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Sebastian Nothwell (he/him)
@sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
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queer romance author

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Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) @sebastiannothwell.bsky.social · Oct 8
readers: please stop using sword metaphors in spicy scenes
me: u got it
me: time for...
me: (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ⋆✲ﾟ*｡⋆ musket metaphors!!!
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
“i want to describe this mantelpiece in a fae castle but first i want to check out when mantelpieces were invented so it doesn’t feel too anachronistic”
January 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
The final chapter of Booksellers and Bone Setters – a brand new Oak King Holly King tale – is now on Patreon! Wherein a world of fresh possibilities begins to bloom. #oldmanyaoi #mmromance #faeromance #romantasy

www.patreon.com/sebastiannot...
Cover art for Booksellers and Bone Setters, an Oak King Holly King Tale. An elderly Victorian clerk and fae man with horns and goat ears gaze lovingly into each other's eyes, surrounded by a mistletoe wreath.
January 26, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Sebastian Nothwell @sebastiannothwell.bsky.social, Oak King Holly King

A knight wins a tourney against men and fae alike and, for his reward, the magical queen pronounces his doom! He will have to fight her king.
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
This Saturday I will be signing books at the Barnes & Noble in Wareham, MA! Confirmed gothic lesbians and cottagecore cozy fantasy in stock. Come over and say hello, I can't wait to meet you there!
White text on a green background reads as follows: Sebastian Nothwell book signing at Barnes & Noble, 2421 Cranberry Hwy, Suite 444, Wareham, Massachusetts, on Saturday, January 10th from noon to 2pm!
January 6, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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margaretadelle.bsky.social
This is my fourth Sebastian Nothwell book and the third time a twink gets severely injured so a more muscular hot dude who's obsessed with him can nurse him back to health.

Never change, Sebastian. 😂

#booksky @sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
January 1, 2026 at 3:30 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
i wonder if i'm using the verb "to hobble" correctly in this sentence. better look it up to make sure. and while i'm at it, since they sound similar, why not also look up Hoggle from Labyrinth? [20 min of writing time passes without anything productive happening]
December 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
Hey. First chapter of Oak King Holly King III on Patreon.

www.patreon.com/sebastiannot...

#mmromance #romantasy #faeromance
Cover art for Oak King Holly King 3.
December 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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sethanikeem.bsky.social
Been thinking about how -receiving stolen property- is often framed as a crime – especially if you profit from the stolen property (like a fence)

Everyone who uses LLMs & GenAI are knowingly receiving stolen property and effectively fencing the creations of others, laundering them as their own
December 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
Happy Boxing Day and Happy 180th Anniversary to Hullvardr and Ephraim Grigsby (December 26th 1845) #oldmanyaoi #mmromance #faeromance
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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ganymedean.bsky.social
YAY HUGS
Two men clothes less and embracing in a horizontal way…if you get what I mean. One has wavy or curly hair with a black ribbon tying it and the other has dark brushed forward hair. The dark haired one has his eyes closed and his mouth in an o shape
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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ganymedean.bsky.social
Yay yay yay
My ocs Artemis, James, and Ganymede. James and Ganymede are suckling Artemis. The image has a soft rosey hue.
December 26, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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margaretadelle.bsky.social
The award for "Most Delicious Romantic Pining" goes to "Oak King, Holly King" by Sebastian Nothwell!

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A black and gold certificate with the white text "Most Delicious Romantic Pining." The cover of "Oak King, Holly King," by Sebastian Nothwell, featuring two men embracing under leafy trees with stone ruins in the background.
December 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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melithebookworm.bsky.social
I am a simple woman. I see a Fiorenzo post and I tell you YOU NEED TO READ IT!!!!🤗✨
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social Sebastian Nothwell (he/him) @sebastiannothwell.bsky.social · Dec 20
Maybe they should kiss about it...

Fiorenzo is a fantasy-of-manners #mmromance featuring swordplay, hurt/comfort, and a happily-ever-after.
Cover art for Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell. A tumblr post from user slimegargoyle is overlaid and reads as follows: "Are you trying to be normal so people won't know you're traumatized and angry or are you trying to be larger-than-life so people won't know you're vulnerable and needy?" Cover art for Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell.
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
Maybe they should kiss about it...

Fiorenzo is a fantasy-of-manners #mmromance featuring swordplay, hurt/comfort, and a happily-ever-after.
Cover art for Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell. A tumblr post from user slimegargoyle is overlaid and reads as follows: "Are you trying to be normal so people won't know you're traumatized and angry or are you trying to be larger-than-life so people won't know you're vulnerable and needy?" Cover art for Fiorenzo by Sebastian Nothwell.
December 20, 2025 at 11:04 AM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
Mr Warren's Profession is a Victorian cross-class autism4autism #mmromance featuring hurt/comfort and a happily-ever-after.
Meme. Cover art for Mr Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell. Lindsey, a Victorian baronet, and Aubrey, a clerk, are about to kiss. A thought bubble beneath both of them contains a tumblr post from user hyped-up-on-girl-pills. It reads as follows: "They should invent a type of flirting where I can tell when it's happening." Cover art for the audiobook edition of Mr Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell, narrated by Gary Furlong.
December 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
Oak King Holly King is a Victorian #romantasy wherein a fearsome fae warrior destined for ritual sacrifice seeks a mortal clerk fated to save him. #mmromance #faeromance
Meme. Character art of Shrike the Butcher of Blackthorn (a fae warrior in medieval garb) and Wren Lofthouse (a mortal Victorian clerk). Shrike is standing in front of Wren and drawing his sword to shield him. A tumblr post from user w6ir0q4f is overlaid and reads as follows: Live by the sword, laugh by the sword, love by the sword. Cover art for the audiobook edition of Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell, narrated by Gary Furlong.
December 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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blipstress.bsky.social
For instance, here is a book that you can buy at your local bookseller. (my book that I wrote):
www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/ppv-p...
Plastic, Prism, Void by Violet Allen — Debut trans romantasy — LittlePuss Press
A time-skipping quick-quipping trans romantasy supernova! "An utterly essential, astounding new voice." —Charlie Jane Anders
www.littlepuss.net
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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blipstress.bsky.social
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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blipstress.bsky.social
Literally buying one copy of a book at your local indie bookstore can mean the difference in whether they buy future books from that author.
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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kianahamm.bsky.social
more Frankenstein yuri and they have names now
December 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
sebastiannothwell.bsky.social
Both kinds of book boyfriend in one convenient package.

Hold Fast is a Victorian #mmromance between a whaling harpooner who inherits a baronetcy and the estate agent tasked with turning him from sailor to gentleman.
Meme. Cover art for Hold Fast by Sebastian Nothwell. Text is superimposed over the two protagonists. Over Evelyn, a rough-and-ready sailor holding a harpoon, it says: "My sweet baby angel who I offer my life." Over Morgan, a prim and proper gentleman in a suit, it says: "My fucking boyfriend who spits in my mouth." Cover art for Hold Fast by Sebastian Nothwell.
December 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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noahhawthorne.bsky.social
For Disability December, here are a collection of queer books with disabled main characters, or by disabled authors. (3/3)
Disability December book recs. Blessed by the Cupid Distribution System by Robin Jo Margaret. Hazelthorn by CG Drews. Someone You Can Build a Nest in by John Wiswell. Dragonfall by L.R. Lam. Mr Warren's Profession by Sebastian Nothwell. The Reanimator's Heart by Kara Jorgensen. Disability December book recs. The Unbroken by C.L. Clark. The Unwanted Prophet by Carolina Cruz. Fae's Freedom by Luna Daye. Kit and Basie by Tess Carletta. An Outstretched Hand edited by RHWQ Productions. Cursed Cocktails by S.L. Rowland.
December 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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75% off:

- a slowburn, sumptuous romance between an ADHD vampire and his autistic secretary
- a fucked-up dark romance between an unstable angel and a depressed artist
- a horny 1920s erotic romance between a disabled gentleman and his fat new butler

www.smashwords.com/profile/view/JohannesEvans
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December 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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noahhawthorne.bsky.social
Have the queerest of holidays, and stay warm and safe with a good book.

(3/3)
Happy holidays book recs. Masters in this Hall by K.J. Charles. When Witches Sing by Aelina Isaacs. Winter Days, Historical Gays by Anouk de Rooij. All you Want for the Holidays by Quinton Li. A Handyman for the Holidays by Valerie Gomez. Up to Snow Good by Charlie Novak. Happy holidays book recs. The Solstice Cabin by Arden Powell. Glimmer in the Dark by Cozy Dubois. Let your Hearts be Light by Fae Quin. A Holly Jolly Diwali by Sonya Lalli. Oak King Holly King by Sebastian Nothwell. Queer for the New Year complied by Leo Otherland.
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Read my cozy plus size m/m romance 'More to Love right now for FREE on Koboplus or Everand. Wrestling coach Emmy Park is content living romance through books—until he meets Jamir Cunningham, the charming owner of his favorite shop. bit.ly/moretolovero... #mmromance #booksky #plussizeromance
More to Love - A Cozy Plus Size M/M Romance Jamir and Emmy couldn’t be more different. Jamir with his constant smiles and Emmy with his resting bitch face. Yet, the moment their paths collide, the attraction between them is undeniable. Can they find happiness together despite their differences? - Kobo Plus
December 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM