Andrea Brown Literary Agency @andreabrownlit.bsky.social We are a full service literary agency repping the best books in the world since 1981. (Not that we're biased.) We LOVE books and their creators! www.andreabrownlit.com
Laura Rennert @ljrennert.bsky.social Executive literary agent at Andrea Brown Literary Agency. www.litagentlaurarennert.com
Jordan Hamessley @thejordache.bsky.social Literary Agent at JABberwocky Literary Agency representing picture books through YA. Musical Theater nerd. Disney adult. Fan of all things spooky.
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Vanessa Edwards, Writer @vanessaedwards56.bsky.social Lawyer turned crime writer. The Grass Widow and The Matchmakers (Amazon.com #1 Best Seller in Noir Crime) available on Amazon, including on KU; paperbacks also available from Gumshoe Books. Author photo © Nick Gregan.
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Sally M. Kim @sallymkim.bsky.social Literary Agent @AndreaBrownLit
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Kristen Perrin @kristenperrin.bsky.social New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of How to Solve Your Own Murder and How to Seal Your Own Fate (The Castle Knoll Files)
Julie Hennrikus @jahennrikus.bsky.social Writer. Teacher. Arts Advocate. ED of Sisters in Crime. Opinions my own.
www.jhauthors.com www.wickedauthors.com
Kidlit For Los Angeles @kidlitforla.bsky.social Auction by the #kidlit community to raise funds for Los Angeles wildfire relief efforts. Bidding: Jan 20th (9am PST) - Jan 28th (8pm PST).
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Rebecca Eskildsen @rebeccaesk.bsky.social Writers House. She/her. Open to queries.
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Twist Phelan @twistphelan.bsky.social Crime fiction writer. World traveler. Athlete. Former blonde.
James L'Etoile @jamesletoile.bsky.social Award winning author of the Detective Emily Hunter series and the Detective Nathan Parker series. Owned by two corgis (the Plot Hounds) and claimed by #NotMyCat
Mystery Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime
Lisa Carricaburu @lcarricaburu.bsky.social Avid reader since the first time I recognized the magic of letters on paper. I have many thoughts that I strive to write clearly and well. It’s a work in progress.
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.
J. Kingston Pierce @jkpwrites.bsky.social “Easy reading is damned hard writing.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
Dave Weasel @daveweasel.bsky.social Comedian, podcaster, etc. 5x billboard comedy chart topper
Heather Horton @heatherhorton.bsky.social Contemporary Canadian 🇨🇦 artist with paintings in numerous collections worldwide.
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The Rap Sheet @therapsheet2006.bsky.social On the lookout for info about new and forthcoming books, author projects, and distinctive crime-fiction-related sites.
Brash Books @brashbooks.bsky.social We publish the best crime novels in existence. A brash claim? You bet it is. But our award-winning, critically acclaimed authors prove it with each and every one of their amazing books.
James D.F. Hannah @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social Shamus-winning author of the Henry Malone novels. Appalachian to the bitterest of ends. Rep: @michellerichterbks.bsky.social Insta @jamesdfhannah. He/him jamesdfhannah.com
Mary Callahan Boone @macboone.bsky.social Retired librarian; thinks one can never have too large a TBR pile, the human of 3 dogs and 1 cat
Steven B. Epstein @stevenbauthor.bsky.social Author of bestselling true crime books Deadly Heist, Murder on Birchleaf Drive, Evil at Lake Seminole, and Extreme Punishment StevenBEpstein.com #truecrime
Lucy Carol @lucycarolauthor.bsky.social Cozy mystery author, cocktail lover, flower gardener, movie watcher, jigsaw puzzler. Useless before coffee.
Author Lisa Towles @authortowles.bsky.social Award-winning crime thriller author | Podcast host | Book Coach. Intelligent stories of espionage, corporate power & emerging tech. New thriller THE WEIGHT OF COLD THINGS out now 📚 linktr.ee/authortowles
Mary Keliikoa, Thriller Author @marykeliikoaauthor.bsky.social Award winning author of the Misty Pines mystery series and the PI Kelly Pruett mystery series.
Don’t Ask, Don’t Follow out now!
Nancy Flanagan 🎼 @nancyflanagan.bsky.social Lifelong public school educator and advocate. Michigan Teacher of the Year, 1993. National Board Certified Teacher. Musician. Prodigious reader. Gardener. Ardently Blue. #Resist! https://teacherinastrangeland.blog/
Suzanne Griffin @suzannegriffin1.bsky.social Rep: Jon Taub, CT Media. Drama/Fantasy. TV/Features. 2026 WGA East Support Staff Graduate. Black List Recommended. StoweStoryLabs/PAGE Awards Fellow. WIF Mentoring Program. AFF Finalist. CineStory TV Fellowship Finalist. 2x Nicholl SF. HerArts FilmLab. 🌈
Poodle US @poodleus.bsky.social Poodle: An elegant, intelligent, and versatile breed. Known for their hypoallergenic coat, they come in Standard, Miniature, and Toy sizes. Perfect companions with a playful yet loyal nature. 🐩✨ #Poodle #DogLover
Cindy Sample @cindysample.bsky.social Mystery author, motivational speaker, chocoholic, and six-time LEFTY Award finalist for best humorous mystery.
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social My Book: Giving Up Is Unforgivable |UALawSchool |MSNOW Legal Analyst |Podcasts #SistersInLaw & Cafe Insider|Obama US Atty |25 year fed'l prosecutor|Wife & Mom of 4|Knits a lot|Civil Discourse newsletter: joycevance.substack.com
Valerie Estelle Frankel📚👩🏫🌌🎲🎮🏰📜🧷🧛🏻♂️🦇🎭✡️✍️🧙🏻🎃 @valeriefrankel.bsky.social 👨🎓Professor, 📚author of 100 books on drwho💫starwars✨outlander #sfwa🚀 #scbwi #kidlit Cali https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B004KMCLQK pitch me on #academic #Jewish #sff https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/series/jewish-science-fiction-and-fantasy/
Elizabeth Crowens, Author @elizabethcrowens.bsky.social Film and Television Industry Jill-of-all-Trades, Golden Age of Hollywood mysteries, Alternate History
Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social Publishing independently since 1929.
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Kerry P (Author & Editor) @kerrypwrites.bsky.social 💻 Editor. CIEP professional member.
💞 Author of contemporary romance and romcoms with heart, heat & HEA.
💜 WIP: Hearts Adrift.
🧠 Neurodivergent.
Sharn White @sharnwhite.bsky.social Professional family, Local & House Historian, International Speaker, Member of APG, AGRA, Official RootsTech Media Group. Blogger, Love Maps! Based in Australia, hobbies writing, travel and photography. Currently writing a children’s fantasy novel 8-12 🐉
@shanegericke.bsky.social @shanegericke.bsky.social 
Karin Slaughter @karinslaughter.com Internationally bestselling thriller writer. Watch WILL TRENT on ABC/streaming on Hulu. Watch PIECES OF HER on Netflix.
Tyler Dilts @tylerdilts.bsky.social Fiction Worker. Teacher. Edgar Award Nominee. Amazon #1 Bestseller. Charlotte’s dad.
Authors Alliance @authorsalliance.bsky.social Promoting authorship for the public good by supporting authors who write to be read. authorsalliance.org and authorsalliance.substack.com for updates. 
Iris Blasi @irisblasi.bsky.social Book lover and literary agent at Arc Literary. Say hi here: iris@arcliterary.com.
arcliterarymanagement.com/the-agents#iris
Publishers Lunch @publisherslunch.bsky.social Trade publishing's daily rundown, and sibling of the source of Deal Reports.
The Gernert Company @thegernertco.bsky.social The Gernert Company is a literary agency with offices in New York and Los Angeles. Our client list is as broad as the market. 📚
https://www.thegernertco.com/
The Authors Guild @authorsguild.org Authors working together to ensure fair pay, protect copyright, and defend free speech.
Carolyn Kellogg @paperhaus.bsky.social Books books books. Editor, writer, reader, clumsy DIYer.
Sarah Nicolas @sarahnfisk.bsky.social Literary Agent. YA Author as Sarah Nicolas. Queries Qualms & Quirks host. Disability in Publishing Board. 💛🤍💜🖤 linktr.ee/presidentsarah
Lucienne Diver @luciennediver.bsky.social Literary agent, #author, travel-junkie, puppy enthusiast, full-time fed up with the rolling back of our rights.
www.knightagency.net
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Ron Charles @roncharles.bsky.social I write about books at https://roncharles.substack.com/
Anna Sproul-Latimer @annasplat.bsky.social Founding Partner, Neon Literary. Get in, loser, we're making it art. www.neonliterary.com
Darcy Pattison @darcypattison.bsky.social Author of over 70 children’s books, including A LITTLE BIT OF DINOSAUR series, the Moments in Science series, and the Another Extraordinary Animal series. See more at MimsHouseBooks.com #STEM #NextGen #Kidlit #TLsky #EduSky 
Brian DeFiore @briandef.bsky.social Literary Agent, Dad, Geek
Laura Stanfill @laurastanfill.bsky.social Author, THE NEIGHBORHOOD DAMES (Ooligan Press, Nov. 2026). Publisher, Forest Avenue Press. Publishing consultant. Delete Key is my roller derby name.
Sarah LaPolla @sarahlapolla.com Freelance editor of YA & Adult fiction (sarah@nextchapteredits.com). Writer, optimist, all-around bookish.
Editing: https://www.nextchapteredits.com/
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Katy Hershberger @katyhersh.bsky.social Work at Publishers Lunch. Writing at NYTBR, Washington Post, LitHub, Slate, Longreads, etc.
KatyHershberger.com
DoctorSyntax @doctorsyntax.bsky.social Alter ego of Peter Ginna. Editor, writer, & occasional blogger on books & publishing. Former editor & publisher at several houses. Author of WHAT EDITORS DO: The Art, Craft, and Business of Book Editing. Website: peterginna.com 
Simon Owens @simonowens.bsky.social Media industry journalist who runs a newsletter and podcast. You can reach me at simonowens@gmail.com
Jeanne Veillette Bowerman @jeannevb.bsky.social Sr Exec Pipeline Media Group @bookpipeline.bsky.social, EiC @pipelineartists.bsky.social, partner Fringe Press, CoHost @recklesscr8tive.bsky.social #podcast. Prev @scriptmagazine.bsky.social + Writer's Digest. CoFndr #scriptchat on X. #HistFic #18thC
Kathleen Schmidt @kathmschmidt.bsky.social President, KMSPR. Book publishing, marketing, consulting, strategy. I write Publishing Confidential on Substack.
Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com Author of novels fantastical & historical, avid gardener, co-founder of SFWA's pub industry watchdog Writer Beware. Casting a small light in a wilderness of writing scams (plus an occasional cat pic)
https://writerbeware.blog
https://victoriastrauss.com
Jason Sanford @jasonsanford.bsky.social Archaeologist turned author with a science fiction take on life. Author of Plague Birds, member of SFWA and SPJ. He/His. Represented by Lucienne Diver. www.jasonsanford.com
Anne Trubek @atrubek.bsky.social founder & publisher, Belt Publishing. author, former academic, recent Pittsburgh transplant. https://notesfromasmallpress.substack.com
Belt Publishing: beltpublishing.com
Kate McKean @katemckean.bsky.social Literary Agent at Morhaim Literary 📚 Newsletter: Agents & Books at agentsandbooks.com. 📚 WRITE THROUGH IT out June ‘25 📚📚 picture book called PAY ATTENTION TO ME out in ‘26!
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Write-Through-It/Kate-McKean/9781668055540
Jane Friedman @janefriedman.com I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social Everything is Connected.
Journalist, novelist, screenwriter. Always looking for stories. LDN, NYC, LA
Support my work at: https://substack.com/@chadbourn
Buy Me A Coffee: coff.ee/chadbourn
Those Vegan Guys @thoseveganguys.bsky.social Couple of Manchester lads who met at college in 1997 and have been together ever since. 🌈 LGBTQ. Married.
Vegans. Creatives. Writers. Musicians. Singers. Activists. Cat parents. Trekkies.
YouTube.com/ThoseVeganGuys
Kate Harding @kateharding.bsky.social Author and bookseller in Chicago. Owner of @jarvissquarebooks.bsky.social.
Sadie Hartmann (Mother Horror) @sadiehartmann.bsky.social Co-Owner of Night Worms. Bram Stoker Award winner of 101 Horror Books to Read Before You're Murdered. New book: 2025
https://linktr.ee/sadiehartmann
James Lincoln Warren @jameslincolnwarren.bsky.social Retired USN/USNR officer, writer of short crime fiction (usually featured in Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazines), dedicated Freemason, proud Los Angeleno, expat Texan, major ailurophile, hardcore liberal Democrat.
Bracken MacLeod 𖤐 ⚰ @brackenmacleod.bsky.social Recovering lawyer. Author of STRANDED, COME TO DUST, & CLOSING COSTS. A new collection, LET NOT YOUR SORROW DIE, out NOW from Bad Hand Books! Represented by Howard Morhaim at http://morhaimliterary.com He/Him
Alice @amloweecey.bsky.social Writer, singer, musician, mom. Former nun. Come to the dark side. I bake really good cookies.
Steve Kelner @motivemagus.bsky.social Motivational psychologist, leadership expert, writer.
Christopher Golden @cgolden.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of Road of Bones, The House of Last Resort, Ararat, and many others. Writes a lot of comics with Mike Mignola. Screenwriter. Anti-fascist. New novel CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE out 7/21/26.
Carole Barrowman @carolebarrowman.bsky.social Author, reviewer, wild swimmer, wild feminist, wild reader #wordswithweight
Patty Cryan @pmcsquared.bsky.social That thing you don't quite see out of the corner of your eye, the scuttling sound behind you that goes starkly silent when you turn around.
[Medical mess. Badass bookseller. Writes fanfiction on occasion. Very much a Scorpio.]
J. M. Redmann @jmredmann.bsky.social Author of the Micky Knight series. Set in New Orleans. One of the first to feature a lesbian PI. Retired from public health doing HIV/AIDS prevention. My wife is an immigrant. #queerwriter
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
Richie Narvaez @richienarvaez.bsky.social Adjunct as well as Agatha- and Anthony-award–winning author of HIPSTER DEATH RATTLE | HOLLY HERNANDEZ & THE DEATH OF DISCO | NOIRYORICAN | 🇵🇷 | The songs I punched are dreaming
https://linktr.ee/richienarvaez
Mia P. Manansala @mpmthewriter.bsky.social Author of the Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery series; Dizon Detective Agency series (YA); THE SPIRIT MEDIUM'S ENCHANTED APOTHECARY (Fall 2027)
Filipino American 🇵🇭🏳️🌈
She/her
https://linktr.ee/mpmthewriter
Nikki Dolson @nikkidolson.bsky.social Hmm… | she/her
www.nikkidolson.com
Shotgun Honey @shotgunhoney.com Fiction with a Kick • Publisher @ronearl.bsky.social
https://shotgunhoney.com
E.A. Aymar @eaaymar.bsky.social Novelist (WHEN SHE LEFT, most recent), sometimes reviewer at Wash Post, runs Crime Fiction Works (the greatest newsletter in crime fiction history, everyone says so). Under a lot of pressure here.
Johnny Shaw @bloodandtacos.bsky.social I write novels in interesting places.
Raquel V. Reyes @latinasleuths.bsky.social Author of the award winning Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series. Latinx 305 🌴 
Kathy Lynn Emerson @kathylynnemerson.bsky.social Writer, sometimes as Kathy but also as Kaitlyn Dunnett or Kate Emerson. Childless cat lady born in rural New York State. Now lives in Maine. My website is http://www.KathyLynnEmerson.com.
Art Taylor @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social Edgar Award-winning short story writer. Professor at George Mason University.
Peggy A. Wheeler @pawheeler.bsky.social Writer of the fantastical, reader, world traveler, damned good cook, lover of good food and good wine, Bettie Page fan. Penning my 6th novel. Experiencing a massive, fun blast with this one!
Meg Macy Author @megmacyauthor.bsky.social Author, artist, reader, coffee and tea lover, 💙 Meg Macy, D.E. Ireland, cozy, historical, romance books on Amazon and B&N, LGBTQ+ supporter 🏳️🌈 love 💕 is love 💕 also gender fluid she/her
Karen F. Ross, MD @dd-fp1.bsky.social Forensic pathologist, cat lover, mystery reader, Life-long Dem living Blue in a very red regressive state, football and basketball fan, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Mavericks, Luka Magic, LSU sports - NO TIGERS IN CAGES ON THE FIELD #TNRT #4N6Path
Charlaine Harris @realcharlaine.bsky.social New York Times Best Selling Author and lover of books 📚 The latest release in my Gunnie Rose series #TheLastWizardsBall is out everywhere NOW‼️✨
charlaineharris.com - Official Website
@RealCharlaine - Instagram
Charlaine Harris - FB
Lee Matthew Goldberg @leematthewgoldberg.bsky.social Author of 16 📚 including ANCESTOR, MENTOR and the GREAT GIMMELMANS.
Lit Rep: Josh Getzler @ HG Literary
Screenwriter and publisher of Fringe Press.
Native New Yorker. LeeMatthewGoldberg.com
Josh Getzler @jgetzler.bsky.social New Yorker, Partner/Literary Agent at HG Literary. I'm here for the books (and sports and music). Closed to Queries but love writers and people who work with them. He/Him
Eric Beetner @ericbeetner.bsky.social Author, Film/TV editor, Musician, Filmmaker, Father, Husband
Brett Battles @brettbattles.bsky.social Father. Son. Brother. NYT bestselling author. Kdrama fan. BLINK.
Toni "Leigh Perry" Kelner @leighperry.bsky.social Writer of mysteries, most notably the Family Skeleton series. Expect lots of skeleton posts.
Kathy Waller @kathywaller.bsky.social 
@dale-furutani.bsky.social @dale-furutani.bsky.social 
Jennifer Anne Gordon @jenniferannegordon.bsky.social 🌈 Horror and CNF Author, podcast host, dancer, dog mom. Rep by Paula Munier/Talcott Notch HWA MWA
Jenny Carless @jennycarless.bsky.social Suspense author, reader, safari addict, curious explorer, amateur wildlife photographer. Member of SinC, MWA and ITW.
LynDee Walker @lyndeewalker.bsky.social Show Choir mom. Coffee addict. Agatha and Thriller Award-nominated, bestselling crime fiction author. Favorite things: family, porches, beaches, and books.
Mary Ann @mamiller3860.bsky.social Author of the Sheriff Jhonni Laurent series set in Field's Crossing, Indiana. Represented by Terrie Wolf/AKA Literary Agency.
Oline Cogdill @olinecog.bsky.social Book critic, theater critic