Jules is a queer, neurodivergent Indo-Trini blogging books, games & magic. When they're not reading or gaming, they're working on writing their own novel (or should be!)
Evren (they/he) is an avid reader and reviewer who mainly goes by Nonbinary Knight Reads online. They've always loved reading but rediscovered that love, and found a new love in reviewing, during the COVID quarantine. They adore reading books with LGBTQ+ representation in it, regardless of genre, and hope to one day put out some of their own books. You can find him on their blog, Instagram, and TikTok.
Lindsey is an avid reader and lover of all things bookish. She runs a publishing and freelance company called Four-Eyed Media and makes bookish, business and planner items for her shop, Four-Eyed Media Biz. Lindsey has written many blogs and articles relating to books and book reviews. Currently she is more into social media posting.
Lucy Gould is an avid reader and reviewer of all genres. She is a self-published author and loves to find new indie authors to fangirl over. When not reading she can be found trying to get her cat to cuddle her or watching Forensic Files.
Connor was an avid player of Who Wants to be a Millionaire Lord of the Rings Edition. When the millions turned out to be fake, and answering that “Athelas” was another name for “Kingsfoil” grew tiresome, he retired. Now, an avid reader instead, he reads an array of genres from fantasy, scifi, thriller, horror and mystery. Since 2021 he has focused on indie and self pub authors primarily.
Tiffany is the author of seven fiction books, two non-fiction books, and has earned publication more than a dozen times in anthologies and magazines.
She’s the queen of plotting, a full-time beta reader with a podcast to prove it, and the Editor in Chief at Rebellion LIT. Additionally, she volunteers as a Board member with WriteHive, working year round to provide free, inclusive events, programs, and resources for writers of all backgrounds. Her goal is to help as many authors with as many author-ly things as she can.
A Bay Area native, Tiffany currently lives in Sacramento, CA with her family and Miniature Pinscher.
Crystina Luna is a Californian author who reads almost as much as she writes. Her love of books grows exponentially on a daily basis; with the hopes of sharing the love, Crystina decided to start reviewing books on her personal website in late 2018. After an unexpected hiatus in 2019, she decided that in the wake of the new year, she'd start taking reviewing more seriously (It is now a full-time job). On June 1, 2020, she launched Geek Declassified, the new home of all her reviews, analyses, and pop-culture content. In October of 2023, Geek Declassified was relaunched as Geekyst and now includes a broader variety of content across a number of platforms.
Catherine is an artist and designer who has been an avid reader of everything fiction her entire life. She started her book blog in high school in order to discover more stories and connect with independent authors and hopes to one day publish her own novel.
BookishBenny loves to read books after a hard day at the office, the gym or crunching tarmac on a run. He got into book blogging about 5 years ago and has since had a Bookstagram, Booktube and Book Blog. He also created the SFF Oasis Discord which went to almost 800 members before handing it over (now called Keymark).
Now though, you can catch him on his blog or Twitter (or X…) where he spouts about books and harasses The Broken Binding into making specific special editions.
Alex is an AroAce book review and indie book lover. She loves reading fantasy, science fiction, and romances that feature LGBTQIA+ characters, diverse relationships, and fun plots. She has been blogging and reviewing books for a few years and over the years has been finding that indie books are becoming fast favorites.
I’m the mother of four, a Transport Coordinator (day job), an indie author (when I find time and inspiration), and a book reviewer/blogger. Talk about a balancing act!
Kriti is the founder and voracious reader of Armed with A Book. She shares book reviews and discussions with fellow avid readers. She hosts author and creators for interviews and guests posts about anything and everything that she finds interesting and her readers might benefit from. Follow her everyday bookish journey on the blog and Instagram (@_armedwithabook).
Amanja reads everything from comic books to nonfiction and everything in between. She strives to promote indie authors and connect them with new audiences.
Louisa is a book blogger with over 7 years experience in the blogging world. She has been an avid reader for as long as she can remember and you’ll often find her with a book in hand and a cat in her lap.
Mat is a tiny elf navigating a human world. He has lived hundreds of lives, mainly by role-playing and reading fantasy books. He believes in the importance of representation in all types of media and loves the diversity offered by indie books.
Similar to the apex predator of the Dragon hunting for its next meal, Nikki, The Book Dragon, searches for her next book. And just as Dragon Fire consumes everything in its wake, so too does she devour the words on a page. Noticing that indie authors tend to get sidelined (especially marginalized indie authors), she wanted to do something to help them get in the conversation. So, she began her blog, thebookdragondotblog.wordpress.com and has recently dived into freelance editing. Though she may get a bit distracted during the school year as an English teacher, she commits to reading every indie book thrown her way and reviewing those she enjoys (or sending her notes to the author--if they so choose--for those she didn’t enjoy).
On a cold Autumn evening back in 2008, seven-year-old Tegan Anderson began to write their first short stories, finding a more creative way to learn their spellings. Many years and many more short stories later, they haven't stopped for anything. Now, they're writing more than they ever believed possible.
Tegan may write the worlds they would prefer to exist in but currently lives in Devon with their overflowing bookshelves and expanding imagination.
Alma (she/ella) is a voracious reader and bookworm who started talking about books on Twitter starting in 2020, reviewing on StoryGraph in 2021, and joined the BookTok crowd in 2023. Alma enjoys SFF both as an escape, and to reflect on the state of our world. She especially enjoys reading from BIPOC and LGBTQNIA2S+ authors, and loves it when folks ask her for SFF book recommendations - she keeps lists of different kinds of SFF recs based on what friends, acquaintances, and strangers on the interwebs enjoy. When she's not reading, Alma is engaged in social justice activism, nerding out on data analytics or ttRPGs, is teaching her dog a new trick, spending time under the surface of the ocean for fun and as a citizen scientist, or researching the best location for her newest native pollinator plant acquisition. Alma lives as a transplant in Austin, TX with her dog Mabel alongside lots of vinyls, books, and plants.
Laura is the creator of The Magic Book Corner.
A fantasy and romance book review blog with an attitude.
The Bookdragon kind.
Not because we're a tad cheeky over there, which we are, but because we have our very own dragon. Jeff the Bookdragon - the handsome big fellow on the logo, whose tail will be found popping into all the pages of our site. He is the fierce guardian of The Magic Book Corner. Your friendly neighbourhood Bookdragon, quite gentle and charming. Unless you happen to step on his tail that is. Case in which - please be advised: We won't be held accountable for any fried pants.
A hopeless romantic and fantasy addict, Laura started reading since before she could walk and has never stopped since.
She loves running barefoot in the grass and loosing herself in the rhythm of Latin beats, possibly just as much as she loves to read. She is a Romanian settled in sunny India with her awesome hubby and two amazing boys.
When she's not uploading stuff on the site or holding buddy reads on GoodReads, you can find her putting up dragon style #makeitoutofbooks pictures and reels over on Instagram and FB, or holding the occasional read-along over on r/fantasy.
And she has her own dragon of course. Jeff is the absolute BEST!
I have been a big reader since a young age and currently read at least a hundred books a year. My favorite genre is romance, but I have a diverse bookshelf of other genres as well. I worked at a bookstore for a year, which was my dream come true. I am also an aspiring writer (of romance novels) so hopefully one day my books might be voted on here 🙂
Roslyn has always had a love for stories and the art of story telling. A voracious reader and well practiced in the art of story consumption, she’s been devouring as many books as she can for as long as she can remember. Romance and paranormal horror have always owned the keys to her haunted little heart.
Sue Bavey is a bookblogger at Sue's Musings who mainly reviews Fantasy and Science Fiction but also enjoys Historical Fiction and other genres occasionally. She prefers comedic and light/warm hearted stories. She mostly reviews indie/self published books and tries to review everything she reads.
Em is an avid consumer of the fantastical and futuristic, as the fantasy/sci-fi half of The Page Mages duo. She's been a reader for as long as she can remember, but these days her favourites genres are grimdark and military fantasy. She has a special love for indie books, and jumps at any chance to shine some light on deserving works that push creative boundaries outside of the traditionally published space.
Charity has always been a fan of stories with a little bit (or sometimes a lot) of darkness. From a young age her favorite books were of talking skeleton detectives, hunters of things that go bump in the night, and fantasy realms ruled by dark lords. That love never faded, but it somehow combined with her hopelessly romantic heart, leading her to a love of romance with magic, mystery, or monsters, especially when one of them IS the monster. Today she reads a little bit of everything, savoring books at her own pace and taking the time to appreciate any skilled writing that builds characters, worlds, or delicious darkness. She especially loves to TELL people when she finds a great book because writing is hard and tortured artists at their craft deserve every glimmer of recognition they can get.
Erica holds a Masters Degree in Library Science and a B.A. in Comparative Literature, and is a full-time researcher for a Fortune 100 company. She has lectured at dozens of conventions and presented at film festivals, notably the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay Film Festival and the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival. She has participated in an academic lecture series at MIT, University of Illinois, University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Harvard University, Kanagawa University, and others.
She has edited manga for JManga, Seven Seas and Udon Entertainment, most recently Riyoko Ikeda’s epic historical classic, The Rose of Versailles.
Erica has written about Yuri for Japanese literary journal Eureka, Animericamagazine, the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, Dark Horse, and contributed to Forbes, Slate, Huffington Post, Hooded Utilitarian, The Mary Sue, Anime Feminist, Anime Herald and Anime News Network online. She has written news and event reports, interviews Yuri creators and reviews Yuri anime, manga and related media on her blog Okazu since 2002 and is the author of By Your Side: The First 100 Year of Yuri Anime and Manga, out now from Journey Press.
Rachel is a disabled, queer, and Latinx book nerd. They read primarily queer fiction, fantasy, romance (particularly paranormal), and have a special love of queer indie books. In addition to reviewing and recommending books on TikTok, Rachel is an ARC Reviewer and Beta reader.
Cat is blogger, strawberry lover and avid reader of a variety of genres, including fantasy, sci-fi and historical, which are her favourites. She loves to read children’s and ya books alongside adult ones and enjoys sharing her thoughts and reviews on her blog, The Strawberry Post. Cat was once a reluctant reader but now can’t put a book down and loves to add to her tbr pile daily discovering new amazing reads by both traditional and indie published authors. Cat can also be found on Twitter and Instagram.
I was an Indie Ink Awards Judge last year and it was a great experience. I have my own blog, The Book and Nature Professor (although I am in the process of renaming it) where I review books, cover reveals, author Interviews, and other bookish content. I read all genres of fantasy and science fiction. I love to support indie authors and have reviewed many books and ARCS. I alpha and beta read as well. I think it's wonderful how diverse the fantasy genre is becoming, with more representation and inclusion.
Sparks is either reading to spark new ideas or jotting notes for those she’ll be writing about. As an ND writer, these ideas multiply like bunnies and she always follows the rabbit trail—until she sees a squirrel. She loves spec fiction, immersion into diverse realities and playing with and off words.
Microbiologist, Professor, Book Reviewer at Reading1000Lives, Part of the Skiffy & Fanty blog and podcast, and contributor of reviews to Fantasy Book Critic, World Literature in Translation, Strange Horizons, and Speculative Fiction in Translation.
Kevin is a physician by profession but a reader at heart. Reading has been his hobby since he was in middle school which started with The Hardy Boys books and now encompasses all things fantasy. He started his Bookstagram during the pandemic lockdown.
Destiny is a blogger and a lover of books and stories. She has been blogging for over 7 years but readings and enjoying stories since she was a child. She finds it brave and amazing when authors send their stories out into the world for readers like herself to enjoy.
Lisa is a 36 year old who found reading again a few years ago. Fantasy and Sci-fi fi are her main genres to read but she loves sharing her thoughts and opinions with fellow book lovers especially if it is involving indie or self published books
A. P. Goodman is a lifelong enthusiast of mythology and religion. From her first love of Disney's Hercules to her most recent love of Prague’s legendary mythos, Ashley has spent much of her time engrossed in various accounts of past and present lore. She loves obscure stories best and feels strongly that no tale should be left untold. In her moments outside of cultural deep dives, she feels nothing compares to warm chai tea and creating core memories. Her loved ones and pets (especially her fluffy puppy) are always her favorite company. She also has two meddlesome cats and a bunny who reigns as king of the household.
Victoria is an author, poet, and reviewer. She predominantly reads YA SFF, but is more than willing to peruse all genres if they pique her interest. She and her husband are a team of bloggers with FFA, and their combined powers make them a danger to mankind. She also has three dogs and a cat that she talks about a lot. Not in her reviews, just in general. You can also hear her on the FFA Podcast every now and then.
Elts enjoys finding new writing and exploring stories as a means to both further his love of the creative side of life, and to support indie publishing (which in turn helps with the first aspect). He lives in Aberdeenshire with his trusty Labrador, Rogue, a garage full of old hifi amplifiers that need repairing, and a passion for cultivating a love of owls (2 - no more, no less).
Hello! I am the head editor of Before We Go Blog where we have participated in the last three SPFBO's, and I am also the editor of Grimdark Magazines quarterly periodical issues.
Sally Bend is a nonbinary author, editor, and reviewer. Although shy and polite (she is, after all, Canadian), she loves the bold and boisterous expression of stories that bend the binaries of gender and sexuality, and that embrace the depth and breadth of the neurodiverse spectrum.
Evelyn Grimald “E.G.” Stone is an independent author, editor, and linguist who has been writing, creating and causing vast amounts of trouble since a young age. When not writing, she is off musing about the workings of languages—both real and created—or reading and sewing. E.G. reads voraciously, much to the confusion of her two dogs and two cats. Weird, nerdy, perhaps a little crazy, she is having a grand old time writing, reading, editing, musing on language, and, naturally, continuing her endeavours in causing trouble.
Meet Heena Rathore-Pardeshi, a four-times published author and contributor to international journals. As an award-winning author, developmental editor, and writing coach, her adventure in the world of creative writing spans both fiction and non-fiction. Heena's extensive exploration of English Literature includes traditions from British, American, French, and Latin.
Educated at esteemed institutions like Harvard and Yale, she is recognized as one of Asia's top book editors. Her global clientele extends across Europe, America, and Africa, reflecting her meticulous dedication to the craft of storytelling and editing.
Currently, Heena is expanding her literary horizons by studying Comparative Greek Literature at Harvard. This journey continues to deepen her appreciation for the diverse world of literature, fueling her insatiable hunger for knowledge.
Dave Marvin is a husband, father, and grandfather, living in Pennsylvania, and fully aware that you are cooler than he. He won the reading contest at his elementary school when he was 10, but didn't start blogging until he was 51 and his wife came up with the idea for Scintilla.info. We can call those the lost years. The blog launched in 2018 and usually features about 150 posts per year about books from many genres. Dave especially loves promoting and supporting diverse authors.
Stephanie created Books in the Skye to share her love of reading and connect with other readers. This has been such a great experience and she has discovered way more than she ever thought. Through her love of reading she found a place in a community.
Meet Melleny Smith, a South African bookworm who has been reviewing since 2017. With a cozy reading nook as her headquarters, picture Melleny with a cup of coffee in hand, passionately sharing the latest bookish gems and swapping recommendations with fellow book lovers.
Melody lives in Ontario, Canada and writes short, speculative fiction that has been published by several small presses including Air and Nothingness Press, Black Ink Fiction, Brigids Gate, and Hiraeth Publishing. She is also an avid reviewer who writes reviews and articles for The Horror Tree, as well as on her blog. Melody is a member of both the Horror Writers Association and Sisters in Crime.
Melody earned her Master of Arts studying Ancient Greek and Roman Studies and often infuses her work with elements of Greek mythology. Outside of writing she loves reading, embroidery, and martial arts.
Jaida (they/she) is a Black Queer person that reads in their spare time when not doing school work. They create content on Instagram that include reviews, bookish reels and more. They pride their page on being a safe and inclusive place for people to scream about books they love. Their usual genres of choice include Romance, Fantasy, Scifi and anything queer.
Hi! I’m Jenn, a Canadian currently living in Belgium with my husband, our son and dogs (my favourite reading buddies) I’ve always been a big reader and love to share my reviews with the online world. I love supporting authors and reading anything I can get my hands on. I really look forward to reading the indie noms for this year.
Jon F. Zeigler has had a lengthy career as a writer and editor in the tabletop game industry, and is also a self-published author of science fiction and fantasy. He reviews self-published and indie-press science fiction, fantasy, and historical fiction on his blog at "Sharrukin's Palace."
Mackenzie is the mind behind Lit Lemon Books. She has been an avid reader for many years and blogging for six. She enjoys fiction, more so fantasy, but overall just enjoys the magic that is reading.
Kat Daniels is a lifelong writer, but not a lifelong reader. She didn’t discover the true meaning of books until adulthood. (Which was for the best honestly, pre-teen and teenage Kat would’ve absolutely taken advantage of her parent’s ignorance.) Romance is what convinced Kat that not all books were created equally. So, while that is her favorite genre, it is not the only one she consumes. She also enjoys, dark romance, lgbtq+ romance, closed-door romance, open-door romance, but no really, fantasy, mystery, murder, you name it she’ll read it. While reading and writing, she also happily hops around the world, occasionally hiking, with her husband and two kids and two fur-babies.
I have been blogging for about 9 years under two different blogs focusing on blog tour reviews and author interviews.
I have been an avid reader for over 40 years focusing a lot on fantasy or science fiction and crime.
I also am an aspiring author who writes urban fantasy short stories. These are published on my blog.
My name is Legacy. I have been reviewing indie author books for over a year now. I love helping authors and usually post my reviews on all sites to get the most exposure. I started on a review team, where I learned most of my reviewing from. I always loved to read but did step away from it when I went to college. I got back into it about 4-5 years ago. Now, I listen to audiobooks all day and at night read paperback or ebook. So, I am a avid reader.
I’m an am avid reader and have been all my life. I never leave home without a book. I am really passionate about helping indie authors by promoting and reviewing their books.
V obsesses over books on her YouTube channel, Caffeinated Covers. She loves beautiful prose, complex characters, and her clingy house hippo, Tate. She has been a judge for the SPSFC and has reviewed books on her channel for the last 4 years.
Sarah loves books, lists, and making bookish lists. She reads across a wide range of genres but romance remains her favourite. If she is not reading on her phone, you will find her looking for cool queer and indie releases online or practicing her reviewing skills with a recent read.
Hi! Athena is a lifelong reader who started blogging around 2018. She reads everything but focuses most on fantasy, sci-fi, thrillers, and American History these days. Her corneas aren't aging well so she especially loves audiobooks now! The indie community is a great place and she's looking forward to discovering new reads through the competition!
I am ecstatic about participating in the Indie Ink Awards by helping judge for countless reasons. To name a few:
-As someone deeply involved in LGBTQ+ literature, I feel I can offer a unique perspective on the diversity and representation in indie publications. This aligns with the goals of many indie awards, which often seek to highlight and celebrate a range of voices and stories.
-Being a judge can provide an opportunity to promote amazing works of LGBTQ+ literature that people might not otherwise know of. By recognizing and awarding books that positively represent this community, we can help bring more attention to these works and authors. Also, indie authors often struggle for recognition and support. By participating as a judge, I hope to support these authors, many of whom might be producing significant LGBTQ+ literature but lacking the platform to gain wider recognition.
-Participating as a judge allows for networking with other professionals in the literary world. This can lead to partnerships, and stronger community ties, all of which can benefit the literary community as a whole.
-Judging the Indie Ink Awards can help me to stay informed about the latest trends and emerging authors in indie publishing.
- Finally, such roles offer personal and professional development. Engaging with a wide range of literature and participating in the judging process can enhance my critical skills and deepen understanding of the literary industry.
Josiah has been an avid reader for as long as he can remember. Growing up, books were a way he could discover the universe while living on a farm, and as an adult it has become a way of escaping his day to day life in search of something greater. He believes that books, and all story-telling really, are critical to understanding the world and others' perspectives beyond your own, so he makes an effort to read a little bit every day.
Priyanka Nawathe writes speculative fiction in dark fantasy, paranormal horror, and supernatural thrillers. She also explores magical worlds designing illustrations & sketches. You can find her on Instagram @priyankanawathewriter & through her newsletter RUMPLED TALES SPIN.
32-year-old mom and wife. I love reading quite a few different genres, but find that I do really enjoy reading fantasy the most. Fantasy reading is like most described as as escape of reality.
Jasper is an avid reader (especially of sci-fi and fantasy). When they are not reading, they study physics with a focus on theoretical condensed matter physics and run TTRPGs for their friends.
Bianca Menendez been an avid reader and writer since she was small. After a career travelling the world and getting the opportunity to discover new stories, she has resettled in the United States, where she continues to read everything she can and work on her own writing.
Stefan does as much reading as is possible for a father of 2, and he likes to write reviews on his blog about his reading adventures. He especially loves to discover new/indie authors and give them a voice. He secretly hopes that some of his reviews also bring joy to the readers of his blog.
Tabrizia is a Young Adult Librarian at NYPL in the Bronx, where she has served as a librarian for six years but a Bronx resident bookworm all her life. Her career includes a B.A. in English Literature from Hunter College and M.L.I.S from Long Island University. Before becoming a full time librarian, she has worked and done internships at Rolling Stones, Oxford University Press, Random House (now called Penguin Random House), Barnes and Noble and Columbia University. She also expresses her love for books and passion for writing in her blog, which is titled cup of tea with that book, please. You can follow on social media: Instagram and Twitter: @cupofteajones
Books are her way to escape reality. She loves a happy ending, a sizzling romance and would love to live on a farm with her cat, dog, dragon and boyfriend
She’s an aspiring author that loves exploring other authors’ worlds and find the magic in them! Most of her reviews you can find on Tiktok as of recently. But you can also find her on YouTube and IG. She tries to stay away from Twitter at all costs! Fantasy is what got her into reading at the tender age of 11 and it has kept the fire going ever since. Romance has made its self comfortable in recent years and she also dabbles in sci-fi and mystery.
Nikao is an avid reader who has a dream of becoming an author. She spends most of her free time reading book after book. Having read over 700 books in the past three years she has a large variety of interests in books and an even larger vocabulary. She spends time cooking up loads of her own personal opinions on every single book she reads and hopes that maybe one day she can start a blog. Reading and writing are her favourite things and she’s never loved anything as much as them (other than her boyfriend).
The Shaggy Shepherd is an avid reader of mainly fantasy and sci-fi but also enjoys mixing things up with nonfiction, romance, and other genres here and there. She’s been reviewing both indie and trad books for a few years and loves being involved in the indie community in various ways, including with competitions, such as SFINCS, SPSFC, and SPFBO. She enjoys anything related to books, whether that is reading, reviewing, beta and arc reading, proofreading, or just collecting books. She loves to host authors on her blog for guest posts and reveals and has loved being able to interact with so many writers and readers, including some of her favorite authors, thanks to the welcoming book community.
Brittany Levely-Connolly is an independent and new. Horror book reviewer who posts under the handle @JustAnotherFinalGirlReview online. I am a horror nerd and have always loved to read. I recently discovered that she could justify my book addiction and my genre preference to others in my life by writing reviews and posting them on social media. Horror has often been seen as a trashy and unintelligent genre, a guilty pleasure with no real substance and not something you would admit to reading. I hope that by sharing my reviews and thoughts I can help make other see the literary merits of the genre. In addition, fight the gatekeeping within the industry by big box stores and introducing others to a wide range of indie book publishers and authors who are otherwise silenced by the main stream media.
Jaleesa from Reading Beyond the Book Cover is a book blogger who reads diversely and across all genres. Although she's always been an avid reader and enjoys talking about all things books, she's a recent face on the bookish scene, as she's finally out of lurking and now participating more in the reading and book communities. Her reviews can be found across multiple platforms and are often referred to for their formatting and consideration of her feelings and the feelings of other readers. She's diplomatic in her thought processes and construction of book reviews. She has yet to come across a book that she cannot recommend to those who desire to spend time with a book.
I'm a bookblogger and a librarian who enjoys reading some of everything. If I'm not reading, then I'm writing or gaming. Share your favorite narratives with me, not matter its medium, and I will delve into them.
Roxanne Blackhall is the alter-ego of a former magazine and newspaper editor from San Diego, California, now living in the heart of Baltimore, Maryland. When not at her desk coming up with new ways to torment her characters, she can often be found in the kitchen, glass of wine in hand, cooking a meal for friends.
She has mentored writers in Pitch Wars, QueeryFest and Kiss Pitch (among others) and is an avid reader of romance, romantasy, mystery, and horror and tends to favor indie authors.
Alecia is a teacher from North Carolina, that reads every moment she can. She sponsors her schools book club, and adds historical fiction books to her classroom curriculum. Alecia tries to foster a love of reading in all her students. Her favorite genres are Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Young Adult, and Manga.
Growing up in a small town located in Northwest Iowa, Olivia found some of her best friends within the pages of books. She started her blog in December 2023 because she couldn’t withhold her enthusiastic comments for Kpop and books any longer. She’s constantly in search of a sweet romance novel, Asian representation, or a psychological thriller.
Ms. J is a high school English teacher who loves to read and review books for independent authors. She has run the blog Ms. J Mentions...since 2016 and has done some work as a proofreader for independent authors. Her favorite genres are science fiction and fantasy.
Ella graduated in Creative Writing at Birkbeck University (London), she is half British and half Italian and she has been writing since the age of 4. She is the co-founder of notforvanity.com, a website that offers free promotion to self-published and indie authors and aims to become the go-to platform for self-published and indie books readers. She has always been an avid reader, even more now that she reviews books for work, and despite she can read anything, she is particularly fond of LGBTQ+, horror, thriller, mystery and YA books, even better if they combine two or more these genre. She is actively querying to publish her book 'Your Patroclus, always."
My name is Francica known as Trini Girl Reads. I am a book blogger from the Caribbean, Trinidad and Tobago to be exact. I enjoy books from a variety of genres. From my blog you will also notice that I read widely as well.
Jackie is an author and artist who has been reading speculative fiction her whole life. Her favourite authors are Octavia E. Butler, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Guy Gavriel Kay. She reads a lot of indie and has found them to be amazingly creative and refreshingly different.
Reading and writing have always been a large part of Em’s life, both privately and professionally. From the years of exploring the world to the current days of relative permanence by the European Alps, there have always been books – preferably printed for that tangible sense of completely disappearing into a story that screens seem unable to provide. Whenever the everyday leaves enough time to do so, Em goes full old-school with a Remington Noiseless Model 7 from 1923 to type out fiction that has not been published and probably never will be. Plenty of good authors writing excellent literature to feel happy staying out of the fray.
