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Eleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social Midwestern prof: Victorian lit & financial crisis. Zeitgeist-seismometer. 75% normcore
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Nicole Graev Lipson @nglipson.bsky.social Author of MOTHERS AND OTHER FICTIONAL CHARACTERS (coming March 4, 2025) | Best American Essays 2024 | Pushcart Prize | Words in The Sun, Virgina Quarterly Review, LA Review of Books, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe + more
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Adoptee Literary Festival @adopteelitfest.bsky.social The Adoptee Literary Festival brings together writers who self-identify as adopted, fostered, or otherwise displaced to share their stories, make their voices heard, and reshape the narrative of adoption. Join us March 22, 2025. https://adopteelitfest.com
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Dr Jennifer Mooney @mooneyjennifer.bsky.social Assistant Professor, DCU School of English
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International Journal of Young Adult Literature @ijyalnews.bsky.social An international journal focusing on the theory, critical interpretation, literary history, and cultural production of young adult literature.
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Rosa Brooks @rosabrooks.bsky.social Writer, law prof at Georgetown, Democracy Futures Project
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Ellen Armendáriz @ellenarmendariz.bsky.social Latina | Chilanga | Immigrant | Middle Grade + kidlit Author | Hamline MFAC
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Decolonizing Korean Studies Collective @dksc.bsky.social Decolonizing Korean Studies Collective, https://dkscollective.com
Wilfrid Laurier University Press @wlupress.bsky.social WLU Press publishes books in the humanities and social sciences in Waterloo, Ontario. Member of the Association of University Presses. www.wlupress.wlu.ca
Andrew Aydin @andrewaydin.bsky.social
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University of Reading Special Collections @uorspeccoll.bsky.social Sharing treasures from our Special Collections, Rare Books and Archives.
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Saffron Press @saffronpress.bsky.social Small indie press on traditional territories of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation | Reimagining stories for little citizens of change since 2009 | #wherestoriesgrow | #kidlit | educational facilitator |
founder: Navjot Kaur
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Journal of Literary Education @literaryeducation.bsky.social Journal of Literary Education is a refereed, peer reviewed, electronic journal for those interested in the study and development of Literary Education. 
Rich in Color @richincolor.bsky.social Rich in Color is dedicated to reading, reviewing & promoting YA books starring or written by BIPOC. 📚
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Ellen Lee @ellenleemd.bsky.social Mom, geriatric psychiatrist, schizophrenia and aging researcher, reality tv enthusiast.
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Tori @toguchi.bsky.social Previously a collections photographer at a museum. Currently an Okinawan Kenpi Student. From Hawaiʻi, living in Okinawa.
Terry K Park @professorhyphen.bsky.social Edu Program Officer @The Asian American Foundation. Recovering academic. Ice cream + grants + good trouble maker. Former actor + beauty pageant winner. Dog + karaoke + matcha green tea lover. Views expressed are my own.
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Carren Jao @carrenjao.bsky.social #Kidlit author Rep'd by @kaitlynleann17.bsky.social @bradfordagents.bsky.social @LeeandLow New Voices award winner, #PBRisingStars '23 Alum #FilTheShelves.
Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social Historian of race, policing, surveillance, and technology. Senior Policy Analyst at EFF. Sometimes teach at Emory. The Church Committee Report is out now! My views are not my employers.
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Emily Maemura @emae.bsky.social Assistant Prof at UIUC School of Information Sciences. Researching web archives, digital curation, digital preservation, data + infrastructure studies.
Swati Avasthi (SWA-thee) @swatiavasthi.bsky.social Author of Split and Chasing Shadows. (Knopf BFYR). Adj Professor at Hamline University’s MFA in writing for children and YA. Obsessed with all things bunny on bluesky.
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