A Fediverse discussion group for independent authors, their work and the challenges they face. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@authorindiespeak@a.gup.pe
Tagged: Books
Between Wanderings
Small independent Jewish publisher and blog, focusing on Jewish life and culture from the 1850s to the 1920s.
Fediverse address:
@bwjewishhistory@babka.social
Samuel Pepys
An important public official in 17th Century London, Pepys helped to organise and run the English navy. He also kept a secret diary from 1660 to 1669, where he was surprisingly honest about his personal thoughts and private life. The diary includes his first hand accounts of the Great Plague and the Great Fire of London. The Fediverse account divides the diary into chunks which are posted in estimated real time.
Fediverse address:
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social
Romancelandia Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group about romantic fiction, including romance novels and short stories. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@romancelandia@a.gup.pe
Inventaire
Free open source platform for keeping track of your physical book collection including any books you lend. It’s suitable for individuals with lots of books, or organisations wanting to start their own private library. It has its own built-in database of titles and the latest version includes Fediverse features.
Fediverse address:
@inventaire@mamot.fr
Lilith Saintcrow
Prolific novelist and long-time Fediverse user. Her books often include fantasy, sci-fi and otherworldly elements.
Fediverse address:
@lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com
Paul E Cooley
Prolific award-winning novelist, mainly in the sci-fi, horror and thriller genres. Author of “The Black” and “The Derelict” series, runs runs a podcast about the books. Also a software development veteran.
Fediverse address:
@paul_e_cooley@vyrse.social
Luna Station Quarterly
Long-running magazine which publishes short stories by female writers, especially speculative fiction. Their account also posts quotations from literary women at three hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@lunastation@wandering.shop
Bookstodon Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group all about books and reading. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@bookstodon@a.gup.pe
Mawson Bear
Small bear creating little picture books to cheer people up in difficult times.
Fediverse address:
@mawsonbear@mastodon.au
Nantucket E-Books
Developing an ebook creation platform, which includes an open markup language and free open source tools.
Fediverse address:
@nantucketebooks@fosstodon.org
Sherlock Holmes Quotations
Bot posting daily random quotation from the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle.
Fediverse address:
@SherlockHolmesQuotes@botsin.space
The Public Domain Review
Non-profit project highlighting the best and most interesting public domain art, books and other media.
Fediverse address:
@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social
itch.io
Official account for the lovely site where you can buy weird and wonderful indie games, ebooks, comics, soundtracks and more.
Fediverse address:
@itchio@mastodon.gamedev.place
Vicki Ziegler
Enthusiastic bibliophile, posting about books, literary news, poetry, occasional reviews, runs a “Silent Book Club” and a blog about reading.
Fediverse address:
@bookgaga@mastodon.social
James Gleick
Award-winning best-selling science writer, wrote the book on chaos theory that helped inspire the Ian Malcolm character in Jurassic Park. More recent works include “Time Travel: A History” and “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood”.
Fediverse address:
@JamesGleick@sciencemastodon.com
Weightless Books
Independent bookshop selling DRM-free ebooks from independent presses. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@WeightlessBooks@wandering.shop
Locus Magazine
Covering the science fiction and fantasy publishing world in the United States, including trade news, book reviews, author interviews etc. Founded in 1968.
Fediverse address:
@Locusmag@mastodon.social
Susan Kaye Quinn
Speculative fiction author with PhD in Environmental Engineering, interested in hopepunk and solarpunk.
Fediverse address:
@susankayequinn@wandering.shop
Abandoned America
Website, podcast and book series about all kinds of derelict sites across the United States, including theme parks, hospitals, prisons, housing, factories etc.
Fediverse address:
@AbandonedAmerica@mastodon.social
Matthew Bogart
Cartoonist and creator of the “Incredible Doom” webcomic and graphic novel set in the 1990s.
Fediverse address (main):
@matt@matthewbog.art
Fediverse address (alternative account):
@matthewbogart@mastodon.art
Spearhafoc
Comic book creator currently focusing on pulp interpretations of classic characters from history and literature, reinterpreting them as moody graphic novels.
Fediverse address:
@Spearhafoc@mastodon.social
Dave Walker
Cycling cartoonist, author of the cycle-themed book “From A to B”, draws amusing and thought-provoking diagrams about sustainable transport and other topics.
Fediverse address:
@davewalker@mastodon.social
Project Gutenberg
The world’s oldest digital library, distributing public domain books as free digital files in open formats.
Fediverse address:
@gutenberg_org@mastodon.social
Janelle Shane
Research scientist who writes books, articles and blogs about artificial intelligence, as seen in major publications like Wired, Popular Science and Physics World.
Fediverse address:
@janellecshane@wandering.shop
Emily Hare
Watercolour artist who creates prints and books of illustrations featuring bizarre creatures in a lighthearted fairy tale style.
Fediverse address:
@artbyemilyhare@mastodon.art
Danny Habets / Libri
Posts about books, book collecting, rare titles, private libraries and other bibliophile topics.
Fediverse address (in English):
@libri@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dannyhabets@mastodon.social
Stelliform Press
Small indie literary press which publishes award-winning works about environmental issues and the climate crisis, often in the sci-fi, cli-fi, fantasy and horror genres.
Fediverse address:
@StelliformPress@mastodon.online
The Video Game Library
Guide to books about video games, including fans, historians, academics and more.
Fediverse address:
@thevglibrary@mstdn.social
Robert Kingett
Writer, blogger and advocate for accessibility, especially in open source and publishing.
Fediverse address:
@weirdwriter@tweesecake.social
Perkamentus antiquarius
Antiquarian who collects rare books, maintains a private library and blogs about this and related topics in Dutch.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Perkamentus@mastodon.social
Discworld Monthly
Long-running newsletter all about the works of Terry Pratchett, established 1997. Covers books, TV, events, releases etc.
Fediverse address:
@DiscworldMonthly@mastodonapp.uk
Kiwix
Free open source app that lets you view and search reference materials such as Wikipedia, Gutenberg, StackExchange etc without an internet connection. This can be very useful in remote areas, during temporary outages, or during times of turmoil. Kiwix is available for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone/iPad. You can optionally also create a self-hosted Kiwix hotspot, so that anyone physically near your server can access your copy of Kiwix through a local connection.
Fediverse address:
@kiwix@mastodon.social
Glyn Moody
Technology writer and journalist, often discussing open standards and copyright, best known for the free software book “Rebel Code”. Moody is also a regular contributor to Techdirt.
Fediverse address:
@glynmoody@mastodon.social
Star Wars Books & Comics
Fan account posting news about Star Wars books and comics.
Fediverse address:
@swbooks@mastodon.social
Horror Books Guppe Group
A Fediverse discussion group about books in the horror genre, including novels, short stories etc. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@horrorbooks@a.gup.pe
War and Peas
Salty, surreal, sweary dark humour comic featuring mature humour, witches, Death, robots and lots of random weird stuff.
Fediverse address:
@warandpeas@mastodon.social
Erika Price
Creates independent comics with underground mature themes such as body horror.
Fediverse address:
@erikapriceart@mastodon.art
The Internet Archive
Massive non-profit archive website which includes digital copies of vast amounts of printed, audiovisual and interactive media. Perhaps most famous for its Wayback Machine which allows people to look at older versions of almost any website.
Fediverse address:
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
Diane Duane
Best-selling sci-fi and fantasy novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. Author of the “Young Wizards” and “Middle Kingdoms” series, also well known for novels set in existing continuities such as Star Trek.
Fediverse address:
@dianeduane@mastodon.social
Lee Watkins
Essays on philosophy and literature, book reviews and occasional short fiction. Particularly interested in Hegel and Henry Miller.
Fediverse address:
@philosophiclee@zirk.us
Cory Doctorow
Novelist, journalist and campaigner, especially for reforming copyright law and promoting Creative Commons.
Fediverse address:
@pluralistic@mamot.fr
Horror DNA
Website all about horror, posting reviews of films, comics, books, games and music.
Fediverse address:
@horrordna@horrorhub.club
Canongate Books
Award-winning independent publisher founded in 1973. Its published authors are highly eclectic including Yann Martel, Irvine Welsh, Barack Obama, Scarlett Thomas, Matt Haig, Alasdair Gray, The Mighty Boosh, Miranda July, Simon’s Cat and many more. They also run their own Fediverse server at bookish.community
Fediverse address:
@canongatebooks@bookish.community
Gina Perry
Children’s book author and illustrator, creates warm and charming art.
Fediverse address:
@ginaperry@socel.net
ALA Editions / Neal-Schuman
Publishing arm of the American Library Association, publishing resources for libraries and information professionals, scholars, students and educators.
Fediverse address:
@alaeditionsns@glammr.us
The Haunted Spouses
Podcast that discusses haunted houses in culture including films, books, games etc.
Fediverse address:
@HauntedSpouses@mastodon.online
Books on the Line
Account dedicated to the historic railways of South East Wales, featuring book reviews and other materials on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@booksontheline@toot.wales
Dr Amitha Jagannath Knight
Children’s author with a medical degree, writing picture books for younger children and prose for older children and young adults.
Fediverse address:
@amitha@mastodon.coffee
BookWyrm
The Fediverse’s alternative to Goodreads. You can keep track of your books, write reviews, follow other readers and more. Also, as it’s part of the Fediverse you can follow BookWyrm members from Mastodon etc.
Fediverse address:
@bookwyrm@tech.lgbt
Libreture
Provides an independent ecosystem for DRM-free eBooks and digital comics, including online storage, reading lists, a DRM-free bookshop directory etc.
Fediverse address:
@libreture@mastodon.social