Tara @taracomics.bsky.social Author of This is Not a Pipe. Posts comics at taracomics.substack.com (they/them: tangata Tiriti)
Archive of live drawings (2017-2024) available at the National Library: https://natlib.govt.nz/records/55900477
Katya @nzkatya.bsky.social Woke socialist, stray cat magnet, Tūī feeder, she/her/ia. Living in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa.
Brooke @curly.kiwi Nerd in Aotearoa. Tries to do the right thing.
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social In 2025 my ex-publishers Unbound imploded, taking many many £1000s of my earnings, for seven (yes, seven) books, into hell with them. I am here primarily as an attempt to recover from that disaster. if you buy/read/recommend one of my books, it helps.
Gavin Shoebridge @kiwiev.bsky.social Lover of potatoes, electric cars and freshly harvested memes.
Sharon Bennett Connolly @thehistorybits.bsky.social Historian of Medieval & Women's History. FRHistS. Mum. Yorkshire lass.
New book Jan 2025: Scotland's Medieval Queens
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Podcast: A Slice of Medieval
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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social Still waiting for the Great Leap Forward
Brannavan Gnanalingam @brannavan.bsky.social Novelist and occasional reviewer 
Blumineck @blumineck.bsky.social David the Arrow Bard, aka Blumineck.
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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social Writer, archaeologist, wild swimmer, wild gardener. New book ECHOLANDS -A JOURNEY IN SEARCH OF BOUDICA out now from @Hodderbooks.bsky.social https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/duncan-mackay/echolands/9781399714143/ Rep. Jim Gill at Felicity Bryan Associates
Ben Aaronovitch @benaaronovitch.bsky.social Author of the Rivers of London Series
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Kim Tairi (ia/she/her) Nā te mea he Māori ahau ia rā ia rā @kimtairi.bsky.social Selfies & left-leaning commentary with a sprinkling of te reo Māori | Kuia | Toitū te Tiriti | He uri ahau nō Waikato Tainui. Ko Ngāti Korokī te hapū. | My views | https://thisnzlife.co.nz/a-home-drenched-in-colour-is-perfectly-suited-to-t
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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social Not an MP.
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Dylan Reeve @dylanreeve.com I make TV and film. I write stuff. I was on #TheTraitorsNZ. Wrote FAKE BELIEVE (http://bit.ly/fakebelieve). Made TICKLED documentary. He/Him. dylanreeve@protonmail.com
Jolisa Gracewood @nzdodo.bsky.social Freelance writer & editor, full-time silly sausage. Books, bikes, better places, beastly puns. She/ her/ the cats’ mother. 😽😈🏳️⚧️✊
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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social Best-selling author | artist | archaeologist | write and teach about #LateAntiquity, #EarlyMedieval, #Hungarians + #Vikings
Views my own. Appears on BBC radio occasionally.
LITTLE KINGDOMS: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingdoms-Hardback/p/56542
Giovanni Tiso @gtiso.bsky.social Online magazine editor, @overlandjournal.bsky.social. Bylines at New Humanist, Pantograph Punch, New Inquiry, Popula, Sport. Translator. He/him.
Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social Eats and writes for The Financial Times. Piano for the JR Sextet; chairs Kitchen Cabinet for R4. Doesn’t accept comps. jay.rayner@ft.com
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Teanau Tuiono @teanau.bsky.social I like hats and books. Also I’m a Green Mp
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Dr Alma Rae @almahawes.bsky.social Retired psychiatrist, Masters degree in bioethics and health law. Socialism means looking after one another. Fabric artist, sailor, occasional gardener, granny of two.
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E waka eke noa.
Robbie Nicol @robbienicol.bsky.social Sorry for all the posts. (He/him)
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Chris Keall @chriskeall.bsky.social Technology Editor, NZ Herald. Follow Chris Keall Journalist on Facebook to see a list of my recent articles
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Effin' Birds @effinbirds.com Daily comic by Aaron Reynolds that keeps on winning awards despite being nothing more than birds and curse words. Books, calendars and merch at effinbirds.com
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Eli Lewis-Lycett Folklore and History @elilewislycett.bsky.social 'One of the definitive voices on Cheshire & Staffordshire Folklore' - BBC Radio. The Local Mythstorian / Tales From Antiquaria / Cheshire Life Magazine / Haunted Magazine / Inspectre Paranormal.
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NZ Council for Civil Liberties @nzccl.org.nz A watchdog for rights and freedoms in New Zealand. We work through education and advocacy to promote a rights-based society and prevent the erosion of civil liberties by government or any other parties. https://nzccl.org.nz
Emma Hart @ghet.bsky.social Medical transcriptionist, erstwhile writer, big on board games, gardening, craft, cricket, social justice and the general superiority of my cat. She/her. Aotearoa/NZ.
Duncan Webb MP @duncanwebbmp.bsky.social Authorised by Duncan Webb MP, Parliament Buildings Wellington.
Bridget Williams Books @bwbnz.bsky.social Bridget Williams Books is an independent publisher focusing on history, Māori experience, contemporary issues and women's studies. Publisher of BWB Texts.
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Andrew Digby @digs.bsky.social Conservation biologist and former astrophysicist. Scientist for threatened birds with the #kakapo and #takahe programmes at the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Avatar: @blackmudpuppy.bsky.social
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Pockets McGee @shanners81.bsky.social Pre-employment psych test said very high empathy vs. very low tolerance. I'm sorry. Get over it. 🤣 And the cat. Mostly the cat, if I'm honest. Held together with baling twine and No.8 wire. Oh, and would love to #LiberateTheLane. 
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Turi King @turiking.bsky.social British & Canadian geneticist/genealogy/forensics/archaeology #DNAFamilySecrets, #RichardIII DNA gal, Television/podcast presenter.
Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social Cartoonist and Illustrator. My book of science cartoons, PHYSICS FOR CATS, is available now! www.tomgauld.com
Paul Brislen @brislen.nz Cassandra PR. Our motto: I fkn TOLD you...
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Hang Five @playhangfive.com Daily word puzzle game.
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The Manaaki Collective @manaakicollective.bsky.social A community of support for marginalised voices working in the pursuit of human rights, equality and Tiriti justice in Aotearoa.
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, Queen Demon, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
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Professor of Genetics @UCL, Public Humanities Fellow @SAS. Ex-President of @Humanists_UK Genetics, race, eugenics, books, cricket, +–=÷×
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Sallymander 🦎 @narwhallibrarian.bsky.social Co-founder of Dark Times Academy @darktimesacademy.bsky.social
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Dr Sarah Hendrica Bickerton 🏳️🌈 @sarahhbickerton.bsky.social Lecturer in public policy, STS sociologist, tangata tiriti, feminist, geek, coffee-addict, lesbian, urbanist, electric motorcyclist, ex-Chicago, half Dutch, wannabe Carol Danvers/Clarke Griffin/Kate Kane. She/her 🇳🇿🇳🇱
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David Hood @thoughtfulnz.bsky.social I like collating data,
and getting thoughts in the brain.
All for Public data, Aotearoa New Zealand, and informed communities. #openData #NewZealand #Aotearoa #rstats. He/him.
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Tze Ming Mok 莫志明 @tzemingdynasty.bsky.social 🏴 Race nerd, rights bore, writer (various). Read something here: www.tzemingmok.com
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Hannah Greig @hannahgreig.bsky.social Historian. Hon. Prof at Royal Holloway, Uni of London.
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Mike Dickison @adzebill.bsky.social My Jeopardy categories would be Wikipedia, natural history of Aotearoa New Zealand, Sondheim musicals, bird bones, and enough typography to get me into trouble. Ōtautahi, Dr Him.
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Wendy Moore @wendymoore99.bsky.social Journalist, author of six non-fiction books on medical and social history. 
L.A. Witt @gallagherwitt.bsky.social Author. Artist. Hockey fan (Penguins & Kraken). Ron Howard didn't write it - I did. Tax the rich or eat them.
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Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter
Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536
Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit
Anna Zabo @amergina.bsky.social Yinzer, author, tech writer & hockey fan. Tries hard. Loves the game. #LetsGoPens
Nonbinary. Old. On the internet since 1989.
Courtney Miller-Callihan @millercallihan.bsky.social Literary agent at Handspun Literary. She/her. Currently yelling about AI a lot. Every conversation comes back to crafting in some way. 
Whores of Yore @whoresofyore.bsky.social Sex History. "A Catalogue of Jilts, Cracks, Nightwalkers, Whores, She-Friends, Kind Women & Others of the Linen-Lifting Tribe”
Sarah Murden @sarahmurden.bsky.social 18th century historian, FRHistS, genealogist and author for Pen & Sword books.
Host of the website: All Things Georgian. https://georgianera.wordpress.com/
Cat Sebastian @catswrites.bsky.social Writer of queer historical fiction. She/her. Newsletter: https://catsebastian.myflodesk.com/signup website: catsebastian.com
David Olusoga @davidolusoga.bsky.social British-Nigerian Historian - BAFTA Winning Producer/Presenter - Best Selling Author - AGENT cwalker@unitedagents.co.uk
Eddie Clark @dreddieclark.bsky.social Personal account so expect eclecticism. Law, politics, SFF books, anime, gaming, music. Queer stuff.
Day job = Administrative law and public law theory.
Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social Medieval historian. 'If it works for Marc Morris, it works for me.' (Scarlett Johansson)
The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social Wears a black cape and fights crime. Not Batman.
Sunday Times No.1 Bestselling author•The Secret Barrister•#FakeLaw•Nothing But The Truth•
Also writes thrillers. The Cut Throat Trial out now at all good bookshops.
Kill All The Lawyers coming July 2027…
Nicola Davidson @nicoladauthor.bsky.social USA Today bestselling author of Regency/medieval Scottish/paranormal EROTIC historical romance. NZer, bi, dessertaholic, history geek. Should be writing, probably procrastinating. Pearl clutchers beware.
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author of A TALE OF TWO TITTIES
currently writing a revenge-filled fantasy novel
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Dr Gillian Kenny @medievalgill.bsky.social Historian | Medieval and early modern Ireland and its women | Writing a new biography of Gráinne O Malley/Granuaile aka the Pirate Queen | Adjunct assoc prof @ucd | Repped by Watson Little
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Betsy Bevis @vulpicula.bsky.social Archaeology & Art History. She/her. Late Antiquity. Gaul, Hispania, etc. Mosaics of questionable quality. Villas no one has heard of (yet). Premodern textiles. Cats, cooking, knitting. First-gen, Neurospicy. Impossible love child of Ms. Frizzle & Mae West.