The Book Lounge
An independent bookshop for independent thinkers, in the heart of Cape Town ✨
Opening Hours: Mon to Fri - 9am to 6pm Saturday - 9am to 4pm Sunday - 10am to 4pm
https://linktr.ee/bookloungecapetown
@hollandhousebooks.bsky.social
An independent UK publisher specialising in literary fiction and non-fiction, crime and historical fiction. https://www.hhousebooks.com/
@marymary.bsky.social
Quite contrary. Writer. Down in the woods. 🇮🇪🇿🇦 Next: THE CLEANER (Transworld) Jan 25
@cjcookebooks.bsky.social
Author of THE BOOK OF WITCHING, THE LIGHTHOUSE WITCHES, and others.
@danielrolphauthor.bsky.social
Daniel Rolph grew up in the UK foster care system, experiencing firsthand the challenges that come with it. Now, he's channelling those experiences into his debut novel, Shattered Paths Buy Now: https://geni.us/OEi75Gh
@melissabroder.bsky.social
i wrote Death Valley, Milk Fed, The Pisces, So Sad Today, Superdoom, and Last Sext
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author of the Southern Reach series, including Absolution. Repped by Joe Veltre at Gersh. Gigs: The Tuesday Agency. he/him
@pennyhaw.bsky.social
Author of Follow Me to Africa, The Invincible Miss Cust, The Woman at the Wheel, The Wilderness Between Us and Nicko. Dog walker. Runner. Former journalist. More detail: linktr.ee/PennyHaw
@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
@nytimes.com
In-depth, independent reporting to better understand the world, now on Bluesky. News tips? Share them here: http://nyti.ms/2FVHq9v
@nysfocus.bsky.social
New York Focus is a nonprofit newsroom investigating power in the Empire State. Subscribe to our newsletter: http://nysfocus.com/newsletter
@climatena.bsky.social
CPA-NA addresses the individual & collective psychological dimensions of the climate crisis, promoting cultural shifts toward resilience, regeneration, democracy & equity. www.linktree.com/cpana
@galleybeggars.bsky.social
Galley Beggar Press is an independent publisher from Norwich. Citizens of the world. And foreign.
@tripfiction.bsky.social
Love to travel? Love to read? TripFiction.com matches books with location See a destination through the eyes of an author
@hobeckbooks.bsky.social
Trad Values, Indie Spirit. Family-run independent publisher of thrillers, crime, and suspense. Publishers: Adrian Hobart and Rebecca Collins.
@salopress.bsky.social
Independent publisher of poetry & prose. An obscurity of poets. Updates by Sophie 💖 Norwich, UK.
@neglectedbooks.com
Brad Bigelow, writer and editor of neglectedbooks.com. Champion of reading off the beaten path. Editor, Recovered Books series @ Boiler House Press: www.boilerhouse.press/recovered-books
@lizfremantle.bsky.social
I wrote a book, QUEENS GAMBIT, they made a film, FIREBRAND DISOBEDIENT on Artemisia Gentileschi SINNERS pre-order for July Rep: Alice Lutyens at Curtis Brown Londoner, dogs, films, Spurs, women, HWA 🏳️🌈 LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/lizfremantle
@londonlitlab.bsky.social
Find your story at the city's friendliest creative writing workshops, where writers teach writers. @lilydunn.bsky.social and Zoe Gilbert - and also find us here: https://londonlitlab.substack.com/ and here londonlitlab.co.uk
@irishtimes.com
Official account of The Irish Times. Diverse opinion, thorough reporting and outstanding writing from http://irishtimes.com .
@booksinwales.bsky.social
📚💙 Book lover and reviewer 💙📚⌛ Massive fan of gothic historical fiction 🖤 Love anything bookish, dogs, nature and food 💓 Always looking for glimmers ✨ small moments of positivity and light in a dark world 🌍 #booksky
@theguardian.com
The need for independent journalism has never been greater. Become a Guardian supporter https://support.theguardian.com 🇺🇸 Guardian US https://bsky.app/profile/us.theguardian.com 🇦🇺 Guardian Australia https://bsky.app/profile/australia.theguardian.com
@transworldbooks.bsky.social
The home of your favourite bestselling books. Part of Penguin Random House UK. For proof requests and more updates check out: linktr.ee/bantambooksuk
@lyndalaplante.bsky.social
Lynda La Plante, CBE. Author of 40+ bestselling books. Creator and screenwriter of over 170 hrs of television, including Prime Suspect & Widows. http://lyndalaplante.com
@thecontinent.org
The Continent is an award-winning weekly newspaper produced by African journalists, photographers, illustrators and editors. Free on 👇 📱WhatsApp: bit.ly/4b2gpfI 💬 Signal: bit.ly/TCSignal 📲 Telegram: t.me/continentnews ✉️ Email: read@thecontinent.org
@harkaway.bsky.social
Author, screenwriter. Mutinous mutterer. Husband of much better person. Father of similar. New Cal Sounder novel SLEEPER BEACH is OUT NOW. UK pb Karla’s Choice coming May 22nd. Decreasingly rigorous on social media. (He/him) www.linktr.ee/harkaway
@silviamg.bsky.social
Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
@samwilsonwriting.bsky.social
Writer and director living in Cape Town, South Africa. New novel “The First Murder On Mars” out now https://www.samwilsonwriting.com/order-now.php
@dalehalvorsen.bsky.social
Author, Horror nerd, award-winning book cover designer/Illustrator and Man Who Fell To Earth. Proudly Autistic.
@sambeckbessinger.bsky.social
Novelist, creative writing lecturer & aspiring bog witch. FEMME FERAL (my perimenopausal werewolf novel) is out summer 2026 🐺 www.sambeckbessinger.com She/her 🏳️🌈🇿🇦🇬🇧
@pronouncedlahra.bsky.social
Shirley Jackson Award-winning writer: Nightmare, The Future Fire, AaFS. Copy editor @thedeadlands.com. Cohost @storyhour.bsky.social. Website & newsletter signup at pronouncedlahra.com. HWA, SFWA. BLM. She/her. Photo: Jodi Foucher. Rep: Jake Lovell, SDLA.
@torbooks.bsky.social
Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
@rfkuang.bsky.social
author, marshall scholar, phd @ Yale sinophone + asian american lit BABEL, YELLOWFACE, etc... https://linktr.ee/kuangrf
@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/
@mcsweeneys.net
The official Bluesky feed of McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, & McSweeney's Books. .
@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
@pronounced-ing.bsky.social
Fiction writer (EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, OUR MISSING HEARTS). Science nerd, ex-Clevelander, embarrassingly sincere. Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch who watches over you. she/her. celesteng.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
@sfdirewolf.bsky.social
Author, editor, activist, cat lover. Founder of the Disability Visibility Project. #DisabilityJustice feed I created: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:65kss3ewg5ida5mjyuk73v5r/feed/aaaba7ikg4sho More about me https://linktr.ee/disability_visibility
@maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social
The other one. Poet & NYT bestselling author. Next 📚: DEAR WRITER (April 2025), THE PEOPLE’S PROJECT (Sept 2025), A SUIT OR A SUITCASE (March 2026).
@bookcritics.bsky.social
Honoring outstanding writing and fostering a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature since 1974. bookcritics.org