PB Rising Stars
We give experienced picture book creators the platform to pull up-and-coming, historically excluded creators up the turbulent publishing ladder.
www.pbrisingstars.com
@zoodocwrites.bsky.social
Mom, Grammy, retired zoo dentist, kidlit author, Regional Advisor #SCBWI Ohio Central & South, #12x12, #CtC, #STA, #PBRisingStar mentee ‘24&’25, repped by Vicky Weber carrielogsdonmccullough.com
@realjackiegm.bsky.social
Publisher & Editorial Lead featheredstag.com | 🧠 AuDHD Latina Podcaster | 📕 PB + MG Author | Reviewer at Publishers Weekly | State Ambassador & OIB Committee | 🧑🎓Catalyst Creators Scholarship Fund Founder | and more! 🔗 www.linkedin.com/in/jackie0garcia/
@brookebaum.bsky.social
🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee 🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator 📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian 😴 Current tired mom 🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching heybrookebaum.com
@angryalgonquin.bsky.social
Creator of "A Booklovers Guide to Independent Bookstores" at angryalgonquin.com. Please support independent bookstores! Nordic/Scandi Noir, Iceland, polar history & exploration fan. Museums. Libraries. Animal rescues. #bookblogger angryalgonquin.com
@mysteriousbookshop.com
The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics
@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.
@proud-geek.co.uk
A queer independent online book shop based in the UK, specialising in LGBT+ graphic novels, books, and manga. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚✌🏻@proudgeekstore elsewhere. https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/
@jambookshopuk.bsky.social
Made UK's only regular #illustration reportage in @privateeyenews.bsky.social 2011-2020. Created @smallpressday.bsky.social in 2016 & Jam bookshop in 2022-2025. https://linktr.ee/jambookshopuk Still draws stuff:
@bookshopghost.bsky.social
Iowa City's home for 47,000 used/rare books, puzzles, games, and two famous cats. 😷 Masks required - 12-6 Central, Mon-Sat - https://www.thehauntedbookshop.com
@ylbooks.bsky.social
In all our forms - bookshops in Gloucestershire, a festival or two, schools and libraries. Occasionally Hereward. Less often, Errol the dog.
@rshipbshop.bsky.social
Children’s Independent Bookshop in Salisbury. Open 9:30-4 Mon-Fri 9:30-5 Sat 11-3 Sun. Visit our website https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/online-shop/ Posts by Jo
@thebookshop.bsky.social
We are an indie bookshop selling new books for all ages, games, puzzles and stationary. Situated in the heart of Bridport, near to the jurassic coast.
@anotherstoryto.bsky.social
Indie bookstore in Tkatoronto. Radically supporting 2SQTBIPOC writers since 1987 #ownvoices kidlit and YA experts/ founder: Sheila Koffman 315 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2M6 hosting events throughout GTA anotherstory.ca
@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/
@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social
indie bookshop in Sydenham, SE London | open since 1966 | new books | second hand books | children's books | gifts | Mon-Sat 9:30-5 Sun 12-4 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
@treehousebookshop.bsky.social
Second-hand bookshop and music venue in Kenilworth, Warwickshire run by Victoria Mier. Profits to the Kenilworth Centre, Help Musicians UK and Ellis Park Sumatra. Patron is glorious Bad Seed Warren Ellis. Posts by Victoria.
@portersqbooks.bsky.social
Fiercely independent bookstore in Cambridge and Boston, MA https://linktr.ee/portersqbooks
@haymarketbooks.org
radical publisher of politics, culture, current events haymarketbooks.org
@pfbvan.bsky.social
YVR's legendary independent bookstore. Est. 6/00. 'The pessimism of the intellect, the optimism of the will.' (Gramsci). 2025 Living Wage employer.
@kingsbookstore.bsky.social
Order books online or shop in-person at Canada's hardest to find indie bookstore, co-operatively run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring $5 flat rate shipping across Canada! www.linktr.ee/kingscoopbookstore
@bakkaphoenix.bsky.social
Canada's oldest Speculative Fiction bookstore, founded in 1972. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com. We are located in Toronto, Ontario.
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social
Half Man, Half Bookshop. Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family. Not the inventor of the word "brainbow" https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/
@lrb.co.uk
The LRB is Europe’s leading magazine of politics, literature, history and ideas, published every fortnight. Read: https://lrb.co.uk Subscribe: https://mylrb.co.uk/QUEXT0225B
@littletollerbooks.bsky.social
Award winning indy publisher of new and classic writing on place, nature and culture + The Clearing our online journal. Based in West Dorset www.littletoller.co.uk Instagram / @littletollerbooks
@bertsbooks.bsky.social
Swindon based independent bookshop, visit us online or in person! bertsbooks.co.uk - or 54 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB Email us on [email protected]
@thebookshepherd.bsky.social
Canadian Librarian, basket of feelings, east coast ennui. 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🫐
@firestorm.coop
Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Tsalagi land. Ⓐ Ⓔ Ⓥ
@pilsencommbooks.bsky.social
Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book
@chaptersbookstore.bsky.social
Ireland’s biggest independent bookstore - new, secondhand & bargain books - where you find what you didn’t know you were looking for! We always want your trade ins!
@roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social
Your queer and trans owned feminist bookstore in Teejop. We ship everywhere in the US.
@leviathanbookstore.bsky.social
An indie bookstore in St. Louis, miniature but mighty, established in 2024. https://leviathanbookstore.com/
@gibsonsbookstore.bsky.social
Concord, NH. Indie Bookstore. Est. 1898. www.gibsonsbookstore.com
@carpelibrum.bsky.social
Baltimore-based indie bookstore. Fan of small/indie publishers. Currently online until we get a new space for the bookstore. Generally doesn't DM people. https://carpelibrumbaltimore.com/
@fireflybookstore.bsky.social
Located in downtown Kutztown since 2012, Firefly Bookstore is an independently-owned and operated new and used bookstore. Re-located in a bigger store in 2017, we now have almost 3000 square feet of space for over 65,000 items.
@seatbooks.bsky.social
Inclusive, LGBTQ-owned bookstore, cafe, and community hub in Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento.
@quimbysbookstore.bsky.social
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622 quimbys.com Zines + Books + Comics + Tracts + Plenty https://linktr.ee/QuimbysBookstore
@dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social
De Montfort University Special Collections, part of Library and Student Services. Explore our collections on our catalogue: http://specialcollections.catalogue.dmu.ac.uk
@nelsonrarebooks.com
Bookseller of uncommon 18-19th c. British literature, street literature, and Gothic Revival. Dirtbag medievalist. Wears Crocs with tweed. It’s all sarcasm. Not your lawyer. Life coach for bad ideas. Member ABAA/ILAB/PBFA.
@exmortisbooks.bsky.social
A rare and preloved haunted virtual bookshop filled with ghostly, weird and otherworldly books. www.exmortisbooks.com
@thebooksellergv.bsky.social
A local, independent bookstore in Grass Valley, CA. Proudly providing our community with quality reads since 1976. www.thebookseller.biz https://www.redbubble.com/people/TheBookSellerGV/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent
@thankyoubooks.bsky.social
Birmingham, AL’s independent bookstore Find your book. Find your people. 🩵 lnk.bio/thankyou_bham
@trumanbooks.bsky.social
A friendly local independent bookshop and cafe in Farsley, West Leeds. Co-founder of Farsley Literature Festival. www.trumanbooks.co.uk
@roscoebooks.bsky.social
We are your friendly neighborhood bookstore located in Chicago's Roscoe Village. Order online at www.roscoebooks.com.
@booksmith.bsky.social
Your friendly neighborhood independent booksellers. Haight Street, San Francisco. Est. 1976. 11AM - 7PM daily. Find the good stuff at booksmith.com
@thebooksmith.bsky.social
Just your friendly neighborhood AAA. Agender, Aro, Asexual. He/Him/They/Them. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
@chorleywoodbooks.bsky.social
Award-winning indie bookshop in Herts. Lovers of author events & champions of the finest new and backlist books. Proudly supporting readers, schools, authors & publishers for over 50 years. https://chilternbookshops.co.uk/
@forumbooks.bsky.social
Three lovely, friendly, award-winning independent bookshops in Corbridge, Whitley Bay + Alnwick https://www.forumbooksshop.com Events: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks
@villagebooks.bsky.social
Award-winning indie bookshop in Dulwich, London. We love books 📚and we love dogs too 🦮