Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social Believe in yourself! Work hard, never give up & anything's possible! OR: Kick back, relax & aim low: You'll never be disappointed...😜
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Romancing the Vote @romancingthevote.com Romancing the Vote, coming to save a democracy near you in July 2026. (We run an auction to raise money for voting access, because voter suppression is BAD.) Run by Courtney Milan & Kit Rocha more info @ romancingthevote.com
Ravven @ravven.bsky.social Gamer, book cover artist, ex-web developer. Reader of books and writer of waffle and rubbish. She/her. Contact: ravven.com
Pod Save America @podsaveamerica.crooked.com A no-bullshit conversation about politics with hosts Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor & Jon Lovett.
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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com 🇨🇦 Author/illustrator. Illus books by Judy Blume, Michael Ian Black, others. Author news, more: https://debbieohi.com/links/ Atmosphere updates: https://debbieohi.com/standard-reader
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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social Writer of books and comics. Story architect for STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ✨ he/him patreon.com/djolder
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Anna @annaneat.bsky.social 
Amy Jo (AJ) Cousins @ajcousins.bsky.social Queer romance author. Obsessive book buyer. Slow runner. Fascinated birder. She/her, bi. Rep'd by Handspun Literary Agency. Volunteer Child Advocate for detained immigrant kiddos. Views my own.
Victoria Dahl/Victoria Helen Stone @victoriadahl.bsky.social WSJ bestselling author. Goofs and balls combined with rage.
BALD-FACED LIAR is out now and I’M HERE TO HELP drops on Oct 27!
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BillieB @billie.bookstoreromanceday.org She/her. Book person. An Old. Founder of Bookstore Romance Day.
KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com She/her. British European. Purveyor of opinions, rude words, and romance novels, historical and fantasy. USA Today bestselling author of How To Fake It In Society. "Erotically charged"--Good Housekeeping. Death to GenAI. http://kjcharleswriter.com
Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social Mondays at 9pmET on MS NOW
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Melissa Ann Singer @masinger.bsky.social freelance book editor specializing in genre fiction, former Senior Editor at Tor; loves theater & art; basically a nerd. has a cat
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demi/ace
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Writers Guild of America West @wgawest.bsky.social The Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) is a labor union representing writers of motion pictures, television, radio, and internet programming.
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Stephen Colbert @stephencolbert.bsky.social Evie’s husband 
Jen Graybeal @jentheeditor.bsky.social Creative Coaching for Your Books, Business, and Mindset.
Certified Creativity Coach with a degree in English, an ever-expanding TBR pile, and a furball assistant that is usually on my lap.
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Charli Rahe @charlirahe.bsky.social Her novels feature powerful heroines in surreal landscapes, blending romance and fantasy, skillfully combining creativity and humor into tantalizing tales. You can find her cozied up with a book, on her MacBook, or doing crafts in the suburbs of Chicago.
alix e. harrow @alixeharrow.bsky.social NYT-bestselling fantasy author in charlottesville va
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet 🖖
50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the #50501Movement
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov U.S. Senator, Massachusetts. She/her/hers. Official Senate account.
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Serpent & Flame Candle Co @serpentandflame.com We make scents out of things. Candles, perfume & more. Books, fandom, snarky, witchy, spooky, liberal af. Chicagoland.
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Cinderwing3D @cinderwing3d.bsky.social Creator of the original Crystal Dragon!
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I Never Finish Anyth @nathaliegray.bsky.social #romancelandia | Graphic designer | veteran | curses a lot | uncoordinated leftie | always thinking about food
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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/roxanegay
Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
❌👑 Suz Brockmann @suzbrockmann.bsky.social romance writer, indie film & tv writer & producer, mother of a SAG strike captain & a nurse, liberal Dem, activist, she/her. Still masks.
Heather Osborn @heatherosborn.bsky.social Literary Agent at Spencerhill Assiciates. https://www.spencerhillassociates.com/our-team Romance novel fanatic. Crafting magpie. Baking enthusiast. Kpop junkie. Stay. #romancelandia
Open to queries: 09/01/2025. https://QueryManager.com/HeatherOsborn
Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social Bronx boy. Cubs fan. Dad, husband, writer, podcaster and cable news host.
The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource out now.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com Human Rights Lawyer • Author • Dad Jokes • SirusXM Host • Creator: Let's Address This • Subscribe: qasimrashid.com/subscribe • Media requests: admin@justwinteam.com
Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs 🦖🦕. 羽生結弦 fan. Fan of tea. Born at 332 ppm.
This biography should not be taken as a complete description.
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social https://www.bodegacats.nyc
In Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social The life and times of Steve the otter...
Jodie Griffin @jodiegriffin.bsky.social Writes books w/happily-ever-afters. Takes pictures. Hunts the moon. Loves chocolate. Hates confrontation. Wife, mom, smartass. She/Her.
jodiegriffin.com
Rep: Handspun Literary / @millercallihan.bsky.social
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Sasha Knight @sashaknighteditor.bsky.social Lover of words. Full-time book editor (romance, fantasy, sci-fi, mystery, YA and more) since 2002. I love to talk about books! SashaKnightEditor.com.
Sheryl Nantus @sherylnantus.bsky.social Canadian author of sexy romances at @entangledpub . Indie Author. Tea drinker. Board gamer. Original D&D player. Hopeless romantic. Fanfiction writer.
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Cathy Pegau 📚🌈🥊 - I should be writing! @cathypegau.bsky.social Author. Spouse. Parent. Critter wrangler. Coffee lover.
Not always in that order.
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100% Human Made
I do not use and never will use genAI.
Rep: Natalie Lakosil LookingGlassLit.com
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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social Jorts the cat.
Jean helps me.
Bree (half of Kit Rocha) @mostlybree.kitrocha.com Author of bestselling sexy book as Kit Rocha. Rep'd by Sarah Younger at NYLA. Hiding in the Alabama woods. #TeamADHD Book Stuff: https://linktr.ee/kitrocha Enable Chaos: https://amzn.to/4gCqcOD
Indivisible Chicago Alliance ❌👑 @indivisiblechicago.bsky.social Proud partner in the progressive movement.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org We’re organizing against this fascist regime the only way that actually works — with on-the-ground, volunteer-led, communities of people power: https://linktr.ee/indivisibleteam
Wil Wheaton ❌👑 @wilwheaton.net New York Times bestselling author and audiobook narrator.
Host of It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton
Retired Starfleet officer.
Husband, father, Traveler.
Nazi punks fuck off.
EmGraceWrites @emgracewrites.bsky.social #author of science fiction and fantasy. Reader, writer, constant learner. National Park Geek.
Angel M. Shaw 📚💙 Dark, Diverse + Angsty Romance @angelmshawwrites.bsky.social (she/they) | 💙📚 Author of dark romance w/ Black women being loved well | The Shadowplay Trilogy: A Dark Billionaire Romantic Suspense - OUT NOW!
WIP: 🤐👀😈
NOLA native living in TX. I love crawfish. 🦞⚜️
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Rep. Lauren Underwood @underwood.house.gov Representing #IL14. Nurse, health enthusiast, advocate for the working families of Illinois.
Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies
Rebekah Weatherspoon @rdotspoon.bsky.social Bestselling Award-Winning Adult and YA Romance Author.
YA: SUMMER OFFICIAL now! 🛹🩵🍦| Adult: THE TWELVE LOVES OF CHRISTMAS 9.29.26 ♥️🎅🏾
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Twelve-Loves-of-Christmas/Alexandria-Bellefleur/9781668250419
Seanan McGuire @seananmcguire.bsky.social I write books and post too many cat pictures. She/her, only.
Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social Host of The Joy Reid Show, best-selling author, writer, documentary filmmaker, and happy warrior blerd 'bout town. Subscribe at thejoyreidshow.com and joyannreid.com!
Jeanne (she/they) @fangirljeanne.bsky.social Media critic, author, and fan.
Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Husband and father. Proudly serving as Illinois’ 43rd governor.
J. Penner | Cozy Fantasy Author @jpennerauthor.bsky.social USA Today Bestselling Closed Door Romance Cozy Fantasy Author & Her Cat. Start reading Death Meets Cute: https://jpennerauthor.com/pages/buy
Foz Meadows @fozmeadows.bsky.social queer SFF author, essayist, poet. he/they 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
https://fozmeadows.wordpress.com
Olivia Dade @oliviawrites.bsky.social Author of bawdy romcoms with a big ♥. She/her. Out now: ZOMROMCOM and SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE!
My website: oliviadade.com
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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social Detroiter. Spartan. Writer. NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominee. Lifetime Achievement Award Romance Fiction. Slayer of Words.
Robin Bradford @tuphlos.bsky.social Reader. Librarian. Lawyer. My mouth is unruly. I've been told I'm zesty! Lover of things and (some) people. Watcher of sports and cooking shows. And dramas. Midwestern core, PNW present.
https://ko-fi.com/robinbradford
The Onion @theonion.com America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary.
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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social NYT & USA Today bestselling writer. Enjoys Korean dramas, music, movies, video games, pet photos.
The Hocus Pocus Handbook = Sept 1!
she/they
Wrote Enclave & Strange Love. Lots of books here! You should read them. https://linktr.ee/authorannaguirre
E_bookpushers @e-bookpushers.bsky.social Bookaholic, bookpusher, and foodie. E_bookpushers with romance peeps and extinct animals. 
Mikki Kendall @karnythia.blacksky.app Writer, hex throwing goon. Dainty, delicate, and deadly.
Cranky Professional Organizer Bitch @totallydonna.kitrocha.com The Donna half of Kit Rocha. Repped by @seyitsme of NYLA. PRINCE OF STORMS, now available from Montlake! PROTECT TRANS KIDS!! She/her.
Love’s Sweet Arrow | Romance Booksellers @lovessweetarrow.bsky.social A romance-focused bookstore in the suburbs of Chicago (Tinley Park, IL).
Selling HEAs like it’s our job since 2019.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social I'm Sarah from Smart Bitches, and I like Trashy Books | Daily SBTB email: http://bit.ly/SBTB-feed | Reviews, Cover Snark, & Recs: http://sb-tb.com |
Fated Mates @fatedmates.net A romance recommendation machine and podcast.
Discover your next favorite romance novel
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Random Romance Recommender
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Book Club
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Jennifer Prokop @jenreadsromance.bsky.social Romance critic & freelance editor. Half of Fated Mates. Chicagoan. She/her.
www.jenreadsromance.com
Shae Connor @shaeconnor.bsky.social Science editor slash romance writer. Likes: baseball, musicals, Disney, democracy. Dislikes: fascists, working in the office five days a week. Now actually in Atlanta, not Atlanta-adjacent. 🏳️🌈
Laura Ridgefield @lauraridgefield.bsky.social HEA forever. Romance novelist “Under the Influencer” out now. Chicago North Romance Writers. #romancelandia PR practitioner, mom, bleeding heart. Big fan of empathy. She/her
Melonie Johnson @meloniejohnson.bsky.social #TheWritingLush
Romance Author. Star Wars Geek. Shakespeare Nerd. In need of coffee, a cocktail, or both.
Allison Manley @allisonmanley.bsky.social Mom. Marketer. Figure Skater. #Romance author.
Pamela @azhoosiergirl.bsky.social Fifty-something INFP ADHD mom, wife, aspiring supernatural romance/romantic horror author, amateur photographer (all photographs I post are my own), and crow whisperer. Uninvited DMs are creepy and will get you blocked.
Carla Luna @carlaluna.bsky.social Romance writer, former archaeologist, biracial Latina. She/her.
Author of the Blackwood Cellars Series🍷& the Romancing the Ruins Series🏛️⛏️
carlalunabooks.com 
Lydia Bugg @youknowlydia.bsky.social Comedy writer known for 1900hotdog, The Trailer Park Boys Comic Book, Cracked, Reductress, BunnyEars, a TikTok about The Addams Family, radical skateboard moves. Chicago based.
Ruth @ruthkaufman.bsky.social On-camera, VO and improv actor who sings in a chorus and enjoys taking pictures of flowers.
Cindy Shutts @cindysku.bsky.social Teen Librarian, Aunt, Dog Mom, Romancelandia Shadow and Bone Fan,Sports, care bears, Guiding Light, dreamland valley, Pokemon go. Cindy Crushes Programming on Teen librarian toolbox. I read a lot of books. My Posts do not represent my employer
Maggie Wells @maggiewells1.bsky.social Maggie Wells #author of #feminist #romance & #romanticsuspense. Here for a good time. Like books? Competent characters & HEAs are my jam. https://linktr.ee/maggiewells1
Jillian David @jilliandavid.bsky.social Romance author. Drafts quickly, edits slowly. Rural FP/Ob. Specializes in chocolate. Runs trails. Advocate: all healthcare options for each person.
*my opinions only -- NOT MEDICAL/PROFESSIONAL ADVICE*
Newsletter, books: https://linktr.ee/JillianDavid
Suleikha Snyder @suleikhasnyder.bsky.social She/her. Erstwhile entertainment reporter (as Mala B.). Ribald romance writer (also writing as Kali Decker). Copy editor/Reviewer at Booklist. Occasionally serious person. https://linktr.ee/suleikhasnyder
https://ko-fi.com/suleikhasnyder
Chicago-North Romance Writers @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social Supporting members in their romance writing journeys & publishing careers. Not affiliated with RWA. Meetings virtual & hybrid. #romanceauthors
➡️ Spring Fling Writers Conference April 16-18, 2026 Chicago & online!
https://linktr.ee/chicagonorthromance
Pamala Knight @pamalaknight.bsky.social Writer, extroverted introvert, voracious reader, tennis addict, music lover, slacker mom, tea drinker, coffee lover. She/Her #BW
Kimberly Christianson Kennedy @kimber88.bsky.social Writer of fiction. Dreamer. Music Lover.
Sara Fujimura @authorsarafujimura.bsky.social YA Author | NPR Best Book Winner | Educator
Authorpreneurship Coach at Tanabata Wishes Enterprises
aka The Obento Lady
https://linktr.ee/saraffujimura 
J. Von Tobel Romantasy Author @jvontobelwrites.bsky.social ❤️🔥 Enemies to Lovers Addict
⚔️ Fated to be Monsters is Available now!
🌭 Chicagoan
🗺️ Worldbuilding Nerd
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Julie Cassidy @juliecassidy.bsky.social 💕 Romance author
🧀 Cheese plate enthusiast
📺 Vanderpump Rules & Housewives historian
📍Chicago
Stephanie Jayne/Stephanie J. Scott @stephaniejayne.bsky.social Sweet and flirty romance & YA author
Casual gamer, pop culture fan, your cat's new BFF. Fight book bans (she/her)
The Heartbreaker and the Grump (1/26/26)
I'VE GOT MY MIND SET ON BREW (out now)
https://linktr.ee/stephaniejaynebooks
Sally Sultzman @sallysultzman.bsky.social The One In The Hat. Published by Cast of Wonders, Sley House & more. Owner of Sarah STETS Editorial Services. YA pen name of Sarah M. Anderson. THEY ARE ALL HER CHILDREN out May 2027 from Apex! she/her
www.sallysultzman.com
Mary Morris (she/her) @maryloquacious.bsky.social 1/2 of @phoebewalker.bsky.social
Romance professor, SNHU Online MFA
VP, @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social
Stories & essays in lit mags. Mother. MFA. Chaos Muppet. Romance fan and author. Bi 🌈
Website: https://marymorris-writer.com
Colleen Walker Books @colleenwalkerbooks.bsky.social spicy - contemporary - travel - romance
www.colleenwalkerbooks.com
Your Trip or Mine is Out Now!!!
Purchase it in Ebook & Paperback
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Liz Lincoln/Brigid Hunt @lizlincoln.bsky.social Bi indie author of 🔥🔥🔥🔥 sports romance. medically f'd, ADHD, embroidery. Opinionated AF. 🏈, 🚺 ⚽️ & 🚹&🚺🏒fan. WI girl. 🧀 🧇 She/her.
Kelly Garcia, Author (she/her) @kellygarcia22.bsky.social Animal wrangler by day, word wrangler by night. Love magic in my mysteries, witches in my romances, and cream in my coffee.
Marissa McQueen @marissamcqueen.bsky.social I write happily ever afters dedicated to those who came before me. In a world filled with racism, trauma, and negativity, my stories highlight the love, community and beauty we deserve.
Check out my novels:
https://www.marissamcqueen.com/my-links
Kelly Farmer @kellyfarmerauthor.bsky.social (she/her) Author of sapphic contemporary romance with snarky humor & heart. 🏳️🌈💖
Lover of dogs, music, nature & the 80s.
IT'S A FABULOUS LIFE, THE OUT ON THE ICE SERIES, VECTOR CITY SUPERS.
🚫AI!
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Lolah Lace @lolahlace.bsky.social 💋Romance Author, Screenwriter, GenXer and the mother of 2 Dragons.
Darci Ann Baker @dabakerauthor.bsky.social Romance Author, Scorpio, sailor, animal lover, professional shower, Chicago North Romance Writers, she/her 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Separation Game:
https://books2read.com/separationgame
Secrets We Keep:
https://books2read.com/readsecretswekeep
Website: darciannbaker.com
Melanie Dusseau @melaniedusseau.bsky.social Creative writing & literature prof, romance author, lover of books, & poet of the ginger life. www.melaniedusseau.com
Associate Professor of English, U Findlay (she/her), MFA, analog researcher, dog-loving, traveling teller of love stories. Human writer.💗
Rien Gray @riengray.bsky.social Agender Intersex Butch | Author of F/F and F/NBi romance, fantasy, & horror | They/Them | 2026: GALEAS THE KEEN | #sapphicromance #lesfic
https://riengray.shop/
https://riengray.itch.io/
https://www.amazon.com/stores/Rien-Gray/author/B091NLB554
Jen Dupuis @jendupuis.bsky.social Disabled librarian turned writer • 📚 • Mom to rescue dog Clara & cat lover • #amquerying GenX nostalgia book club fiction • 🚫GenAI
📚 🐕 🐈 💙
jendupuis.com | Detroit, MI | she/her
Ieshia @iwiedlin.bsky.social Writer of romance novels, lover of sports! 😘😎
Colette Dixon @colettedixon.bsky.social Author of historical and contemporary romance. Reader of all the things. Chicago-ish. linktr.ee/colettedixon
Danielle Jackson @djacksonbooks.bsky.social author. reader. baker. crafter.
THE ACCIDENTAL PINUP & ACCIDENTALLY IN LOVE, now available!
https://linktr.ee/djacksonbooks
Kathy Bailey @kathybailey.bsky.social
Member at Ethical Society of St Louis.
Books: "Half Dome, Whole Heart;" and "Bridezilla," co-authored with Kurt Pankau.
Poems in "Utopia Science Fiction" and "Dreams and Nightmares."