Lethe Press
@lethepress.bsky.social
Since 2001, Lethe Press has been publishing acclaimed queer and weird books. Our titles have won numerous Lambda Literary Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Mary Lynn Kotz Art-in-Literature Award.
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@lethepress.bsky.social
· Dec 20
In 1911, Xavier Marcel Boulestin wrote a witty gay novel about dandies, gossip, and style that did not appear in English until 2025. Here's the current notion for the cover.
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Over on the #HorrorForLibraries Giveaway I have a Finished hardcover of Final Curtain: Tales Inspired By The Phantom of the Opera @lethepress.bsky.social
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#HorrorForLibraries Giveaway: Final Curtain: Tales Inspired By The Phantom of the Opera
The giveaway a finished copy of an awesome, crowd pleasing anthology of Weird Fiction, featuring authors you already have books by on your ...
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January 22, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Over on the #HorrorForLibraries Giveaway I have a Finished hardcover of Final Curtain: Tales Inspired By The Phantom of the Opera @lethepress.bsky.social
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absolutely humbled and honored to see my @lethepress.bsky.social novella, The Death of Mountains, on the BSFA Longlist. it's sharing space with so many other works i loved from last year!!!!
congratulations to everyone who made the list. i love this for us!!!
congratulations to everyone who made the list. i love this for us!!!
Vote for the BSFA Awards
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January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
absolutely humbled and honored to see my @lethepress.bsky.social novella, The Death of Mountains, on the BSFA Longlist. it's sharing space with so many other works i loved from last year!!!!
congratulations to everyone who made the list. i love this for us!!!
congratulations to everyone who made the list. i love this for us!!!
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Got some exciting book mail from @lethepress.bsky.social!
I’ve been so excited for the new @jeffreyford8.bsky.social
collection, Pandemonium Waltz. I’ve read through the first half and it’s wonderful, beautifully dark and fantastic. Looking forward to checking out Final Curtain soon!
I’ve been so excited for the new @jeffreyford8.bsky.social
collection, Pandemonium Waltz. I’ve read through the first half and it’s wonderful, beautifully dark and fantastic. Looking forward to checking out Final Curtain soon!
January 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Got some exciting book mail from @lethepress.bsky.social!
I’ve been so excited for the new @jeffreyford8.bsky.social
collection, Pandemonium Waltz. I’ve read through the first half and it’s wonderful, beautifully dark and fantastic. Looking forward to checking out Final Curtain soon!
I’ve been so excited for the new @jeffreyford8.bsky.social
collection, Pandemonium Waltz. I’ve read through the first half and it’s wonderful, beautifully dark and fantastic. Looking forward to checking out Final Curtain soon!
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January 10, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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Book Review | Final Curtain by collected authors, edited by Steve Berman, perfect for readers who love Phantom of the Opera, horror, and weird fiction
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#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
Book Review | Final Curtain by collected authors, edited by Steve Berman, perfect for readers who love Phantom of the Opera, horror, and weird fiction
I love all things Phantom of the Opera, so was delighted to find this collection of short stories to mark the anniversary of the 1925 Lon Chaney cinematic adaptation of the tragic tale.
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January 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Book Review | Final Curtain by collected authors, edited by Steve Berman, perfect for readers who love Phantom of the Opera, horror, and weird fiction
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#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
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#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
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Book Review | The Woman in the Ship by Sapphira Olson, perfect for readers who love science fiction and space opera
The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause.
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#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause.
substack.com/@nnlightsboo...
#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
Book Review | The Woman in the Ship by Sapphira Olson, perfect for readers who love science fiction and space opera
The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause.
substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Book Review | The Woman in the Ship by Sapphira Olson, perfect for readers who love science fiction and space opera
The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause.
substack.com/@nnlightsboo...
#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
The overarching plot about the sentient AI in this book should also give every reader pause.
substack.com/@nnlightsboo...
#booksky @lethepress.bsky.social
Two works of erotic gay horror for ridiculous prices. godless.com/collections/...
December 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Two works of erotic gay horror for ridiculous prices. godless.com/collections/...
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Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
December 15, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
Us: Across your entire career?
Reiner: In a 6 year period.
Us: That sounds-
Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.
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A mysterious dirge in human form, Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera" is both man and monster, the villain of one of the more famous novels of the early 20th century.
And now, an impressive anthology of horror and weird fiction from @lethepress.bsky.social 🎭💙📚
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And now, an impressive anthology of horror and weird fiction from @lethepress.bsky.social 🎭💙📚
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A mysterious dirge in human form, Leroux's "Phantom of the Opera" is both man and monster, the villain of one of the more famous novels of the early 20th century.
And now, an impressive anthology of horror and weird fiction from @lethepress.bsky.social 🎭💙📚
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
And now, an impressive anthology of horror and weird fiction from @lethepress.bsky.social 🎭💙📚
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
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Whenever possible, buy direct from the publisher! This anthology is amazing and I am so excited to be a part of it! :D
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December 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Whenever possible, buy direct from the publisher! This anthology is amazing and I am so excited to be a part of it! :D
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@lethepress.bsky.social
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@lethepress.bsky.social
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remember that when nominating for [insert Nebula, Hugo, BSFA here] you can just nominate your faves and not what everyone else liked.
nominate what YOU liked!!! not what Fred Carface liked. who cares what Carface likes?
it's your ballot!!! not theirs!!!
also here's my eligibility post:
nominate what YOU liked!!! not what Fred Carface liked. who cares what Carface likes?
it's your ballot!!! not theirs!!!
also here's my eligibility post:
eligibility post time!!!!
this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
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this year i published two things:
novella: THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS from @lethepress.bsky.social
short story: "The Messengers of Despair" from @bcsmagazine.bsky.social
🧵
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
remember that when nominating for [insert Nebula, Hugo, BSFA here] you can just nominate your faves and not what everyone else liked.
nominate what YOU liked!!! not what Fred Carface liked. who cares what Carface likes?
it's your ballot!!! not theirs!!!
also here's my eligibility post:
nominate what YOU liked!!! not what Fred Carface liked. who cares what Carface likes?
it's your ballot!!! not theirs!!!
also here's my eligibility post:
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Hollywood, 1931. Lon Chaney has been dead for less than a year - but what happened to his body? And what does it have to do with the new wax museum that's opening up in town? Find out in "Phantom of the Wax Museum," a new story by me in FINAL CURTAIN from @lethepress.bsky.social.
Final Curtain
Final Curtain [Berman, Steve] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Final Curtain
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December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Hollywood, 1931. Lon Chaney has been dead for less than a year - but what happened to his body? And what does it have to do with the new wax museum that's opening up in town? Find out in "Phantom of the Wax Museum," a new story by me in FINAL CURTAIN from @lethepress.bsky.social.
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The Final Curtain has just been released! It’s a new anthology of Phantom of the Opera inspired stories, including my own “Now We Sing the Killing Song.” Go check it out!!
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Final Curtain
Amazon.com: Final Curtain eBook : Berman, Steve, Bulkin, Nadia, Currier, Jameson, Bennett, James, Grey, Orrin, Rountree, Josh, Linwood Grant, John, DiGirolamo, Cara, DeLucci, Theresa, Smith, Addison: Kindle Store
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December 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The Final Curtain has just been released! It’s a new anthology of Phantom of the Opera inspired stories, including my own “Now We Sing the Killing Song.” Go check it out!!
www.amazon.com/Final-Curtai...
www.amazon.com/Final-Curtai...
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Sometimes ... the music is really not the threat.
December 4, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Sometimes ... the music is really not the threat.
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Who else is doing such a dark and fantastic anthology of gay fiction? Really? Who else has done almost forty of these books?
December 4, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Who else is doing such a dark and fantastic anthology of gay fiction? Really? Who else has done almost forty of these books?
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Spring of 2026 is for witches who adore witches.
December 5, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Spring of 2026 is for witches who adore witches.
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Also note: Nick's essential book on the writing life, STARVE BETTER, is being reprinted by @lethepress.bsky.social early next year. Buy a copy for every aspiring writer you know so they can revel in the possibilities of easy money and instant fame!
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Starve Better | Lethe Press
by Nick Mamatas Starve Better: Surviving the Endless Horror of the Writing Life makes no promises of turning you into a bestselling author. It won’t indulge aspiring writers’ dreams of fame and fortun...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Also note: Nick's essential book on the writing life, STARVE BETTER, is being reprinted by @lethepress.bsky.social early next year. Buy a copy for every aspiring writer you know so they can revel in the possibilities of easy money and instant fame!
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
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Baffling Magazine’s Dec 1–15 window is coming up 🌀
Queer “timefuckery” + other speculative flash
✨ SF/F/H with a queer bent
✨ Under 1,200 words (they love <500)
✨ 8¢/word, simsubs encouraged
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#amwriting #flashfiction #queerfiction
Queer “timefuckery” + other speculative flash
✨ SF/F/H with a queer bent
✨ Under 1,200 words (they love <500)
✨ 8¢/word, simsubs encouraged
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#amwriting #flashfiction #queerfiction
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Baffling Magazine’s Dec 1–15 window is coming up 🌀
Queer “timefuckery” + other speculative flash
✨ SF/F/H with a queer bent
✨ Under 1,200 words (they love <500)
✨ 8¢/word, simsubs encouraged
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#amwriting #flashfiction #queerfiction
Queer “timefuckery” + other speculative flash
✨ SF/F/H with a queer bent
✨ Under 1,200 words (they love <500)
✨ 8¢/word, simsubs encouraged
Details: horrortree.com/taking-submi...
#amwriting #flashfiction #queerfiction
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Cover reveal! Here’s the early mock-up of the cover for my second collection of horror stories, Noctivagants, coming early 2027 with @lethepress.bsky.social !
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Cover reveal! Here’s the early mock-up of the cover for my second collection of horror stories, Noctivagants, coming early 2027 with @lethepress.bsky.social !
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my novella THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS, where the... well the titular character, the Death of Mountains, comes for a middling hill in the Appalachians who doesn't want to die. in the tradition of Scheherazade, they trade story for story to stave off the inevitable.
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The Death of Mountains | Lethe Press
The latest novella by Nebula finalist Jordan Kurella is a moving allegorical tale. As mankind continues to hurt the planet, leaving us with scarred lands, stories like The Death of Mountains are more ...
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November 8, 2025 at 9:30 AM
my novella THE DEATH OF MOUNTAINS, where the... well the titular character, the Death of Mountains, comes for a middling hill in the Appalachians who doesn't want to die. in the tradition of Scheherazade, they trade story for story to stave off the inevitable.
(out from @lethepress.bsky.social)
(out from @lethepress.bsky.social)
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I hope you’re all excited for this! :D It contains a new story from me called “The Music We Became,” and it’s my favorite story I’ve written in 2025! :D
Coming in November from @lethepress.bsky.social
"Capturing much of the menace and enchantment of the original, this will be a treat for Phantom fans."
Publishers Weekly
Featuring a brand new story from moi "The Road of Mirrors"
Pre-order link: www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
📚💙🏳️🌈☠️
"Capturing much of the menace and enchantment of the original, this will be a treat for Phantom fans."
Publishers Weekly
Featuring a brand new story from moi "The Road of Mirrors"
Pre-order link: www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
📚💙🏳️🌈☠️
October 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I hope you’re all excited for this! :D It contains a new story from me called “The Music We Became,” and it’s my favorite story I’ve written in 2025! :D
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'Tis the season to be queer and freaky, and my latest collection has you covered.
"Full of fire and flare... Bennett's stories are told straight from the heart - an absolute must-read." Alison Littlewood
🏳️🌈🎃📚💙
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"Full of fire and flare... Bennett's stories are told straight from the heart - an absolute must-read." Alison Littlewood
🏳️🌈🎃📚💙
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
October 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
'Tis the season to be queer and freaky, and my latest collection has you covered.
"Full of fire and flare... Bennett's stories are told straight from the heart - an absolute must-read." Alison Littlewood
🏳️🌈🎃📚💙
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
"Full of fire and flare... Bennett's stories are told straight from the heart - an absolute must-read." Alison Littlewood
🏳️🌈🎃📚💙
www.lethepressbooks.com/product-page...
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whoa october is around the corner!
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
September 24, 2025 at 4:09 PM
whoa october is around the corner!
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions
reminder that we'll be open again for novellas soon.
more info here: www.neonhemlock.com/submissions