Meg Waite Clayton, Author
Internationally bestselling author of TYPEWRITER BEACH, a PW Hot Summer Book! (+STARRED review); GMA Buzz Book & NYT Editor’s Choice THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS and 7 more. Knows the secret handshakes for NBCC, The Writers Lab, OpEd Project, CA Bar. #GoBlue!
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Writers Writing Women Who Could Be President
Maybe we can’t be president yet, but we can write characters who can. I hope these reading these writers who give us strong women on the page will inspire you to admire strong women in real life, and vote for them.
@bookcritics.bsky.social
Honoring outstanding writing and fostering a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature since 1974. bookcritics.org
@chrissiehynde.com
'Pretenders Live: Kick 'Em Where It Hurts!', the new live album releasing June 13th 2025. Pre-order on vinyl now.
@judashman.bsky.social
Mayor - @GburgMD | Founder & Chair - @gburgbookfest Twitter handle: @judashman All-around fan of my fellow man. Also I 💚 the Miami Heat & you may hear about that sometimes. 🔥
@gcaproject.bsky.social
Research lab on how capital moves around the world aiming to improve international economic policy. Directed by Matteo Maggiori and Jesse Schreger. globalcapitalallocation.com
@mmaggiori.bsky.social
Economist working on international macroeconomics and finance. Prof at Stanford University GSB. Co-founder www.globalcapitalallocation.com
@rebeccamakkai.bsky.social
Pulitzer finalist for THE GREAT BELIEVERS; new novel, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, out now. Artistic Director at StoryStudio Chicago. Trying to give everyone the benefit of the doubt. You should, too. rebeccamakkai.substack.com https://rebeccamakkai.com
@imdavidabrams.bsky.social
Novelist (“Fobbit” & “Brave Deeds”), husband (40 years), human father (3x over), Cat Daddy (3x over). Avid reader. Full-time vanlifer since Aug 2024. The Quivering Pen is now on Substack: https://davidabrams.substack.com/
@litpark.bsky.social
Book nerd. HarperCollins author of UP FROM THE BLUE and THE FLICKER OF OLD DREAMS. Lifetime member of the NAACP & NBCC. Blogger at LitPark.com. ⚽️NYCFC
@hfreader.bsky.social
Historical Fiction Addict. Lover of words. Hoarder of books. Drinker of coffee. #historicalfiction #bookreviewer #reader #booksky https://linktr.ee/historicalfictionreader
@chrisbohjalian.bsky.social
Novelist and playwright. Third most talented artist in a family of three. Jesse the Wonder Dog's Dad. Have you met THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS? Learn more at www.ChrisBohjalian.com .
@amymasondoan.bsky.social
Novels @HarperCollins THE CALIFORNIA DREAMERS 4.8.25 📚 Out now-LADY SUNSHINE, THE SUMMER LIST, SUMMER HOURS Writer, reader, runner in Portlandia. 🖊️ amymasondoan.com
@anitafelicelli.bsky.social
author of the short story collection HOW WE KNOW OUR TIME TRAVELERS and other works of fiction. books editor at Alta Journal, critic, essayer.
@jeanhanff.bsky.social
Novelist (The Plot, The Latecomer, etc.), theater person, mom (regular + stage), BOOKTHEWRITER proprietress, occasional mudlarker, mainly enraged, washed up here after the not-so-good ship Twitter sank…
@lisascottoline.bsky.social
Author, lawyer, pet wrangler, carbs fan. Scottoline rhymes with fettuccine.
@carolynparkhurst.bsky.social
I'm the NYT bestselling author of the novels The Dogs of Babel, Lost and Found, The Nobodies Album and Harmony. Humor in the New Yorker and the Rumpus, essays in Washingtonian and WSJ. She/her, bisexual, married, mom.
@caitluce.bsky.social
Bookseller in Seattle, lost in a stack of books. Please bring me fries.
@jennyboylan.bsky.social
Author of 19 Books. Barnard/Columbia prof. President, PEN America. Former chair, GLAAD. Pizzaiola.
@paperhaus.bsky.social
Books books books. Editor, writer, Los Angeles. Latest: 1996 in Books https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2025-04-14/1996-infinite-jest-oprahs-book-club-festival-of-books-2025
@laurpuckett.bsky.social
staff culture writer @ elle magazine (books, tv, and movies) https://linktr.ee/laurpuckett
@hspartington.bsky.social
Book critic & teacher. Board member and fiction chair @bookcritics.bsky.social. 📍Elk Grove, CA.
@ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social
Mostly bookish. NBCC Board Member/VP Membership and Tech. Books newsletter: Reading Indie on Substack. Co-host of One Bright Book podcast. #KateBriggs24 #AContinuation25 she/her You'll find me on my ebike.
@awestenfeld.bsky.social
writer and freelance book editor | formerly Books and Fiction Editor at Esquire adriennewestenfeld.com
@sarahmccrawcrow.bsky.social
Reader, writer, book critic, gardener. Cofounder, New Hampshire Book Festival. Author of the novel THE WRONG KIND OF WOMAN (Mira/HarperCollins), “an entrancing debut”—Publishers Weekly https://open.substack.com/pub/unfinishedstory?r=1nwxl&utm_medium=ios
@frannydink.bsky.social
Journalism junkie from paper to digital to newsletters to Insta and TikTok. Co-founder of Cityside. Reporter and author, too. Hand me a book, and I am happy. https://francesdinkelspiel.com/
@cherylstrayed.bsky.social
Writer. Mom. Portlander. Traveler. Cat/dog lady. Author of Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, Torch, and Brave Enough. Also: Dear Sugar.
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
Writer of this and that... www.margaretatwood.ca and margaretatwood.substack.com;I also have an Instagram account, though I don't know how to use it much, beyond posting pictures...
@susannepari.bsky.social
American-born writer treading water in a sea of hilarious & annoying immigrants. Author of the novels IN THE TIME OF OUR HISTORY and THE FORTUNE CATCHER. #WomanLifeFreedom https://susannepari.com/
@jennifergilmore.bsky.social
Novelist, Prof, New Yorker in PA (that was fun) Jennifergilmore.net
@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)
@emc3.bsky.social
@portershreve.bsky.social
Novelist at HarperCollins and LSU Press; articles and book reviews in NYT, WaPo, SFChron, ChiTrib; Director of Creative Writing at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
@cleasimon.bsky.social
Writer, cat lover, human. She/her. Firm believer in the strong female character (in fiction, too!). Author of many books, most recently "slow-burn thriller" THE BUTTERFLY TRAP. More at http://www.CleaSimon.com
@msheatherwebb.bsky.social
USA Today and Intern'l Bestselling Author. Editor. Wannabe Chef and History Nerd. Writing Coach @thenovelry. Mama Bear with teeth. Next: THE HOPE KEEPER (2/26) #resist https://linktr.ee/msheatherwebb
@carolineleavitt.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author curly movieholic. NOT THE PRESS SECRETARY! Midatlantic Arts prize for latest novel, Days of Wonder. Joyce Carol Oates Literary Prize Longlist, Co-founder A Mighty Blaze. carolineleavitt.com https://carolineleavitt.substack.com
@theladygreer.bsky.social
I write novels about women who rule. Matriarchal fantasy as G.R., historical fiction as Greer. Out now: The Thirteenth Husband, inspired by Aimée Crocker.
@melanieben.bsky.social
NYTimes bestselling author - The Swans of Fifth Avenue, The Aviator’s Wife, The Children’s Blizzard & more. Cat lady, movie fiend & proud Chicagoan. www.melaniebenjamin.com
@libraryreads.bsky.social
LibraryReads: The Top 10 Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Chosen Monthly by America's Library Staff. Find out more at libraryreads.org! (Social media managed by volunteers so please be patient as we figure out BlueSky!)
@hankphillippiryan.bsky.social
USA Today bestseller author of 16 novels of suspense. Winner of 37 Emmys for television investigative reporting, as well as 5 Agathas, 5 Anthonys, and the Mary Higgins Clark award. Watch for ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS coming in 2025. hankphillippiryan.com
@sarahmmccoy.bsky.social
📚NYTimes bestselling author. 🐾Cat and dog mom. 🇺🇸Puerto Rican-Irish woman living in the American South. 💙Loves liberally. www.sarahmccoy.com
@tayari.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE. Atlanta born, Atlanta bred, when I die, I’ll be Atlanta dead.
@michaelschaub.bsky.social
Journalist, @bookcritics.bsky.social vice president, nervous, sleepy.