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Leanbh Pearson (Any)
@leanbhpearson.bsky.social
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LGBTQ & Disability Author | Horror & Dark Fantasy | Inspired by history, myths, folklore, fairytales | 🏳️‍🌈🌻📚| https://linktr.ee/leanbhpearson
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Day 2 Supanova in Brisbane. Come say hi I’m at Booth 24 with @hkstubbs.bsky.social & Matt Tighe @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social @ipicomics.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Day 2 Supanova @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & @ipicomics.bsky.social I’m at Booth 24 come say Hi & chat about new release LOKI ⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 AM
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Brisbane Supanova Fun with @hkstubbs.bsky.social @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social
#events #fantasybooks #authorsofinstagram #brisnova2025
November 7, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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The @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & @ipicomics.bsky.social team are at @supanova in Brisbane in Booth 24! Come see us! @hkstubbs.bsky.social @leanbhpearson.bsky.social @gerryhuntman.bsky.social
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#events #comics #books #horror #fantasy #speculativefiction #brisnova2025
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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I’m currently reading THE LEPER’S GARDEN & OTHER CONTAGIONS by Jeff Clulow - a fabulous collection of short stories that are delightfully dark and moving

#amreading #horror #shortstories #newrelease #arc #darkfantasy #supernatural #darkfiction #bookstoread
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November 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Medico-round with more scans. My comfort reading @sgj.bsky.social and comfort Halloween dragon

#amreading #disability #traumarecovery #healing #horrorbooks
October 29, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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I’m currently reading MISRULE the sequel to MALICE by Heather Walter - nearing the end and it’s getting very tense and a great sapphic fantasy!

#amreading #fantasy #lgbtqia #darkfantasy #darkromance #fairytaleretelling #reimagining #sleepingbeauty #bookstoread
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October 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Aurealis Awards entries close on November 30, 2025 - this is by necessity a couple of weeks earlier than in past years to facilitate our exciting Awards Ceremony at GenreCon on the weekend of 20-22nd February!

#AurealisAwards
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October 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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Huzzah! My spooky season Australian tale is on the @horrorwritersassoc.bsky.social Halloween Haunts blog. Check it out about timeless places, hauntings & my novella Bluebells

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Halloween Haunts: An Australian Gothic Haunt… Leanbh Pearson
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October 23, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Belated post on the book haul from 2025 confluxconventions with signed copies from some of my favourite Australian authors Jeff Clulow, J Ashley-Smith, Matt Tighe, @kaaronwarren.bsky.social @datlow.bsky.social Monica Carroll.
A great convention with wonderful authors, guests and vibe!
October 17, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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readers 👉🏻 I’ve read 63 books so far this year but wantrd to share my favourite ones so far which have had the greatest impact on me.

Writers 👉🏻 Shepherd are great resource for promotion of your own works and what you ?and your fan base) might enjoy!!

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October 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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I review SPIRIT LEVEL by @datlow.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social & Monica Carrol A highly recommended darkly delightful illustrated horror collection! A must read!
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#bookreview #newrelease #collections #horror #microfiction #illustrations #gothic #bookstoread
Spirit Level
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description A haunting collaboration between renowned editor & photographer Ellen Datlow, award-winning horror writer Kaaron Warren, and book artist Monica Carroll, Spirit Level…
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October 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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I’m currently reading SPIRIT LEVEL by the amazing @datlow.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social & Monica Carroll from Dark Cave Press. A darkly delightful pocket book of horror.

#amreading #horror #darkfiction #horrorbooks #illustration #noir #bookstoread
October 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Sharing the LOKI love with my debut novel released this week. Love Norse myths? Loki? Want some queer and disability themes? Check out Loki!
@ifwgpublishing.bsky.social
⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️

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October 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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I review DROWNING IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES by Matt Tighe - A highly recommended Australian horror collection. Releasing soon!

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#bookreview #bookstoread #horror #collections #shortstoriees #newrelease #dystopian #monsters #bodyhorror #supernatural #preorder
Drowning in the Dark
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **I received an ARC for an honest review** Description A beach that wipes people from memory. Aliens that just want to help humanity along a little bit. Monsters who love their fight clu…
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October 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Day 1 of Conflux Speculative Fiction Conventions in the Dealers Room. Get ready for Day 2 and the Launchapalooza for Loki & Bluebells!! @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & PS Publishing

#newrelease #NorseMyth #AlternateHistory #darkfantasy #horror #lgbtqia #disability #booklaunch
October 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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PREORDER NOW!
Love Loki? Norse myths? Dark Fantasy? LGBTQIA? Disability? Epic battles, secrets, betrayal & revenge?
LOKI takes a peek at the notorious Norse trickster @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social

⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️
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October 2, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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I’m #currentlyreading THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social - A deep & unnerving novel. Can’t wait to see what happens!

#amreadi̇ng #horror #supernatural #historicalfiction #darkfiction #authorsofinstagram
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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HUGE thanks PS Publishing for these gorgeous Bluebells hardbacks. A SQUUEE seeing these novellas in printed glory. Thanks to @gregchapman.bsky.social for the utterly fantastic cover art!
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
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#gothichorror #alternatehistory #lgbtqia #disability #vampires #darkromance
September 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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I #review this awesome supernatural horror WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by @natcassidy.bsky.social - a homage to the power of fear & what drives good horror. Highly recommended!
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#bookreview #bookrecommendations #horror #supernatural #horrorauthors #bookstoread #tbr
When the Wolf Comes Home
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **I received an ARC for an honest review** Description One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, b…
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September 8, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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COMING SOON! Quick Bites Chapbooks with all new covers & editions. Stay tuned!

#comingsoon #neweditions #shortstories #chapbooks #horror #darkfantasy #fairytales #myth #folklore #occult #lgbtqia
August 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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We are thrilled to announce we’ll be publishing Leanbh Pearson’s Novelette, The Devil in the Loch Gorge, in 2027!

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#gothichorror #gothic #supernatural @Leanbh Pearson (Any)
August 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Love Gothic Horror? Alternate History? Dark Romance? LGBTQ? Disability? Vampires with bite?
BLUEBELLS continues IN THE DEVIL’s GARDEN with darkly wicked sequel coming…
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
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#horror #darkromance #gothic #alternatehistory #LGBTQ #disability #vampires
August 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
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Exciting things happening! Signing sheets for BLUEBELLS are done!
Want queer gothic horror & alternate history? Want vampires with real bite? Want a dark romance?
BLUEBELLS 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
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July 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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COMING SOON from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social Trickster Tales unites Loki and Wahn in an adventure of true fire and ice. Cover art: the amazing @gregchapman.bsky.social
More soon! 🎭🦅🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#comingsoon #coverreal #portalfantasy #Australian #norsemyth #tricksters #folklore #transformation #lgbtq
July 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM