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A list of UK LGBTQ+ bookshops:
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horror/dystopia lovers, for one day only my horrible baby is available on kindle for £0.99/$0.99!
for less than a buck/quid you can buy something that took me 7 years to write & the New York Times called ‘an impressive debut worth losing sleep over’.
what’re you waiting for?!
for less than a buck/quid you can buy something that took me 7 years to write & the New York Times called ‘an impressive debut worth losing sleep over’.
what’re you waiting for?!
February 8, 2026 at 11:38 AM
horror/dystopia lovers, for one day only my horrible baby is available on kindle for £0.99/$0.99!
for less than a buck/quid you can buy something that took me 7 years to write & the New York Times called ‘an impressive debut worth losing sleep over’.
what’re you waiting for?!
for less than a buck/quid you can buy something that took me 7 years to write & the New York Times called ‘an impressive debut worth losing sleep over’.
what’re you waiting for?!
I totally forgot to write and then post a Sunday Summary last weekend. Maybe that's a sign to stop?
February 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I totally forgot to write and then post a Sunday Summary last weekend. Maybe that's a sign to stop?
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There's a book about a dinosaur rodeo coming out this month. What else do you need to know??
(But just in case, here's all the fantasy books releasing in February 2026)
(But just in case, here's all the fantasy books releasing in February 2026)
All the New Fantasy Books Arriving in February 2026 - Reactor
This February, head to a dinosaur rodeo, a magical cat shelter, an academy for deviant defense, and more…
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February 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
There's a book about a dinosaur rodeo coming out this month. What else do you need to know??
(But just in case, here's all the fantasy books releasing in February 2026)
(But just in case, here's all the fantasy books releasing in February 2026)
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From starting ballet at four to starting writing this in 2021, it’s been a long and winding road but…
The Apple and The Pearl is out TODAY from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!!
The Apple and The Pearl is out TODAY from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!!
February 3, 2026 at 10:09 AM
From starting ballet at four to starting writing this in 2021, it’s been a long and winding road but…
The Apple and The Pearl is out TODAY from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!!
The Apple and The Pearl is out TODAY from @titanbooks.bsky.social !!!
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Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
February 1, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Meet our UK Special Edition, Limited-Run, signed hardback of THE ORB OF CAIRADO, Katherine Addison/ @pennyvixen.bsky.social 's new novella within the wider world of THE GOBLIN EMPEROR & THE CEMETERIES OF AMALO series!
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
Preorder now, available from all good booksellers https://geni.us/orbcairado
That's the spirit - also it looks like you have space to double the books per shelf by having front books and back books.
Rearranged the big bookshelf, gained roughly 2ft of shelf space!
…Bookshop trip incoming 😂
…Bookshop trip incoming 😂
February 1, 2026 at 8:13 PM
That's the spirit - also it looks like you have space to double the books per shelf by having front books and back books.
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Also on the BSFAs, really good to see @thehubble101.bsky.social recommend Adam’s history of fantasy for the BSFA awards (also happily, my essay on the book is also nominated).
Gotta say, I find the lack of attention for the book really odd - it’s a super useful text. An SH review is in the works.
Gotta say, I find the lack of attention for the book really odd - it’s a super useful text. An SH review is in the works.
February 1, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Also on the BSFAs, really good to see @thehubble101.bsky.social recommend Adam’s history of fantasy for the BSFA awards (also happily, my essay on the book is also nominated).
Gotta say, I find the lack of attention for the book really odd - it’s a super useful text. An SH review is in the works.
Gotta say, I find the lack of attention for the book really odd - it’s a super useful text. An SH review is in the works.
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I feel like I know dozens of queer authors with 2020 novels who should see this.
OK folks, let's get this started. Think back to pandemic year 2020. Think of SFF books from that year which "include positive explorations of gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered characters, themes, or issues." A broad citation!
Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?
Here's my initial longlist from racking my brain. What've I missed?
February 1, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I feel like I know dozens of queer authors with 2020 novels who should see this.
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From queer murder mystery novels to modern gay horror and coming-of-age graphic novels, here’s what’s new at Proud Geek this February:
See something you like? Grab a copy from proud-geek.co.uk
(A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text.)
#booksky
See something you like? Grab a copy from proud-geek.co.uk
(A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text.)
#booksky
February 1, 2026 at 12:23 PM
From queer murder mystery novels to modern gay horror and coming-of-age graphic novels, here’s what’s new at Proud Geek this February:
See something you like? Grab a copy from proud-geek.co.uk
(A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text.)
#booksky
See something you like? Grab a copy from proud-geek.co.uk
(A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text.)
#booksky
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We are delighted to reveal the gorgeous cover for NEWBOURNE PARK by @juniperjennyt.bsky.social🩸
“Saltburn with werewolves”, this is a darkly hilarious novel about dysfunctional families, class, and other things that howl at the moon…
Coming September 2026! 🌝
“Saltburn with werewolves”, this is a darkly hilarious novel about dysfunctional families, class, and other things that howl at the moon…
Coming September 2026! 🌝
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
We are delighted to reveal the gorgeous cover for NEWBOURNE PARK by @juniperjennyt.bsky.social🩸
“Saltburn with werewolves”, this is a darkly hilarious novel about dysfunctional families, class, and other things that howl at the moon…
Coming September 2026! 🌝
“Saltburn with werewolves”, this is a darkly hilarious novel about dysfunctional families, class, and other things that howl at the moon…
Coming September 2026! 🌝
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The paperback of Pagans is published at the end of the month, brilliant world building that has mirrors in the politics and culture of our own world
Excellent killer thriller
#BookSky
Excellent killer thriller
#BookSky
James Alistair Henry. Moonflower Books, (321p) ISBN: 9781916678019. Science Fiction, read 19/01/26, Paperback ★★★★☆ I noticed this when it came out in hardback but as always I have such a...
Pagans
James Alistair Henry. Moonflower Books, (321p) ISBN: 9781916678019. Science Fiction, read 19/01/26, Paperback ★★★★☆ I noticed this when it came out in hardback but as always I have such a...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:14 PM
The paperback of Pagans is published at the end of the month, brilliant world building that has mirrors in the politics and culture of our own world
Excellent killer thriller
#BookSky
Excellent killer thriller
#BookSky
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Just boosting this again. Please do have a listen - leave a comment / like if you can.
The latest in our YouTube short story project is a reading of legendary sci-fi and fantasy author @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s The Face of the King. Al Barclay (Slow Horses, Deep Cover, The Crown) breathes new creative life into this brilliant dark fantasy story.
New YouTube short story: The Face of the King by Adrian Tchaikovsky
The latest in our YouTube short story project is a reading of legendary sci-fi and fantasy author Adrian Tchaikovsky's The Face of the King.
www.grimdarkmagazine.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Just boosting this again. Please do have a listen - leave a comment / like if you can.
Well, this was January, according to what I logged in @thestorygraph.com - I need to up my daily pages read. I read mostly 20-30 pages a day.
February 1, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Well, this was January, according to what I logged in @thestorygraph.com - I need to up my daily pages read. I read mostly 20-30 pages a day.
Mission achieved.
To hit my self-imposed goals, it’s now the ‘can I finish two books before midnight’ challenge.
January 31, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Mission achieved.
To hit my self-imposed goals, it’s now the ‘can I finish two books before midnight’ challenge.
January 31, 2026 at 9:19 PM
To hit my self-imposed goals, it’s now the ‘can I finish two books before midnight’ challenge.
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I can’t recommend this book enough!!
My book NIGHTFARING came out yesterday, so today on my Substack, I'm sharing a little behind-the-scenes and a bit about the inspiration for the book and the crazy story of how it came into being. I am so grateful to live this life. 🙏📚🌌 nightfallandelsewhere.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Welcome to the world, NIGHTFARING
UK version of NIGHTFARING now in bookshops!
nightfallandelsewhere.substack.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I can’t recommend this book enough!!
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There's quite a lot going on, so it feels weird to be like HEY HEY LOOK AT ME, but maybe you like books, and like books by me, and want to see the cover to my next one, coming in August:
January 28, 2026 at 8:09 PM
There's quite a lot going on, so it feels weird to be like HEY HEY LOOK AT ME, but maybe you like books, and like books by me, and want to see the cover to my next one, coming in August:
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🚨COVER REVEAL & ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨
We'll be bringing @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's next standalone SciFi - AFTER THE FALL - to the UK in with a cover from Amazing 15!
Head over to @scifinow.bsky.social to learn more https://bit.ly/4t6gBUG
June 2026. Preorder: https://geni.us/AfterTF
We'll be bringing @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's next standalone SciFi - AFTER THE FALL - to the UK in with a cover from Amazing 15!
Head over to @scifinow.bsky.social to learn more https://bit.ly/4t6gBUG
June 2026. Preorder: https://geni.us/AfterTF
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 PM
🚨COVER REVEAL & ACQUISITION ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨
We'll be bringing @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's next standalone SciFi - AFTER THE FALL - to the UK in with a cover from Amazing 15!
Head over to @scifinow.bsky.social to learn more https://bit.ly/4t6gBUG
June 2026. Preorder: https://geni.us/AfterTF
We'll be bringing @edashtonwriting.bsky.social 's next standalone SciFi - AFTER THE FALL - to the UK in with a cover from Amazing 15!
Head over to @scifinow.bsky.social to learn more https://bit.ly/4t6gBUG
June 2026. Preorder: https://geni.us/AfterTF
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We're DELIGHTED that @lavanya.bsky.social 's INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF (Flavour Hacker #1) has won the Pen n Paper Award for Best Fiction!
It's the perfect time to dive into the duology before book 2 -INTERGALACTIC FEAST- hits the shelves in March!
https://geni.us/Megachef
https://geni.us/intergfeast
It's the perfect time to dive into the duology before book 2 -INTERGALACTIC FEAST- hits the shelves in March!
https://geni.us/Megachef
https://geni.us/intergfeast
January 27, 2026 at 6:13 PM
We're DELIGHTED that @lavanya.bsky.social 's INTERSTELLAR MEGACHEF (Flavour Hacker #1) has won the Pen n Paper Award for Best Fiction!
It's the perfect time to dive into the duology before book 2 -INTERGALACTIC FEAST- hits the shelves in March!
https://geni.us/Megachef
https://geni.us/intergfeast
It's the perfect time to dive into the duology before book 2 -INTERGALACTIC FEAST- hits the shelves in March!
https://geni.us/Megachef
https://geni.us/intergfeast
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Happy publication day to @cstross.bsky.social for The Regicide Report, out now from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Really, this has everything I could have wished for to complete/ pause this series. bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/01/revi... #BookSky 💙📚
Review - The Regicide Report by Charles Stross
The Regicide Report (Laundry Files, 14) Charles Stross Publisher, 27 January 2026 Available as: HB, 336pp, audio, e Source: ISBN(HB/ PB)...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Happy publication day to @cstross.bsky.social for The Regicide Report, out now from @orbitbooks.bsky.social. Really, this has everything I could have wished for to complete/ pause this series. bluebookballoon.blogspot.com/2026/01/revi... #BookSky 💙📚
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Psst!
All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
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All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
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The Portal Bookshop
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January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Psst!
All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/product/the-...
All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
the-portal-bookshop.square.site/product/the-...
So excited to read this!!
Ecstatic to finish the week with the final cover for the book! 🤩
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January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
So excited to read this!!
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Dispelling Fantasies made the BSFA longlist!!! I'm honored. Academics don't publish books to make lots of money, so being recognized by my fellow SFF lovers and having people tell me the book has been useful to them is the thing that keeps me going in my research!
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Dispelling Fantasies made the BSFA longlist!!! I'm honored. Academics don't publish books to make lots of money, so being recognized by my fellow SFF lovers and having people tell me the book has been useful to them is the thing that keeps me going in my research!
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Stock take of the shop continues, 875 items made accurate to the shelves! Hand-crafted artisanal stock check, manually inputted by local, free range queers
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Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
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Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
Home | The Portal Bookshop
Sci-fi, Fantasy and LGBTQIA books sold by a York based Independent Bookstore. We take Pre-Orders and Import US titles too.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Stock take of the shop continues, 875 items made accurate to the shelves! Hand-crafted artisanal stock check, manually inputted by local, free range queers
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
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Delirious is exactly how it often felt to be translating it - in the best possible way.
Usually you need a clear head while reading. But sometimes a little deliriousness adds to the experience.
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social reviews The Village at the Edge of Noon, by Darya Bobyleva!
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social reviews The Village at the Edge of Noon, by Darya Bobyleva!
Delirious Reading: The Pleasures of The Village at the Edge of Noon by Darya Bobyleva - Reactor
A bizarre and ever-shifting yarn that taps into concerns both modern and timeless.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Delirious is exactly how it often felt to be translating it - in the best possible way.