Annabookbel @annabookbel.bsky.social Book lover, blogging about them since 2008! Oxford environs. Blog: https://annabookbel.net/. Proud Co-founder of https://shinynewbooks.co.uk/
@dogearedtatty.bsky.social @dogearedtatty.bsky.social Bookworm, ballet fan, likes a good detective story. Now with the NHS. All views my own. Goodreads and NetGalley user.
Iain McDermott @poprambler.bsky.social Back to NOW! podcast, celebrating the variously compiled world of pop. Popmaster alumni. On the TV and radio from time to time.
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JimC - Curtis Sparkles @curtissparkles.bsky.social Straighten out your life through the sincere testimony in the songs of THE REVELAIRES. A must!
It's not dark yet but it's getting there.
Creative Future @creativefutureuk.bsky.social We make the arts more diverse. We work nationally with underrepresented creatives & specialise in working with writers through our Writers' Award. #CFWA
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crimebookgirl @crimebookgirl.bsky.social Crime fiction aficionado. Blogger (www.crimebookgirl.com), event chair, Theakstons & McIlvanney Prize academy member, Ngaio Marsh Awards & CWA Daggers judge - it's #AllCrimeAllTheTime!
Caroline G 📚 @loopyk.bsky.social Irish. Leinster Rugby and Ireland Rugby supporter. 🇮🇪
Work as a support worker in preschool.
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Love John Connolly, and Icelandic and Scandi noir.
Brandy O’Briant @brandyo71.bsky.social 54. American in England. Beagle mom. Writer. Literary fiction. MFA. INFJ.
Shortlist, The Virginia Prize for Fiction
Finalist, Wildhouse Fiction Prize
Longlist, Mslexia Novel Award
Honourable Mention, Craft Literary 1st Chapters
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Sheri Hill @bjchill.bsky.social “Remember to keep yourself alive. There is nothing more important than that.”
— Afeni Shakur
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Helena Lancaster @helenalwrites.bsky.social ♓️🐲🇺🇸 38, Writer (Fantasy, Poetry, & More), Goth, Historian, Nerd (lover of SciFi/Fantasy, Comics, etc), Cat Lady, Music Lover, Feminist, Free Spirit, Spread love not hate, 🔵 in red state, love is love, Ally of 🏳️🌈, she/her
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Emma | 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚋𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖 @damppebbles.bsky.social #bookblogger • #crimefiction & #horror • damppebbles@gmail.com • #R3COMM3ND3D • #library assistant • accepting review requests from publishers • damppebbles.com #BookSky #skybrarians
Suk Pannu @sukpannu.bsky.social Writer. Creator #MrsSidhuInvestigates @AcornTV
/ BBC Radio 4, writer for BBC Kumars, GGM. TV/ radio: http://bit.ly/3MvRi93 books: http://bit.ly/3HPZTjw links: https://linktr.ee/suk.pannu
Rachel Amphlett @rachelamphlett.bsky.social USA Today bestselling crime fiction writer. Traveller, podcast host, accidental private detective.
Australia & UK.
Find out more at www.rachelamphlett.com
TM Logan @tmloganauthor.bsky.social Three-million selling author of THE DAUGHTER, THE DREAM HOME, THE HOLIDAY and others. New novel THE WEEKEND out now! Rep'd by Camilla Bolton at Darley Anderson linktr.ee/TMLoganAuthor
Anna Sayburn Lane @annasayburnlane.bsky.social Author of 1920s murder mysteries and contemporary thrillers. Sometime health journalist
Merryn Allingham @merrynwrites.bsky.social Author of the Tremayne Mystery series and Flora Steele Mysteries. Published by @bookouture.
Latest release MURDER BY FIRELIGHT
www.merrynallingham.com
Guy Morpuss @guymorpuss.bsky.social Writer. Barrister. Published by @viperbooks.bsky.social. Rep'd by @onechaptermore.bsky.social.
The Crime Writers' Association @thecwa.bsky.social The CWA promotes, supports and celebrates crime writing and writers of crime fiction and non-fiction 🔪🩸👮🏽♀️📚
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Jess Faraday @jessfaraday.bsky.social Writer, editor, martial artist, immigrant. Author of the Ira Adler mysteries, the Simon Pearce mysteries, and the City Tails anthology. www.jessfaraday.com She/her.
Page One @ukpageone.bsky.social Creators of the Page One notebook | Home of Page One - The Writer's Podcast & Page One Drafting Notes podcast
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Katrin Lena Schneider @lenahallesaale.bsky.social Katrin Lena Schneider, I am a biologist, working in nature conservation. I try to learn more about insects or everything else in nature and how to deal with climate change.
At work at Stiftung Kulturlandschaft Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany.
RC Bridgestock @rcbridgestock.bsky.social Crime-writing duo Highly commended Detective
Consultant BAFTA winning dramas inc #HappyValley
Voted #8 Best #Crime #Thriller Authors of all Time #WHSmith Advisors to authors, broadcasters, journalists & true crime doc. makers
#booksky
Colin Grant @colincraiggrant.bsky.social Author, director of WritersMosaic
https://writersmosaic.org.uk/
Laura Sherlock @laurasherlock21.bsky.social Book publicist with a penchant for crime and thriller...
Sam Eades @sameades.bsky.social Editor and reader. 
DS Butler @dsbutler.bsky.social (Danica) Crime fiction author. Over a million books sold. Also writes books under the name of Dani Oakley. F1 Fan. http://linktr.ee/dsbutler
@Loudmouthkid62 @loudmouthkid62.bsky.social Maura Lynch | New Yorker
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Helensburgh Book Festival @hburghbookfest.bsky.social Reading Minds - a literary festival with a difference! Join us for a weekend of wellbeing through books on the West coast of Scotland 🏴
Harrogate International Festivals @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social We bring the very best in music, literature, crime writing, salon, spectacle and education to Harrogate
Peter James Official @peterjamesauthor.bsky.social Creator of Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective.
Global best-selling author.
Red socks aficionado.
Makes a mean vodka martini.
https://www.peterjames.com/
Sharon Canavar @sharoncanavar.bsky.social CE @HarrogateFestivals | Co Chair BAFA | books, music, fests | spinner, cake habit, slow runner
Eoghan @eoghantpoe.bsky.social Journalist, production @ Irish Examiner, Irish music and podcast stuff @ The Point of Everything
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Examiner arts/culture: https://linktr.ee/oseoghan
Graeme Cameron @graemecameron.bsky.social World's slowest writer
Sue Teddern @sueteddern.bsky.social Writer. Reader. Hovian Actually.
Sheil Land Associates.
Annie Stanley All At Sea, The Pre-Loved Club (Mantle/PanMacmillan)
Bloody Scotland @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Scotland’s International Festival of Crime Writing. Stirling. 12-14th September 2025.
Karl Whitney @karlwhitney.ie Writer // Books: HIDDEN CITY (Penguin) and HIT FACTORIES (Weidenfeld & Nicolson) // http://www.karlwhitney.ie
Helen Shaw - Athena Media @athenamediaie.bsky.social Climate Solutions Storyteller : people, places, nature #bogs #TócharStories
AthenaMedia.ie
#housing & #climate-just city #Ireland
Stockport Noir @stockportnoir.bsky.social Crime fiction festival in the North West. Saturday 31st January 2026 at Stockport Masonic Guildhall
Al Kitching @itsalkitching.bsky.social Birder, Beatles, bogs, fen-dweller, tries to finish books but drifts off into…whatever, runs The Fens feed https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:emtwh7ecdoazomcrvs4rbfdl/feed/aaafa74ch6fxy
Faversham Literary Festival @favlit.org Book talks. In a brewery!
10-days of author talks and book events taking place annually in a Kentish medieval market town
20 Feb – 1 Mar 2026
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Lilja Sigurðardóttir @liljawriter.bsky.social Award winning Icelandic author of “The Reykjavik Noir Trilogy” and “Arora Investigates” series. New book: BLACK AS DEATH - out now!
https://linktr.ee/liljawriter
Sharon Duggal @sharonduggal.bsky.social sharonduggal.com
"All the hard-eyed clarity of William Trevor & as much literary heart as Rohinton Mistry."
New novel - Light Across the Plains - Oct 2026, Bluemoose Books
Anne Cater @annerandomthings.bsky.social Reader, Book Reviewer, Book Buyer, Virtual Book Tour Organiser.
Food, Boots, Theatre, Holidays
The Bloke, Greece, After Eights, Cheese, Octopus https://randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com/
Barbara Nadel @barbaranadel.bsky.social Author of Cetin Ikmen crime novels, televised as 'The Turkish Detective' on BBC2 Also writes Hakim and Arnold crime novels plus occasional articles for The Guardian. Cats, ruins, magic, manglewurzels. Here for the weird. Agent: Watson, Little
Beyond the Book Festival @beyondbookfest.bsky.social A book and writing festival curated by Brighton authors. Early bird tickets available now for a limited time. COMING 10 MAY 2025.
https://www.beyondthebookfestival.org/
Jane Rusbridge @janerusbridge.bsky.social Writer - mostly novels (Bloomsbury), some short stories, a little poetry. Experimenting with non-fiction. Read a lot. Love research. Spent many years in education, teaching preschool to post-grad.
Usually found somewhere outside. 
Caz Frear @cazzifwrites.bsky.social Crime Author. Everything Reader. Cautious Optimist. Occasionally annoying. Five Bad Deeds paperback coming March 25 (Simon & Schuster). Agent: Eugenie Furniss
Bookshop.org UK @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social The online store supporting independent bookshops 📚 Certified B Corp | Carbon Neutral Delivery 📚 5 star Trustpilot rating.
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Marnie Riches @marnieriches.bsky.social Small and noisy Mancunian. Writes crime fiction. Teaches creative writing. Does a lot of gardening (not a euphemism).
Joel Hames @joelhames.bsky.social Author of the Sam Williams series, co-author of the Cumbria Crime series, crossword enthusiast and owner of long-suffering liver. Outstandingly talented, yet modest with it.
Katie Edwards @katiebedwards.bsky.social ✍🏼 Commissioning Editor, Health + Medicine, @uk.theconversation.com |📰 Freelance Columnist, bylines in The Independent, The Guardian, The New Statesman, The i Paper |📚Writer, represented by Rogers, Coleridge and White Literary Agency
Laurence Anholt 🌻 @laurenceanholt.bsky.social Multi-million selling author/illustrator of 200 titles 📚
New book SMALL STORIES OF GREAT ARTISTS published by @Taschen 👩🏽🎨
Everything here: https://linktr.ee/LaurenceAnholtAuthor 🪷
#UKKidLit #ChildrensBooks #books #EduSkyPrimary #illustration
Frances Quinn @franquinn.bsky.social Author of The Smallest Man, That Bonesetter Woman & The Lost Passenger, agent Alice Lutyens, Curtis Brown. Keen on cats.
City Books @citybookshove.bsky.social Brighton & Hove's largest and liveliest indie bookshop since 1986.
https://city-books.co.uk
Mel Sherratt @writermels.bsky.social I write all kinds of gritty stuff. Two million books sold. Raised on bacon & cheese oatcakes. Owned by a bouncy Lurcher. Also write as @marciesteele.bsky.social
www.melsherratt.co.uk
The Book Social @thebooksocial.bsky.social Welcome to an inclusive community for all book fans, run by Legend Times. Sign up to our newsletter and receive a free ebook https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScXG7xXG-UP4ddJelEvJJJql7HbGZ3ihbfyPcskblZObyh55g/viewform
Sam Holland @samhollandbooks.bsky.social Writer of dark stuff. Moonlights as Louisa Scarr. Owner of Max.
Out now:
🔪 THE KILLER IN ROOM FIVE
🎧 SLEEPING BEAUTIES
🐕 BROKEN HOUSE
Agent: Ed Wilson.
C L Miller @clmillerauthor.bsky.social Author of the internationally bestselling Antique Hunter’s series -
Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder out now
Antique Hunter’s Death on the Red Sea out feb 25
Penguin Michael Joseph @michaeljbooks.bsky.social Est. 1935 🐧 A division of Penguin Random House 📚 Home to some of the world's most popular authors 📖
John Ironmonger @johnironmonger.bsky.social Bestselling novelist. Zoologist. Cruciverbalist. Husband. Dad. Grandpops. Festival Prize winner. Costa short-lister. And I've seen a Javan rhino.
Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social Author of The Lunatics' Ball (Mad Creek Books, forthcoming), American Literature 101: Stories (Cornerstone Press, forthcoming), and The Missing Girl (Black Lawrence Press). Wigleaf Top 50. 9 Notables, Best American Essays, Editor, CRAFT Lit Journal.
LSpahlSindel @spahlsindel.bsky.social Dog and book lover. Adoptive mom. Traveler.
Jo Furniss @jofurniss.bsky.social Author of crime novels. Writer of history podcasts. Resident of seaside town.
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
www.heathercritchlow.com
Eve Ainsworth @eveainsworth.bsky.social Award winning working class author. Writes children’s books and adult romance/suspense.
Safeguarding Lead. Part time Lady Stardust.
Somebody I Used To Love - 2024
Pieces of Us - 2025
Loves football, fudge and fascinating fascinations.
@grimminant.bsky.social @grimminant.bsky.social 
Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social Small Language Model. Discontent Provider. Group Editor of @PodmastersUK, home of Oh God What Now?, Bunker and more podcasts. Inventor of landfill indie. Social media binfluencer.
Sophie @bemusedwithlife.bsky.social Dog lover. Book lover. Music lover. Epic contemplator. Semi-professional hoarder. Sock loser. Sock finder. Certified crap crocheter.
Carmel Mc Mahon @carmelmcmahon.bsky.social Writer. Irish. Free Palestine.
In Ordinary Time (Duckworth, 2023)
Essays & reviews: The Guardian, The Irish Times, Longreads, Humanities Review etc.
The Orion Publishing Group @orionbooks.bsky.social Where every story matters 📚
orionbooks.co.uk
Caroline Ramsey @caroline-too.bsky.social Taught Management, but would prefer to support subversion. Suspect that in my specialism, judgment is more important than knowledge. Think that ‘maybe’ is the most wonderful word in the English language.
@paulcrimetime.bsky.social @paulcrimetime.bsky.social Crime Time FM podcaster, crime fiction critic, Crime Time, CFL, ELN. CWA historical dagger judge
Waterstones @waterstones.bsky.social All about the books
Books Of The Year @booksoftheyear.bsky.social Simon Mayo and Matt Williams welcome the world’s best authors in for a chat.
Denise @duilleogeile.bsky.social Teacher, reader, interested in politics and Covid conscious.
Alex Shaw @alexshaw.bsky.social Bestselling Thriller Author of the WOLF SIX, SOPHIE RACINE, AIDAN SNOW, JACK TATE, & CODENAME 61 series
Published by HarperCollins, Luzifer Verlag, & Boldwood Books.
Represented by: Justin Nash of The Kate Nash Literary Agency
Based in Dubai/Kyiv/Sussex
Emily | Coffee, Books, Magic @coffeebooksmagic.bsky.social (too?) honest book reviewer. fan of a hot drink, a good book, and a little magical thinking. Originally from NZ, now in Perth, Aus. Lover of sunshine, poetry and solitude. Late identified AuDHD
Marie Laval @marielavalauthor.bsky.social Author of contemporary and historical romance. French and living in lovely Lancashire. Published by ChocLit/Joffe Books.
Grab This Book @grabthisbook.bsky.social Scottish. Bookblogger. Crime fiction fan who wants to share his love of the best books you should look out for
Http://Grabthisbook.net
Kate Griffin @kateagriffin.bsky.social Small writer, big dreamer, jumping ship…
Books: Kitty Peck series (Faber), Fyneshade (Viper) and The Blackbirds of St Giles (Simon & Schuster)
Gothic at heart
Gary Dalkin @garydalkin.bsky.social UK editor & writer. I write every month for Writing Magazine. Bournemouth Writing Festival. Organising Chaos. Author Events. Editor-at-large at Cadence Publishing.
Lots more, including contact details: www.tothelastword.com
Newlyn Books @newlynbooks.bsky.social Retired book shop owner who still seems to have all the books
Swedish_librarian @stefannordin.bsky.social Grovkulturarbetare.
Librarian with a love for lowbrow culture. Love italian exploitation films and 60:s adventure novels.
Donna Morfett @lilmissmorfett.bsky.social 📕 Author
📙 Blogger
🎤 Darkside of Brighton Organiser
🐶 Dog mum
Worker, friend, nutter 😊
Hobeck Books @hobeckbooks.bsky.social Trad Values, Indie Spirit. Family-run independent publisher of thrillers, crime, and suspense. Publishers: Adrian Hobart and Rebecca Collins.
Denise Beddows @beddowswrites.bsky.social Award winning author of best selling crime & espionage fiction & true crime, researcher, festival founder, member of Crime Writers Association & Society of Authors, whippet mum, published by SpellBound Books & Misbourne Press. 
Shona MacLean @shonamaclean.bsky.social Scottish writer. Not sure about this at all.
Peter May @authorpetermay.bsky.social Award-winning writer of crime novels, including the Lewis Trilogy, The China Thrillers and the Enzo Files, as well as numerous standalones. Sixteen million books sold worldwide. “The Black Loch” out now.
Tracy Fenton @tracyfenton.bsky.social Reader, blogger, book lover, author Stalker and founder of THE Book Club on Facebook
Www.compulsivereaders.com
Manchester Review @manchesterreview.bsky.social The Manchester Review is an online literary journal that brings together the best of new international writing.
https://www.themanchesterreview.co.uk/
Stella Oni @stellaonithewriter.bsky.social Writer | Author | Host of ‘Talking Tech With Creatives’ podcast | Foodie | Technologist
https://linktr.ee/Stellaonithewriter
Lisa Timoney/Kate Storey/Naomi Williams @lisatimoneywrites.bsky.social Author with 3 names. #books Agent, Laura Williams (Greene & Heaton)
Lisa Timoney - Family Dramas
Kate Storey - Book Club Fiction
Naomi Williams -Psych Thrillers
https://linktr.ee/lisatimoneywrites
Lyn Brown @lyncbrown.bsky.social Baroness Brown of Silvertown of West Ham in the London Borough of Newham.
Former MP for the fabulous constituency of West Ham.
Lover of dogs, libraries, the arts and avid reader, particularly of crime fiction.
Martin Edwards @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social Crime novelist and book hunter, fascinated by detective fiction's heritage as well as its present and future. Latest novel, Hemlock Bay. Diamond Dagger, two Edgar awards, President and archivist of the Detection Club. Do You Write Under Your Own Name? blog
Richard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social Emeritus Prof, Co-Chair @TBIJ, previously Director BBC News. Also photography and LFC
Dominic Nolan @dominicnolan.bsky.social Crime fiction
Eve Chase @evepollychase.bsky.social Author. Sunday Times top ten. Amazon no.1. R&J book club. The Midnight Hour, The Glass House, The Birdcage & others. ✍️📚🐕 🪴
evechase.com
Insta @evepollychase