Drew Gummerson
@drewgum.bsky.social
Writer of The Lodger, Me and Mickie James, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. Lambda Award Finalist. Leicestershire Short Story Prize winner. Saltburn - Feb 2025.
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Indie Press supporter.
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LAST DAY. SALTBURN. 50% OFF.
NUCLEAR POWER STATION MELTDOWNS
MERMAIDS IN PENNY ARCADES
AQUARIUM WITH NO FISH
A FOETUS MUSEUM
WAR!
KILLER SEALS
RUDE WORDS IN ROCK
*****SALTBURN*****
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
NUCLEAR POWER STATION MELTDOWNS
MERMAIDS IN PENNY ARCADES
AQUARIUM WITH NO FISH
A FOETUS MUSEUM
WAR!
KILLER SEALS
RUDE WORDS IN ROCK
*****SALTBURN*****
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
January 31, 2026 at 1:27 PM
LAST DAY. SALTBURN. 50% OFF.
NUCLEAR POWER STATION MELTDOWNS
MERMAIDS IN PENNY ARCADES
AQUARIUM WITH NO FISH
A FOETUS MUSEUM
WAR!
KILLER SEALS
RUDE WORDS IN ROCK
*****SALTBURN*****
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
NUCLEAR POWER STATION MELTDOWNS
MERMAIDS IN PENNY ARCADES
AQUARIUM WITH NO FISH
A FOETUS MUSEUM
WAR!
KILLER SEALS
RUDE WORDS IN ROCK
*****SALTBURN*****
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
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January 29, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Are you looking for book reviews, recommendations, author interviews, guest posts & so much more?
Check out all these fabulous bookish folk
We are as the name suggests:
A Bunch of Book Bloggers with a passion for 📚
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Check out all these fabulous bookish folk
We are as the name suggests:
A Bunch of Book Bloggers with a passion for 📚
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Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani is banning hotels from having hidden junk fees.
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
January 30, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Last few days of Saltburn being in Renard Press’ Best of 2025 promotion.
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
January 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
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Today sees publication of 'My Ear is Full of Milk,' a new anthology of writing about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy featuring 37 writers, including myself. Order direct from Broken Sleep books: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
January 31, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Today sees publication of 'My Ear is Full of Milk,' a new anthology of writing about Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy featuring 37 writers, including myself. Order direct from Broken Sleep books: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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Last few days of Saltburn being in Renard Press’ Best of 2025 promotion.
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Last few days of Saltburn being in Renard Press’ Best of 2025 promotion.
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
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Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani is banning hotels from having hidden junk fees.
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani is banning hotels from having hidden junk fees.
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
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Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
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Thanks Suzanne! And agreed @drewgum.bsky.social, we're really proud that we've been able to focus on amplifying voices that publishers with 1000x our budget seem keen to ignore, but it fills us with big feelings 🫠
January 30, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Thanks Suzanne! And agreed @drewgum.bsky.social, we're really proud that we've been able to focus on amplifying voices that publishers with 1000x our budget seem keen to ignore, but it fills us with big feelings 🫠
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Always follow the Indies and look out for
POST - IT - NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND by Simon Crump.
It will blow the literary doors off.
One of the best books I've read in a couple of decades and why we started Bluemoose in the first place.
The tale of the frozen woodpecker will become literary lore.
POST - IT - NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND by Simon Crump.
It will blow the literary doors off.
One of the best books I've read in a couple of decades and why we started Bluemoose in the first place.
The tale of the frozen woodpecker will become literary lore.
Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
January 30, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Always follow the Indies and look out for
POST - IT - NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND by Simon Crump.
It will blow the literary doors off.
One of the best books I've read in a couple of decades and why we started Bluemoose in the first place.
The tale of the frozen woodpecker will become literary lore.
POST - IT - NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND by Simon Crump.
It will blow the literary doors off.
One of the best books I've read in a couple of decades and why we started Bluemoose in the first place.
The tale of the frozen woodpecker will become literary lore.
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Obviously I would love to!
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Order page here - reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/book/dih/
Web page here - www.thehouseofcorrection.com/dancing-in-h...
Order page here - reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/book/dih/
Dancing in Heaven
Dancing in Heaven is a collection of women's voices from the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 1980s and early 1990s
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January 30, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Obviously I would love to!
Web page here - www.thehouseofcorrection.com/dancing-in-h...
Order page here - reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/book/dih/
Web page here - www.thehouseofcorrection.com/dancing-in-h...
Order page here - reconnectingrainbows.co.uk/book/dih/
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There are so many superb books I'd like to acquire for translation but alas cannot afford to at the moment... but the big publishers continue churning out same old celebrity or trendy dross
Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
January 30, 2026 at 9:53 AM
There are so many superb books I'd like to acquire for translation but alas cannot afford to at the moment... but the big publishers continue churning out same old celebrity or trendy dross
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Have to give huge props to @ortacpress.bsky.social for publishing a book as gnarly as Keshed in such a bland, safe market. I've been judging what used to be the Republic of Consciousness Prize this year and the indies are still on fire, taking risks on so much fresh, interesting work.
Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Have to give huge props to @ortacpress.bsky.social for publishing a book as gnarly as Keshed in such a bland, safe market. I've been judging what used to be the Republic of Consciousness Prize this year and the indies are still on fire, taking risks on so much fresh, interesting work.
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Send us your #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry or #Novel entries by the end of May!
£20K total prize pot! All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk ✍️✨
£20K total prize pot! All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk ✍️✨
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Send us your #FlashFiction #ShortStory #Poetry or #Novel entries by the end of May!
£20K total prize pot! All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk ✍️✨
£20K total prize pot! All entry info at bridportprize.org.uk ✍️✨
Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Just read an article on what agents have been buying. How depressing, like scrolling through Netflix thumbnails and wondering how the hell these films got made.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Then I see what amazing books indie publishers are producing / indie bookshops are stocking and wonder how I’ll read them all.
Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani is banning hotels from having hidden junk fees.
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
January 30, 2026 at 7:09 AM
Mayor of New York Zohran Mamdani is banning hotels from having hidden junk fees.
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
No hidden junk fees at the Flamingo Hotel.
The new edition of my book is available. £10. Inc P&P
Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel by Drew Gummerson www.beardedbadgerpublishing.com/online-store...
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New Substack up, featuring @stuhennigan.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @renardpress.com Laurel and Hardy, Some Like it Hot. And me.
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On Being Down and Out. Almost.
It’s always interesting to see what sofa, item of rubbish, general detritus from everyday life, has appeared on my street each night.
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January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
New Substack up, featuring @stuhennigan.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @renardpress.com Laurel and Hardy, Some Like it Hot. And me.
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Thanks for the mention Drew. Glad you enjoyed the launch of 'My Ear is Full of Milk' which will be published this Saturday: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
My Ear Is Full of Milk, An anthology of writing for Laurel & Hardy | Broken Sleep Books
A love letter to the greatest double act in cinema, My Ear Is Full of Milk gathers poets, essayists, and storytellers who have spent a lifetime laughing with, and thinking through, Laurel & Hardy....
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January 29, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Thanks for the mention Drew. Glad you enjoyed the launch of 'My Ear is Full of Milk' which will be published this Saturday: www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
New Substack up, featuring @stuhennigan.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @renardpress.com Laurel and Hardy, Some Like it Hot. And me.
open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...
open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...
On Being Down and Out. Almost.
It’s always interesting to see what sofa, item of rubbish, general detritus from everyday life, has appeared on my street each night.
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:51 AM
New Substack up, featuring @stuhennigan.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @galleybeggars.bsky.social @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social @renardpress.com Laurel and Hardy, Some Like it Hot. And me.
open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...
open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...
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#ICYMI as below. Very honoured for my book Saltburn to be included in this @renardpress.com 2025 book a month 50% off sale.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
#ICYMI we’re not done with 2025 yet!
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
January 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#ICYMI as below. Very honoured for my book Saltburn to be included in this @renardpress.com 2025 book a month 50% off sale.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
Last few days of Saltburn being in Renard Press’ Best of 2025 promotion.
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Last few days of Saltburn being in Renard Press’ Best of 2025 promotion.
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
50% off
£5
renardpress.com/books/saltbu...
Had a short story accepted this morning. It marks the return of my character Tod Towski who I first wrote about 40 years ago at school.
Which makes it the longest running detective series in history with the biggest break?
Which makes it the longest running detective series in history with the biggest break?
January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Had a short story accepted this morning. It marks the return of my character Tod Towski who I first wrote about 40 years ago at school.
Which makes it the longest running detective series in history with the biggest break?
Which makes it the longest running detective series in history with the biggest break?
#ICYMI as below. Very honoured for my book Saltburn to be included in this @renardpress.com 2025 book a month 50% off sale.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
#ICYMI we’re not done with 2025 yet!
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
January 25, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#ICYMI as below. Very honoured for my book Saltburn to be included in this @renardpress.com 2025 book a month 50% off sale.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
Hit the link and fill your book bags. Or tell a friend.
#SupportIndiePublishing
For some fab books.
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Featuring @drewgum.bsky.social @timewins.bsky.social @mayeroflondon.bsky.social @greeningpoet.bsky.social @steverinod.bsky.social @annmorgan.bsky.social @bookwormvaught.bsky.social & the Curae Gang… and more! ❤️
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Featuring @drewgum.bsky.social @timewins.bsky.social @mayeroflondon.bsky.social @greeningpoet.bsky.social @steverinod.bsky.social @annmorgan.bsky.social @bookwormvaught.bsky.social & the Curae Gang… and more! ❤️
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#ICYMI we’re not done with 2025 yet!
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 AM
#ICYMI we’re not done with 2025 yet!
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)
We’ve highlighted a book a month - fab books that might have passed you by. They’re half price – this last week only – so do swing by – and if you missed any, fill yer boots! The 2026 You will appreciate it… 😁
renardpress.com/renard-press... (Link in bio)