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Julia aka mizzelle @mizzelle.bsky.social Fantasy writer, reader, fan. Sometime genealogist and history geek. She/her/hers.
https://gofund.me/6dfb97116
๐ฆ squid @squidak.bsky.social Working to live wisely. I live where the arctic ends. Left of center. Cis woman. Fish enthusiast. Tall. Born in the 1960s. Change is annoying. Certainty is absurd.
Carolyn Jewel @cjewel.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy Author, SQL Server Dev, coffee and tea drinker who hates Nazis. She/Her. Opinions my own. Writes with #FountainPens and lives in California's North Bay. Also interested [โฆ]
๐ bridged from โ https://sfba.social/@cjewel, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact
Kelly_Instalove @kelly-instalove.bsky.social Book wallower, music nerd, history geek, dog lover, Cool Momโข, Iowa girl, Diet Coke addict, flaming liberal.
Carolyn Jewel @cjewel.bsky.social Author, SQL Server Dev, Blue to the bone. Atheist. Hates Nazis. Working to remove invasive and non-native plants in favor of natives. AOC 2028
Mastodon Bridge: @cjewel.sfba.social.ap.brid.gy
@amyandrews.bsky.social @amyandrews.bsky.social 
@stephanieknudsen.bsky.social @stephanieknudsen.bsky.social 
Maria Slozak @mariaslozak.bsky.social Wandering hermit, quietly exploring the paths of being human. Reading and writing are my staff and lantern.
Alison ๐ณ๐ฟ @alisonwriting.bsky.social #dunedin #ลtepoti formally @littlecatdesigns
She/Her and annoying as anything 
Ainslie Paton @ainsliepaton.bsky.social Writer, carer, jewellery fiend, beach fan, mid mod furniture, cat person
Michael Portuesi @mportuesisf.bsky.social Ex-technologist, now I teach sewing and fashion techniques. Also interested in astronomy, videography, Italian language and culture, and fountain pens.
Sherri โท @booksandkdrama.bsky.social Reader, BTS ARMY, KDrama and CDrama lover, and in my spare time I am a Technical Portfolio Mgr. My profile pic is years old, but I really like that one so ๐คทโโ๏ธ And lately, I have been making jewelry. Not always great jewelry but it makes me happy ๐
Briala @staticsan.bsky.social Been a programmer for a long long time and yeah, I've seen some stuff. I also make ambient music and other art, listen to Kpop and generally try to survive this neuro-divergent, trans-gender life. ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
Embrace What Makes You Happy.
linktr.ee/staticsan
Katherine Tomlinson @kattomic.bsky.social Fictionista known by many names. Screenwriter. Reader. Voter. Fond of photography, travel, fall foliage, cats, chocolate, and science. 
Barb Evans @barbevans.bsky.social Writer, cheesemaker, brewer. Has penchant for holidaying in remote islands.
Sarah MacLean @sarahmaclean.bsky.social Writer. Podcaster. Third-act break-up evangelist. Iโm somewhere talking about romance novels.
DB Tait @dbtait.bsky.social 
Sandra Carmel @sandracarmel.bsky.social Bestselling, own-voices author of racy, flirty, and downright dirty romance.
THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social Romance/mystery book blogger, Sierra Nevada dweller, history nerd, & whiner about late season snow storms. Music belongs in public schools. Same User Id everywhere
Adele Buck @adelebuck.com Author. Librarian. My books have been featured in Entertainment Weekly and BookRiot and reviewed in Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, & Booklist.
Books: https://adelebuck.com/books-3/
Newsletter: https://adelebuck.com/sign-up-for-my-newsletter/
she/her
Jess Nevins @jessnevins.bsky.social Encyclopedist, college librarian, writer, ttrpg writer. I like to talk about Mesopotamia & Vikings. Always outnumbered, never outgunned.
My podcast, "The History of Comic Books in 500 Issues," is at http://500issues.com
God @thegodshow.com Creator of the Universe.
thegodshow.com
https://youtube.com/@thegodshowlive
Lucy Parker @lucyparkerauthor.bsky.social Reader and writer ๐
Rep: The Knight Agency
Liz Lincoln/Brigid Hunt @lizlincoln.bsky.social Bi indie author of ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ sports romance. medically f'd, ADHD, embroidery. Opinionated AF. ๐, ๐บ โฝ๏ธ & ๐น&๐บ๐fan. WI girl. ๐ง ๐ง She/her.
Mia Hopkins @miahopkinsxoxo.bsky.social Iโm a romance author in Los Angeles. www.miahopkinsauthor.com
DL White @booksbydlwhite.blacksky.app Same soup, just reheated. Find me in the A.
Author. Powered by Skittles & spite. Big fan of beaches, brunch, *NSYNC, Kids in the Hall. Aggressively Black. #92percent
Have you tried dying mad about it?
https://www.booksbydlwhite.com/linkinbio
Jackie Barbosa ๐ โพ ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฒ๐ฝ @jackiebarbosa.bsky.social Romance writer/reader. Trained Classicist. Lefty (both kinds). HEAs forever. No AI ever. Semi-colon fan. I block randos. Find my books at https://jackiebarbosa.com
IASPR International Association for the Study of Popular Romance @iaspr.bsky.social The International Association for the Study of Popular Romance is dedicated to fostering and promoting the scholarly exploration of all popular representations of romantic love. Publishes @jprstudies.bsky.social
https://www.iaspr.org/
Bronwyn Clarke @bronwync.bsky.social Dress historian, historical dressmaker esp. 1750-1920 every day dress | Spinner, weaver, knitter, quilter, maker| Also novelist (as Bronwyn Parry)| Australian | Social justice matters| On Wadawarrung Country| She/her
stitchinghistory.com
bronwynparry.com
Kini she/her ๐ @kinilei.bsky.social Romance Reader
MD > NE > CO ๐๏ธ
Outsidey but not outdoorsy
Sewist ๐ชก๐งต
Cat mom ๐๐๐
Water bottle hoarder
Library ๐ User
#romancelandia
Jay ๐ฆ @jay.bsky.team Founder & Chief Innovation Officer @ Bluesky
Working on @attie.ai
๐ฑ ๐ชด ๐ณ
George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social Husband, Actor, Activist, Uncle George to the Internet ๐
Queen of the Harpies and Trollops @k2togetherssk.bsky.social Le Sigh....can I be put into a coma for four years? I can't do this. Romance Books. Art. Jewlery. Bigots get ๐ซ. AI will get you ๐ซ. (Don't be a thief or pirate)
Victoria Purman @victoriapurman.bsky.social Australian bestselling novelist. Feminist. Reader. Golden Retriever owner.
Dr Anita Heiss @dranitaheiss.bsky.social Wiradyuri
Author of over 20 titles, most recent DIRRAYAWADHA (RISE UP)
Publisher @ Bundyi, Simon & Schuster AU
Prof of Communications @ UQ
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/dranitaheiss?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=e8039df8-76bc-4e43-b07d-c57dc8bfc
Jenna Guillaume @jennaguillaume.bsky.social Pop culture journalist. Author of YA rom-coms YOU WERE MADE FOR ME and WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME and novella THE DEEP END. Recovering twt user.
T.M. Clark @tmclark.com.au I am a Zimbabwean-born author who writes stories that blend diverse cultures and wildlife. I am passionate about nurturing writers, building libraries in Papua New Guinea, and inspiring readers through my love for storytelling.
Sandra Schwab @scribblingsandy.bsky.social Historical romance author with a PhD, a piano, & a very large library. Expert on dragons & PUNCH. Writes stories with happy endings and loves her caravan Miss Hetty. ๐ She / her.
Newsletter: https://sandraschwab.eo.page/newsletter
Karl Elvis @moronosphere.com old-school liberal. writer. biker. pervert. photographer. engineer. atheist. skeptic. guitar nerd. magnificent son of a bitch.
Find me at https://www.moronosphere.com if you care to. Thereโs some (written) pr0n.
Also my instagram (karlelvis)
Perrito @perritotheiggy.bsky.social Italian Greyhound in Melbourne, Australia. I love eating, sleeping and Liverpool FC. YNWA
Feral Women's Society of America @fwsa.bsky.social Old, feral woman with a smart mouth. Be careful, I bite.
Hannah Doherty Hudson @hdhudson.bsky.social Working on a book about how magazines organize info. C18 & C19 Brit lit prof, WPA, Romanticist, periodicalist, historian of books & publishing, #MinervaPress scholar, Austenite. 250 yrs of genre fiction. First book: http://tinyurl.com/k4fb35ur (she/her).
LeVar Burton @levarburton.bsky.social Kunta, Geordi, Reading Rainbow guy. Flies twice as highโฆ #bydhttmwfi
๐งSandy @sandyfortheplanet.bsky.social California born, Aus since mid 80s. Privileged to be standing on sacred ground & smart enough to know Iโm living on borrowed time. #climate #auspol, #keto & #GeelongCats
All ๐ซ MAGA ๐ซ DMs๐ซ porn๐ซcrypto ๐ซGoFundMe or $ requests = instant block
Kate Jopling @katejopling.bsky.social Usually found (professionally) talking about ageing, loneliness, health, care, ageism etc. Other stuff as the mood takes me 
Centre for Ageing Better @ageingbetter.bsky.social At the Centre for Ageing Better we are pioneering ways to make ageing better a reality for everyone. Supported by The National Lottery Community Fund.
Katie Frey, Ph.D. @professorfrey.bsky.social Psychology professor. ๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ซ Childless cat lady. ๐ Historical romance novel enthusiast. ๐ Adult development and aging researcher. ๐ง Anti-ageism advocate. ๐ป (she/her)
Ande Lyons @andelyons.bsky.social Pro Aging Advocate | I am 70 | Host of Don't Be Caged By Your Age Podcast | Host of New England Podcasters Group | Shattering ageism everywhere I GLOW | Boston โ๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ค๐บ๐ธ๐ฆ
https://www.dontbecagedbyyourage.com/
Bryony Shannon @bryonyshannon.bsky.social Challenging and changing adult social care language and practice #RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs
https://rewritingsocialcare.blog/
Black in Gerontology & Geriatrics @blackingeron.bsky.social Black in Aging: Amplifying Black Excellence in Aging Research, Teaching, & Practice.
Contact: info@blackingeron.org
Debora Price @gerontologyuk.bsky.social Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, wellbeing in later life, social policy for an ageing society. Especially pensions, social care, financing later life.
Also โค๏ธ @UKDataService.
University of Manchester @OfficialUoM.
Sarah Barber @sarahbarber.bsky.social Associate Prof in Psychology & Gerontology at GSU, interested in cognitive aging and the socioemotional influences affecting memory.
Joan Price @joanprice.bsky.social Advocate for ageless sexuality, speaker on senior sex, author of award-winning books Sex After Grief and Naked at Our Age: Talking Out Loud about Senior Sex. https://joanprice.com/
Age UK @age-uk.bsky.social We believe every older person should be valued and included. Let's change how we age ๐ https://www.ageuk.org.uk/
Francesca Zanasi @francemente.bsky.social Sociology: family, ageing, intergenerational relations, social inequality
University of Bologna (IT)
+ dogs ๐ถ
Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc.bsky.social Geriatrician who gets to write stories. Celebrating longevity, tackling delicate questions. She/her. https://linktr.ee/lucypollock #TheGoldenRule #TheBookAboutGettingOlder Proud patron @AgeUKSomerset
@annettec42.bsky.social @annettec42.bsky.social 
@everydayageism.bsky.social @everydayageism.bsky.social Here to raise awareness: ageism is in our everyday; itโs destructive and divisive but the more widely itโs recognised the better we can combat it!
Sharing experiences and research.
M.J Scott/Melanie Scott @melscott.bsky.social Writer of fantasy, urban fantasy and romance. Cat butler. Owner of too many art and craft supplies. Bookworm. Easily distracted by chocolate.
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...๐
Ria Cheyne @riacheyne.bsky.social Neurodiversity, disability, access, medical humanities, genre fiction. "Divergent Minds in the Archive" project PI.
Disability, Literature, Genre book (Liverpool UP, 2019) #OpenAccess at https://shorturl.at/5ykqk
Rebecca Romney @rebeccaromney.com Your bookish enabler. Rare book dealer, Type Punch Matrix. Author, JANE AUSTENโS BOOKSHELF. Co-founder of the Honey & Wax Book Collecting Prize. Pawn Stars, The Booksellers doc.
Jessica Pryde @jessisreading.bsky.social Romance enthusiast. Founder @whychoose-tucson.bsky.social Book Riot Contributing Editor. BLACK LOVE MATTERS and SOMEPLACE GENEROUS out now! She/her ๐ฉท๐๐
Anne O'Reilly @anneoreilly.bsky.social Librarian, Professor, Romance Reader, and Romance Researcher. She/Her. 
Dr. Mystery @damemystery.bsky.social Teacher, scholar, book lover. House full of cats. She/her.
Terri Brisbin - Historical Romance Author! @terribrisbin.bsky.social Bestselling Author of 50+ Historical/Fantasy/Paranormal Romances ๐๐, Mom of 3๐จ๐ป๐จ๐ป๐ง๐ปโโ๏ธGrammy of 4 ๐ฉ๐ป๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฆ๐ป๐ฉand Dental Hygienist to hundreds ๐ฆท๐ชฅ! Love history, Scotland (FSAScot), romance novels and so much more! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ฆโ๏ธ๐ฅ๐โค๏ธโ๐ฅ๐
Joanna Chambers @joannachambers.bsky.social Author and reader. Love(s) stories.
Heidi Shoham @heidishoham.bsky.social Editor. Author. Mother of 3 wildlings. Fueled by coffee & carbs.
@soenda.bsky.social @soenda.bsky.social "You can't win. You can't break even. You can't quit the game."
Reese Ryan @reeseryanwrites.bsky.social Author of sexy, grown folks Black romance featuring complex characters navigating career crises & family drama. Gen-X. Neurodivergent ADHD Girlie. Agent of self-inflicted chaos.
McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books.
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Annie Lowrey @annielowrey.bsky.social Writer on economic policy, bureaucracy, household finances, and the human relationship with animals, among other stuff, at The Atlantic. Ping me on annie@theatlantic.com and annielowrey.25 on Signal. 
Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks.bsky.social Writer & public speaker. she/her/hers. Let's end #ageism โ and all the rest, while we're at it. ThisChairRocks + Yo Is This Ageist? + the Old School Hub
The Grey List @thegreylist.bsky.social The Grey List 2025 submission portal is now open!
Fighting back against ageism in the entertainment industry by spotlighting amazing screenplays by writers over 40.
Creativity has no expiration!
Val Stulman @valstulman.bsky.social Writer. Actor. Educator. #scriptsky #filmsky Producers attached to three projects.๐Anti-Ageism advocate. monstershrink.weebly.com, monstershrink.substack.com ๐ซDMs unless show biz. Zero Fs leftโฆ Don't be a dick. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2163354/
Sally Chivers @sallychivers.bsky.social Prof, podcaster, disc golfer. Fighting ageism one story at a time on Wrinkle Radio.
The Book Shepherd @thebookshepherd.bsky.social Canadian Librarian, basket of feelings, east coast ennui. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ซ
Mary Brock Jones @marybrockjones.bsky.social Author of science fiction with romance.
https://www.marybrockjones.com/
Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social Writing and yelling. 
The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com Democracy Skies in Blueness
Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
Dr Bill Hughes (William the Bloody) @billbloodyhughes.bsky.social Cat lover. 18C scholar on the dialogue and novel. Gothic fairies, vampires and paranormal romance; co-organiser Open Graves, Open Minds Project @ogomproject.bsky.social
https://hcommons.org/members/billhughes/
www.opengravesopenminds.com
K. Morrissey @katiedidnt.bsky.social Assistant Prof at ASU. Research/Teach: Media studies, digital culture, and female desire in pop-media. (She/Her.) Views mine and not my employers.
Elizabeth Holland Author @ehollandauthor.bsky.social Romance author, mental health advocate, crazy dog lady ๐งก
https://linktr.ee/EHollandAuthor
Sara Tucker @hugocat.bsky.social cats, romancelandia, yarn
Older Women's Network NSW @ownnsw.bsky.social Empowering women as they age.
Ana Coqui @anacoqui.bsky.social Librarian, reader, knitter,Boricua! ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ต๐ท๐ (pronouns: she/her)
Jennifer Porter @jenniferrnn.bsky.social Romance reader. Recovering romance reviewer. Librarian.
Internet Archive @archive.org Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine. 
Kathleen F @kfolger.bsky.social 
Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social Disseminating knowledgeโthrough the publication of printed books, periodicals, and electronic filesโbeyond the confines of the University's campus.
The official account of Duke University is @duke-university.bsky.social.
E_bookpushers @e-bookpushers.bsky.social Bookaholic, bookpusher, and foodie. E_bookpushers with romance peeps and extinct animals. 
Amanda K. Allen @amandaallenphd.bsky.social English Prof. I research 1940s-1960s teen romance & print culture, the female network of editors & librarians who published midcentury #KidLit & #YALit, and fan & fandom studies. YA editor of JPRS. LOVES BOOKBINDING! She/her.
Brie @briereads.bsky.social @racblog on Twitter she/her
Annie @annebornschein.bsky.social Used to be over there, now I'm over here
Bothersome Words @bothersomewords.bsky.social Editor, writing mentor and coach as Bothersome Words.
Agent at Large with Alex Adsett Literary. Spec fic, crime, romance. Sometimes open to queries.
TL;DR: Words. Cats. Occasional peeves.
https://linktr.ee/BothersomeWords