Philip Gwynne Jones @pgjonesvenice.bsky.social Author of the Nathan Sutherland Venetian mysteries. Currently investigating "The Magus of Sicily" with Nedda and Calogero.
Here for Italy, music, old horror films and prog rock!
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EMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social https://emily613.substack.com/
Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social Soon to be ex-Associate Prof at Exeter Uni | English History | Objects in Wills | Reformation | angels & ghosts | she/her | brownish | 1st gen
Wills Project: https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcultureofwills/
Blog: manyheadedmonster.com
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Bela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @belalugosisdad.bsky.social Free Type of Guy on the Land // Muad'dib Amddiffyn Cymru // Third Generation Cod Wars Survivor // Falkland Islands Defence Force Valour Thief // Four-Dimensional Tiddlywinks World Champion 2003 // Boyfriend of Last Resort // István Blaskó 1828-1894
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Sean of the I love my bass @sheepbop.bsky.social Nothing pithy
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"There's something political about it but nobody knows what it is"
John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social 🏴 First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the SNP.
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Jane Espenson @janeespenson.bsky.social TV Writer: Dinosaurs, Buffy, Firefly, Battlestar Galactica, Game of Thrones, The OC, Gilmore Girls, Once Upon a Time, Jessica Jones, Foundation, Artful Dodger, Fallout...
Lyn Brown @lyncbrown.bsky.social Baroness Brown of Silvertown of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham.
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Olga Wojtas @olgawojtas.bsky.social As Olga Wojtas, writes the Miss Blaine's Prefect series. As Helena Marchmont, the Bunburry e-series. Supports the Caledonian Antisyzygy. NUJ life member.
Brae Books @brae-books.bsky.social Brae Books is a publisher for authors who want a self-publishing service without the hassle. We also offer a traditional book deal when we find something that we think is really special. "Because publishing needn't be an uphill struggle…"
Claire Eamer @eamer.bsky.social I live on a small 🇨🇦 island and write stuff. Often about science. Often for kids. But not always. Website: http://www.claireeamer.com/?m=1
Paul Whitelaw @paulwhitelaw.bsky.social I write about pop culture. Credits include The Scotsman, The Big Issue, Radio Times, Classic Rock, Doctor Who Magazine and BBC Radio Scotland's Afternoons show. Co-creator of the So Disappointed podcast. Black cat enabler.
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Martyn McLaughlin @martynmcl.bsky.social Investigations correspondent & columnist The Scotsman & Scotland on Sunday. Personal account. Views my own.
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Roger Cox @outdoorscots.bsky.social Outdoors writer on The Scotsman newspaper, surf, snow etc, see https://www.scotsman.com/author/roger-cox-outdoors-columnist
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Peter Cordwell @petsku47.bsky.social Wordsmiff. Short stories, songs, community journalism.
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social Britain's best-selling news and current affairs magazine with a unique mix of jokes and investigative journalism.
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Todd S. Jordan @toddsjordan.bsky.social A horror writer and a sorry sack of guts.
THE FLESH I WANT coming 2027, Titan Books.
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JoanofDark @joanofdarkknits.bsky.social Knitter, house restorer by pure necessity
Kyle Cassidy @kylecassidy.bsky.social Author, photographer, pen nerd, Twitter refugee. Most recent books: *Lopapeysa* w/ Joan Dark, *The (mostly) Complete Poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal* & *This is Only Earth, My Dear* - ElizabethSiddal.com - Repped by Gordon Warnock / Fuse Literary
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Steve Rosenberg @bbcstever.bsky.social BBC Russia Editor, Moscow
Peter Fleming @easthullpete.bsky.social Reader, blogger, fanzine contributor
Granny Weatherwax @esmeweatherwax.bsky.social Old I may be, and hag I may be, but stupid I ain't.
Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social Climate journalist at Bloomberg and chronicler of weird suburbs. Opinions mine and not my bosses’ 
Ninjaworrier @ninjaworrier.bsky.social Working at a high fret level. Film words at
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David Leask @leaskyd.bsky.social Reporter, The Times/Sunday Times. Get me at david.leask@thetimes.co.uk.
Prof Jane Monckton Smith @jmoncktonsmith.bsky.social Professor of Public Protection at the University of Gloucestershire. Homicide, stalking and coercive control specialist.
Lawrence Hurley @lawrencehurley.bsky.social Senior Supreme Court Reporter, NBC News
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey @mayorjacobfrey.bsky.social Official account of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
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ScotlandYardCSI @scotlandyardcsi.bsky.social A.J. Hewitt author of The Darkroom: Case Files of a Scotland Yard Forensic Photographer, nominated for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025
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Laura Parker @lauraparker.bsky.social Countryside writer, sheep keeper, drystone wall lover. Features for Country Life mag on the fun and the fascinating. Lives in Cotswolds, from Scottish Borders. Late of ChipLitFest, which is now sadly an ex-LitFest.
James Rebanks @herdyshepherd.bsky.social New book The Place of Tides (Allen Lane) now in all good bookshops
Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media Journalist. Editor of @londoncentric.media, a modern news outlet covering London in the old-fashioned way: www.londoncentric.media jim@londoncentric.media
Scottish International Education Trust @scotiet.bsky.social Welcome to SIET: Our grants have been helping remarkable young Scots study internationally for fifty years - transforming their own lives, connecting Scotland with the world, and strengthening our shared future.
Sarah Taylor @saturngirl.bsky.social Casual observer. Permanently on holiday. Once a PR consultant then MFL 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 teacher. Francophile #refugeeswelcome
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David Hewson @davidhewson.com Books n stuff. Venice, Rome, Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Dover. In 2025... back to Venice. Stay tuned.
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So Disappointed @sodisappointed.bsky.social A new podcast exploring the cultural phenomenon of widespread disappointment.
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LRB Bookshop @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk 20,000 titles across two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town.
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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com Author. Also husband, dad, clothing-repairer, dog-walker. Decreasingly rigorous on social media. Happy to receive simple work queries here; anything more involved contact Patrick Walsh @ PEW Literary in London or email me.
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Philippe Sands @philippesands.bsky.social @ucllaws.bsky.social
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Allan Gaw @allangaw.bsky.social Novelist & Poet. Dr Jack Cuthbert Mystery series; Love & Other Diseases, The Sounds Men Make.
Barbara McLean @fliskmillan.com Mainly post about coos, house plants, gardening, knitting and upholstery.
Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social Entertainer, opinionator, lover of pets. 
DoSomeDamage @dosomedamage.bsky.social The social media account for the blog site for some of today's coolest crime fiction writers.
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David Challen @davidchallen.bsky.social Domestic Abuse Campaigner | Survivor | Advisor | Speaker | Writer | Freed my mum #SallyChallen in a landmark #CoerciveControl case, #SallysLaw ⚖️
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The Bee @beelitmag.bsky.social A home for working-class readers and writers
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Scott Northover @snorthover.bsky.social Comedian, ADHD-haver, dickhead. Quite left, but trying to be inclusive. Father, husband, veteran, dickhead, man who repeats himself.
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AJ West Author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling novelist: THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE #AlwaysTogether 🦚 📚 Broadcaster 🏳️🌈 Homosexual
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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social Writer/reader/speaker/music lover/book reviewer (NPR, Locus, etc)/freelancer/photographer/PhD. Words in many places. I want to do all the things, so invite me!
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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social Financial journalist, broadcaster, and speaker. Seek the truth, find the truth, tell the truth. Unequivocally for free speech & press. Wilkie Collins expert too
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social Surprised historian, not surprised eels.
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Tristan Stewart-Robertson @srtristan.bsky.social Chief Reporter, Helensburgh Advertiser, host of the award-winning A Murder Without End, cat dad, Canadian elsewhere. I have a LOT of varied interests. Not sorry. He/Him 🇨🇦🏳️🌈
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Denise Mina @damedenisemina.bsky.social Writer, cyclist, biscuit connoisseur. A bit much.
Latest book: ‘The Good Liar’, about junk forensic science and moral responsibility
Kenny Stewart @kennystew.art 🗒️ Public affairs & comms in mental health
👍 Keen on sport, rights, & DIY punk rock (see @tiob.diy)
⬅️ Previously EHRC, Open University, Glasgow 2014 & more
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Naomi Alderman @naomialderman.bsky.social I write novels (eg The Power, new novel is The Future), I make games (eg Zombies, Run!), unorthodox Jew. not-getting-into-pointless-arguments-on-the-internet is an act of revolution. However complex you think things are, they're more complex than that
Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social Prof Operational Research , @UCL_CORU, passionate about health care, women in STEMs, defending liberal democracy (!). Member of @independentsage, posts personal. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info/
Rod Reynolds @rodwr.bsky.social Author of the Casey Wray series, published by Orenda Books. Shatter Creek coming May 2025.
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Big Bearded Bookseller @bigbeardedbookseller.com Expert Waterstones bookseller with a very big beard
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social Creative Director of the world's best History Channel https://linktr.ee/HistoryHit | I host the Dan Snow’s @HistoryHit podcast
Jamie Lafferty @megaheid.bsky.social Writer, photographer, polar guide, often in faraway places.
Fiona Brownlee @fionabrownlee.bsky.social Publishing consultant. PR & International Rights. Currently working with Canongate. Little,Brown. Hodder. Greystone. Muswell Press. Birlinn. Polygon. Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival. Swim judge. BSL beginner.
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
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Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social That one medieval historian you've heard of. Co-host We're Not So Different and Gone Medieval podcasts. Author of The Once and Future Sex. (Out now!) George Michael stan. Cutie.
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Donaeld the Unready @donaeldtheunready.bsky.social Unreadier than ever, but still Making Mercia Geat Again! Draining the fens into my hoard. 
Newcastle United @newcastleunited.com The official Bluesky account of Newcastle United Football Club
GordonJBrown (AKA Morgan Cry) @gordonjbrown.bsky.social Crime author and founding board director of Bloody Scotland. The Cost, starring Blake Glover, out now - published by Severn House.
Angela McMahon @angelaontour.bsky.social Publicity & Comms for publishing, arts & festivals. Fuelled by regular tea and a wee biscuit. Belfast/London.
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Terry Pratchett & Rob Wilkins @terryandrob.bsky.social …although it’s mostly Rob these days.
BooksfromScotland.com @booksfromscotland.bsky.social A website from @publishingscotland.bsky.social dedicated to championing the best new writing in Scotland.
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Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
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James McCrone @jmccrone.bsky.social Author of political thrillers, Faithless Elector, Dark Network, Emergency Powers and Bastard Verdict. Lives in South Philly.
http://jamesmccrone.com
Heather Critchlow @heathercritchlow.bsky.social Author of THE TOMORROW PROJECT and the Cal Lovett series. Bloody Scotland debut shortlisted
Agent: @charlotteseymour.bsky.social Johnson & Alcock
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Nadine Matheson @nadinematheson.com Bestselling Author👩🏾💻 | Host of ‘The Conversation’ Podcast 🎙️| All Views My Own 💬
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The Edinburgh Bookshop @edinburghbookshop.bsky.social Small but mighty, award-winning indpendent bookshop in the heart of Edinburgh's lovely Bruntsfield area
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@maryrussell.bsky.social @maryrussell.bsky.social Theologian, detective. My 19th memoir, Knave of Diamonds, will be released in 2025. Sample the first memoir, THE BEEKEEPER'S APPRENTICE, http://bit.ly/24Pm4hf
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The City of Edinburgh Council @edinburghcouncil.bsky.social We provide over 700 services to Scotland’s capital city. Follow for news and information on life in Edinburgh.
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Lesley McDowell @lesleymcdowell.bsky.social Author of LOVE AND OTHER POISONS 'enthralling, a beautifully structured tale' The Scotsman; CLAIRMONT 'Riveting...clever portrait of a fascinating woman' The Times @wildfirebooks.bsky.social Repd by @sheilland.bsky.social ExJoycean Still Glaswegian she/her
The Mysterious Bookshop @mysteriousbookshop.com The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics.
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Roxanne Patruznick @gummyempire.bsky.social Artist. Writer. Dancer. Traveler. Bon Vivant.
The Terry Pratchett Estate @terrypratchett.bsky.social Official account of the Terry Pratchett Estate. The first place for Discworld, Good Omens & Terry Pratchett news.
Eva Dolan @evadolan.bsky.social Sunday Times bestselling author of the Zigic & Ferreira series. Grand Prix des Lectrices winner. Cambridge. Agent - Nicola Barr at Rye Literary
Lynda Williams @leglesszebra.bsky.social Personal account - medical journalist who likes Scouting, sailing, kayaking and reading. She/Her.
Cat Thomson @catthomsonwrites.bsky.social Freelance words and a spot of PR. I write about food, drink & travel, plus a monthly hen column in The Scotsman Magazine.
Roxie Key #TheDeadlySpark 🔥 @roxiekey.bsky.social Freelance Copywriter & Author of The Deadly Spark (HQ HarperCollins)
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@hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social Phoenix Guide to Strange England: #Hookland. Run by David Southwell
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