Favorite Authors, in no particular order
These are several of my favorite authors, in no particular order. I’ve read their stories, and those stories stuck with me, one way or another.
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@from-my-bookshelf.bsky.social
@natcassidy.bsky.social
TV actor. Musician. Horror writer (MARY: AN AWAKENING OF TERROR; NESTLINGS; REST STOP). Next up: WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME, April 22, 2025, Tor Nightfire. (he/him)
@comptonwrites.bsky.social
Horror author: The Spite House & Devils Kill Devils Podcaster: Healthy Fears. /. Behind Your Face There is a Place
@nghivo.bsky.social
Spec fic writer. It probably didn't happen, but it should have, could have or might have. Represented by Fox Literary. Cis, queer, she/her.
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
@georgemann.bsky.social
Author and scriptwriter for Disney Lucasfilm Press, Tor, Dark Horse, Vault, Titan, BBC and more. Star Wars, Wychwood, Newbury & Hobbes, the Ghost, Doctor Who, Dark Souls, Dragon Age. I love D&D, books, comics, folklore and horror movies.
@sarahpinsker.bsky.social
Hugo & Nebula winning SFF Writer, singer/songwriter, dog person, horse person, queer, Baltimorean by choice, mediocre but enthusiastic gardener and artist. New book HAUNT SWEET HOME out September 2024 from Macmillan/Tordotcom. She/her.
@kevinhearne.bsky.social
Author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, Ink & Sigil, the Seven Kennings, and more. Into nature photography, metal, and beard maintenance. https://kevinhearne.com Newsletter: https://wordsandbirds.ink
@cavan.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author, comic writer and screenwriter. STAR WARS THE HIGH REPUBLIC. GWENPOOL. GODFATHER OF HELL. NIGHT OF THE SLASHERS. SHADOW SERVICE. THE WARD. DEAD SEAS.
@travisbaldree.bsky.social
NYT Bestselling Author: Legends & Lattes. Hugo, Nebula & Locus finalist. Audie winning Narrator. Ex-gamedev - Fate,Torchlight & Rebel Galaxy. Brigands & Breadknives out Nov 11 '25 from Tor. travisbaldree.com
@franwilde.bsky.social
Author & Battle Poet (she/her) hoarder of pens and journals. Teacher. novels, poetry, short fiction, shenanigans More at https://www.patreon.com/franwilde
@djolder.bsky.social
Writer of books and comics. Story architect for STAR WARS: THE HIGH REPUBLIC ✨ he/him https://www.danieljoseolder.net/
@reactorsff.bsky.social
Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects. https://beacons.ai/reactormag
@charlessoule.bsky.social
You may know me from having written something you’ve read. (Lots of Star Wars and Marvel, including LIGHT OF THE JEDI and TRIALS OF THE JEDI, Daredevil, Wolverine etc. Also my own stuff - EIGHT BILLION GENIES, UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, SHROUDED COLLEGE…)
@torbooks.bsky.social
Publisher of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller and Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
@laurenbeukes.com
Novelist, TV writer, comics writer and recovering journalist. Winner of the Arthur C Clarke and the University of Johannesburg Prize. Author of The Shining Girls (now on Apple TV) Zoo City and multiverse-lost-mother-thriller, BRIDGE - out now
@silviamg.bsky.social
Writer. THE BEWITCHING (2025), SEVENTH VEIL OF SALOME, MEXICAN GOTHIC, and others books. https://silviamoreno-garcia.com/
@emilymandel.bsky.social
Six books including Sea of Tranquility, The Glass Hotel, and Station Eleven. St. John is just my middle name; the books go under M.
@saladinahmed.bsky.social
Eisner winning writer. MILES MORALES, BATMAN UNBURIED, ABBOTT, STARSIGNS, TERRORWAR, BLACK BOLT, THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON.
@scumbelievable.bsky.social
Beyond the grace of God, a wanderer in the outer darkness. Best-selling author of MANHUNT and CUCKOO, out now from Tor Nightfire, and BLACK FLAME, coming 2025
@cheriepriest.com
Antifascist middle-aged mall goth. Lives: Seattle. From: FL/TX/KY/TN (in that order). Book rep: Stacia Decker at DCL; film rep: Tara Timinsky, Grandview LA. Contact - Cherie.priest@gmail.com
@kierongillen.bsky.social
Words for sale. Newsletter: https://buttondown.email/KieronGillen/ Website: www.kierongillen.com
@gailcarriger.bsky.social
NYT best selling author of book hugs, queer, tea snob, avid reader & nerd girl. Fond of hedgehogs & soup ladles. GailCarriger.com
@justinaireland.com
I just keep writing things. Up Next: Star Wars! Wayseeker and A Valiant Vow—May 6, 2025.
@sarahpinborough.bsky.social
Author and screenwriter. Sunday Times #1, & NYT Bestselling author of BEHIND HER EYES on Netflix and INSOMNIA on Paramount+. Ted owner. WE LIVE HERE NOW coming Summer of 2025
@rblemberg.bsky.social
RB (they/them). Immigrant, SFF writer + academic. Neurodivergent. Le Guin Prize Shortlist 2023. Nebula, Ignyte, World Fantasy, Locus and Crawford finalist. Views always my own. <3 דאָיִקייט http://rblemberg.net/ https://patreon.com/rblemberg
@naominovik.bsky.social
author, coder, fangirl, geek. 🌕🌖🌗🌑 Author of Spinning Silver, Uprooted, Temeraire, & The Scholomance. BURIED DEEP arrives Sept 17, 2024 & now available for pre-order. https://lnk.bio/naominovik
@catrionaward.bsky.social
USA Today bestselling author of LOOKING GLASS SOUND 🪞💀🪞, THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, SUNDIAL & more Rep @jennysavill1 & @RStrausAgency Film/TV @mldean_& @unitedtalent
@jimchines.com
Author of KITEMASTER, SLAYERS OF OLD, TERMINAL ALLIANCE, LIBRIOMANCER, GOBLIN QUEST, and other fun stuff. Knows where his towel is. He/him.
@wesleychu.bsky.social
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Art of Prophecy, The Lives of Tao, and more!
@margaretatwood.bsky.social
Writer of this and that... www.margaretatwood.ca and margaretatwood.substack.com;I also have an Instagram account, though I don't know how to use it much, beyond posting pictures...
@paolobacigalupi.bsky.social
Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Award winner. Micheal L Printz Award winner. National Book Award finalist. Wrote NAVOLA, THE WINDUP GIRL, THE WATER KNIFE, and SHIP BREAKER, among others. windupstories.com
@hildur.bsky.social
Icelandic writer. The Night Guest is already out! // Dead Weight coming in 2026!
@catvalente.bsky.social
Queen of Lasers and NYT/USAToday bestselling author of Fairyland, Space Opera, Deathless, The Past Is Red, and many more. Thee/Thou. Art: http://patreon.com/catvalente Politics: http://catvalente.substack.com TipJar: https://venmo.com/u/cat-valente
@seananmcguire.bsky.social
I write books and post too many cat pictures. She/her, only.
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
Lifewriting Podcast - Exec Producer #HorrorNoire: A History of Black Horror, Writer: Twilight Zone. UCLA Lecturer. Vanity Fair. Author: American Book Award #BLM #blacksky She/Her - https://linktr.ee/tananarivedue
@marthawells.com
SF/F Writer - The Books of the Raksura, The Murderbot Diaries, Witch King, and more. Nebula and Hugo Award winner. NYT and Sunday Times Bestseller. (She/her) Agent: Jennifer Jackson
@joe-hill.bsky.social
Author of The Fireman, Strange Weather, and King Sorrow (out in October). Co-creator of Locke & Key (along with maestro Gabriel Rodriguez). Let's do a better job lookin after the kids: https://www.sandyhookpromise.org
@maryrobinettekowal.com
Hugo-award winning author, narrator, and professional puppeteer. Also has a talking cat. The Martian Contingency is available where books are sold.
@tkingfisher.com
Wrote some books, won some awards. Strong feelings about plants. She/her
@nnedi.bsky.social
*THE* Naijamerican PhD-holding, World Fantasy, multi-Hugo, Nebula, Eisner Award-winning, New York Times bestselling rudimentary cyborg writer, nnedi.com
@from-my-bookshelf.bsky.social
hella queer 🏳️🌈 he/they/her/just be respectful book reader / movie watcher / pet parent / LEGO enthusiast / Star Wars for life