G. Donald Cribbs's #YAsurvivorBooks Authors
Authors who are included in the list of 300 survivor-focused, diversely representative books found in #YAsurvivorBooks.
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@geezerstotan.bsky.social
Roundly banned ancient author, MAGA resisting King of the Mild Frontier
@christabrown.bsky.social
Author of BAPTISTLAND | Exposing the truth about systemic abuse & coverups in the Southern Baptist Convention | retired appellate attorney | #ThisistheSBC #SBCtoo | christabrown.substack.com
@areedster.bsky.social
Wife, Mom, Writer, Knitter, Baker, Dog lover. Not always in that order.
@poetnikki.bsky.social
Poet, novelist, general word-nerd, gardener, photographer, foodie, film lover. My favorite people on the planet are children, which is why I write for them. Oh! And I'm a freak for roses, watercolor, and collage. Author of Ordinary Hazards, a memoir.
@alexflinn.bsky.social
My life is a fairy tale, but set in Miami. #1 NYT bestselling author, Beastly, Breathing Underwater. Reader, eater, cyclist. WIP is a time-travel Little Women reboot in which Amy must break a family curse placed by her Salem witch ancestors. #bookposse
@hollybourne.bsky.social
Times bestselling author. I write books for teens and books for adults. Ambassador for Women's Aid.
@anniecardi.bsky.social
YA author, baker, runner, hound enthusiast. RED (2024) and WINTER WHITE (forthcoming 2026). She/her
@hannaalkaf.bsky.social
That mom friend. Malaysian author of YA and MG. All my book titles are too long for social media bios.
@jasminkaur.bsky.social
@coreyannhaydu.bsky.social
YA and children’s author of EVENTOWN, ONE JAR OF MAGIC, LAWLESS SPACES, EVER CURSED &more—picture books, chapter books, MG and YA. Faculty @ VCFA. Lover of rompers, lattes, chatty podcasts, terrible reality TV, parenting discourse, friendship. she/her
@jpbarnaby.bsky.social
USA Today heralded JP Barnaby's Survivor Series as one of their favorites because she writes about people with mental health issues falling in love. Gay men with depression, straight women with schizophrenia, everyone deserves to fall in love. In public.
@emmadonoghue.bsky.social
writer of fiction (The Paris Express, Learned by Heart, Haven, The Pull of the Stars, The Wonder, Room, etc), films, plays...
@abbybardi.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, singer-songwriter, walker by lakes. Author of The Book of Fred, The Secret Letters, and Double Take.
@francescablock.bsky.social
@saramegan.bsky.social
(It rhymes with Cara.) Writes books. Likes sunflowers. Thinks too much. sarabarnardofficial.com
@bartlebett.bsky.social
Look, I'm just trying to write my way out of this. authorclaire.com
@authorjackori.bsky.social
🏳️⚧️ author of LGBTQ+ amateur sleuth mysteries starring trauma survivors. Open Secrets coming June 7. Pronouns: he/him #WritingCommunity
@dancingofpens.bsky.social
Writer and filmmaker. Author of four books, including THE FORGOTTEN SUMMER OF SENECA (4/15/25) and IN BETWEEN DAYS (Disney 2026). She/her. Repped by Beth Phelan!
@hannahmosk.bsky.social
Wrote some books (SICK KIDS IN LOVE, TEETH, GONE GONE GONE etc)
@alterkates.bsky.social
Author. Aspiring screenwriter. Cat mom. ADHD. She/Her. Repped by Deidre Knight @ Knight Agency. Displaced but proud Canadian. USA Today bestseller.
@sarahosey.bsky.social
Writer, reader, parent, tree-higher. Author of the short story collection, DIRTY SUBURBIA.
@jennifercarolyn.bsky.social
Author with Headline Eternal, Penguin Random House & Macmillan I write about ambitious girls. Now: 📚 FOR THE RING (Headline Eternal, Jun 2025) Soon: 📺FINDING HER EDGE (Netflix, TBA) (Sometimes Jennifer Hennessy)
@ambersmithauthor.bsky.social
NYT & Internationally bestselling author: The Way I Used to Be, The Way I Am Now, The Last to Let Go, Something Like Gravity and more!
@johnhornor.bsky.social
Author of The Night That Finds Us All, A Lush and Seething Hell, Murder Ballads Shirley Jackson, Bram Stoker, World Fantasy Award Finalist I don't auto refollow but will if we interact website: http://www.johnhornor.com
@catclarke.bsky.social
Scottish screenwriter, novelist, time-waster. SOMETHING IN THE WATER; GOOD OMENS 2; TEN PERCENT. Brit List 2019. She/her
@sarahdarerlittman.com
MG and YA novelist, INFLUENCED coming Aug 2025, Sydney Taylor Honor book SOME KIND OF HATE, DEEPFAKE, and many more. Teacher, dot connector, columnist, chocolate eater. sarahdarerlittman.com
@pattyblount3.bsky.social
Award-winning YA author, mom, corp. trainer, battling psoriatic arthritis and BLUE. Blount rhymes with Count. Pattyblount.com pls. NO DMs.
@stephkuehn.bsky.social
@kimbbbradley.bsky.social
Writer. Co-founder of Appalachian Literacy Initiative. Passionately believe that truthful books save lives.
@theflyingchild.bsky.social
📣Leading Conversations About #CSA Through Survivor-Led Training, Campaigning & Support 🌸Sophie Olson: Founder/activist/writer 📖Author of The Flying Child - A Cautionary Fairy Tale For Adults 🌸(ZunTold) #TheFlyingChildStory #CSASurvivorSky
@philgoldstein.bsky.social
Poet. Author of HOW TO BURY A BOY AT SEA. Copywriter and editor at Amazon Web Services. Cat and dog dad. Partner. Nice Jewish Boy. Dork. https://linktr.ee/philgoldstein
@roxanegay.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/roxanegay Writer, editor, publisher, professor. Some people call me a bad feminist and by some people I mean me.
@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social
🏠 Founder & Agent at Neighborhood Literary. 📚 Award-winning Author. 👴🏽 Perpetually Tired Dad. Latest book: With or Without You (a Junior Library Guild selection!), out now!
@kellyyang.bsky.social
#1 NYT bestselling author of many books, including the FRONT DESK series
@hillarymonahan.bsky.social
Spiky author person with a rad jewelry shop. They/She. Queer, AuDHD, and probably watching a horror movie. Black Trans Lives Matter. A bit pervy and I swear entirely too much. Official cat herder of the @peculiarityshop.bsky.social.
@miasiegert.bsky.social
Author. Costume Designer. Mental health advocate. Repped by @writeloudly.bsky.social (Speilburg Lit).
@shauniedarko.bsky.social
Author of We Are the Ants, Brave Fave, Before We Disappear, and other books for young adults.
@halseanderson.bsky.social
Forest creature who writes books & champions libraries. American heart, Danish soul. Author of YAs: Speak, Shout & many more Historical adventure novels: Chains, Forge, Ashes & Fever 1793. Rebellion 1776 comes out April 1, 2025.
@yvonneventresca.com
Enthusiasms: #productivityforcreatives, purple pens, #schneagles, libraries Award-winning author of YA novels PANDEMIC & BLACK FLOWERS, WHITE LIES, along with tween, teen, & adult short stories. #VCFA grad. Repped by Liza Royce Agency. YvonneVentresca.com
@badredheadmedia.bsky.social
💫 #Resist! 8 books, 3 just for writers! Strategic consulting on author/book marketing, SEO, branding, socials #MondayBlogs https://badredheadmediallc.substack.com Memoir/poetry on trauma/healing. Pip the Cat often featured. badredheadmedia.com
@mindymcginnis.bsky.social
Edgar-Award winning author of The Female of the Species and Heroine. Upcoming: Under This Red Rock. Banned in a lot of places. Okay with that.
@joknowles.bsky.social
Author: http://www.joknowles.com #kidlit #AABB #PB #MG #Tween #YA Editorial Services: https://www.revise-and-shine.com/jo-knowles Author visits: https://www.joknowles.com/school-visits Teacher: Mountainview #MFA Center For Cartoon Studies (summers)
@joymccullough.bsky.social
Author @ PRH & S&S, resident playwright at Seattle Public Theater, mom. She/her Up next: TEAM AWKWARD (S&S, 2/11)
@karenkrossing.com
#KidLit Author, Editor, Mentor. Latest books: MONSTER VS. BOY. ONE TINY BUBBLE. Repped by Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown. VCFA Alum. Faculty at Whale Rock Workshops. Settler heritage. She/her. Bi/pan. 🏳️🌈 https://karenkrossing.com
@courtneysummers.bsky.social
I'm your favorite author's favorite author. You will not see me here much. courtneysummers.ca courtneysummers.substack.com ig summerscourtney
@barrylyga.com
Author. Reader. Recovering comic book geek. New York Times bestselling author of the I HUNT KILLERS trilogy and the upcoming BEFORE THE HUNT! Monthly: barrylyga.com/newsletter
@cherylrainfield.bsky.social
I write the books I needed & couldn't find. Award-winning YA author of SCARS, STAINED, HUNTED, VISIONS. Cult torture survivor, neurodivergent, mental health. Repped by Jennifer Wills. They/them 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇨🇦 https://beacons.ai/cherylrainfield
@ellenhopkins.bsky.social
NY Times bestselling, often banned author. MARRIED feminist. Mom. Grandma. German shepherd lover. Joy seeker midst the chaos. Staunch ally. Democracy defender. Fighting for our kids' future. Not here to be sold anything. #blueresister
@ekjohnston.bsky.social
dreamer. wanderer. internet junkie. 15 books and counting. i WILL answer your rhetorical questions. buy me a ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/ekjbooks send me a message: www.ekjohnston.ca/contact read my newsletter: buttondown.com/EKJohnston/archive
@gdcribbs.bsky.social
#CSA Survivor/Advocate #ownvoices BEATING THE ODDS;THINGS WE HAVEN'T SAID; THE PACKING HOUSE (my survivor story) UNPACKING THE PAST #MeToo #MenToo #Ally He/Him #YASurvivorBooks #CSAsurvivorSky https://linktr.ee/gdcribbs