Sarah Clements @sarahclements.bsky.social I read. I walk. I watch old films.
Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social THE FINISH LINE (Sand and Gravel Press) • Blood Type: Curry • Leeds United • Anti-AI
#LUFC
jmthornberry.wordpress.com
sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-finish-line-jason-thornberry
Jordan Harper @jordanharper.bsky.social Edgar-and-steel-dagger-winning author of SHE RIDES SHOTGUN, EVERYBODY KNOWS, THE LAST KING OF CALIFORNIA and LOVE AND OTHER WOUNDS.
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE: "The Noir Novel of Our Times" -- The New York Times
@asimwaheed1968.bsky.social @asimwaheed1968.bsky.social 
Drummer Girl Books @drummergirlbooks.bsky.social Thriller and Crime fiction with an anti-establishment edge.
An Ever After imprint.
Matt Longstaff @mattlongstaff.bsky.social 🇨🇦-based, Hull-born lawyer. European
Dan O’Mahony @danoauthor.bsky.social I was raised in a library by a pack wild fantasy novels who brought me up as if I was one of their own.
Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social Features journalist. Next book: 'Something: The Women Who Made the Beatles' - May 2027.
https://rcwlitagency.com/clients/helen-barrett
Nothing Is Real Podcast @beatlespod.bsky.social A podcast about The Beatles
Alan Hylands @alanhylands.com Data nerd and occasional writer (alanhylands.com).
#THFC fan
Ben Willis @benwillisuk.bsky.social Crime fiction publishing guy at Bonnier Books UK.
@littlemissskittles.northsky.social @littlemissskittles.northsky.social 30-something redheaded weirdo. I like books, cats, and yarn (among other stuff). Dw i'n dysgu Cymraeg. She/they || hi/nhw.
My Favourite Beatles Song @myfavebeatles.bsky.social Podcast featuring musicians, writers and artists discussing their favourite Beatles Song.
Hosted by ttucker23.bsky.social
Listen on all podcast platforms: https://myfavouritebeatlessong.buzzsprout.com
Andrew Okey @andrewokeyauthor.bsky.social Author of literary historical fiction. Winner of the 2025 Paris Prize @ Farnham Literary Festival. Mountain photographer. Thalassaphobe. #t1d. Hull City fan. Lives in Lancaster. MA Creative Writing, Lancaster University
Brown Hound Press @brownhoundpress.bsky.social A small press in Lexington, KY that publishes offbeat mystery, dark humor, southern gothic & literary fiction. A free story each week! We pay authors.
brownhoundpress.com
PAUL FINCH @paulfinchauthor.bsky.social Best selling novelist, Sunday Times Top 10, specialising in thrillers, crime, horror and full-on historical action/adventure.
https://paulfinch-writer.blogspot.com/
@martinianpaul.bsky.social @martinianpaul.bsky.social 
David Eldridge @deldridgewriter.bsky.social "Astute social chronicler" (Time Out). Writer, lecturer & dad dancer. Thoughts on family, the arts, WHUFC, books & politics. Rep Michael McCoy at Independent Talent, London.
Dave Cornell @drdavecornell.bsky.social Philosopher | Writer | Lecturer
www.drdavecornell.com
Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social Writer, cyclist, biscuit connoisseur. A bit much.
Latest book: ‘The Good Liar’, about junk forensic science and moral responsibility
Rickey Does It @rickeydoesit.bsky.social Writer & Illustrator - Weirdo Queerdo - He/She/They - Too Crazy for Boy's Town. Too Much of a Boy for Crazy Town.
@theoringo.bsky.social @theoringo.bsky.social 
Black Rat Books @blackratbooks.bsky.social Indie publisher of crime fiction.
Stench: The Axe in The Head Murder by G.M. BARDEN released Jan 2026
https://amzn.to/4sPUtO2
Andrew Jennison @beverleylad.bsky.social Retired after18 years at De Montfort University,enjoy cycling,walking & growing veg.Support Hull City & now volunteer geoconservationist working in Charnwood Forest Geopark.
Awarded the British Empire Medal in 2014 for Services to HE & Adult Learning
DHH Literary Agency @dhhlitagency.bsky.social Discovering and nurturing talented writers, whether debut or established, and providing honest and personal representation. IG: dhhlitagency (No query DMs pls)
Stu Hennigan @stuhennigan.bsky.social Writer, poet, editor, musician.
Ghost Signs (Bluemoose 2022)
Keshed (Ortac Press, 12.02.26)
Disappear Here: Bret Easton Ellis' America (Ortac, 2027)
#MDANT
https://uk.bookshop.org/contributors/stu-hennigan
https://stuhennigan.substack.com/
Lucy Andrew @lucyvandrew.bsky.social Crime writer and crime fiction scholar. Jane Austen enthusiast. Rep’d by Euan Thorneycroft at A M Heath. Debut novel #AVeryVexingMurder published in 2026 by Corvus (Atlantic Books) and William Morrow (HarperCollins). Website: https://www.lucyandrew.com/
Andy Conlon @andyht.bsky.social Avid traveller using our VW Camper Van across the EU. Long distance runner and music fan from all genres and decades. Hull City season pass holder. Retired but volunteer as a grief counsellor and within the social justice sector. No DM'S please
Lucy Brooke @luciferb.bsky.social Gardener, factotum, historian, writer, hermit.
https://theholdernesshistorian.com/
Writing About Writing About Writing @writingabtwriting.bsky.social A blog about writing books, and books about writing, and reading books about writing.
Writing About Writing About Writing is a project by @thatemilymunro.bsky.social.
Find it at Writingaboutwritingaboutwriting.com
Nicola Upson 🏳️🌈 @nicolaupson.bsky.social Novelist/arts journalist. Author of CWA Dagger shortlisted 'Josephine Tey' crime series (Faber) & standalone novel STANLEY AND ELSIE (Duckworth).
Pete Selby @peteselby.bsky.social www.newmodernbooks.co.uk
Salt Books @saltpublishing.com One of the UK’s leading independent publishers. Literary fiction, poetry and short stories, published with care. Beautiful books you won't forget. Available in all good bookshops.
Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social Investigative journalist, author, and Yorkshireman. DeSmog’s UK deputy editor.
writesbright.substack.com
Andy @andyinfrance2.bsky.social Almost retired, resident of France, native of East Yorkshire, teacher, amateur Tarot, blogger, artist. Follow my blog about EastYorkshire buildings. . #Hull #lgbtq #Yorkshire
Tony Hannan @tonehannan.bsky.social Writer, editor, half-owner of Scratching Shed Publishing empire. Books, fillums, music etc. Live and let live. Attended same school as Mr Blobby
Cressida Downing @cressidadowning.bsky.social Debut crime writer. CONSIDER THE RAVENS being published July 26 by Bedford Square Publishers. Represented by Jenny Brown Associates
www.cressidadowning.com
Rich Rippon @rippon.bsky.social Copywriter and writer of novels, like Lord of the Dead and Life of the Flesh. And I post about movies a lot. North East England. 📽️
https://linktr.ee/RichRippon
Martin Cloake @martincloake.bsky.social Writer, editor, Londoner
www.martincloake.com
https://martincloake.substack.com
Scribes Digital @scribesdigital.bsky.social Scribes Digital Print Ltd is a trusted Hull-based print company, offering high-quality digital and litho printing since 1992, with fast turnaround times and a personal, customer-focused touch.
York Festival of Ideas @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social Annual award-winning Festival with more than 150 free events. York Festival of Ideas 2026 took place 30 May to 12 June under the overarching theme of ‘Place and Space’.
Michael Idov @michaelidov.bsky.social Writer/director, LA/Berlin. THE CORMORANT HUNT out now in US and UK
Head of Zeus @headofzeus.bsky.social 📚 Home to great stories and bestselling authors
📚 Award-winning independent division of Bloomsbury Publishing
Atlantic Books @atlanticbooks.bsky.social Independent British publisher of literary fiction and non-fiction. Also the home of imprints Corvus Books, Allen & Unwin UK, and Grove Press UK.
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Serpent's Tail @serpents-tail.bsky.social Lighting up our readers' minds and opening spaces for them to think differently. Bringing you brilliant, award-winning new and classic fiction and non-fiction.
Gatimo @gatimo.bsky.social Journey to the West - Focus on the journey not the destination. Dim Sum connoisseur. Travel bug to Portugal, Germany & Norway.
From Hawai’i 🏄🏽♂️
Series Slow Horses #SlowHorses
Henry Porter @henrycporter.bsky.social Writer, activist, fundraiser, and occasional painter. Latest book The Enigma Girl. 'SURPRISING, ENGROSSING, WITH A BLAZING MORAL ENERGY' Rory Stewart. Buy here: https://tinyurl.com/5t2tafyk Latest charity project: tents for Gaza (event coming early 2025)
Road Song Books @roadsongbooks.bsky.social OUT NOW - COLDWELL by David Gladwin https://roadsongbooks.com/product/coldwell
COMING SOON - THE LONGEST DAY by LISA WILLIAMS
We are a NORTH DEVON-based publisher specialising in literary fiction, short-story collections and narrative non-fiction.
Emma Salisbury @emmasauthor.bsky.social Author@bloodhoundbooks.bsky.social Crime fiction author writes gangland fiction as Maya Ross.
Nicky Downes Crime Author @nickydownes.bsky.social I write crime featuring DI Jack Kent and set in Birmingham. I have a narrowboat, Chanelle and love cruising the canals in the Midlands. My latest novel, Her Perfect Girl, is now on sale.
DuncanMuress @lugubrioustiger.bsky.social Aspiring author. Keen Walker. Political worrier. Hull City AFC.
Carl Hiaasen @carlhiaasen.com Author. Latest novel is FEVER BEACH.
Your Own Personal Beatles @personalbeatles.bsky.social A podcast with Jack Pelling and Robin Allender in which we chat to guests about the greatest band of them all.
Series 4 out now.
https://podfollow.com/your-own-personal-beatles
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
St Nicholas Primary School Hull @stnicholashull.bsky.social 
@cornershophq.bsky.social @cornershophq.bsky.social 
Nemo @nemonihil1664.bsky.social Beatles fan. North of England way.
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Andy Lee @ajel-1954.bsky.social Cheery grandad. Hate tories and their daft supporters. Cricket fan, esp. Yorks ccc. HKR/HCAFC for ever. Beer and red wine seems to help with the everyday sh!te. I'll miss my koi when they're gone. Nothing but the best for the grandkids.
The Supernaturals @thesupernaturals.bsky.social Official band account, updates and chat.
Business enquiries - craig@runwayartists.com
New album "Show Tunes" Out 02/05/2025
Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social Political Editor of Byline Times and Online Editor of BylineTimes.com. Lobby journalist in the House of Commons. 📩Adam@bylinetimes.com
Subscribe to my Substack ⬇️
https://www.adambienkov.co.uk
Solveigpals @solveigpals.bsky.social Author of 7 best-selling crime novels and one memoir
The Old Crow Road @theoldcrowroad.bsky.social Three piece band playing British folk music with an occasional waft of Appalachian and contemporary. Based in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Here hear here: https://theoldcrowroad.bandcamp.com
Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social Publishing consultant. PR & International Rights. Currently working with Canongate. Little,Brown. Hodder. Greystone. Muswell Press. Birlinn. Polygon. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Swim judge. BSL beginner.
@ianayris.bsky.social @ianayris.bsky.social 
Kelly Creighton @kellycrimebooks.bsky.social Northern Irish author. DI Harriet Sloane series, State of Fear, Souls Wax Fair, Unbecoming, The Bones of It, etc.
I don't respond to anonymous accounts.
Anna Doble @annadoble.bsky.social Digital editor at BBC World Service. Also wrote a book about growing up through the music of the ‘90s - Connection is a Song. Paperback out now 📚
https://geni.us/Connection-is-a-Song
Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social Writer of The Lodger, Me and Mickie James, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. Lambda Award Finalist. Leicestershire Short Story Prize winner. Saltburn - Feb 2025.
Indie Press supporter.
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MD ANT
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Northern Voices Content @northernvoices.bsky.social Helping Northern writers get their voice heard with common sense marketing.
Tom Hartley @tomhartley.me.uk Former Academic. Neuroscience/Psychology. Starting a new company to make audio software and to produce and mix records.
hartleydsp.com
Interests: Programming, Recording and mixing music; The Beatles; currently learning to play drums.
tomhartley.me.uk
The First Eleven Minutes @firstelevenminutes.bsky.social 🏴 Award-winning book Blogger • McIlvanney Prize Academy Member 2025 ⭐️
Just grab me in the first eleven minutes…
Full reviews on Instagram.com/thefirstelevenminutes/
JohnM @jm60.bsky.social Memorial Device Alternative National Treasure🎖️
Old, aching and wobbly.
‘I've taken this extravagant journey
So it seems to me
To arrive from nowhere
And to go straight back there.’
Buzzcocks - ‘Boredom’
LOWER BLOCK @lowerblock.bsky.social Football Culture | Away From Here
linktr.ee/LowerBlock
Beth.booksandblankets @bethbooks-blankets.bsky.social 
Lee Stuart Evans @tismeleese.bsky.social Writer 8/10 Cats & Countdown, The Late Late Show, Last One Laughing UK etc. Jungle jokes nom'd for a BAFTA. Simple Minds/Kate Bush-inspired novel 'Pleasantly Disturbed' out now https://linktr.ee/leestuartevanswriter
#MDANT
John Medd @johnmedd.bsky.social Are we there yet?
http://www.johnmedd.com
Jill Johnson @writerjilljohnson.bsky.social 🥀Crime Writer🥀Creator of Toxic Botanical Mayhem🥀DEVIL’S BREATH+HELL’S BELLS+BELLA DONNA+BLOOD ROOT🥀
@bonnierbooksuk.bsky.social 🇬🇧@sourcebooks.bsky.social 🇺🇸
BBC Between the Covers book club pick
Insta: jilljohnsonwrites
Info: http://jilljohnsonwrites.com
Victoria Dowd @victoriadowd.bsky.social Crime writer. Short-listed for CWA Dagger. Winner of People’s Book Prize & Gothic Fiction Prize
Bow Street Society @bowstreetsociety.bsky.social #CrimeFiction series by T.G. Campbell about ordinary people using the knowledge from their ordinary jobs to solve extraordinary crimes in #VictorianLondon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/author/B01HV5P1XM
Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social 100% pure nuance.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jonathan-liew
@hjeanie.bsky.social @hjeanie.bsky.social 
LJ Shepherd @ljshepherd.bsky.social 📚ONE OF YOUR NUMBER
💉☣️💚👩⚖️🪑
Out 9 April 2026
Nick Clay @nickclay.bsky.social 11+ failure, frustrated musician, actual criminal defence lawyer.
@amcl.bsky.social @amcl.bsky.social 
Jillian Reilly @jillianreilly.bsky.social Beneath this wig I am wearing a tie
Matt Hills @matt-hills.bsky.social Independent scholar, former Professor of Fandom Studies, life-long Doctor Who fan, lover of genre fiction (especially SF and crime), frequently astonished reader of contemporary political commentary 
Gabe Rosa @gabelvitch66.bsky.social Professor Emeritus of Beatlology, University of Pepperland. I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together.
@richc6.bsky.social @richc6.bsky.social 
James Topham @jamestopham.bsky.social Screenwriter: @RidleyScottCG, @GaumontTV #BAFTA / @RocliffeForum Winner.
https://james-topham.com
Criminology, Sociology & Policing, Hull. @crimsochull.bsky.social School of Criminology, Sociology & Policing at University of Hull. 
Rabbits21 @rabbits21.bsky.social Independent Bookshop in Brigg North Lincolnshire
Mickeyundertone @mickeyundertone.bsky.social Should really catch myself on.
Titan Books @titanbooks.bsky.social Leading independent publisher of Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, Crime, Pop Culture, Movie/TV tie-ins & much more 📚 Also, @hardcasecrime.bsky.social
Mike Slavin @mikeslavinauthor.bsky.social Author of fast-paced action-oriented crime/ thrillers.
-KIll Crime: a Vigilante series
-Spike, 35 Kills and Smiling (Think Reacher meets Dexter)
West Pointer, Support Democracy. Always learning.
Free prequel at the website
https://mikeslavinauthor.com/
Charles Beaumont @aspyalone.bsky.social I write books about spies.
John Lawson @jay-el1.bsky.social 
crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social Crime fiction aficionado. Blogger (www.crimebookgirl.com), event chair, Theakstons & McIlvanney Prize academy member, Ngaio Marsh Awards & CWA Daggers judge - it's #AllCrimeAllTheTime!
Newark Book Festival @newarkbookfestival.bsky.social 📚 Newark Book Festival
📍9-12 July 2026 | Newark-on-Trent
💷 Donate to our 10th birthday fundraiser
💖 Become a Festival Friend & support the story
🌐 www.newarkbookfestival.org.uk
Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust @greatgift.bsky.social The Great Grimsby Ice Factory Trust (GGIFT) is a small building preservation trust founded in 2010, with the object of preserving the Grade II* listed Ice Factory and initiating a programme of heritage-led regeneration in Grimsby.
Paul Knott @paulknott11.bsky.social Dockworker turned diplomat. Now, writer of 'The Accidental Diplomat'. Foreign policy for numerous outlets, including BBC radio at odd hours of the night. Rugby League & music fan.
Nige Tassell @nigetassell.bsky.social Paperback writer.
Latest book – Truly Gifted Kids: A Book About A Band Called Prefab Sprout
Five stars – Mojo
'A beautiful thing' – Tim Burgess
'Charming, compassionate and utterly entertaining' – Mirror
'A terrific book' – Mark Ellen