Val McDermid
Writer, broadcaster, civil(sometimes) partner, mother, lesbian feminist, lover of libraries, vocalist with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers. Once described as the ‘gobby shop steward of crime fiction’. Www.valmcdermid.com @quineofcrime on Insta
@wrnsveteranks.bsky.social
Founder of SHEROs -I love trees … & fauna and flora - nature is my escape walking 🚶 cycling 🚴♀️ good food 🍱 picnics and sunsets 🌅
@europesheila.bsky.social
🔶Former MEP. Electoral Commissioner. Scottish Lib Dem. Papy’s mum. Gardener. Birdwatcher. Conservationist. Outdoor swimmer. Rugby. She/her.🏳️⚧️ally. DMs with IRL friends only Aberdeenshire, Scotland
@louisewelsh00.bsky.social
Writer, The Cutting Room, Plague Times Trilogy, To the Dogs & more. Prof Creative Writing, Glasgow University. Hon Prez Scottish PEN. Podcast Who Owns the Clyde. Librettist Anthropocene. Theatre, movies, cats, life 🏳️🌈
@zoestrachan.bsky.social
Author, mainly of fiction. Sound art. Professor of Creative & Interdisciplinary Practice at University of Glasgow. Books, cats, coffee.
@mariankeyes.bsky.social
Reads books. Watches telly. Wrings hands over the state of the world.
@sineadcrowley.bsky.social
Reader, writer, talker, listener. Yes that's me in both pictures
@thebookerprizes.bsky.social
The Booker Prize and the International Booker Prize celebrate the best English-language fiction. https://thebookerprizes.com
@wearequeeraf.com
Understand the LGBTQIA+ world 🏳️🌈 Support queer creatives to change the media 🏳️⚧️ @transhistoryweek.com initiative 🎙️ #QueerAF podcast 📧 Try our 4.8/5⭐ weekly newsletter: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/subscribe/
@maitlis.bsky.social
Co host @thenewsagents . Formerly @bbcNewsnight - interviews with Prince Andrew Donald Trump Bill Clinton Mark Zuckerberg etc etc .
@katemossewriter.bsky.social
Writer of novels, history, plays, ghost stories ~ Interviewer & Performer ~ Founder Director Women’s Prizes ~ Trustee British Library Find me at www.katemosse.co.uk
@susiemccabecomedy.bsky.social
Stand up Comedian 🎤and Podcaster as seen on 📺 Live At The Apollo, Have I Got News for you ,Frankie Boyle’s New World Order. Podcast🎧 - HCTG Global Player Heard on 📻 Radio 4 ,News Quiz ,BBC Radio Scotland Off The Ball , Breaking The News,Talk Sport,
@skylinefilm.bsky.social
Film producer. Book 10 Scotland Street - an opinionated history of one house over two centuries now out paperback
@nigella.bsky.social
Just to let you know, there are many, many recipes waiting for you on www.nigella.com
@danigaravelli.bsky.social
Freelance journalist & writer. Bylines at the Herald, the Guardian, the London Review of Books, the Big Issue, Prospect Magazine et al. Radio 4 documentaries, including Waiting for the Van & Prosecuting Polmont. Shortlisted for the Orwell Prize.
@shattenstone.bsky.social
Guardian interviewer/features writer, with a thing for prison and miscarriages of justice (well not a thing for them as such, a thing for writing about them). Proud Mancunian/Salfordian. City fan of some vintage
@libbybrooks.bsky.social
Guardian Scotland correspondent contact: libby.brooks@theguardian.com extracurricular: books, hills, standing stones, gingerbread, Labradors
@lizmistry.bsky.social
Crime Fiction Author, Avid Reader and reviewer rep'd by Lorella Belli Literary Agency
@sophiehannah.bsky.social
Bestselling crime writer Coach for writers (dreamauthorcoaching.com) Host of ‘How to Hold a Grudge’ podcast
@graskeggur.bsky.social
Writer of books and other stuff, translator of other people's books. Á það til að þusa á Íslensku. graskeggur.com
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
Founded MoneySavingExpert, Money & Mental Health Policy Institute, (ish) the Martin Lewis Money Show ITV & Martin Lewis Podcast
@natashacarthew.bsky.social
Country Writer/Class Disruptor | Publisher @HodderBooks | All enquiries @BlakeFriedmannLiteraryAgency 🔗 https://www.hodder.co.uk/titles/natasha-carthew-3/undercurrent/9781399706513/
@whusseyauthor.bsky.social
Award-winning author of the SCOTT JERICHO thrillers (KILLING JERICHO; JERICHO’S DEAD; BURYING JERICHO) and YA novels, including THE BOY I LOVE, BROKEN HEARTS AND ZOMBIE PARTS, and THE OUTRAGE among others https://linktr.ee/williamhusseyauthor
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
@damianbarr.bsky.social
Writer & broadcaster. 🏴 🌈 🖊️📚 🎭 📺 📻 🪴 🐔 🥃 He/Him 📕 The Two Roberts is my new novel (Sept 2025). I’m also curating a show about them for Charleston. 📕 Maggie & Me. 📕 You Will Be Safe Here. 📺 Big Scottish Book Club on BBC iPlayer. PhD, FRSL, FRSE.
@kassiastclair.bsky.social
Writes about culture and history. The Secret Lives of Colour; The Golden Thread; The Race to the Future; Liberty: Design, Pattern, Colour
@backlisted.bsky.social
John Mitchinson @johnmitchinson.bsky.social and Andy Miller @iammilliam.bsky.social giving new life to old books every fortnight. Bookshop.org Indie Champion 2023. Find us: backlisted.fm, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Support us: patreon.com/backlisted.
@pastpostcard.bsky.social
Fragments of life in messages from old postcards, curated by Tom Jackson. BOOK: http://amzn.to/34rIDhp POD: http://Apple.co/2xNqQ8D AGENT: http://morgangreencreatives.com
@stephmerritt.bsky.social
Author & journalist. Sunday Times #1 best-selling Giordano Bruno series. Reviews for The Observer. Sometimes on the radio. Rep’d by Jonny Geller/Curtis Brown 📚🗞️🎙️✍🏼
@tomshakespeare.bsky.social
Talks, writes, teaches. "The Ha-ha" & "The Ends" might make you laugh. Patreon https://patreon.com/Tomtalksdisabillity?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan&utm_content=join_link
@markcousinsfilm.bsky.social
Filmmaker/writer. The Story of Film/Dear Orson Welles/A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things/Women Make Film/I am Belfast/My Name is Alfred Hitchcock/The Story of Looking/Atomic/Stockholm My Love/Life May Be/Bigger than The Shining http://www.markcousins.org
@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
@londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
London Review Bookshop. 20,000 titles on two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town 14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL
@caileansteed.bsky.social
Pronounced ‘Kaylin’ | #TheMirrorHalls coming 2026 in 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇩🇪 | #Home🏚️ out now from Bloomsbury Raven | Writer, teacher & dog owner | Agent Oli Munson AM Heath | They/them | 🏴🏳️⚧️
@robbiemillen.bsky.social
Literary Editor of The Times/Sunday Times. thetimes.com/culture/books
@linanderson.bsky.social
A free spirit. Also crime writer & co-founder of the @BloodyScotland international crime writing festival. Twitter: Lin_Anderson Instagram: LinAndersonWriter Threads: LinAndersonWriter
@emmastyles.bsky.social
NO COUNTRY FOR GIRLS 'A breathless outback chase' Winner Wilbur Smith #AdventureWritingPrize ‘23 Shortlisted #CWADaggers #NedKellyAwards ‘23 #TheakstonsCrime New Blood ‘22 🏳️🌈 she/her | Rep: Euan Thorneycroft, A.M. Heath
@alexnorth.co.uk
Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling crime writer, based in Leeds, UK. I publish as Alex North but my friends call me Steve. www.alexnorth.co.uk
@pippacrerar.bsky.social
Political Editor, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/profile/pippacrerar
@crimediva.bsky.social
Writer of all things criminal. Recovering barrister. Carlsbad/Edinburgh/Arundel. Fan of long, late night chats and reading books that scare the bejesus out of me. Licorice is the way to my heart. Here for Luc & Ava info.
@michaelconnelly.bsky.social
Bestselling author of the Harry Bosch, Mickey Haller, Renée Ballard, and Jack McEvoy series. Run by his social media manager.
@lauralippman.bsky.social
Likable character who specializes in writing unlikeable characters. Lots of IP, no AI, please. I am too a Merry Sunshine.
@cjtudor.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling author. Dog lover. Gin drinker. Tattoo enthusiast. THE GATHERING out now: https://shor.by/CJTudor. THE BURNING GIRLS streaming on Netflix UK. SERENITY FALLS out 2026!