Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social Dad, husband, President, citizen. barackobamabooks.com
Karen L. Cox 📚🏳️🌈 @drkarenlcox.bsky.social Award-winning historian. Author of four books.Op-eds in NYT, WaPo, CNN, Time, & Smithsonian Magazine. Warren Center Fellow, Harvard University, Fall 2026. https://karencoxhistorian.substack.com
Richard Jerram @richardjerram.bsky.social The Makoto Murders out in July 2026 … CWA Debut Dagger 2024 winner … UEA Crime Fiction MA … rep’d by Lisa Moylett at CMM … PhD economist …
Philip Miller @philipmiller.bsky.social Five novels, including The Diary of Lies: A Wall St Journal and Airmail Mystery Book of 2025. Poetry collection: Blame Yourself (Nine Pens). The Goldenacre won a Shamus. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/E8G/a-shona-sandison-investigation/
Shortwave Publishing @shortwavebooks.bsky.social Shortwave is an indie horror/sci-fi press. Our books are distributed worldwide by Simon & Schuster. Founded and run by @alandistro.bsky.social (active HWA member, full SFWA member).
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Jonathan Maberry @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social NY Times bestseller, 5-time Bram Stoker Award-winner, editor & comic book writer for IDW, Dark Horse,Marvel. Creator of V-Wars (Netflix). Editor of Weird Tales.
Nancy Pearl @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social Reader, writer, and librarian. Author of George & Lizzie: A Novel; the Book Lust series, and The Writer's Library (with Jeff Schwager)
Stephen Graham Jones @stephengrahamjones.com I’m on my way. https://www.stephengrahamjones.com
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.
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.
www.linktr.ee/harkaway
He/him
Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com Crime Lady. NYT Crime & Mystery columnist. Latest Book: WITHOUT CONSENT. Author, SCOUNDREL, THE REAL LOLITA. Editor, UNSPEAKABLE ACTS and EVIDENCE OF THINGS SEEN.
http://www.linktr.ee/sarahweinman
Christopher Moore @theauthorguy.bsky.social Satire is my business. NY Times bestselling author of 19 novels, including Lamb, Fool, Noir, Razzmatazz, and Anima Rising (released May 2025).
Murder By The Book @murderbooks.bsky.social Located in Houston, Texas, MBTB is one of America’s oldest and largest bookstores dedicate to crime fiction.
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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me Award-winning soccer mom. Wrote the books that one of those shows you like was based on. Currently: POISON IVY for DC Comics, BLACK CAT for Marvel. Buy my books: bookshop.org/shop/gww
Julie Hastrup @juliehastrup.bsky.social American crime fiction writer living in Denmark. Putting the adventure into my stories and keeping you guessing what is truth and what is fiction.
Mark Coggins @coggins.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Novelist, photographer, techie. #Choctaw.
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Brian Busby 🇨🇦🇬🇱🇩🇰 @brianbusby.bsky.social Writer, écrivain public, anthologist, literary historian, bibliophile, and three-time winner of the Ice Capades Colouring Contest.
Author of Character Parts (Knopf), A Gentleman of Pleasure (McGill-Queen's UP), and The Dusty Bookcase (Biblioasis).
Dave Knadler @davaar99.bsky.social Writer and sole proprietor of Davesfiction.com. Friend to animals. Implacable foe of all things MAGA. Extremely knowledgeable about everything. Immune to the charms of E girls and porn bots -- who comprise 93 percent of my followers.
Alison McMahan @almcmahan.bsky.social I write historical thrillers.
Gerald So @sogerald.bsky.social I run THE FIVE-TWO: https://poemsoncrime.blogspot.com/ and FANS OF #RobertBParker: https://matrix.to/#/#rbp-fans:matrix.org My posts also range into TV, film. Blog: https://geraldso.blogspot.com/ Mastodon: https://mstdn.social/@sogerald
Bob Deis @bobdeis.bsky.social I’m a #pulp culture historian who focuses on vintage men’s adventures magazines and paperbacks. I co-edit the Men’s Adventure Library book series, the MEN’S ADVENTURE QUARTERLY magazine, and the ART OF RON LESSER book series. My website is MensPulpMags.com
Ed Robertson @tvconfidential.bsky.social Award-winning journalist, editor, biographer, memoirist, ghostwriter, and audio producer. Host of TV CONFIDENTIAL: a syndicated radio talk show about all aspects of television. Author of 45 YEARS OF THE ROCKFORD FILES and other books on classic TV
Christopher G. Moore @christophergmoore.bsky.social Former law professor, author, founder CCCL Film Festival https://en.ccclfilmfestival.com/about and founder of the Moore Prize https://www.cgmoorefoundation.org/home
Curtis Ippolito @curtisippolito.bsky.social Anthony Award winner.
Author of WAVES OF BURDEN—out now.
https://shorturl.at/5OePA
Member of Sisters in Crime, MWA.
he/him
https://curtisippolito.com
C.B. Bernard @cbbernard.com Novelist (ORDINARY BEAR, SMALL ANIMALS CAUGHT IN TRAPS), nonfiction writer (CHASING ALASKA). Pacific NW/Alaska expat in Rhode Island exile. Dogs, books, boats. Feet in the ocean, head in the clouds. Find me at www.cbbernard.com.
Stephen G. Eoannou @stepheneoannou.bsky.social Author of the novels The Falling Woman (SFWP 2027), After Pearl (SFWP 2025), Yesteryear (SFWP 2023), Rook (Unsolicited Press 2022), and the short story collection Muscle Cars (SFWP 2015). Made man in Bills Mafia.
Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social ugh, who invited this guy 
Ellen Datlow @datlow.bsky.social Award-winning editor of short sf/f/h. I live & die by the Oxford comma & I skeet about my passions, take it or leave it. I block mooks-don't be one. she/her
Emily Nussbaum @emilynussbaum.bsky.social Theater critic for The New Yorker, Approval Matrix Creatrix
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social Recovering lawyer | Owned by a Pembroke Corgi | Host of Psycho Politics pod and contributor, @TheBulwark.com | Crappy pol | Trying to figure out Substack
substack.com/@gtconway
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social Waitress turned Congresswoman for the Bronx and Queens. Grassroots elected, small-dollar supported. A better world is possible.
ocasiocortez.com
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social Washington bureau chief, Mother Jones. Author of the forthcoming HOW RUSSIA WON and the OUR LAND newsletter. Go to davidcorn.com. On Signal: DavidCorn.99
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social Historian. Author. Professor. Budding Curmudgeon. I study the contrast between image and reality in America, especially in politics.
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Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine @elleryqueenmm.bsky.social The world's leading mystery magazine, since 1941!
Hard Case Crime @hardcasecrime.bsky.social Publishing the finest in pulp fiction for the past 20+ years. www.HardCaseCrime.com
Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social Writer! TV: Yellowjackets. Novel: Woodworking (out now). Podcasts: Arden. Journalism: Vox, A.V. Club, NYT, etc. Like a large language model but for my formative trauma. Newsletter here: https://episodes.ghost.io/
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social Writer of books. Guardian columnist. Newsletter at MeditationsInAnEmergency.com. Board member, Third Act and Oil Change International.
Michael Bracken @crimefictionwriter.bsky.social Edgar- and Shamus-nominated, Derringer-winning short story writer. Anthony Award-nominated editor.
Chris Bohjalian @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social Third most talented artist in a family of three. Jesse the Wonder Dog's Dad. Look for his new novel, THE AMATEUR, on August 4. www.ChrisBohjalian.com .
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Daily Book Covers @dailybookcovers.bsky.social 📚 Covers (almost) Daily 📚
(And almost always fantasy book covers)
I hope you share my love for book covers 📕
Completely against AIs, and you should too!
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Penguin Classics @penguinclassicsusa.bsky.social Because what you read matters.
- B Beneath the Stains of Time @thetinyshiloh @btsot.bsky.social Comic by @thetinyshiloh
Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
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Stephen King @stephenking.bsky.social Writer
@benboulden.bsky.social @benboulden.bsky.social 
Michael Connelly @michaelconnelly.bsky.social Bestselling author of the Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, Renée Ballard, and Jack McEvoy series. Run by his social media manager.
Corylus Books @corylusbooks.bsky.social UK-based independent publisher of translated crime fiction with a social edge. See all our books at https://corylusbooks.com/
Orenda Books @orendabooks.bsky.social Indie publisher of bold, unforgettable international fiction, half in translation. Shortlisted IPG Best Newcomer 2015/16. CWA Crime & Mystery Publisher of the Year 2020. Nibbies Finalist Small Press of the Year. Visit us at www.orendabooks.co.uk.
Jahmal Mayfield @jahmalmayfield.bsky.social Crime novelist & avid reader | Who got more style than son do? | Rep'd by Jackson Keeler of InkWorks2 | novel SMOKE KINGS |
Melville House | Released February 6, 2024
Rob D. Smith @robdsmith.bsky.social Writer of crime, horror, and dark speculative fiction. Editor at Rock and a Hard Place Press. Author of pulp thriller Good-Looking Ugly. Find more about me at https://robdsmith.carrd.co/
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Vince Keenan @vpkeenan.bsky.social Half of classic Hollywood mystery writer Renee Patrick @rpatrickbooks.bsky.social. A HELL OF A DRINK with Chris Elford coming 2027. Staff, NOIR CITY magazine. Cocktail enthusiast. Mets fan. Newsletter: Cocktails and Crime. https://vincekeenan.substack.com/
Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social Writer. Yes, that one.
(she/they)
www.joanne-harris.co.uk
Gransom Hayes @gransom-hayes.bsky.social #Author of Low Men; a #suspense #romance #whodunit, Three Worlds Collide: Rise of the Demon Scorpion; a #supernatural #thriller (spirit possession), Never Look Away; a PI #crime #novelette on #KU. All works professionally copyedited. www.hayestacks.com
Benjamin Thomas @benjaminthomas62.bsky.social Writer of short stories but only when it doesn't interfere with my reading time.
Linwood Barclay @linwoodbarclay.bsky.social Writer, former trailer park operator
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.
Cutting Edge Books @cuttingedgebooks.bsky.social We republish long out-of-print mysteries, thrillers, westerns, lesbian pulp, war novels, gothic suspense, TV reference books & literary fiction...as well as new, original westerns. How eclectic is that?
SJ Rozan @sjrozan.bsky.social Writer, reader, gardener, New Yorker, basketball player, NY Liberty and NY Knicks fan. Author of 20 novels and 100+ short stories. Former architect.
JD Rhoades @jdrhoades.bsky.social Author, Assistant Public Defender, Award-winning columnist. Author of the Cade & Clayborne historical thrillers, the Jack Keller series, the Tony Wolf/Tim Buckthorn thrillers from @BloodhoundBooks, & many more. THE GOLDEN MOUNTAIN Out now! NO DMs please.
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
Alison Gaylin @alisongaylin.bsky.social Book writer, Edgar Award winner. She/her. WE ARE WATCHING is out NOW!
Robert Lopresti @roblopresti.bsky.social Award-winning author of mostly fiction, mostly mysteries, mostly shorts, mostly funny. Retired librarian. Folkie. Cyclist.
Duane Swierczynski @swierczy.bsky.social NYT bestselling author of CALIFORNIA BEAR, SECRET DEAD MEN, LUSH and BILLION-DOLLAR RANSOM. WGA. MWA. "The Pole WIth Soul." gleefulmayhem.com
Julia Dahl @juliadahl.bsky.social Novelist, NYU journalism prof, boy mom, knifemaker’s wife. Born in Fresno, now the Hudson Valley.
www.juliadahl.com
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Catriona McPherson @catrionamcp.bsky.social Writer. Trying to turn privilege to good use. Blocker of all "both sides" BS. she/her Oh, and cats. And gardening. And cooking. Nearly forgot books. Books.
Lee Goldberg @leegoldberg.bsky.social Novelist. Screenwriter. Publisher. Nice Jewish Boy.
www.leegoldberg.com 
LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social Book reviews @LesasBookCritiques.com, with an emphasis on crime fiction. Mystery reviewer for Library Journal and Mystery Readers Journal. Raven Award & David Thompson Special Services Award winner. Retired librarian, but once a librarian, always one.
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.
Alan Orloff @alanorloff.bsky.social Cheesephobic. Regular guy. Also award-winning crime fiction writer.
Lori Rader-Day @loriraderday.bsky.social Writer. Muppet. Reserve grand champion ribbon winner in the 4-H category of Personality.
Harry Hunsicker @harryhunsicker.bsky.social Author of ten crime novels, including MOTHER MAY I (Oct. 2026) and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF ROSE DOUCETTE, a 2025 Thriller Award nominee.
Lucinda Surber @lucindaazul.bsky.social Reader, cat herder, gardener
Left Coast Crime
Stop, You're Killing Me!
New Mexico Master Gardener
Rachel Howzell Hall @rachelhowzell.bsky.social OUT NOW: FOG & FURY. THE LAST ONE, the Good Morning America Book Club Pick for December. Coming soon: THE CRUEL DAWN. French Martini lover. Rep: Jill Marsal, @jillmarsal. Playing right now: FALLOUT 76. Find me also at www.rachelhowzell.com
Christopher Huang @misericordius.bsky.social I write historical mysteries and dabble in interactive fiction. www.ricordius.com
Mostly, I post dad jokes and puns.
Crime Writers of Color @crimewoc.bsky.social A group of over 350 of today and tomorrow’s crime writers of color. Follow to stay up-to-date on our new releases, recognitions & other good news.
Crimewritersofcolor.com
Kelli Stanley @authorkellistanley.bsky.social I'm a multiple award-winning, bestselling crime fiction author, comic book aficionado, noir buff & classical scholar. I wear many hats.
Never fascist ones.
Ellen Byron - Maria DiRico @ellenbyronla.bsky.social Reader, writer, dancer, needlepointer. NY-NOLA-LA bona fides. Barker at my own carnival.
Jim Fusilli @jimfusilli.bsky.social Author, journalist, songwriter, host and executive producer of the "Writers at Work" podcast. www.jimfusilli.com www.writersatworkpodcast.com
@aubreynhamilton.bsky.social @aubreynhamilton.bsky.social Former librarian, perpetual reader. Reviewer at Happiness Is a Book and Kevin's Corner. Occasional columnist at Mystery Readers Journal. "For my part I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream." Vincent van Gogh
DoSomeDamage @dosomedamage.bsky.social The social media account for the blog site for some of today's coolest crime fiction writers.
DoSomeDamage.com 
Dana Cameron (she/her) ANNA HOYT is out now. @danacameron.bsky.social Writer and recovering archaeologist. Beginning weaver. If you voted for the felon, just keep moving. Fan of human rights. ANNA HOYT is available from your favorite bookseller.
JD Allen @jdallen.bsky.social Author, Cat Lover, Dyslexic
Laura McHugh @lauramchugh.bsky.social Award-winning, internationally and USA TODAY bestselling thriller author (Safe and Sound, What’s Done in Darkness, The Weight of Blood & more). Tech writer by day.
www.lauramchughbooks.com
Josh Pachter @joshpachter.bsky.social writer | editor | translator | traveler
www.joshpachter.com
@joeclifford23.bsky.social @joeclifford23.bsky.social 
James W. Ziskin, écrivain et prof de français @jameswziskin.bsky.social Anthony, Barry, and Macavity Award-winning author of the Ellie Stone Mysteries.
Edgar®, Agatha, Lefty, and Sue Grafton Memorial award finalist.
james.ziskin@gmail.com
www.jameswziskin.com
Donis Casey @doniscasey.bsky.social Author of the Alafair Tucker Mysteries set in 1910s Oklahoma, and the Bianca Dangereuse mysteries set in 1920s Hollywood
Tod Goldberg @todgoldberg.bsky.social Crooks. Gangsters. Rabbis. Burned spies. Noir holidays.
todgoldberg.com
Chris Holm @chrisholmbooks.bsky.social Social media influenza. Discontent creator. Award-winning author of the cross-genre Collector trilogy, the Michael Hendricks novels, and the standalone biological thriller CHILD ZERO.- E Euro Crime @eurocrime.bsky.social https://eurocrime.blogspot.com/
Art Taylor @arttaylorwriter.bsky.social Edgar Award-winning short story writer. Professor at George Mason University.
Ian Rankin @ianrankin1.bsky.social Author, Inspector Rebus (and other stuff). Edinburgh-based. More usually pub-based.