The Bards
๐Four friends sharing stories and a love of literature.๐
This is a #queer and #neurodivergent and #spoonie ran account.
All of us are queer & ND ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
2025 Mood: "30, Flirty, and Reading"
๐ซถ~R. ๐14/25๐ #romantasy
@erinhahn.bsky.social
Research Scientist @CSIRO Australian National Wildlife Collection | Conservation Genetics | Historical Epigenetics | airborne eDNA | STA Superstar of STEM alumnus | Mama | Speed noodle snuggler
@mimimatthewsesq.bsky.social
USA Today bestselling author of historical romance, nonfiction, and various Victorian trifles. BELLES OF LONDON series out now from Berkley/Penguin Random House! ๐ MimiMatthews.com
@sjadams.bsky.social
Author of Steel Mill Vikings and other urban fantasy. Freelance editor. Publโd by Falstaff Books.
@karenrosebooks.bsky.social
I write books about murder and I like to knit โค๏ธ I live in the PNW with my husband named MrR (aka Martin) and our Giant Schnauzer named Sasha.
@dilemmalord.bsky.social
sentient cookie, nyt-bestselling author of TWEET CUTE and other dessert-based rom coms, senior writer at buzzfeed
@katieruggle.bsky.social
Romantic Suspense author and off-grid living survivor. Secrets of the Omega Court (my first romantasy under my pen name Katie McCarthy) coming early 2026! She/her
@kyliescott.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling Romance Writer. Australian. Rep'd by Amy Tannenbaum at JRA. she/her www.kyliescott.com
@authorbkborison.bsky.social
USA Today bestselling author and soft boy advocate. ๐๐๐๐ THE LOVELIGHT SERIES โฃ๏ธ FIRST-TIME CALLER out FEB 11 ๐ป GOOD SPIRITS out FALL 2025
@christinalauren.bsky.social
We're Christina & Lo, co-authors of 30 books and counting ๐ ๐๏ธ The Paradise Problem 5/14/24 ๐ Tangled Up in You 6/25/24
@carleyfortune.bsky.social
Iโm the #1 NYT bestselling author of Every Summer After, Meet Me at the Lake, and This Summer Will Be Different. My fourth novel is called One Golden Summer, and it comes out May 6, 2025. www.carleyfortune.com
@kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social
Author. Expect sporadic book news, unsolicited writing advice, random pet pics & strongly worded opinions. She/her. ๐จ๐ฆ
@tanyaewilliams.bsky.social
Writing emotional stories sure to tug you back in time. โ๏ธ History nerd โข ๐ Book lover โข ๐ท Wine enthusiast Author of Growing into Greatness, The Hotel Hamilton Historical Fiction Series, All That Was, and The Smith Family Series
@clpolk.com
I write stuff. I knit stuff. I cook stuff. Ask me about my weird little books. https://www.clpolk.com/
@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social
librarian, archivist, historian, author, Ignyte award-winning & Hugo-nominated writer and critic, rat obsessive, hella queer words in reactormag.com, locusmag.com, npr, reader's digest, and elsewhere bookjockeyalex.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
@lgbtqreads.bsky.social
Queering up your shelves, one rec at a time. Check it out at LGBTQReads.com
@cornellwriter.bsky.social
Nebula, Aurora, and World Fantasy-nominated Chilean-Canadian writer. Winner Short Works Prize. SFWA, CSFFA, ALCiFF Chile. Odyssey โ02. Codex. Stories in Apex, Fantasy, Lightspeed, and others. Linktree: http://linktr.ee/pacornell
@oliviawaite.com
Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
@authormsbev.bsky.social
Detroiter. Spartan. Writer. NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominee. Lifetime Achievement Award Romance Fiction. Slayer of Words.
@fatedmates.net
Romance books for novel people. Discover your next favorite romance novel: https://fatedmates.net Follow us in your favorite podcast app: https://mf.fatedmates.net/listen
@romancingthevote.bsky.social
Romancing the Vote, coming to save a democracy near you July 1st - 5th. (We run an auction to raise money for voting access, because voter suppression is BAD.) Run by Courtney Milan & Kit Rocha email: romancingrunoff @ gmail
@bookcritics.bsky.social
Honoring outstanding writing and fostering a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature since 1974. bookcritics.org
@allieiswriting.bsky.social
I write. I dream. Chaos baby. Lover of kissing books & movies. DC girl 4eva. Professor Emeritus of 365 and Sociological Brigadoon. Like most millennials, I have a podcast @romeverafter.bsky.social #Romancelandia feed on my list of feeds alliekparker.com
@catswrites.bsky.social
Writer of queer historical fiction. She/her. Newsletter: https://catsebastian.myflodesk.com/signup website: catsebastian.com
@paperalphabet.bsky.social
Culture writer: buzzfeed, new republic, la times, boston globe, etc. | content strategist for hire | still writing that novel! | [email protected]
@tiffanyroberts.bsky.social
Sci-Fi, fantasy, and paranormal romance authors. Alien & monster romances. https://linktr.ee/authortiffanyroberts
@jessisreading.bsky.social
Romance enthusiast. WHEN IN ROMANCE podcast. Book Riot Contributing Editor. BLACK LOVE MATTERS and SOMEPLACE GENEROUS out now! She/her ๐ฉท๐๐
@authoremmabarry.bsky.social
Novelist, college lecturer, and former political staffer. Lives with her high school sweetheart and a menagerie of pets and children in Virginia, where she occasionally finds time to read and write. she/her https://linktr.ee/authoremmabarry
@melonreads.bsky.social
Romance reader, reviews @ Smexybooks.com, leaning enthusiast, these mashed potatoes are so creamy, she/her
@lisatimoneywrites.bsky.social
Author with 3 names. #books Agent, Laura Williams (Greene & Heaton) Lisa Timoney - Family Dramas Kate Storey - Book Club Fiction Naomi Williams -Psych Thrillers https://linktr.ee/lisatimoneywrites
@suzbrockmann.bsky.social
romance writer, indie film & tv writer & producer, mother of a SAG strike captain & a nurse, liberal Dem, activist, she/her. Still masks.
@authoroux.bsky.social
MADELEINE ROUX is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than twenty books for teens, adults, and children. Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Romance, IP
@flamelauthor.bsky.social
Author of the New York Times' bestselling series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel http://dillonscott.com
@authorkarinahalle.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of 85 novels you havenโt heard of. Neurodiverse weirdo + West Coast Canadian ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ง๏ธ I post NSFW book art + teasers here ๐ฅRepped by Root Literary (books) & Gersh (film). ๐ค
@victoriadahl.bsky.social
WSJ bestselling author. Goofs and balls combined with rage. BALD-FACED LIAR is out June 1!!! www.VictoriaHelenStone.com
@thebookqueen.bsky.social
Leftist. Romance reader. Owner of TBQs Book Palace. HEA or GTFO. She/her. Disabled. Fat and proud. Found my own HEA ๐ฅฐ https://www.tbqsbookpalace.com/
@nikkimaywriter.bsky.social
Author | Officially funny | Owned by ๐๐ฉ - Fela & Lola | WAHALA - green-lit BBC series | THIS MOTHERLESS LAND - a Read With Jenna pick | Rep'd @AriellaFeiner
@ruthwarewriter.bsky.social
Still writing books... still drinking coffee... still making stuff up as I go along. The Woman in Suite 11 available to pre-order now at linktr.ee/ruthwarewriter Find me at ruthware.com
@matthaig.bsky.social
#1 NYT bestselling author of The Midnight Library etc. Dad. Husband. Neurodiverse. Bit of a mess but trying to make it an interesting mess.
@farrahrochon.bsky.social
Author, Broadway lover, world traveler. I love my geriatric chihuahua. Bemused from Disney Books - 1.7.25 farrahrochon.com
@jaeauthor.bsky.social
๐ณ๏ธโ๐ Author of sapphic romance | Queer | She/her | Avid reader | Ice cream & fountain pen aficionado. | Website: https://jae-fiction.com | Newsletter: https://jae-fiction.com/newsletter/
@librarylady.bsky.social
UK based. Retired school librarian, childrenโs book lover, reviewer for Just Imagine. Regular sharer of childrenโs book news: Reading Matters https://alibrarylady.blog/ Find me here: https://linktr.ee/Anne_Thompson?utm_source=li
@indiepressnetwork.bsky.social
A network of indie presses working together to celebrate and improve the publishing industry
@richardswanauthor.bsky.social
2x Sunday Times bestselling SFF author. Empire of the Wolf / Great Silence / the Infinite State / short fiction in GDM and Black Library. Latest release: Grave Empire [4 Feb 2025] Next release: The Scour [Oct 2025] Updates: https://linktr.ee/richardswan
@trishusband.itch.io
I read, review and sometimes write Sci Fi and Fantasy. Disabled Nonbinary Transsexual Lesbian, Fae/Faer for lesbians, She/Her for everyone else. #1 Grรกinne fan. Often NSFW, I guess I write smut now. ๐ Just a futch little goblin girl named Tris.
@eastcoastemo.bsky.social
Live Music. Childless cat lady. Swiftie since Debut. Vintage clothes. Would rather be in London. Got engaged at my 50th Phish show๐. Wife of @yburyug.bsky.social Mother of ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ธ Pick your poison babe, I'm poison either way.