Katie B.
Mother, librarian, teacher, reader
2024 John Newbery Committee
VAReads Middle School Chair
@refe.blue
Writer, dinosaur photographer. Author of FRANCES AND THE WEREWOLVES OF THE BLACK FOREST, a Page Turner Award winner and Bram Stoker Award nominee, and the bestselling WHAT THE DINOSAURS DID pb series. Rep: Marie Lamba, Kristyn Benton.
@jencalonita.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author, Jenna Rink fan, Disney Girl. Latest: The Enchanter’s Tale: FAIRY GODMOTHER Up next: ISLE OF EVER 3/25/25
@psweeney31.bsky.social
Passionate librarian. Lover of kid lit, cats and kids. Trying to write the great American MG novel.
@hmbouwman.bsky.social
children's writer, college professor, etc etc (new book in 2025: Scattergood). She/her. hmbouwman.com
@danaalisonlevy.bsky.social
Writer of books, rouser of rabble. 50% books, 50% cats, 50% political rants, 0% math. I swear more than you might expect. YA/MG author repped by Marietta Zacker @ Gallt & Zacker. www.danaalisonlevy.com https://linktr.ee/danaalisonlevy
@kirchnerjulie.bsky.social
Mom/wife/retired educator. 💗sharing books and traveling the world. Proud member: #NCTE #ALA #nerdybookclub #MYRA reader and board member
@theresamilstein.bsky.social
MG & YA writer, poet, SPED Teacher Rep: Jazmia Young at Curtis Brown Ltd. Lives in the Boston area. she/her BLM Fight fascism. Stands with Ukraine.
@msledinareads.bsky.social
MS teacher librarian and learner | wife to one, mom to two + two 🐶 & one 🐱. She/her. Passionate thinker: #bookjoy, #mglit, #kidlit, #diglit, #newslit, #gunsense, #nostigma, #access, #democracy, #thinking, #kindness, #EduSky, #TLSky, & #BookPosse 📚💙
@oagennaro.bsky.social
I write things and teach young people • Literacy, Mental Health Advocate • Book/TV/Music/Theatre nerd • she/they 🏳️🌈 Check out books from my partner @tayberryjelly.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/oliviaannegennaro
@moyaikidlit.bsky.social
2024 was the year I started learning kidlitart so this account is to share that artwork and journey. My non-kidlitart account is @moyaimoon I’m open for representation
@kfriedmaneverham.bsky.social
Otterly happy author. Repped by agent extraordinaire Joyce Sweeney.
@msteelewrites.bsky.social
sunburned ginger · middle-grade author · children’s playwright · school librarian · two-time Friedrich von Trapp · #amwriting #amquerying #amsleepy 🔗 https://linktr.ee/msteelewrites
@conina.bsky.social
Queer & ND. Grad Student, Aspiring Librarian & Author, Artist. I love reading, gaming, nature, comics, and writing! I write book reviews, talk about library/book news, & share my work on my blog. 🌈 Ashconina.wordpress.com
@fairytalescolor.bsky.social
Author of middle grade fairy tales #AtlantaGA #Storybook 📖 #NadiraAFairyTale ❤️ #ChildrensBooks #Writers #AuthorsCommunity #WritingCommunity #BlackBookSky #BlackAuthors Ingramcontent.com #IngramSpark
@andrewauseon.bsky.social
MG/YA Author. Video Game Designer. Spellbinders. Alienated. Freak Magnet. Funny Little Monkey. Jo-Jo & the Fiendish Lot. spellbinderbooks.com andrewauseon.com Represented by Aevitas Creative Management.
@mrscheidrich.bsky.social
Teacher librarian, educator and student still yearning to learn! Wife and mum to two boys too! Coffee Lover. Reading Enthusiast. she/her
@maluckamuck.financialflock.com
Teen services librarian, college educator, Kirkus reviewer, public speaker, accredited personal finance instructor, he/him, opinions mine https://thomasmaluck.carrd.com
@laurenmagaziner.bsky.social
Internationally bestselling author of middle grade books: ⚡️ The Incorruptibles (coming 6/10/25), 🔎 Case Closed series, 🐙 Mythics series, 🐰 The Only Thing Worse Than Witches, 💰 Pilfer Academy, ✨ Wizardmatch. she/her 🌈
@ellenmulholland.bsky.social
MG author-CatWrangler-EcoWarrior ✌🏼USC Journalism alum On sub: THE KEY TO FALLS TOOTH WOODS, mg spec w/horror twist THE LOST ENCHANTRESS OF STARFELL, mg fantasy Rep: Rebecca Angus, Howland Lit ✨ https://linktr.ee/emulholland
@joymccullough.bsky.social
Author @ PRH & S&S, resident playwright at Seattle Public Theater, mom. She/her Up next: TEAM AWKWARD (S&S, 2/11)
@jaymieh.bsky.social
Reader, writer, super dork. YA author of Badass(ish). jaymieheilman.com I write books for kids, teens, and former kids. I often write about climate and environmental subjects, and was a historian of Peru in my first career.
@samanthamclark.com
Author of books for kids and young at heart. Repped by Rachel Orr, Prospect Literary. Samanthamclark.com | Samanthamclark.substack.com | Bsky.app/profile/samanthamclark.com
@lauraparnum.bsky.social
Author, copyeditor, occasional magician. PERIL AT PRICE MANOR (HarperCollins 2023) and THE HAUNTING OF BELLINGTON COTTAGE (HarperCollins, July 2025). www.LauraParnum.com
@austinani.bsky.social
Editor of Luminarium, PreK-9 Librarian, and sometime fairy changeling. The Middle Ages, The Renaissance, Literature, History, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Movies, TV.
@demiwrites.bsky.social
Mum • NHS • Middle Grade Writer THE SUNBEAM SIBLINGS 🌈 A MG series with MH, ND and lots of fantastical adventure ✨ Cancer ☀️ Capricorn 🌙 (send help) She/Her ♀️ INFP 🧠 Brit 🇬🇧 Communicates with emojis/GIFs #kidlit #middlegradewriter #writingcommunity
@robinstevenson.bsky.social
Author of 30+ books of fiction and nonfiction, for young readers of all ages. Speaker, school presenter, writing instructor, Canadian. She/her. www.robinstevenson.com 🏳️🌈🍁📚
@margojantzi.bsky.social
Elementary School Librarian Teacher Librarian who integrates technology with elementary students in Gds. PreK-5 National Board Certified Read Widely, Think Deeply, Act Kindly
@lauriemorrison.bsky.social
Reader, middle school ELA teacher, & upper middle grade author of KEEPING PACE 🏃♀️, UP FOR AIR🏊♀️, COMING UP SHORT 🥎, and more. She/her LaurieMorrisonWrites.com
@katemachon.bsky.social
Wrangler of words, and author of the Pix and Gabe Adventures. Book 1, The Shadow Deception, is available on Amazon now. Book 2, coming February 2025. Website: https://katemachon.com/
@smozer.bsky.social
Writer of kidlit and teacher of adorable firsties. Member of @SCBWI and @12x12 Mets fan, empty nester, and lover of dogs (especially the one named Mookie Mozer).
@sharisawyers.bsky.social
K-6 Librarian in Texas, member of #BookAllies, Texas Library Association, and Little Mavericks Graphic Novel Reading List Committee
@laurelsnyder.bsky.social
Baltimore girl in Atlanta. I love humans, write books, and talk a lot. http://laurelsnyder.com
@lhnatiuk.bsky.social
Retired 🇨🇦TL & MG Book Village Admin (#MGBookChat) Occasional Bit About Books Blogger. Here for the #kidlit📚 Wife, mom of two adult kids and her dog Kaizer. Love to read and attempt to capture the beauty of nature. She/her https://linktr.ee/hnatiukl
@kathrynholmes.bsky.social
Book person. Author of Class Critters series (ages 6-9), THE THIRTEENTH CIRCLE (ages 8-12), and more titles for kids! www.KathrynHolmes.com
@jackieyeager.bsky.social
Middle Grade Author Rep’d by: Rebecca Angus, Howland Literary | Writer of whimsical STEM & Sci-Fi | Find my books & creative team-building activities at swirlandspark.com.
@stevechiger.bsky.social
Director of Literacy, Uncommon Schools; Co-Author, Love & Literacy and Gram & Gran Save the Summer; unrepentant nerd: loves ELA, cog sci, research, media lit, pedagogy, medieval marginalia; he/him stevechiger.com
@ruthbehar.bsky.social
Newbery Honor Award-winning and Pura Belpré Award–winning author of THE VULNERABLE OBSERVER, LUCKY BROKEN GIRL, LETTERS FROM CUBA, TÍA FORTUNA'S NEW HOME, ACROSS SO MANY SEAS. Co-author with Gabriel Frye-Behar of PEPITA MEETS BEBITA.
@saraphudson.bsky.social
Passionate about family, children, books, equity. Views expressed are my own, no surprise to anyone who knows me! (She/Her)
@daynalorentz.bsky.social
Author of Wayward Creatures, Of a Feather, the No Safety in Numbers trilogy, and the Dogs of the Drowned City series. Lover of cats and cupcakes. Daynalorentz.com
@nancycastaldobooks.bsky.social
Author and photographer of books for curious minds. 🇺🇸🇮🇹 Rep'd by Jennifer Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social Andrea Brown Literary @andreabrownlit.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/NancyCastaldo
@ancientmews.bsky.social
Author of: Bosco and the Bees Mirror and the Bobcat Somewhere In Kakadu Details at: boscoandthebees.com