Bree's Starter Recs
A mixture of book, science, politics, and romancelandia friends who will make your timeline fun & interesting! It was hard to pick just 50, but these were the first 50 I found before I ran out of room!
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@mostlybree.kitrocha.com
@aliettedebodard.com
Engineer. SFF Writer. Triple Nebula Award winner. Việt/French. Asian auntie. Weird. She/Her. Queer. 🏳️🌈 Loves tea. Profile: @yendraws @readatmidnight
@runwithskizzers.bsky.social
Author. Opinions=own. She/Her. Writing your fav characters. Rep: Michael Bourret. Co-host on the Official Marvel Podcast. Payal Mehta's Romance Revenge Plot is out now! www.preetichhibber.com Profile illustration by James Lancett
@swapnakrishna.com
space reporter, Ad Astra (newsletter: http://adastraspace.com). Not here for an argument, happy to mute you. occasionally: fast company, wired, science friday, npr. links: http://bio.site/skrishna also: Star Trek, Star Wars, knitting, books, parenting
@premeemohamed.com
Writer, scientist, bug. she/her. #yeg. 🇨🇦 🇬🇾 Winner of a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award! Hugo, BSFA, BFA, Locus, Crawford award finalist. 📚🪲 Rep: Michael Curry. www.premeemohamed.com
@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
@dahlialithwick.bsky.social
Lois Lane for the courts and broken tigger Slate, Amicus, MSNBC, NYT bestseller Lady Justice
@kelleyarmstrong.bsky.social
Author. Expect sporadic book news, unsolicited writing advice, random pet pics & strongly worded opinions. She/her. 🇨🇦
@lauravivanco.bsky.social
Independent scholar of popular romance fiction (https://www.vivanco.me.uk/), member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Popular Romance Studies (https://www.jprstudies.org/) My database of scholarship about romance novels: https://rsdb.vivanco.me.uk
@diygeochemist.bsky.social
Ace/autistic biracial biogeochemist. I study life + trace metal cycling + reactive oxygen species, and teach analytical chem. Also bookworm, Youtuber, DV survivor w/ PTSD. She/they. My views are my own and not those of my institution.
@jessisreading.bsky.social
Romance enthusiast. WHEN IN ROMANCE podcast. Book Riot Contributing Editor. BLACK LOVE MATTERS and SOMEPLACE GENEROUS out now! She/her 🩷💜💙
@farrahrochon.bsky.social
Author, Broadway lover, world traveler. I love my geriatric chihuahua. Bemused from Disney Books - 1.7.25 farrahrochon.com
@jessiemihalik.com
Author of SF/F romance featuring dangerous women & smitten men. Game geek. Introvert. She/her. Agent: Sarah Younger. www.jessiemihalik.com
@tuphlos.bsky.social
Reader. Librarian. Lawyer. My mouth is unruly. I've been told I'm zesty! Lover of things and (some) people. Watcher of sports and cooking shows. And dramas. Midwestern core, PNW present.
@stegan.bsky.social
Archivist-for-hire, romance novel historian, freelance writer about romance history, general ne’er do well, scalawag. He/Him. Blog: romancehistory.com Podcast: blackromancehistory.com
@carlylane.bsky.social
Senior TV editor @ Collider. Romance nerd @ Vulture, Paste. TCA member. Author of A REGENCY GUIDE TO MODERN LIFE (out now!). She/her.
@authormsbev.bsky.social
Detroiter. Spartan. Writer. NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominee. Lifetime Achievement Award Romance Fiction. Slayer of Words.
@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
@oliviawaite.com
Writer of queer romance and sff. Half agony, half hope, bisexual. She/her. Romance fiction columnist for the NYTBR: #RomanceColumn OliviaWaite.com
@smartbitches.bsky.social
I'm Sarah from Smart Bitches, and I like Trashy Books | Daily SBTB email: http://bit.ly/SBTB-feed | Reviews, Cover Snark, & Recs: http://sb-tb.com |
@lgbtqreads.bsky.social
Queering up your shelves, one rec at a time. Check it out at LGBTQReads.com
@captainawkward.bsky.social
Advice blogger, soon-to-be-author. You may remember me as CAwkward on that other site, but I have reclaimed my full title and powers! Here to make new internets to push the bad internets down.
@danidonovan.com
🎨 ADHD comic artist + TikTok creator https://adhddd.com 📚 Author of “The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don’t Feel Like It” https://anti-planner.com 🎤 Neurodiversity public speaker: https://adhddd.com/public-speaking
@celestepewter.bsky.social
Former Dem staffer. UCI, King's College London, Johns Hopkins. | INFINITE SKY (Bloomsbury 2026) + more | Many bylines. | AAJA/SCBWI | Rep: Molly Ker Hawn at the Bent Agency (children's) Uwe Stender (adult nonfiction)
@kameronhurley.com
Amateur gardener. Professional ad copywriter. Award-winning novelist | THESE SAVAGE STARS (Spring 2027) | patreon.com/kameronhurley | venmo @Kameron-Hurley | kameronhurley.com
@naomikritzer.bsky.social
Writer of SF/F and Minneapolis/St. Paul election guides. she/her. Website: www.naomikritzer.com
@neolithicsheep.bsky.social
"Swear to god you're like a Fox Fire book set in hell." - Ursula Vernon "You puckish motherfucker." - Sarah Day Trans and queer anarchist sheep farmer. Navy veteran attempting to redeem himself.
@rdotspoon.bsky.social
Bestselling Award-Winning Romance Author. New releases: Adult: A MAN FOR MRS. CLAUS 🎄 / YA: HER GOOD SIDE 🥪💕🛹 OUT NOW! rep: Holly Root/Root Literary MAY SALE BUNDLE! https://payhip.com/BacklistBundles
@totallydonna.kitrocha.com
The Donna half of Kit Rocha. Repped by @seyitsme of NYLA. CONSORT OF FIRE and QUEEN OF DREAMS, now available from Montlake! PROTECT TRANS KIDS!! She/her.
@older.bsky.social
nerd with narrative disorder • humanitarian • sociopunk • evidence-based creativity • speculative resistance • predictive fictions • INFOMOCRACY • THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES • …AND OTHER DISASTERS • GlobalVoices.org • ASU-CSI • opinions my own
@moryan.bsky.social
writer. critic. gardener. cailleach na luatha 🦋 moryan.com 💚 linktr.ee/maureenryan 🚀 I wrote a book about Hollywood titled Burn It Down. I’m also a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. More on all that at the links above 🌸🔥
@maggietokudahall.bsky.social
kids and young adult book author. The horrors never cease but neither do I. Founding member of Authors Against Book Bans. (She/her) blessed stressed depressed ✌🏽 Prettyokmaggie.com
@trickweekes.bsky.social
Narrative Designer by day (Mass Effect, Dragon Age), Novelist by night (The Palace Job, Feeder). (they/them, views strictly mine, OC do not steal)
@kateelliottsff.bsky.social
Science fiction & fantasy writer. World builder. Reader. Outrigger canoe paddler. I ❤️ my schnauzer. Hawaii. ✡️🕊️ She/her. Where Should I Start With Your Novels, a guide: https://imakeupworlds.com/index.php/2015/02/where-should-i-start-with-your-novels/
@johnrogers.bsky.social
TV, comics and film writer. LEVERAGE, JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES, BLUE BEETLE, MARRY ME, a couple other things. Free newsletter of reviews, recommendations, and general oddities at https://buttondown.email/kungfumonkey
@indyfromspace.bsky.social
Professor, Archaeologist, Egyptologist, Award-winning writer of books, Dad joke lover, mom, rabble-rouser academic. Owned by cats. she/her
@ebonyteach.bsky.social
Professor and Chair of University of Michigan's Joint Program in English & Education. Author, The Dark Fantastic & more. Made in Detroit. FAMU 🐍. 1913 ❤️. August ♌️. She/her. Forthcoming: Shifter and Dreamer (YA novel, 2026). Linktree: Ebonyteach.
@sesmith.lol
that person with the peaches national magazine award-winning culture critic and journalist seen in bitch (rip), the nation, the verge, rolling stone, etc @theflytrapmedia.com cofounder, @scarleteen.bsky.social coconspirator, & much more! realsesmith.com
@shengokai.bsky.social
Martial artist, motorcyclist, pragmatist, comics philosopher, queer phenomenologist. Assistant Professor @CSUN. Japanese philosophy, race, gender, disability, tech/AI. Inquiries: [email protected] Rider of the mind shaitan. He/Him/His 🏳️🌈
@gothamgirlblue.com
Defiance posting. Vibes: Rancid 🟠 Not a Democrat anymore. Columnist @ Dame Magazine, bylines @ The Cut, Harper’s Bazaar and more. Black, millennial, feminist, tired. Going to keep fighting anyway. Pay me for ideas: patreon.com/gothamgirlblue
@clairewillett.bsky.social
Chaos Muppet. Raconteuse. The internet’s gay Catholic aunt. Covering arts philanthropy at orartswatch.org. Writing books and plays at clairewillettwrites.com. Mentoring lefty grantwriters at tinyurl.com/8thHousePDX. Just a Virgo who can’t drive.
@philplait.bsky.social
Bad Astronomer (formerly @BadAstronomer), SciCommer, Dork. Crash Course Astronomy guy. He/him. Newsletter: badastronomy.beehiiv.com I'm self-employed so my opinions do in fact represent my company's.
@gregpak.net
Rhymes with "rock." Call your reps (reps.fyi) & help your neighbor. #DidThisToday Comics writer, filmmaker, photographer. PLANET HULK, MECH CADET YU, LAWFUL. He/him. gregpak.fyi (this account is me in sweatpants. @gregpak.com is me in chinos lol)
@courtneymilan.com
She/her. I write books about carriages, corsets, and smartwatches. Mother of (emoji) dinosaurs 🦖🦕. 羽生結弦 fan. Fan of tea. Born at 332 ppm. This biography should not be taken as a complete description. courtneymilan.com
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Squid biologist Science communicator Artist Philadelphian I run @SkypeAScientist.bsky.social Creator of the SquidMobile https://linktr.ee/Sarahmackattack
@astrokatie.com
Cosmologist, pilot, author, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. TEDFellow, CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar. Domain verified through my personal astrokatie.com website. She/her. Dr. Personal account; not speaking for employer or anyone else.
@mostlybree.kitrocha.com
Currently writing SEXY FANTASY romance! Chaotic Good Bard. Bestselling kissing books as Kit Rocha. Rep'd by Sarah Younger at NYLA & loves giant pretzels. Hiding in the Alabama woods. Not asking for tech advice, ever. #TeamADHD kitrocha.com