Top 60 Fantasy Book Influencers in 2026

1. Sarah J Maas

Bio #1 Bestselling Author 📚
Crescent City 🦦🌙
A Court of Thorns and Roses 🌌🏔️
Throne of Glass 🦌❤️‍🔥 *****@wmeagency.com Instagram Handle @sarahjmaas Instagram Followers 3.2M Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Mega Gender Female sarahjmaas.com/kingdom-of-ash + Follow Get Email Contact Request 999 Fantasy Book Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Rebecca Yarros

Bio #1 New York Times Bestselling Author
Pres of @oneoctoberorg nonprofit for kids in foster care.
Hockey mom, #adhd, & #ehlersdanlos #spoonie. *****@rebeccayarros.com Instagram Handle @rebeccayarros Instagram Followers 2.6M Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Leigh Bardugo

Bio #1 NYT best-selling author of The Familiar, Ninth House, Shadow & Bone, Six of Crows, and The Invisible Parade ✨ This is my only social media account. *****@newleafliterary.com Instagram Handle @lbardugo Instagram Followers 667K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Brandon Sanderson

Bio #1 NYT Bestselling Author
The Stormlight Archive, Mistborn, Tress & more
Finished Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time
Bookstore: @dragonsteelbooks *****@dragonsteel.com Instagram Handle @brandsanderson Instagram Followers 660K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Ova Ceren

Bio Creator of the extremely popular BookTok and Instagram pages where she discusses how much she loves books, Ova Ceren was born in Izmir, Turkey and now resides in Cambridge, UK. Never does Ova forget a heartbreak and writes to make things come together again. She wishes that her amazing stories could inspire hope in others. The Book of Heartbreak is her debut novel. *****@northbanktalent.comMORE Instagram Handle @excusemyreading Instagram Followers 646.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Jaimee Johnson

Bio the best book recs you’ll ever get
📖🧚✨
P.O. Box 3129 Cary, NC 27519
💌 *****@socialxtalent.com Instagram Handle @thtgrlreads Instagram Followers 539.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Jennifer L Armentrout

Bio # 1 NYTimes Bestselling author of some books & alpaca wrangler *****@jenniferlarmentrout.com Instagram Handle @jennifer_l_armentrout Instagram Followers 531.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Holly Black

Bio #1 NYT best-selling author of fantasy involving monsters and bad decisions.
☕️🖋🗡 *****@malmopublicrelations.com Instagram Handle @blackholly Instagram Followers 516.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Victoria Elizabeth Schwab

Bio Bestselling author of 20+ books, including Addie LaRue, Shades of Magic, Bury Our Bones, and Vicious. When V is away, account managed by Jenna! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @veschwab Instagram Followers 474.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female veschwab.com + Follow Get Email Contact

10. Jordan Moblo

Bio Jordy is a self-professed nerd who reads for a living, helping adapt readers' favorite books into their favorite TV shows. For book recommendations, this is the place. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jordys.book.club Instagram Followers 451.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Rebecca F. Kuang

Bio ✍️📚babel, yellowface, katabasis -> TAIPEI STORY September 2026 ❤️ *****@apa-agency.com Instagram Handle @kuangrf Instagram Followers 408.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Victoria Aveyard

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of the RED QUEEN series and REALM BREAKER series. TEMPEST sailing in 2026. For inquiries, email *****@newleafliterary.com. Instagram Handle @victoriaaveyard Instagram Followers 405.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Carissa Broadbent

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of books with magic & kissing
Upcoming: 🌙 final book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series — TBA
PA @frenchnbookish *****@carissabroadbentbooks.com Instagram Handle @carissabroadbentbooks Instagram Followers 197.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Tomi Adeyemi

Bio instant #1 new york times bestselling author THE SIREN & CHILDREN OF BLOOD AND BONE
inquiries ➡️ *****@untitledent.com
signed books ⬇️ Instagram Handle @tomiadeyemi Instagram Followers 193.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. C.G. Drews

Bio # 1 NYT Bestselling Award Winning gothic horror author of DON’T LET THE FOREST IN, HAZELTHORN, YOU DID NOTHING WRONG (Mar 2026) | autistic, aspec🇦🇺 *****@inkwellmanagement.com Instagram Handle @paperfury Instagram Followers 182K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Get Email Contact

16. Scarlett St. Clair

Bio I’ve hit a lot of bestseller lists. 🖤
Rep'd by @mahonycaitlin and @a.seddy
Hades x Persephone | Adrian x Isolde | Blood of Lilith Instagram Handle @authorscarlettstclair Instagram Followers 164.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Rebecca Ross

Bio #1 New York Times bestselling author of romantic, wistful fantasy books
Out now: WILD REVERENCE 🥀
Up next: A BITTERSWEET SPELL (4.6.27) 📖 Instagram Handle @beccajross Instagram Followers 163.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Hannah Nicole Maehrer

Bio Friend of New York Times Best Seller Stacey McEwan
Preorder Adversary to the Villain now!🩷
TikTok: @ hannahnicolemae *****@entangledpublishing.com Instagram Handle @hannahnicolemae Instagram Followers 160.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Kerri Maniscalco

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author. Stalking Jack the Ripper + Kingdom of the Wicked & Prince of Sin. THRONE OF NIGHTMARES is out now 📚 Instagram Handle @kerrimaniscalco Instagram Followers 158.3K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Jay Kristoff

Bio Problematic #1 International, NYT, USAToday and Sunday Times bestselling author.
BASTARDS - Coming May, 2027
EMPIRE OF THE DAWN - Out Now Instagram Handle @misterkristoff Instagram Followers 155.2K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Sabaa Tahir

Bio Music-obsessed Kehanni, National Book Award & Printz Winner & #1 NYT bestselling author of the EMBER quartet and ALL MY RAGE. EMPIRE out 9.22.26 Instagram Handle @sabaatahir Instagram Followers 149.4K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Raven Kennedy

Bio ✍️ New York Times, USA Today, & Amazon Bestselling Author
📖 Upcoming book: The Sweetest Fiend
👇 For all social media & books, click links below! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ravenkennedybooks Instagram Followers 143.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Samantha Shannon

Bio NYT & No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author
📍 London *****@bloomsbury.com Instagram Handle @say_shannon Instagram Followers 121.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Marie Lu

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of Red City, Legend, Warcross, Skyhunter, etc. MORTAL THINGS 10/27 | REBEL graphic novel out now | SILVER DAWN 4/27/27 ❤️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marieluthewriter Instagram Followers 108.5K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Elizabeth & Helen

Bio NYT bestselling sister writing duo of fantasy romance books 🥀🌟🇨🇦
🌹Beasts of the Briar 💛 out now
✨Her Dark Empire 🩵 April 2027 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @author.elizabeth.helen Instagram Followers 93.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +69% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Cindy Pham

Bio ☀️ IRL adventures: @damncindypham
🎨 Art adventures: @public.palette
🥀 The Secret World of Briar Rose is out now! *****@fixated.com Instagram Handle @readwithcindy Instagram Followers 89.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Alexandra Bracken

Bio #1 NYT and internationally bestselling author of LORE, The Darkest Minds series, etc! IMMORTAL ROSE is out 8/18/26 🌹 *****@alexandrabracken.com Instagram Handle @alexbracken Instagram Followers 82.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Freya Valerio

Bio melb, aus 📍
I read too much & chat about it 🧚📖
@onceuponatimezonepod 🎧
contact: *****@smallscreenmarketing.com 💌 Instagram Handle @freyv_reads Instagram Followers 82.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Ben Alderson

Bio MM Fantasy / Horror Author 📖🌈
Agent | @sknigge 💙
Personal @benaldersonquinn *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @benaldersonauthor Instagram Followers 81.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Brittney Barin

Bio 📖bringing you book recs | cozy • romance • fantasy • spicy • whimsy
💼work girlie | professional mood reader | contact me ⤵️
💌 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @brittyoreads Instagram Followers 70.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Alexene Farol Follmuth

Bio NYT bestselling author of THE ATLAS SIX, GIRL DINNER + other adult SFF | now: DREAMLAND from @torbooks. I am also @AFarolFollmuth. more stuff here ⤵︎ Instagram Handle @olivieblake Instagram Followers 69.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. John Gwynne

Bio NYT & Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Banished Lands books and The Bloodsworn Saga series. Viking Re-enactor when not stuck in a coat of mail. *****@aol.com Instagram Handle @john_gwynne_author Instagram Followers 68.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

33. Zacavalanche Diamanti

Bio Award-winning Fantasy Author
Writing a series of fantasy books ⚔️📚
⬇️ Get FREE fantasy stories here! ⬇️ *****@zsdiamanti.com Instagram Handle @zsdiamanti Instagram Followers 65.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Becky Osborne

Bio 26 | UK | reader & reviewer 🫧
just a girl who loves reading
💌 *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @the_bookaddict Instagram Followers 64.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Sue Lynn Tan

Bio NYT, USA Today, Indie & Sunday Times bestselling author | FOR EVER MORE (Oct 26) | NEVER EVER AFTER | IMMORTAL | DAUGHTER OF THE MOON GODDESS 🌙 *****@harpercollins.com Instagram Handle @suelynntan Instagram Followers 52.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Tessonja Odette

Bio 🌙 Sunday Times bestselling author
🖤 The Lies That Summon the Night - OUT NOW - @dellromance US / @zaffrebooks UK
📖 Repped by @thewhalenagency *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tessonja Instagram Followers 46.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Alix E. Harrow

Bio hugo-award winning and NYT-bestselling author in charlottesville va; agent: kate mckean *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alix.e.harrow Instagram Followers 46K Follower Growth (3mo) +7% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Nisha J. Tuli

Bio 👸🏽 NYT & USAT Bestselling Author
💜 Storm Breaker
🩷 Storm Caller, Sept 1
🐻‍❄️ Too Cold for Comfort, Nov 10
💛 Read Trial of the Sun Queen and NSFW on KU *****@nishajtuli.com Instagram Handle @nishajtwrites Instagram Followers 44.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Stefanie M. Gaither

Bio Romantic epic fantasy books w/ a touch of 🌶️
Please tell your dog I said hi.
NO AI⛔
PA: @rachel.loves.to.read
Rep: @seymour.agency *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorsmgaither Instagram Followers 31.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +11% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Brittany Wang

Bio Fantasy Books w/ NO SPICE romance
📘On Wings of Ash and Dust (out now)
📕On Wings of Crowns and Chaos (out now!)
👇 Read 2 FREE CHAPTERS + more! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorbrittanywang Instagram Followers 26.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Andrew Watson

Bio 🐉📚Author of the Shadowbinders trilogy
Writer ✍️ YouTube 🎬 Scottish 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
@thebrokennbinding rep *****@andrew-watson.co.uk Instagram Handle @the_fools_tale Instagram Followers 25.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Lisette Marshall

Bio 🔥 Steamy & stabby fantasy romance
🗡 Currently writing: The Thorn-Marked Witch
❤️ Volunteer at @farosociety *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorlisettemarshall Instagram Followers 23.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +13% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Andrew Peloquin

Bio Award-winning, bestselling indie author and book addict
Follow for daily recs to keep your TBR full to bursting!
Director of Publicity @aethonbooks *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @andypeloquinauthor Instagram Followers 22.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

44. Leah

Bio 📖 book girlie & cinephile 🎬
🧚🏻 fantasy & book to screen obsessed
💫 life is better with a little magic
content services for fantasy authors ↓ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @leahslittlepleasures Instagram Followers 20.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

45. Marion Blackwood

Bio Author of fantasy and romantasy books with enemies to lovers and morally grey characters. *****@marionblackwood.com Instagram Handle @marionblackwood Instagram Followers 18.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

46. Bethany Atazadeh

Bio ✨ Fairytale retellings & no-spice romance
📖 Next Release: Liar in the Hollow Court
📚 YA Fantasy ✝️ Christian 🎥 YouTube (73k)
⬇️ Check out my books ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorbethanyatazadeh Instagram Followers 18K Follower Growth (3mo) +6% Type Micro Gender Female youtube.com/channel/UCPCR.. + Follow Get Email Contact

47. Rachel L. Schade

Bio 🇺🇸 Epic Fantasy & Gothic Romantasy
RUIN OF REVENANTS Out Now! Follow the Kickstarter for updates on the Deluxe Edition.
Backup: @rachelschadewrites *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rachelschadeauthor Instagram Followers 17.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

48. Natasha Lloyd

Bio Book Blogger and Reviewer🌟
Fantasy🪄Sci-Fi🚀, Romantasy💕(I read just about everything though)!
🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇿🇦 \ INFJ💜 Instagram Handle @booksblabbering Instagram Followers 16.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

49. Nick Rosindale

Bio Fantasy 🧙‍♂️& Some Sci-Fi 🚀
When I think about books, I touch my shelf 🇬🇧
Always spoiler free! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @novelswithnick Instagram Followers 16.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Carly Spade

Bio ♠️ USA Today Bestselling Author.
♠️ Cozy fantasy romance.
♠️ Monsters, gods, fairy tales.
♠️ Signed copies available.
Rep'd by Eva Scalzo ♠️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @authorcarlyspade Instagram Followers 11.2K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

51. Kay L Moody

Bio Slow burn fantasy books 📚 feisty FMCs ⚔️, fae bargains 🧚‍♀️, a splash of romance 💞
Publisher @martenpress *****@kaylmoody.com Instagram Handle @kaylmoody Instagram Followers 6.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

52. Lauren Roberts

Bio #1 NYT bestselling author of the Powerless series 🗡️
Fearful is out now!
Books, socials, and more! ⤵️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @laurenrobertslibrary Instagram Followers 370.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

53. Charisse Navarro

Bio 📚 Author Social Media Manager to the Baddies 👑
📱 Author Services Inquiry - DM/ email
⚜️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @missmoodyreader Instagram Followers 80.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

54. Shelby Mahurin

Bio NYT, indie, and internationally bestselling author of SERPENT & DOVE trilogy and THE SCARLET VEIL duology Instagram Handle @shelbymahurin Instagram Followers 72.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

55. Amanda Seh

Bio ☁️ Helping you discover reads that you will love
📖 Yaps about everything romance and fantasy
💌 DM / Email for collabs or ARC reviews *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @iamamoodreader Instagram Followers 64.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

56. Catriona

Bio booktuber (littlebookowl) and streamer (cazfyre)
➸ current read: the poet empress *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @littlebookowl Instagram Followers 40.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

57. Mary Rose

Bio romance & fantasy reader who constantly mispronounces character names
📧*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rosesareread_ Instagram Followers 23.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

58. Ken Liu

Bio Author of All That We See Or Seem, Dandelion Dynasty series, The Paper Menagerie. Account managed by social media team. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kenliu.author Instagram Followers 8.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

59. Michael

Bio Novice of Fantasy and Sci-Fi 📚 Instagram Handle @thefantasynovice Instagram Followers 6K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact