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Literary Presses and Publications to Follow
A roundup of publishers, organizations, and resources for authors joining the platform. If you're not on this list, let us know and we will add you to the list.
@bookshop.org
A better way to buy books online 📖 Every purchase supports local bookstores ☀️
@palomita.bsky.social
Literary agent for Ayesha Pande Literary, open for queries ✨ https://www.pandeliterary.com/queries-pandeliterary Passionate about zines, movies, my friends, police and prison abolition, and thinking very hard about silly things
@americanbookseller.bsky.social
Celebrating and supporting indie bookstores for 125 years 📚
@imaniperry.bsky.social
Writer, Intellectual, Professor, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Child of God, nothing more, nothing less.
@andysabl.bsky.social
Political theorist (Univ. of Toronto). Toronto/NYC. Realism, liberalism, toleration, privilege and opportunity, Hume, political ethics—and politics, humo(u)r, puns. Also husband, dad, stepdad.
@janefriedman.com
I report on the publishing industry through my paid newsletter, The Bottom Line, and educate writers on the business of authorship in THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER (University of Chicago Press).
@petrielisaj.bsky.social
Librarian. Water quality and public lands advocate. Defender of the freedom to read. Iowa City, IA.
@halseanderson.bsky.social
Forest creature who writes books & champions libraries. American heart, Danish soul. Author of YAs: Speak, Shout & many more Historical adventure novels: Chains, Forge, Ashes & Fever 1793. Rebellion 1776 comes out April 1, 2025.
@kirabrady.bsky.social
Author of Paranormal and Contemporary romance. Hearts of Darkness (Kensington Zebra). I like pickleball, pottery, backpacking, crafting, knitting, Kraken hockey, PNW and cats. Barely tolerable introvert. Dyslexia rep. kirabrady.com
@penzlerpublishers.bsky.social
Independent publishers of mystery fiction and true crime. Home of Mysterious Press, Scarlet, American Mystery Classics, and Crime Ink, with offices in NYC's legendary Mysterious Bookshop. penzlerpublishers.com. Distributed by W.W. Norton.
@sarahandianhoffman.bsky.social
𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. 🏳️🌈 Award-winning Children’s Book Authors 🏳️🌈 Featured Speakers • Banned and Proud
@newpages.bsky.social
NewPages.com is your best guide to literary magazines, indie publishing, university presses, creative writing programs, writing and literary events, writing contests and submissions, independent bookstores, and more. #indiebookstores #litmags #booksky
@onceuponaban.bsky.social
We're a newsletter that covers attempts to censor children’s picture books around the country. Part journalism, part book club, we talk to activists and authors about the freedom to read. https://www.onceuponaban.com
@weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social
We Need Diverse Books is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit revolutionizing what we read to create a world where everyone can find themself in the pages of a book. 🔗 bio.site/WeNeedDiverseBooks
@jesslahey.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author (Gift of Failure, Addiction Inoculation), host #AmWriting pod, mom, sober. Past: NYT columnist, Atlantic, WaPo. Teacher. Vermonter. Prevention works.
@prairie-schooner.bsky.social
Literary Journal of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln: 95+ years of quality poetry, fiction, nonfiction, essays, & reviews. Posts by staff & interns https://prairieschooner.unl.edu
@spj-posts.bsky.social
SPJ champions journalists by promoting ethics, honoring excellence, fighting for press freedom and supporting emerging professionals. #FreePressFriday
@alisharai.bsky.social
Author, attorney, podcaster, mama. Seen on NPR, Oprah Mag, Cosmo, EW, WaPo, Shondaland, NYT & bookshelves. Uh-leesh-aah Rye. Follow me on TikTok and IG, too! AlishaRai.com
@suleikhasnyder.bsky.social
Also Mala B. & Kali Decker. She/her. Erstwhile entertainment editor. Ribald romance writer. Freelance book reviewer. https://linktr.ee/suleikhasnyder https://ko-fi.com/suleikhasnyder
@barbarafreethy.bsky.social
#1 NYT Bestselling Author of 80 plus novels ranging from thrillers to romantic suspense and contemporary romance! I love high-stakes emotion, twisty plots, relatable characters, HEA's and good conquers evil! http://www.barbarafreethy.com
@beverleykendall.com
Adult contemporary, historical & new adult romance author. I write, therefore I am ONE IN A MILLION - 3/18/2025 Repped by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
@demandprogress.bsky.social
Grassroots, nonpartisan organization with over 1.5 million affiliated activists fighting for the rights and freedoms needed for a modern democracy.
@freedom.press
Protecting, defending public interest journalism in the 21st century. Subscribe to our ne🦋sletters: https://freedom.press/newsletters/ Staff, board members: https://bsky.app/starter-pack/freedom.press/3lbkk5aha5l22 More: linktr.ee/freedomofpress
@malindalo.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author, National Book Award winner. 🏳️🌈 My brand is lesbians. https://www.malindalo.com/
@redividermag.bsky.social
The online literary journal produced by the graduate students of Emerson College in Boston. https://redivider.emerson.edu
@bookcritics.bsky.social
Honoring outstanding writing and fostering a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature since 1974. bookcritics.org
@ncacensorship.bsky.social
@ednewtonrex.bsky.social
CEO of Fairly Trained / Composer. Previously founded Jukedeck, VP Audio at Stability AI.
@everylibrary.bsky.social
Let's support America's libraries. America's Library PAC. Donate at http://action.everylibrary.org/donate
@wralpheubanks.bsky.social
A writer and essayist whose work focuses on race, identity, and the culture and literature of the American South. President, Authors Guild
@tj-stiles.bsky.social
American historian and biographer. Pulitzer Prize for History for "Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America" Pulitzer Prize for Biography & National Book Award for Nonfiction for "The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt”
@sfwa.bsky.social
SFWA promotes, advances, and supports science fiction and fantasy storytelling by educating, promoting, and empowering its creators and the larger community. This account is for informational purposes.
@thecreativeindependent.com
A resource of emotional and practical guidance for creative people, published by @kickstarter.com
@litagentsofchange.bsky.social
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit helping people from underrepresented groups become literary agents. linktr.ee/literaryagentsofchange
@pw.org
Official account of Poets & Writers, the primary source of information, support, and guidance for creative writers since 1970. Sign up for our newsletter: at.pw.org/newsletter
@theatlantic.com
Exploring the American idea through ambitious, essential reporting and storytelling. Of no party or clique since 1857. http://theatlantic.com
@americanpublish.bsky.social
AAP represents book, journal, & education publishers in the United States, promoting the transformational power of knowledge and creativity in the modern world.
@uabookbans.bsky.social
#UniteAgainstBookBans is a national @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social initiative to empower readers everywhere to stand together in the fight against censorship. Join the campaign: https://uniteagainstbookbans.org/take-action/
@realarnieb.bsky.social
🟦 Narrative nonfiction author. Writing teacher & coach. Speaker, talking head, raconteur. Voracious & ferocious reader. Movie maven. Runner. Long-suffering White Sox fan. Proud Jew. Proud Zionist. A Brothers Marxist. https://www.linktr.ee/arniebernstein ✡
@ralucawrites.bsky.social
Writer ☾ Editor ☾ Woodworker ☾ Samoyed mom Communications Director @TheAuthorsGuild Online Lit Editor @BOMB 🇹🇩 🏳️🌈 🏴☠️️