Chicago based Children’s book illustrator
Seeking Representation
CCC Illustration ‘26
Mom, Grammy, retired zoo dentist, kidlit author, Regional Advisor #SCBWI Ohio Central & South, #12x12, #CtC, #STA, #PBRisingStar mentee ‘24&’25, repped by Vicky Weber carrielogsdonmccullough.com
Lit Agent Intern @ Writers House | Author Rep'd @ Andrea Brown Lit | In-House Publicity Director | Latina Podcaster | Reviewer @ Publishers Weekly & Kirkus Indie | USBBY State Ambassador, OIB Committee | 🧑🎓PB Scholarship Founder
🌟 2025 #PBRisingStars Mentee
🎨 #kidlit author-illustrator
📚 Former children's bookseller and school librarian
😴 Current tired mom
🤓 Self-taught and still self-teaching
Represented by Marissa Brown at Pippin Properties
brookebaum.com
Book reviewer at angryalgonquin.com. Lover and supporter of independent bookstores; Starter Packs have 200+ indies! Nordic/Scandi Noir, Iceland, polar history & exploration. Museums. Libraries. Cats. Fan of #uglydogs. Sworn enemy of AI.
The world's oldest mystery fiction specialty shop, located at 58 Warren Street, NYC. Home to Penzler Publishers and all its imprints, Mysterious Press, Scarlet, Crime Ink, and American Mystery Classics.
Voted USA Today's #1 Indie Bookshop 2025
Nottingham's city centre independent and radical bookshop, est. 2013
Publishing as Five Leaves since 1995
www.fiveleavesbookshop.co.uk, www.fiveleaves.co.uk
We organise about a hundred events a year. Fast ordering service. Four book clubs.
A queer online book shop based in the UK, specialising in LGBT+ graphic novels, books, and manga. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️📚✌🏻@proudgeekbookshop elsewhere.
https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/
Made UK's only regular #illustration reportage in @privateeyenews.bsky.social
2011-2020. Created @smallpressday.bsky.social in 2016 & Jam bookshop in 2022-2025.
https://linktr.ee/jambookshopuk
Still draws stuff:
Iowa City's home for 47,000 used/rare books, puzzles, games, and two famous cats. 😷 Masks required - 12-6 Central, Mon-Sat - https://www.thehauntedbookshop.com
In all our forms - bookshops in Gloucestershire, a festival or two, schools and libraries. Occasionally Hereward. Less often, Errol the dog.
Children’s Independent Bookshop in Salisbury. Open 9:30-4 Mon-Fri 9:30-5 Sat 11-3 Sun. Visit our website https://rocketshipbookshop.co.uk/online-shop/
Posts by Jo
We are an indie bookshop selling new books for all ages, games, puzzles and stationary. Situated in the heart of Bridport, near to the jurassic coast.
Indie bookstore in Tkatoronto. Radically supporting 2SQTBIPOC writers since 1987
#ownvoices kidlit and YA experts/ founder: Sheila Koffman
315 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto, Ontario M6R 2M6
hosting events throughout GTA
anotherstory.ca
Queer-owned and woman-led independent community bookshop. 🏳️🌈 An unapologetically activist, intersectional, feminist, antiracist, lgbtq+ community space.
Find us at https://lighthousebookshop.com/
indie bookshop in Sydenham, SE London | open since 1966
| new books | second hand books | children's books | gifts |
Mon-Sat 9:30-5 Sun 12-4 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Read, Recycle, Rediscover
Second-hand bookshop and music venue in Kenilworth, Warwickshire run by Victoria Mier. Profits to charity. Patron is glorious Bad Seed Warren Ellis. Posts by Victoria.
Fiercely independent bookstore in Cambridge and Boston, MA
https://linktr.ee/portersqbooks
The legendary independent bookstore.
Portland, OR | est. 1971
radical publisher of politics, culture, current events
haymarketbooks.org
YVR's legendary independent bookstore. Est. 6/00. 'The pessimism of the intellect, the optimism of the will.' (Gramsci). 2025 Living Wage employer.
Order books online or shop in-person at Canada's hardest to find indie bookstore, co-operatively run in Halifax, Nova Scotia, featuring $5 flat rate shipping across Canada!
www.linktr.ee/kingscoopbookstore
Canada's oldest Speculative Fiction bookstore, founded in 1972. www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com. We are located in Toronto, Ontario.
Half Man, Half Bookshop.
Moved to Hastings in 2018 to start a wild new adventure with my family.
Not the inventor of the word "brainbow"
https://www.biggreenbookshop.com/
Critical thinking, published every fortnight.
Read at lrb.co.uk
Subscribe for just £1/issue at lrb.me/social
Award winning indie publisher of new and classic writing on place, nature and culture + The Clearing our online journal.
Based in West Dorset
www.littletoller.co.uk
Instagram / @littletollerbooks
Swindon based independent bookshop, visit us online or in person! bertsbooks.co.uk - or 54 Godwin Court, Swindon, SN1 4BB
Email us on bert@bertsbooks.co.uk
Canadian Librarian, basket of feelings, east coast ennui. 🏳️🌈🇨🇦🫐
Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Tsalagi land. Ⓐ Ⓔ Ⓥ
Established 2016, worker owned and operated since 2020. Always Carry A Book
Ireland’s biggest independent bookstore - new, secondhand & bargain books - where you find what you didn’t know you were looking for!
An Post Bookshop of the Year 🏆
Your queer and trans owned liberation bookstore in Madison, Wisconsin. We ship anywhere in the US.
An independent bookstore for all kinds of independent readers, near Tower Grove Park in St. Louis.
https://leviathanbookstore.com/
Concord, NH. Indie Bookstore. Est. 1898.
www.gibsonsbookstore.com
Baltimore-based indie bookstore. Currently online until we get a new space for the bookstore. Generally doesn't DM people. Fan of small & independent publishers.
https://carpelibrumbaltimore.com/
Located in downtown Kutztown since 2012, Firefly Bookstore is an independently-owned and operated new and used bookstore. Re-located in a bigger store in 2017, we now have almost 3000 square feet of space for over 65,000 items.
Inclusive, LGBTQ-owned "third space" bookstore w/ cafe, events, and free wifi in Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento
1854 W. North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
quimbys.com
Zines + Books + Comics + Tracts + Plenty
https://linktr.ee/QuimbysBookstore
De Montfort University Special Collections, part of Library and Student Services. Explore our collections on our catalogue: http://specialcollections.catalogue.dmu.ac.uk
Bookseller of uncommon 18-19th c. British literature, street literature, and Gothic Revival. Dirtbag medievalist. Wears Crocs with tweed. It’s all sarcasm. Never legal advice. Life coach for bad ideas. Member ABAA/ILAB/PBFA.
A rare and preloved haunted virtual bookshop filled with ghostly, weird and otherworldly books.
www.exmortisbooks.com
A local, independent bookstore in Grass Valley, CA. Proudly providing our community with quality reads since 1976.
www.thebookseller.biz
https://www.redbubble.com/people/TheBookSellerGV/explore?page=1&sortOrder=recent
Birmingham, AL’s independent bookstore
Find your book. Find your people. 🩵
lnk.bio/thankyou_bham
A friendly local independent bookshop and cafe in Farsley, West Leeds.
Co-founder of Farsley Literature Festival.
www.trumanbooks.co.uk
We are your friendly neighborhood bookstore located in Chicago's Roscoe Village. Order online at www.roscoebooks.com.
Your friendly neighborhood independent booksellers. Haight Street, San Francisco. Est. 1976.
11AM - 7PM daily. Find the good stuff at booksmith.com
Award-winning indie bookshop in Herts. Lovers of author events & champions of the finest new and backlist books. Proudly supporting readers, schools, authors & publishers for over 50 years.
https://chilternbookshops.co.uk/
Three lovely, friendly, award-winning independent bookshops in Corbridge, Whitley Bay + Alnwick
https://www.forumbooksshop.com
Events: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/forumbooks
Award-winning indie bookshop in Dulwich, London. We love books 📚and we love dogs too 🦮
Indie bookshop in The Woodlands, Texas, fighting book bans and spreading literary joy.
Est. by Sam Read in 1887. Award-winning small bookshop in the Lake District. Posts from @likewinterblue.bsky.social and @pollyrowena.bsky.social Insta: samreadbookseller Browse a selection from our virtual shelves: www.samreadbooks.co.uk
An independent bookshop for children and young adults in Retford, North Notts. Quite possibly the cutest little bookshop in the world. British Book Awards Children's Bookseller of the Year 2025.
wonderlandbookshop.co.uk
Coming soon to Granville County, NC! A bookshop where stories & people meet by chance but connect with intention.
We're building something special. Join us on our journey! ✨
https://lnk.bio/happenstancebooks
A community co-op bookshop in the heart of #Haringey, North London located at 35 Turnpike Lane. We do books and events and local.
http://linktr.ee/allgoodbookshop
20,000 titles across two floors in Bloomsbury, plus the best events in town.
Visit us at 14 Bury Place, London, WC1A 2JL, or browse at https://www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk
Sign-up for our newsletters: https://www.lrb.co.uk/account/newsletter-signup?
Book lover, film watcher, food maker, image taker
flip-flop is my nature
https://www.bigbeardedbookseller.uk
https://ko-fi.com/bigbeardedbookseller
Indy publisher of award winning literary fiction
You can order books here : www.bluemoosebooks.com
Independent bookshop and art gallery in Galway, Ireland. Free delivery in Ireland and we ship worldwide. New, used and rare books.
www.kennys.ie | www.thekennygallery.ie
Two lovely bookshops in Dublin, Ireland - named after that famous Oscar Wilde quote... Store Manager Marta posts here whenever she gets a moment.
Your favourite book publisher, obvs 🏴
Closing in summer 2026.
We're @heathermmcd.bsky.social & @laurafjones.bsky.social
Improve your life with 404 Ink books: https://www.404ink.com/shop
Used, new, & out of print books in the heart of downtown Bloomington, IL. LGBTQ+ owned & operated.
https://linktr.ee/bobzbay
Posts by Liz! No she will not apologize for posting too many photos of her cats!
Canada's largest, most eventful independent bookstore.
https://linktr.ee/mcnallyrobinson
Resources for Teaching and Learning Languages Made with 快乐 (Joy!) • littlecrabpress.ca • Home of #FluentishThePodcast • Products for classroom teachers, homeschoolers, parents, and independent language learners • Supporting learners aged 0-110
The online store supporting independent bookshops 📚 Certified B Corp | Carbon Neutral Delivery 📚 5 star Trustpilot rating.
uk.bookshop.org
A better way to buy books online where every purchase supports local bookstores ☀️📚
https://bookshop.org/
📚 Indie bookstore in Winsted, CT
🐈 Fostering through Sophia L'Orange Kitten Rescue
📖 Curation, expertise & a place to meet bookish friends
👩 Woman-owned
curiouscatbookshop.com
An independent bookstore for independent people in Nashville, TN (shop + airport + blog + bunch of shop dogs) Owned by author Ann Patchett📚
Since 1960, we have been your proudly independent neighborhood bookstore in Glen Ellyn, IL committed to providing excellent customer service and a wide range of books for all readers.
https://bookstoreofge.com
Woman, Disabled, & LGBTQ+ Owned and Operated independent bookstore in the heart of Central Illinois. 🏳️🌈✊🍉✊🏳️⚧️✊👨🦽➡️✊
712 W. Main St.
Peoria, IL 61606
https://linktr.ee/Litonfirepia
Reducing Environmental Impact | Reconnecting the Community | Reviving Bohemia
Great books on classic video games.
bossfightbooks.com
Latest:
● Legend of the River King by Alexander B. Joy
● DDR by Jessica Doyle & Jordan Ferguson
● Outer Wilds by Tommy Wallach
● Untitled Goose Game by James O'Connor
Thriving independent bookshop, coffee shop, event venue, safe community haven in Worcester, UK!
scripthavenltd@gmail.com
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scripthaven
104 High St, Worcester, WR1 2HW
scripthaven.co.uk
Also on Insta, Facebook and Twitter!
Welcoming #ScottishBorders independent #bookshop near #Galashiels and #Lauder, #Scotland 🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Open in historic Stow, Thurs-Sun 10-12.30, 1-4.30.
Sister shop of @melrose-bookshop.bsky.social
www.wedalebooks.scot
https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/Weda
Indie Bookshop in York. 🍏 Selling new books for adults and kids. 🍏 Signed books a speciality. 🍏 Next to York Minster. 🍏 Not quite as old.
The UK's iconic bookseller since 1903, with shops in London, Bristol, Birmingham & Chelmsford.
We sell books in Haggerston, London. New + used + antiquarian. Also zines, coffee, events + a riso press (not for sale, but come print with us)! www.burleyfisherbooks.com.
An author-run, new & used nonprofit bookstore located at 2141B 1st St., Slidell, LA 70458
• 🏳️🌈Safe Space🏳️⚧️
• Supports traditional & indie authors
• Offers events, bookclubs, workshops, &
more
Shop in-store Wed-Sun or online at oldetownebooks.com
Bookseller musings from the indie bookstore in Waterbury, Vermont.
Books and more plus bespoke literary events that are off the hook!
Bridgesidebooks.com
A tiny world of books and bookish gifts. Come visit, bring chocolate! Owner is a delight, at times. Drinker of terrible tea (allegedly)
Www.bridgebooksdromore.co.uk
2 indie bookshops, Port Erin & Ramsey, Isle of Man. Est. 1972. Books, artist materials, records and sheet music etc. Also a Director & partner bookseller to book festival, Manx Litfest, Est. 2012. School & library supplier.
Indie bookshop in Joburg. CBD, Linden and online at bridgebooks.co.za
Also growing LitDistrict.co.za for all things bookish in the city.
Brooklyn's coolest independent bookstore serves up an eclectic mix of the finest books for kids and adults, with locations in Dumbo, Park Slope, and Industry City!
We're a small-town books, comics, and gaming shop in Milan, Michigan with a focus on making the world a better place for our community.
Supplying all the book needs of Beverly Farms, MA, since 1968. Co-owned by @sampfeifle.bsky.social and @hhharlow.bsky.social. Come see us sometime (or go to www.realbookshop.com).
Also, home of the "John Updike's Ghost" pod: https://pod.link/159468689
Queer Indie Bookshop in Leeds
We are a bookstore -- a good one, we think! -- selling new books -- good ones, we hope! -- in Oakland, California.
Independent bookstore in San Francisco since 1967.
Our Sunset location is @booksonthepark.bsky.social
https://greenapplebooks.com/
Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult, Mystery, Horror & more!
Author events, book signings & more!
For general queries, please contact our booksellers: 619-539-7137
https://linktr.ee/mystgalaxybooks
Established in 1970, Eagle Harbor Book Co. is a full service, locally-owned and proudly independent bookstore located on Bainbridge Island, WA. With an extensive selection of books and gifts, we're the perfect "destination bookshop"
Indie bookshop in Paris📚Online store ships to the world 🌎 Listen to our podcast here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-company 🎧
Independent booksellers in the Hudson Valley since 1975. Signed books, staff picks, and more! 📚 Open daily + free shipping on online orders over $30.
New & Used Books, Cards, Gifts
6208 E Speedway
Tucson AZ 85712
520-571-0110
Mostlybooksaz.com
An independent bookshop for Barnsley, UK. Eclectic ranges of fiction and non-fiction for all ages.
Snarky Independent Book Shop in Atlanta eagleeyebooks.com https://linktr.ee/eagleeyebooks
Intown Atlanta's only full-service general bookstore since 1989. New. Used. Rare. Free delivery to most in-town ATL neighborhoods ($50 min)
www.undergroundbookemporium.com
Multi award winning children’s bookshop & school book fair provider. New £1, £2 & £3 children’s books 📚 Doncaster
https://linktr.ee/boggledybook
