Matt Cain
@mattcainwriter.bsky.social
Author of novels ONE LOVE, BECOMING TED, THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE and THE MADONNA OF BOLTON. Email: info@mattcainwriter.com
Have I got an offer for you! My best loved book THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE is in Amazon's August promotion and 99p on Kindle - and just over £6 in paperback. This book has moved and inspired so many readers and now I'm thrilled it’s going to be read by a whole lot more! ❤️
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August 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Have I got an offer for you! My best loved book THE SECRET LIFE OF ALBERT ENTWISTLE is in Amazon's August promotion and 99p on Kindle - and just over £6 in paperback. This book has moved and inspired so many readers and now I'm thrilled it’s going to be read by a whole lot more! ❤️
amzn.eu/d/06Lz5Xw
amzn.eu/d/06Lz5Xw
American readers! My novel BECOMING TED has been selected for a Kindle Monthly Deal and is currently just 99 cents - a fraction of the price of a coffee! If you’re looking for a fun, uplifting summer read, grab yourselves a bargain while you can! And please spread the word! 🇺🇸☀️❤️
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July 2, 2025 at 2:41 PM
American readers! My novel BECOMING TED has been selected for a Kindle Monthly Deal and is currently just 99 cents - a fraction of the price of a coffee! If you’re looking for a fun, uplifting summer read, grab yourselves a bargain while you can! And please spread the word! 🇺🇸☀️❤️
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I'm celebrating #PrideMonth with my novels, all of which feature characters breaking free from the shame they’ve been made to feel, embracing their difference, learning to love their true selves and moving towards a place of pride. So there's never been a better time to read them! ❤️🏳️🌈❤️
June 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I'm celebrating #PrideMonth with my novels, all of which feature characters breaking free from the shame they’ve been made to feel, embracing their difference, learning to love their true selves and moving towards a place of pride. So there's never been a better time to read them! ❤️🏳️🌈❤️
I’m so proud to have gone on TV to share my story about being late diagnosed autistic with the wonderful Lorraine Kelly. And I was thrilled to talk about the positives of my condition. Thanks to Lorraine for being an open and compassionate interviewer. And if anyone missed it, it’s on ITV catch-up!
June 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
I’m so proud to have gone on TV to share my story about being late diagnosed autistic with the wonderful Lorraine Kelly. And I was thrilled to talk about the positives of my condition. Thanks to Lorraine for being an open and compassionate interviewer. And if anyone missed it, it’s on ITV catch-up!
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Book 23 of 2025 #OneLove by
@mattcainwriter.bsky.social. I really enjoyed reading this whilst sat back at home waiting for my little sister to give birth. Love hearing about #QueerManchester and #CanalStreet. #QueerLit #GayLit
@mattcainwriter.bsky.social. I really enjoyed reading this whilst sat back at home waiting for my little sister to give birth. Love hearing about #QueerManchester and #CanalStreet. #QueerLit #GayLit
June 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Book 23 of 2025 #OneLove by
@mattcainwriter.bsky.social. I really enjoyed reading this whilst sat back at home waiting for my little sister to give birth. Love hearing about #QueerManchester and #CanalStreet. #QueerLit #GayLit
@mattcainwriter.bsky.social. I really enjoyed reading this whilst sat back at home waiting for my little sister to give birth. Love hearing about #QueerManchester and #CanalStreet. #QueerLit #GayLit
This is possibly the most important piece of journalism I’ll ever write. At the age of 50, I was diagnosed autistic. Please read my story and share it so others don’t have to wait so long to understand who they are ❤️
#autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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#autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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I thought it was being gay that made my life so difficult. Then, at 50, I got an eye-opening diagnosis …
I spent far too many years lonely and angry, thanks to schoolmates who called me ‘weird’ and bosses who dismissed me as ‘hysterical’. But was it my sexuality that put their backs up – or the autism I ...
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June 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is possibly the most important piece of journalism I’ll ever write. At the age of 50, I was diagnosed autistic. Please read my story and share it so others don’t have to wait so long to understand who they are ❤️
#autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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#autism #autistic #neurodivergent
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It’s publication day for ONE LOVE in the USA! Finally, a year after the UK! Please share - I’m so proud of this book! And thanks to La Voix, Russell T Davies, Steven Rowley, Alexandra Potter, Ruth Hogan, Patrick Gale, Clare Pooley, Bryony Gordon and Lorraine Kelly for saying such wonderful things! ❤️
April 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s publication day for ONE LOVE in the USA! Finally, a year after the UK! Please share - I’m so proud of this book! And thanks to La Voix, Russell T Davies, Steven Rowley, Alexandra Potter, Ruth Hogan, Patrick Gale, Clare Pooley, Bryony Gordon and Lorraine Kelly for saying such wonderful things! ❤️
American readers, BECOMING TED is just $2.99 on ebook for today only! Also it’s one month till ONE LOVE is published in the US. You can pre-order it now or win a copy via the Goodreads giveaway. And bloggers and journos, you can request to read it on Netgalley. Get on it!
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March 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
American readers, BECOMING TED is just $2.99 on ebook for today only! Also it’s one month till ONE LOVE is published in the US. You can pre-order it now or win a copy via the Goodreads giveaway. And bloggers and journos, you can request to read it on Netgalley. Get on it!
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Londoners, I’ll be appearing at the Barnet Libraries Literary Festival on Sunday 4 May at 11am. I’ll be in conversation with the fab Claire Gardner and will also answer questions from the audience and sign your books! Come and join us if you can!
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March 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Londoners, I’ll be appearing at the Barnet Libraries Literary Festival on Sunday 4 May at 11am. I’ll be in conversation with the fab Claire Gardner and will also answer questions from the audience and sign your books! Come and join us if you can!
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American readers! I’m thrilled to announce that my upcoming novel ONE LOVE features in a Goodreads giveaway from today March 22 until April 5! 100 lucky winners will receive finished copies of the book! GOOD LUCK and if you win please send me pics! ❤️🇺🇸❤️
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March 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
American readers! I’m thrilled to announce that my upcoming novel ONE LOVE features in a Goodreads giveaway from today March 22 until April 5! 100 lucky winners will receive finished copies of the book! GOOD LUCK and if you win please send me pics! ❤️🇺🇸❤️
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My latest novel ONE LOVE is out now in the UK and published in the US on April 29! I think it’s great but don’t listen to me, listen to the brilliant Russell T Davies! ❤️🏳️🌈❤️
March 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My latest novel ONE LOVE is out now in the UK and published in the US on April 29! I think it’s great but don’t listen to me, listen to the brilliant Russell T Davies! ❤️🏳️🌈❤️
For all those asking about my next novel, here’s a sneak peak from the HOTLIST in this week’s issue of The Bookseller! We’ve sold the rights to my ace US publisher but are looking for a new home in the UK - and taking it to the London Book Fair! Please like this post if you’re excited to read it! ❤️
March 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
For all those asking about my next novel, here’s a sneak peak from the HOTLIST in this week’s issue of The Bookseller! We’ve sold the rights to my ace US publisher but are looking for a new home in the UK - and taking it to the London Book Fair! Please like this post if you’re excited to read it! ❤️
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, I’m posting this article I wrote for the Guardian about the importance of reclaiming our queer history after years of erasure. Because we’ve always been here and we’ve always made a contribution! Please share!
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#lgbthistorymonth
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#lgbthistorymonth
February 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
To celebrate LGBT+ History Month, I’m posting this article I wrote for the Guardian about the importance of reclaiming our queer history after years of erasure. Because we’ve always been here and we’ve always made a contribution! Please share!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#lgbthistorymonth
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#lgbthistorymonth
I wasn’t sure about LOOT when I first started watching as it seemed a bit gentle and slow. But I soon got into it, mainly thanks to the brilliance of the supporting cast. I love Sofia and Arthur but most of all I love HOWARD! I’m about to start season 2 - is it just as good? Is anyone else a fan?
February 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I wasn’t sure about LOOT when I first started watching as it seemed a bit gentle and slow. But I soon got into it, mainly thanks to the brilliance of the supporting cast. I love Sofia and Arthur but most of all I love HOWARD! I’m about to start season 2 - is it just as good? Is anyone else a fan?
When I wrote #AlbertEntwistle, people commented on its similarities with a book called #AManCalledOve but I’d never read it! This week I watched the film version and loved it. As tears welled in my eyes, I felt proud to have written a book that people think has the same spirit ❤️
February 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When I wrote #AlbertEntwistle, people commented on its similarities with a book called #AManCalledOve but I’d never read it! This week I watched the film version and loved it. As tears welled in my eyes, I felt proud to have written a book that people think has the same spirit ❤️
This film is a lovely study of the relationship between two very different characters and both lead performances are tremendous. It’s a quiet, gentle film so won’t change your life but it might make you a little bit more compassionate and understanding. I really enjoyed it ❤️
#arealpain
#arealpain
January 31, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This film is a lovely study of the relationship between two very different characters and both lead performances are tremendous. It’s a quiet, gentle film so won’t change your life but it might make you a little bit more compassionate and understanding. I really enjoyed it ❤️
#arealpain
#arealpain
I’m thrilled to be on the jury for this year’s Nibbies! I’ll be judging retailer of the year, independent bookshop of the year and library of the year. It’s a wonderful opportunity to champion all those booksellers and librarians who support great work and get it out to readers!
#britishbookawards
#britishbookawards
January 29, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I’m thrilled to be on the jury for this year’s Nibbies! I’ll be judging retailer of the year, independent bookshop of the year and library of the year. It’s a wonderful opportunity to champion all those booksellers and librarians who support great work and get it out to readers!
#britishbookawards
#britishbookawards
Calling all new and aspiring writers! I’m teaching an Arvon course on character-based fiction this June, alongside the fab Freya North and featuring a guest appearance from the amazing Alexandra Potter! Find out more details via the link below! I can’t wait to read your work!
January 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Calling all new and aspiring writers! I’m teaching an Arvon course on character-based fiction this June, alongside the fab Freya North and featuring a guest appearance from the amazing Alexandra Potter! Find out more details via the link below! I can’t wait to read your work!
As I've picked up lots of new followers, I thought I'd re-introduce my books. I write heartwarming, uplifting novels about self-discovery, self-acceptance and self-love, about characters breaking free from expectation or oppression to blossom into their best, truest self…
January 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
As I've picked up lots of new followers, I thought I'd re-introduce my books. I write heartwarming, uplifting novels about self-discovery, self-acceptance and self-love, about characters breaking free from expectation or oppression to blossom into their best, truest self…
January 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Seeing as I’m accepting an MBE it’s only right I educate myself on the British Empire. And what better way than by reading #Empireland by @sathnam.bsky.social I thought I knew the headlines of history but am flabbergasted by the sheer scale of the horrors. Everyone should read this book!
January 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Seeing as I’m accepting an MBE it’s only right I educate myself on the British Empire. And what better way than by reading #Empireland by @sathnam.bsky.social I thought I knew the headlines of history but am flabbergasted by the sheer scale of the horrors. Everyone should read this book!
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To celebrate Matt Cain @mattcainwriter.bsky.social being awarded an MBE for his services to LGBTQIA+ culture, we're offering #TheMadonnaofBolton for only £1.99 for a limited time!
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January 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
To celebrate Matt Cain @mattcainwriter.bsky.social being awarded an MBE for his services to LGBTQIA+ culture, we're offering #TheMadonnaofBolton for only £1.99 for a limited time!
Save 60% until 31 Jan - exclusively at Unbound: https://buff.ly/40BCrmS
#LGBTQIA #books #ebook #queerlit
Save 60% until 31 Jan - exclusively at Unbound: https://buff.ly/40BCrmS
#LGBTQIA #books #ebook #queerlit
Following your interest in my posts recommending LGBTQ+ novels, here's a selection of my favourite queer memoirs or autobiographies. If you've read any of them, please let me know your thoughts. And please add your own recommendations!
January 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Following your interest in my posts recommending LGBTQ+ novels, here's a selection of my favourite queer memoirs or autobiographies. If you've read any of them, please let me know your thoughts. And please add your own recommendations!
I finally got round to watching this doc and it’s brilliant! Director Michael Ogden hones in on just the right subjects and explores Madonna’s coming of age as an artist with intelligence and respect. If you need to rev up your drive this uninspiring January, here’s the answer!
January 15, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I finally got round to watching this doc and it’s brilliant! Director Michael Ogden hones in on just the right subjects and explores Madonna’s coming of age as an artist with intelligence and respect. If you need to rev up your drive this uninspiring January, here’s the answer!
How dreary and dull and unexciting is January? I’m sending solidarity to anyone who’s struggling to find their sparkle this month. I wonder how the new year and the chance of a fresh start hits differently when you live in the southern hemisphere and there are blue skies and sunshine?
January 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
How dreary and dull and unexciting is January? I’m sending solidarity to anyone who’s struggling to find their sparkle this month. I wonder how the new year and the chance of a fresh start hits differently when you live in the southern hemisphere and there are blue skies and sunshine?