Top 45 Literary Fiction Influencers in 2026

1. Jack Edwards

Bio 📔 the internet’s resident librarian
📙 book club: @___inklings___
✍🏼 contributing literary editor @ukesquire
🥞 contact: @unitedtalent
📒 london *****@sixteenth.com Instagram Handle @jackbenedwards Instagram Followers 1.3M Follower Growth (3mo) +52% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request 697 Literary Fiction Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Glory Edim

Bio Well-Read Black Girl is an online newsletter & in-real-life book club based in Brooklyn. Founder Glory Edim curates reading recommendations. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @wellreadblackgirl Instagram Followers 417.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Sara Hildreth

Bio Sara Hildreth is the person for FictionMatters, an Instagram handle and newsletter that helps people engage with books. Sara holds a master’s degree in English Literature, from Georgetown University. Sara worked as a teacher at a girls’ high school for six years. Sara loves fiction that makes her see things differently. Sara also loves literature and she occasionally reads epic fantasy and historical romance. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @fictionmatters Instagram Followers 110.9K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Kaia Gerber & Alyssa Reeder

Bio A book project by @kaiagerber and @alyssareeder
ISSUE ONE: Instagram Handle @libraryscience Instagram Followers 106.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Simon Savidge

Bio Savidge Reads is the BookTube channel run by me, Simon Savidge, which you can find on YouTube. I have been doing this for four years, before which I hosted a blog of the same name. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @savidgereads Instagram Followers 26.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Jen Campbell

Bio Bestselling author of 14 books 📚
Poet ✍🏼 Book reviewer 📖
Disability advocate 🌈
*****@gmail.com
YouTube, writing workshops etc linked: ⬇️ Instagram Handle @jenvcampbell Instagram Followers 29.4K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Eric Karl Anderson

Bio Avid reader, writer & book blogger. 📚 Bearded since 2007. I’m also keen on disaster movies and baking muffins. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lonesomereader Instagram Followers 13K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Traci Thomas

Bio Book podcast•Every Wednesday•Hosted by @bitracial
The Stacks Book Club📚
📖6.24 The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho *****@thestackspodcast.com Instagram Handle @thestackspod Instagram Followers 65.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Marcus

Bio Reader and writer based in Toronto, here to highlight the best of literary fiction and translated literature. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lit_laugh_luv Instagram Followers 30.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Dawn

Bio Nederlandse literatuur 🖋️
🎙️ TikTok: @girlneedstoread
🎓 Afgestudeerd boekwetenschapper
💌 Samenwerken *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @girlneedstoread Instagram Followers 30.5K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Shelley Anderson

Bio In love with books and beautiful writing. Literary fiction, sci-fi, graphic novels and non-fiction. 🏳️‍🌈 Instagram Handle @shelleyanderson4127 Instagram Followers 5.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Monica

Bio Scorpio | Slytherin | Enneagram 8w9
Host of I’m Over Lit Book Club ☕️
Lit Fic is My Jam 💃🏽
🌲 | Raleigh, North Carolina Instagram Handle @imprettybooked Instagram Followers 5.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Zineb

Bio 30 | Experiencing life through books
Contemporary and lit. fic. girlie
Co-host of @conversationswithzineb *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @thatszineb Instagram Followers 4.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +42% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Sarah

Bio 💌 my love letter to literary wonders 💌
+ horror, lit fic.
@inthevoidbookclub, 🤡⚰️🔪🎟✨ Instagram Handle @voidedlux Instagram Followers 3.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Beth and Syd

Bio 🎙️podcast: Live, Laugh, Literary Fiction
📧 *****@gmail.com
💫 fantasy / fiction / romance (we really aren’t fussy!) Instagram Handle @livelaughlitfiction Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Laura

Bio Nose in a book since the Nixon Admin.
✨🧶📚☕️🍷🍵📚🧶✨
Mostly literary fiction, but I read all genres. Instagram Handle @affiknittyreads Instagram Followers 934 Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Rachelle

Bio book reviews n whatnot — mostly classics, lit fics, and fantasy
27 | 🇵🇭🇪🇸 Instagram Handle @m00dreads Instagram Followers 800 Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Ana

Bio i get emotionally attached to fictional characters
• avid reader and amateur reviewer
• join my book club for monthly reads! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ananascanread Instagram Followers 153.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Lucca

Bio 📖 Your book bestie for fantasy, romance & lit-fic
💞 Corporate girlie by day, reader by night
💌 *****@outlook.com
👇 Add me on Goodreads! Instagram Handle @powers_books Instagram Followers 42.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Laci Carrera

Bio Laci is a Bookstagrammer with a passion for books and indie bookshops. She started Bookstagram as a fun project to cope with a difficult period in her life, and her account took off from there. *****@bookpairings.comMORE Instagram Handle @bookpairings Instagram Followers 39.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Janelle Janson

Bio Janelle is the reader and blogger behind She Reads With Cats and a book blog focused primarily on horror and true crime. She is a contributing writer for Tor Nightfire, Cemetery Dance, Night Worms, and Dark Matter Magazine, and an active member of the Horror Writers Association. She particularly enjoys writing horror author interviews. *****@shereadswithcats.comMORE Instagram Handle @shereadswithcats Instagram Followers 28.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Benedetta

Bio 📚Literary wanderlust✨
📍IE *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tender_is_the_read Instagram Followers 25.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Christopher Metts

Bio for the love of books 📚
publishing 📖
@aaknopf
New York 🗽
#TeamPRH *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @christophermetts Instagram Followers 9K Type Nano Get Email Contact

24. Spencer Margaret

Bio books are magic✨
cozy | witchy | lit fic | female rage | lgbtq
minneapolis 🏳️‍🌈🪩🍄❤️‍🔥 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @spencermmargaret Instagram Followers 16.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Mikha

Bio 💌 25 — *****@gmail.com
📖 cr: no matter what by cara bastone
📚 litfic, women’s fic, romance, contemp, etc. Instagram Handle @mikhareads Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Kat

Bio 📖 15/16 Little Thieves / Wuthering Heights
🇬🇧 uk, yorkshire
📖 book lover
📚 lit fic/contemporary fiction
💖 romance
🐉 fantasy
#ukbookstagram Instagram Handle @mybookishfriends Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Andrea

Bio I read popular books for fun & I share my honest thoughts 😊
Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance. BOTMBFF
📍 Raleigh, NC *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @meetyournextbook Instagram Followers 2.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Kay

Bio Lit fic lover living in London
Mood reader
Closet Goth Instagram Handle @kayn_reads Instagram Followers 2.4K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Sarah

Bio Fear no more says the heart, committing its burden to some sea, which sighs collectively for all sorrows, and renews, begins, collects, lets fall. Instagram Handle @fearnomoresaystheheart Instagram Followers 741 Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Mitsy

Bio Fresh, clean, and minimalist, Mitsy is a calming, Xanax-like experience to scroll through. Each post features bright, beautiful books set against a white backdrop. Many posts include a detailed caption summarizing the book along with Mitsy's personal thoughts. *****@gmail.comMORE Instagram Handle @mitsy_reads Instagram Followers 40.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Simone Siew

Bio Books, art, writing, culture, ephemera
Chicago • Subscribe to Blabbermouth on Substack
💌 @penguinrandomhouse on TikTok *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @balloonbreath Instagram Followers 8.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Corinne

Bio ✨Life is books
reading almost every genre, boosting the literacy rate one book at a time
Just a reader in…
📍Washington DC *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lavieestbooks Instagram Followers 10K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Stephanie

Bio reader 📖 | avid traveler ✈️ | SLP 🗣️ |📍NC
Welcome to my bookish corner 📚
🎧: In Stormy Weather
📚’s of 2026: 69/100
#stephonashelfreview Instagram Handle @stephonashelf Instagram Followers 31.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

34. Megan Ward

Bio 𝖺 𝗁𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗆𝗒 𝖻𝗈𝗈𝗄𝗌
current reads: 58/75
📍𝗐𝗂𝗅𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗍𝗈𝗇, 𝗇𝖼 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @libraryfaerie Instagram Followers 13.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Kimberly Murphree

Bio Multi-genre book reviewer.
STEM/Young Readers Advocate
Go to my reels tab for funny content. 📚 Instagram Handle @kayckay_bookreviews Instagram Followers 39.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Leena Norms

Bio 📍midlands🌻positive panic + good books
📖 author of #HalfArseHuman & #BargainBinRomCom, British Book Award judge
📹 new YouTube video every week✌️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @leenanorms Instagram Followers 64.8K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Leighellen

Bio Book Buyer, Book Club Host, Farm Life *****@leighellenlandskov.com Instagram Handle @mommaleighellensbooknook Instagram Followers 27.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Cindy Allman

Bio Caribbean Content Creator 📍🇯🇲🇹🇹
Books | Travel | Lifestyle | Library Curator | Storyteller
Come to my Reading Retreats 📚👇🏾 *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @bookofcinz Instagram Followers 68.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Amanda

Bio Mainer 🦞
will read ANYTHING at least once
always reading at least 3 books at a time
can be bribed with iced coffee and pasta. or burritos. or sushi. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lilacsandliterature Instagram Followers 15.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Sue Mell

Bio Whimsy, sadness, and beauty in the everyday.
A New Day - Stories coming 9/3/24
To order my books or join my newsletter, follow the links Instagram Handle @suemellwrites Instagram Followers 1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Len Joy

Bio Award-winning author of FREEDOM'S JUST ANOTHER WORD... and 4 other novels. I write stories about the life lived after the cheering stops. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @len_joy7 Instagram Followers 366 Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Yas Rihel

Bio 𝑰𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒔. 🌟 #writer #poet Instagram Handle @yasrihel Instagram Followers 7.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact