Proud 35th Generation New Mexican. Former USInterior Secretary, #NM01 Rep. Proud UNM Lobo & mom. Pueblo woman. She/her
Libby App @libbyapp.com Libby is the award-winning and much-loved app for your local library. Borrow ebooks and listen to audiobooks, and support your library!
Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social Senior D.C. politics reporter, WAMU 88.5. Pittsburgh born and forever a Hokie. Send story ideas or spam to akoma(at)wamu.org
Mark Hertling @markhertling.bsky.social Former soldier. Student of leadership & national security; Professor, author (“If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal”), speaker. Always looking for civility & new adventures.
https://www.markhertling.com
Jesse Rabinowitz @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social Comms & campaigns @homeless_law. Jewish justice seeker. Howard MSW, guitarist, veggie lover. Tweets, mine. Alum:
@miriamskitchen @weareavodah @ajws. He/him
Ellen Jovin is at the Grammar Table @grammartable.bsky.social Roving grammarian hooking up words and phrases and clauses, now in rollicking grammar road trip movie! https://www.rebelwithaclause.com/
Janel Comeau 🍁 @verybadllama.bsky.social Writer, comedian, illustrator, blogger and international woman of mystery. Sworn enemy of the Swedish Yule Goat. Writer of jokes in The Beaverton and Cracked. 🇨🇦
Meghan Leigh Paulk @paulkwrites.bsky.social Niche Internet Micro Celebrity. Canonically 27. Famous at Starbucks. Published by Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, @shotgunhoney.com, @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social and Punk Noir. Rep: @cbuccibookman.bsky.social
Paige Gray @blankpaige.bsky.social Enchantress/Professor/Explorer Extraordinaire
Children's Literature • Newspapers • Puppets
Children of the Black Press (Ohio State UP)
Cub Reporters: American Children's Literature and Journalism in the Golden Age (SUNY Press)
linktr.ee/blankpaige1110
Sarah @sosomanysarahs.bsky.social Politics and cat pictures. Denver suburbs. She/her.
Lisa @lisadellaporta.bsky.social Deep Woods of Philly | Sometimes Writer | Spoonie Crew | Accidental Startupper | Words in New Letters, Wild Roof Journal, etc.| NO DMs
https://linktr.ee/lisadellaporta
Matt Goldman @magmn.bsky.social NYT Best selling author. Emmy award winning TV writer. A good hang according to two standard poodles who do not have poodle haircuts.
What the hell is it now? @n-kling.bsky.social 2 wrongs don't make a right. Love art, cat, dogs, rats, library and information science, information policy, stolen art and art forgery stories and info. Very late diagnosed adhd etc... so you can imagine all of the things I care very much about.
Pamala Knight @pamalaknight.bsky.social Writer, extroverted introvert, voracious reader, tennis addict, music lover, slacker mom, tea drinker, coffee lover. She/Her #BW
David William @nrvscrcts.bsky.social Academic librarian, PhD in philosophy. Critical librarianship, phenomenology, synths, tabletop & video games, sci-fi. Settler on Treaty 7 land. He/him. All opinions my own. Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.
The Associated Press @apnews.com Advancing the power of facts, globally 🌎
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Reuters @reuters.com 
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy @washinstitute.bsky.social Advancing a balanced and realistic understanding of American interests in the Middle East. (Reposts & Follows do not constitute endorsement.)
Kirsten Miles, Author 🌹 @kirstenmiles.bsky.social Author of "Heroes of Gold Country" (2025) 🎻
"Emma Revived" (2026)🌙
"In My Sister's Shadow" (coming soon)
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I do not read DMs here.
The Berlin Literary Review @theberlinreview.bsky.social Home to some of the world’s best new writing.
http://theberlinliteraryreview.com
Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social Supporting and promoting #WomenWriters. On insta at womenwritersnetwork and Twitter (X) @womenwritersnet.
John Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social foreign policy, international peace and security, nuclear weapons, antiquity
Words: Nation, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, NK News, US Institute of Peace, New Republic, elsewhere
seniores tollunt omnia
🪐Ashley 🔭 Lindalía☄️ @that-astro-chic.bsky.social Astrochemist ⚗️ | Planetary Scientist 🔭 | The Realest In The Streets | Founder of BlackInAstro | Fairy Godmother of Astro 🧚🏽♀️| Astronomy's fave hype woman| NASA FINESST| Ice Queen 🧊🌨| Planetary Science Doctoral Student|
Biblical Archaeology Review @biblicalarchaeology.org The magazine making the archaeology of the Bible accessible: discoveries, analysis, and more. Explore our extensive website (www.biblicalarchaeology.org), sign up for Bible History Daily emails, subscribe to BAR, or become an All-Access member!.
Randall Stephens @randalljstephens.bsky.social American historian, religion, environment, pop culture, the South. Author: The Devil's Music (Harvard, 2018). Prof of Am & Brit Studies, Univ of Oslo. Fulbright alumnus.
Jason Prokowiew @jasonprokowiew.bsky.social Author of War Boys, Fat Boy Fat, and Let Him Be. Recipient of PEN America/Jean Stein grant, support from Bread Loaf, Ucross, Tin House, and Mass Cultural Council. U.S. Fulbright Scholar to Germany.
Morten H. Christiansen @mh-christiansen.bsky.social Cognitive scientist interested in the processing, acquisition and evolution of language; statistical learning; computational modeling.
Lab website: https://csl-lab.psych.cornell.edu
Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org Advancing ideas that rebalance power in our economy and democracy. www.rooseveltinstitute.org
SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️⚧️ @skwinnicki.bsky.social Evolutionary ecologist & ornithologist, postdoc Ohio State | PhD UIUC, MSc Kansas State | SciComm, birding, and nature photography | certified Lawn Hater, Cowbird Apologist, Stress Physiology Enthusiast, Typo Lover | they/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 | skwinnicki.com
Jen the Feisty Librarian @feistywaters.com Oatmeal socialist, pocketed dress enthusiast, chaos goblin, food stylist, insufferable dog mom, spoonie tattooed librarian. She/Her
https://www.feistywaters.com/
Kim Hornsby @kimhornsby.bsky.social Produced Screenwriter & USA Today Bestselling Author - Suspense, Romance
- Publisher, Producer, Pet Rescuer,
PNW Island Dweller/Ferry Taker
Jordana Greene - Writer (Pen name) @jordanagreene.bsky.social Tree-hugging, happily wed #cat lover #dystopian #poetry #romance #scifi #fantasy #climatechange #BLM #writingcommunity
POETRY book coming. 1st Indie dystopian novel available on KU. Trad pub under 2 other names.
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The Scot 💙🇺🇸🏴🇺🇦 @thescot.bsky.social 💙TheScot 🇺🇸🏴 Resister, Blue Crew, ❌👑 🚫DM 🚫MAGA or FansOnly/SexCam
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RM @squireafd.bsky.social Firefighter Forever, Always on duty.
Boston Sports Fan
“The best fighter is never angry.”
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Patawan-One 🐸❤️🩹🐢❤️🔥 @patawan1.bsky.social 💎 Progressive-Ind 💠 politics 🕊
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Ben Mankiewicz @benmank77.bsky.social TCM Host since 2003. CBS Sunday Morning Contributor. I can read a teleprompter better than anyone you know unless you know Mary Hart. Or Mario Lopez. Or John Tesh.
That’s me and Nancy Allen. Because that was cool.
@jkeelythrall.bsky.social @jkeelythrall.bsky.social 
WoodvineWrites @woodvinewrites.bsky.social Write|Edit|Create|Collaborate
www.woodvinewrites.com
Laurie Chandlar @lachandlar.bsky.social Author of the Lane Sanders Mysteries (1930s NYC 👠 Mystery, gangsters, cocktails and adventure), NYC, history, art, women’s rights advocate. Love my crime writing community. I write w a historical bent, chosen family, and sometimes some magick. She/her