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Susan Rich @susanrichreads.bsky.social Children's Book Editor-at-Large with Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pat Cummings @betnoire.bsky.social Olympic medalist, Grammy winner, ballerina emeritus, storyteller.
Sarah Shumway @sarahshum.bsky.social Editorial Director at Bloomsbury Children's Books, here for all things kidlit.
Elizabeth Lee @eleereads.bsky.social Senior editor at Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers | moonlighting as @elshenwrites.bsky.social | she/her
Shana Corey @shanacorey.bsky.social Editorial Director Random House Graphic, Writer, Reader, Swiftie, Book Recommender, Mom. Opinions mine. Taylor Swift reader available now https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777341/taylor-swift-superstar-by-shana-corey-illustrated-by-chloe-quinn/
Vanessa Roeder @nessadeeart.bsky.social Award winning author-illustrator of children’s books. Rep’d by Rebecca Sherman at Writers House
Holly Hoover @hollyhoover.bsky.social Art Director, Eerdmans Books for Young Readers 📚🎨✨
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Alison Weiss @alioop7.bsky.social Editorial consultant at Alison Weiss Editorial. Causing all sorts of mayhem in the publishing world.
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Carol Hinz @carolhinz.bsky.social Children's book editor, knitter, baker, erstwhile ballerina. Wrangler of two no longer small children. (she/her)
Mallory Grigg @mallorygrigg.bsky.social Senior Art Director at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group working with Balzer + Bray, Feiwel & Friends, Henry Holt BYR, FSG BYR, Roaring Brook Press, Swoon & Squarefish. She/Her
Dina Sherman @dinasherman.bsky.social (She/Her) librarian, publishing professional, kid lit enthusiast.
Naomi Krueger @naomijkrueger.bsky.social Writer and editor based in the Twin Cities, MN.
Interests: children's books, local journalism, gardening, democracy, and the extraordinary ordinary.
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Amy Fitzgerald @amyarielfitz.bsky.social Sr. Editorial Director for Carolrhoda Books/Lab and Zest Books at Lerner Publishing Group. Scribbler, scone enthusiast, history nerd, owner of multiple unmatched mittens. Opinions my own. She/her.
Andrew Eliopulos @andreweliopulos.bsky.social Author and former editor of middle-grade and YA fiction
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Donalyn Miller @donalynbooks.bsky.social I’m a TX teacher and author of books about engaging young people with reading. Co-founder #nerdybookclub. Founder #bookaday. Regular posts at donalynmiller.substack.com
drydenbks (Emma D Dryden) @drydenbks.bsky.social Renowned children's book editor & former publisher offering services and support as a children's book consultant. #SCBWI Advisory Council member. Lover of travel, animals, the environment, and justice. drydenbks.com #kidlit
John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social Author (The Fault in Our Stars, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.)
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
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Molly B. Ellis @mollybeedenim.bsky.social Book Publicist. Lover of Queens (the borough, not monarchs), Dogs, Tacos, Rain, Unlikely Animal Friendships, Airports, Public Transportation, Singalongs, Spies, and Cheese. Hater of Book Bans and Carrots.
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Raina Telgemeier @goraina.bsky.social Cartoonist & tea enthusiast 
Nicole Fiorica @nicolefios.bsky.social Editor at S&S/McElderry Books
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Melissa Manlove @mmanlove.bsky.social Executive Editor, Sourcebooks. She/her
Colleen AF Venable @colleenaf.bsky.social AF = Ann Felicity. Author: Katie the Catsitter series, Junie B. Jones graphic novels, Kiss Number 8 (National Book Award nominee!), The Swayze Year. Comic booker, maker, loudest laugher in the room. Splits time between North Adams, MA and Brooklyn, NY.
Doan Buu @dbuu.bsky.social Designer, Dude, Cleveland Sports Fan, NYC resident.
Catherine Frank @cfrankeditorial.bsky.social Freelance children's book editor and consultant at editedbycatherine.com, devoted pug person, born-and-raised NOLA local.- T Samantha Swenson @twinkiethekidd.bsky.social Samantha Swenson. Children’s book editor. Maritimer. Reader. Knitter. Pie maker. Grilled cheese enthusiast. Lazy so and so. I have dogs. She/her.
Grace Kendall @gracekendallbooks.bsky.social Executive Editor of award-winning and bestselling children’s books at FSG Books for Young Readers (Macmillan). Books, food, fine art, cocktails/mocktails, and Manhattan née Brooklyn. Opinions mine alone.
Jen Keenan @charmingstudio.bsky.social 🎨 Illustrator, art director
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Colby Sharp @colbysharp.bsky.social ⭐️driven by gratitude⭐️Husband 👫 Dad 👦👧👧👦👦 Teacher 👔 Reader 📚 Runner 🏃 Writer ✏️ Nerd 🤓 VOTE! #NerdyBookClub | views expressed are mine
School Library Journal @slj.com School Library Journal is the premiere publication for librarians and information specialists who work with children and teens. A source of quality, award-winning journalism and reviews for 70 years, SLJ publishes 5,000+ reviews annually.
The Horn Book @thehornbook.bsky.social Independent, opinionated, and stylish: essential multimedia publications for everyone who cares about children's and young adult literature. Visit us at hbook.com.
Booklist Publications @ala-booklist.bsky.social Official book review journal of the American Library Association.
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Annie Kelley @anniekelley.bsky.social Executive Editor at Random House Studio 📚
Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social Organizer, Musician, Floridian, and Congressman (FL10).
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov Congresswoman, lifelong organizer, mom. Proudly serving WA-7. Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Member of Judiciary Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, Budget Committee. She/her.
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Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov Official Account of Senator Chuck Schumer, New York’s Senator and the Senate Democratic Leader.
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Brian Schatz @schatz.bsky.social United States Senator for Hawaii. Climate hawk. Chief Deputy Whip. 
Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social Team America. Economic Patriotism: America's Next New Deal. Medicare for All, Tax the Billionaires, No Foreign Wars. No aid to Israel. (650) 999-9610
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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social Congressman, former Mayor of Long Beach, educator, comic nerd, progressive & proud American 🇺🇸🏳️🌈
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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social Maryland's Governor. On a mission to #LeaveNoOneBehind.
Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov Proudly serving Maryland's beautiful Eighth Congressional District and leading House Judiciary Committee Democrats in Congress.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
@andykimnj.bsky.social @andykimnj.bsky.social New Jersey Senator, public servant, and dad to two troublemaking little boys. Whether you voted for me or not, you’re my boss, I’m here to serve you.
Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov Proudly serving the Massachusetts 7th.
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Katherine Clark @whipkclark.bsky.social Democratic Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. Proudly representing the people of #MA5. Defender of women, kids & justice. She/Her
Senator Alex Padilla @padilla.senate.gov U.S. Senator for California. Devoted husband and proud dad. Dodgers diehard. EngiNERD. 
Rachel Vindman @natsechobbyist.bsky.social Wife, mama, sister, friend, suburban woman fighting for democracy. NOT a national security/geopolitical expert but I have a guy for that.
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
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Meridth McKean Gimbel @hellomeridth.bsky.social 🌟Award winning writer & artist
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Hannah Chung @hannahchung.com Writing and illustrating children's books!
✎ THE MOST PERFECT PERSIMMON
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WORD Bookstores @wordbookstores.bsky.social A woman-owned independent bookstore with locations in Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Jersey City, New Jersey. Est. 2007.
Harvard Book Store @harvardbookstore.bsky.social Harvard Square's landmark independent bookstore since 1932. Visit us at Harvard.com
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Green Apple Books @greenapplebooks.bsky.social Independent bookstore in San Francisco since 1967.
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BookPeople @bookpeople.com The largest independent bookstore in Texas 📚 A community bound by books located in the heart of downtown Austin.
Once Upon A Time Bookstore @shoponceuponatime.bsky.social America's Oldest Children's Bookstore nurturing a love of reading.
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Sun: 11 am - 4 pm
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Wild Rumpus Books @wildrumpusbooktore.bsky.social For young readers and the young at heart. We're the independent children's and young adult bookstore with a little purple door. Posts mostly by Rumpian Timothy.
Est. 1992
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Random House Children's Books @randomhousekids.bsky.social 
Barnes & Noble @barnesandnoble.com 📚Book lover & whatnot📚
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Rebecca Makkai @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social Pulitzer finalist for THE GREAT BELIEVERS; new novel, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, out now. Artistic Director at StoryStudio Chicago. Trying to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You should, too.
rebeccamakkai.substack.com
https://rebeccamakkai.com
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Penguin Books @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social We publish fiction and nonfiction adorned with the famous dignified but flippant logo.
Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. www.celesteng.com
Brian LaRossa @brianlarossa.com Executive Art Director at Scholastic (Picture Books). Educator at CCNY (Critical Writing) & Pratt (Typography). Speaker (SCBWI et al.). Writer of Fiction (Agent: @liznealon.bsky.social). 523rd Bluesky account. NYC. He/Him. www.brianlarossa.com.
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Rebecca Traister @rtraister.bsky.social Journalist, New York Magazine; author, Good & Mad, All the Single Ladies. Maine, New York, Philadelphia. I am on a book leave till fall 2025. I do have a substack. 
Bruce Handy @brucehandy.bsky.social Adult stuff: New Yorker, NYT, The Atlantic, elsewhere. Latest book: “Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen Movies.” Kid stuff: picture books including “There Was a Shadow” and (coming October 14) “Balloon.”
Paul Scheer @paulscheer.com Black Monday|The League|Human Giant| NTSF:SD:SUV::
“Joyful Recollections of Trauma” is a NYT Bestseller & 2024 Vulture Book of the Year
Watch Dark Web on Yt
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Wendell Pierce @wendellpierce.bsky.social DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Broadway,London)CLEMENCY (Sundance), BURNING CANE (TriBeca Film Fest) SELMA, RAY, X. JACK RYAN (Amazon)THE WIRE (HBO)SUITS (Netflix),ELSBETH (CBS),RAISING KANAN (Starz),WBOK1230AM.com (New Orleans),Presidential Scholar in the Arts(‘81)
Madeline Miller @madelinemiller.bsky.social Writer (The Song of Achilles, Circe), reader, theater lover. Cats, Long Covid. She/her. 
No Proscenium @noproscenium.com Anything But The Usual. 🤯
Your guide to immersive events & experiences since 2014.
🧐Reviews. 🎧Podcasts. ✉️Newsletters & more.
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Adam Feldman @feldmanadam.bsky.social Time Out New York theater editor and critic, Drama Critics' Circle president, recalcitrant humanist, wiseacre. Be gentle.
The Isaac Who Came In From the Butler @isaacbutler.bsky.social Cultural critic and historian, author, podcaster, non-Zionist Jew. Co-host: CHARM OFFENSIVE. Writer: THE METHOD: HOW THE 20TH CENTURY LEARNED TO ACT
Aisha Harris @aishaharris.bsky.social 🎙️/ ✍🏾 : NPR’s POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR
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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
Roundabout Theatre Company @roundaboutnyc.bsky.social Celebrating the power of theatre through classics, new works, and education.
Broadway Buzz @broadway.bsky.social Dedicated to all-things Broadway!
The Old Vic @oldvictheatre.bsky.social We believe that theatre makes the world better.
The Old Vic is an independent creative powerhouse for entertainment and education. A not-for-profit theatre, proud to be a charity.
Donmar Warehouse @donmarwarehouse.bsky.social Welcome to the Donmar, where anyone with a passion or curiosity for seriously good theatre belongs.
Ticket Qs? boxoffice@donmarwarehouse.com
Diep Tran @diepthought.bsky.social Editor in Chief of Playbill. Other words NY Times, NBC Asian America, NY Mag, Time Out NY. Views are my own.
dtran@playbill.com
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Variety @variety.com The business of entertainment.
TKTS @tktsnyc.bsky.social Located in Times Square and Lincoln Center, and operated by @TDFNYC-- all ticket purchases benefit accessibility and education programs!
tdf.org/TKTS
Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social Staff writer at The New Yorker. Author of "Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep" and "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears." www.michael-schulman.com
TDF @tdfnyc.bsky.social A nonprofit dedicated to bringing the power of the performing arts to all!
tdf.org
Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Brooklyn Congressman. Democratic Leader.
Work hard. Stay focused. Deliver results #ForThePeople.
Manhattan Theatre Club @mtc-nyc.bsky.social Manhattan Theatre Club is a leading not-for-profit theatre company that produces plays and musicals On and Off-Broadway.
@playbill.com @playbill.com 
National Theatre Bookshop @ntbookshop.bsky.social South Bank, London. We love theatre, books, performance, architecture and design.
Find us also @nationaltheatre and @ntbookshop on Instagram and
https://shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk/
Howard Sherman @hesherman.bsky.social Arts admin, writer & advocate. Author, "Another Day’s Begun.” Enthusiast, not critic. Anti-censorship. Ayckbourniac. Lifelong theatre kid.
J. Smith-Cameron @jsmithcameron.bsky.social Actress and goofball
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