A Bookish Brummie
I’m Heather a Library Assistant and Bookworm who likes modern classics, contemporary fiction, independent presses, forgotten/ rediscovered authors & translated fiction.
https://linktr.ee/abookishbrummie
@bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
Art historian. New book, The Invention of British Art, available in your local bookshop now.
@romankrznaric.bsky.social
Social philosopher, founder @empathymuseum New book HISTORY FOR TOMORROW https://romankrznaric.com TED talk on THE GOOD ANCESTOR http://tinyurl.com/y6779czd
@nigelslater.bsky.social
A cook who writes. Observer columnist. Author. Gardener. Books: The Kitchen Diaries, The Christmas Chronicles, A Cook’s Book, A Thousand Feasts. Instagram.com/nigelslater
@abbyabridged.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ working in libraries 📚 looks, books, etc 💌 abbydotabridged@gmail.com https://upsides.substack.com/
@prototypepubs.bsky.social
London-based independent publisher of fiction, poetry, anthologies & interdisciplinary projects, committed to championing the work of new voices in free-form contemporary literature. https://prototypepublishing.co.uk/
@oliviascatastrophe.bsky.social
Senior Comms Exec at Tor, Pan Macmillan UK #Booktuber 🎥 #Bookstagram 📷 #Booktok 📚 (she/her)
@saltpublishing.com
WELCOME to Salt, one of the UK’s great independent publishers, established in 1999. Over twenty-six years, we have grown into a daring literary powerhouse, winning scores of awards around the world. Directors: @chrisemery.me & @jenhemery.bsky.social
@thetls.bsky.social
The Times Literary Supplement. Subscribe here: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/buy
@noreenmasud.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @UoBrisEnglish 🏳️🌈 A FLAT PLACE (Hamish Hamilton/MHP 2023) HARD LANGUAGE (OUP 2022) 🐨 AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 🐈⬛ rep: @mfredturner
@bohdanpiasecki.bsky.social
Poet from Poland based in the UK. Lectures in Creative Writing at University of Birmingham.
@thepoetryarchive.bsky.social
With over 2000 free poems, 500 poets’ work and 5 million visitors a year, the Poetry Archive represents a rich diversity of both poets and poetry.
@jencalleja.bsky.social
Writer of FAIR / GOBLINHOOD / VEHICLE / DUST SUCKER, translator of German-lang lit, publisher of Maltese lit at Praspar Press. Tutor, Granta Writers’ Workshop. Hastings, UK. www.jencalleja.com
@influxpress.bsky.social
Award-winning independent publisher based in London,UK. COMMEDIA MORTALE by Wayne Holloway out now. Join our Mailing List: eepurl.com/dgPEDH Contact: hello@influxpress.com Website: www.influxpress.com
@bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social
The online store supporting independent bookshops 📚 Certified B Corp | Carbon Neutral Delivery 📚 5 star Trustpilot rating. uk.bookshop.org
@robgmacfarlane.bsky.social
Books: Is A River Alive? (May ‘25), Underland, The Lost Words, The Old Ways etc | Films: River, Mountain, Upstream | Music: The Moon Also Rises, Lost In The Cedar Wood, etc Nature, climate, people. Prof at Cambridge. https://linktr.ee/robmacfarlane
@blackwelloxford.bsky.social
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS Three bookshops in the most literary of cities, Oxford 48-51 Broad Street / Westgate Oxford / Science Fiction and Manga 27 Broad Street
@gloucesterroadbks.bsky.social
Independent bookshop on Bristol's legendary Gloucester Road https://gloucesterroadbooks.com/
@honfordstar.bsky.social
Publisher of translated East Asian fiction 🌟 Buy our books/ebooks direct at http://honfordstar.com 🌟 Sign up to our newsletter: https://t.co/v9Oozdt652
@poetrypharmacy.bsky.social
Poetry place-the World's 1st Poetry Pharmacy prescribing poetry & more in Bishop's Castle & Oxford Street, London. Poetry on Prescription since 2012 Www.poetrypharmacy.co.uk
@poetrydayuk.bsky.social
National Poetry Day: a UK-wide celebration that encourages all to enjoy, discover and share poetry on the first Thursday in October.
@damianbarr.bsky.social
Writer & broadcaster. 🏴 🌈 🖊️📚 🎭 📺 📻 🪴 🐔 🥃 He/Him 📕 The Two Roberts is my new novel (Sept 2025). I’m also curating a show about them for Charleston. 📕 Maggie & Me. 📕 You Will Be Safe Here. 📺 Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.
@deadinkbookshop.bsky.social
An independent bookshop exclusively stocking independent publishers, based on Smithdown Road in Liverpool. https://linktr.ee/deadinkbookshop
@lighthousebks.bsky.social
Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space. Find us at https://lighthousebookshop.com/
@bookhaus.bsky.social
Contemporary bookshop located in the heart of Bristol's vibrant Wapping Wharf. Member of the Alliance of Radical Booksellers.
@dauntbooks.bsky.social
@dauntbookspub.bsky.social
a home of brilliant writing from across the decades and around the world (follow @dauntbooks.bsky.social for all things Daunt Books *shops*)
@bricklanebookshop.bsky.social
London's Independent Bookshop of 2024. Fiction, London Books, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Travel, Classics, Children's Books, Cards, Totes, and Short Story Prize. https://linktr.ee/bricklanebookshop
@fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social
Nottingham's city centre independent and radical bookshop, est. 2013 Publishing as Five Leaves since 1995 www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk, www.fiveleaves.co.uk We organise about a hundred events a year. Fast ordering service. Four book clubs.
@londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
London Review Bookshop. 20,000 titles on two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town 14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL
@andotherstories.bsky.social
Not-for-profit press led by readers, writers & translators. Consider subscribing to help us take publishing risks. http://andotherstories.org/subscriptions/
@commapress.bsky.social
Award-winning publisher of short fiction from the UK & beyond. Championing the next generation of writers & translators. Shares do not equal endorsements. Find us at: https://commapress.co.uk/
@cilip.bsky.social
We are the leading professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers. Our purpose is to unite, support and empower information professionals across all sectors. cilip.org.uk
@pittriversmuseum.bsky.social
Anthropology and archaeology collections from world cultures past and present. https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk
@librariesconnected.bsky.social
We are an independent charity that supports, promotes and represents public libraries. Our work is driven and led by our membership, which includes almost every library service in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Crown Dependencies.
@porticolibrary.bsky.social
The Portico Library is Manchester’s original 19th-century home of literature and learning. Uncovering, imagining, and sharing new histories together.
@emilycollins.bsky.social
Theatre Director, Amateur Wildlife Photographer and Wobbly Crocheter. Previously Resident Director on the UK and International Tour of SIX: The Musical. Small, Northern and very silly.
@kieransangha94.bsky.social
Literary Queer™️ and Senior Comms Exec @ Picador Books (Pan MacMillan) 📚 PPC shortlisted x 2 📖 Views are mine, not my employers.
@thebookseller.com
At the heart of the book trade since 1858📚 News, charts, previews and more, online & in print. Buyer's Guides, conferences & The British Book Awards (Nibbies)✨
@jeansthoughts.bsky.social
PhD in Ancient History 🏺 Nonfiction author for children with DK; YA/Teens with Wren & Rook; and adult with 404 Ink. Debut medieval fantasy retelling for adults coming May 2025 with Michael Joseph, Penguin. Agent: Emily Glenister