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In honour of Banned Books Week
We are celebrating The Milkman’s on His Way by David Rees First published by the Gay Men’s Press in 1982, this ground breaking young adult novel would go on to have a pivotal role in the passing of Section 28. Never banned outright, the book was
suppressed & censored.
We are celebrating The Milkman’s on His Way by David Rees First published by the Gay Men’s Press in 1982, this ground breaking young adult novel would go on to have a pivotal role in the passing of Section 28. Never banned outright, the book was
suppressed & censored.
October 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
In honour of Banned Books Week
We are celebrating The Milkman’s on His Way by David Rees First published by the Gay Men’s Press in 1982, this ground breaking young adult novel would go on to have a pivotal role in the passing of Section 28. Never banned outright, the book was
suppressed & censored.
We are celebrating The Milkman’s on His Way by David Rees First published by the Gay Men’s Press in 1982, this ground breaking young adult novel would go on to have a pivotal role in the passing of Section 28. Never banned outright, the book was
suppressed & censored.
To celebrate #SapphicSeptember A Jingle Jangle Song by Mariana Villa-Gilbert is available to pre-order from the Lurid Editions website. www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/a-jin... “To read A Jingle-Jangle Song is to discover a missing link in the tradition of the 20th century lesbian novel”—Leigh Wilson
September 26, 2025 at 10:17 AM
To celebrate #SapphicSeptember A Jingle Jangle Song by Mariana Villa-Gilbert is available to pre-order from the Lurid Editions website. www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/a-jin... “To read A Jingle-Jangle Song is to discover a missing link in the tradition of the 20th century lesbian novel”—Leigh Wilson
Review of In Transit by Hailey Maxwell, to be published in the New Internationalist #bookreview #brigidbrophy
August 18, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Review of In Transit by Hailey Maxwell, to be published in the New Internationalist #bookreview #brigidbrophy
Lurid borlotti beans and Brigid Brophy
August 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Lurid borlotti beans and Brigid Brophy
Lurid borlotti beans and Brigid Brophy
August 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Lurid borlotti beans and Brigid Brophy
Happy publication day to In Transit, Brigid Brophy's heroi-cyclic masterpiece! Huge thanks to @brophylevey.bsky.social for believing in the project to publish a new edition of the novel, and for writing a brilliant foreword. We're so proud to be publishing this mind/sex bending novel. #booksky
May 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy publication day to In Transit, Brigid Brophy's heroi-cyclic masterpiece! Huge thanks to @brophylevey.bsky.social for believing in the project to publish a new edition of the novel, and for writing a brilliant foreword. We're so proud to be publishing this mind/sex bending novel. #booksky
For Bristol folks! In Transit launch, Thu 8 May, East Bristol Books. 7pm start!
#bookevents #booksky #bristolbookevents #bristol #brigidbrophy
#bookevents #booksky #bristolbookevents #bristol #brigidbrophy
April 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
For Bristol folks! In Transit launch, Thu 8 May, East Bristol Books. 7pm start!
#bookevents #booksky #bristolbookevents #bristol #brigidbrophy
#bookevents #booksky #bristolbookevents #bristol #brigidbrophy
April 16, 2025 at 9:11 AM
We had such an amazing time at the Alternative Book Fair on Saturday, thanks for @indienovella.bsky.social for organising! Did you pick up an In Transit tattoo? Send us your pics! Free with pre-orders through the Lurid website - www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/brigi...
#brigidbrophy #intransit
#brigidbrophy #intransit
March 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
We had such an amazing time at the Alternative Book Fair on Saturday, thanks for @indienovella.bsky.social for organising! Did you pick up an In Transit tattoo? Send us your pics! Free with pre-orders through the Lurid website - www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/brigi...
#brigidbrophy #intransit
#brigidbrophy #intransit
Delighted to feature in @thebookseller.com's "Titles Not to Miss in May" with our new Lurid Edition of In Transit, by Brigid Brophy!
Publishing 1 May 2025
Distribution @turnarounduk.bsky.social
😍📚🎉🛫
#booksky #reprints #brigidbrophy #newbooks
Publishing 1 May 2025
Distribution @turnarounduk.bsky.social
😍📚🎉🛫
#booksky #reprints #brigidbrophy #newbooks
March 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Delighted to feature in @thebookseller.com's "Titles Not to Miss in May" with our new Lurid Edition of In Transit, by Brigid Brophy!
Publishing 1 May 2025
Distribution @turnarounduk.bsky.social
😍📚🎉🛫
#booksky #reprints #brigidbrophy #newbooks
Publishing 1 May 2025
Distribution @turnarounduk.bsky.social
😍📚🎉🛫
#booksky #reprints #brigidbrophy #newbooks
Looking forward to attending the Indie Press Fair on Sat 8 March alongside loads of other awesome independent publishers - thanks to @indienovella.bsky.social for organising!
www.alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk
Publisher stalls, talks and lots of other good stuff! #indiepressfair #bookfairslondon
www.alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk
Publisher stalls, talks and lots of other good stuff! #indiepressfair #bookfairslondon
January 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Looking forward to attending the Indie Press Fair on Sat 8 March alongside loads of other awesome independent publishers - thanks to @indienovella.bsky.social for organising!
www.alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk
Publisher stalls, talks and lots of other good stuff! #indiepressfair #bookfairslondon
www.alternativebookfairlondon.co.uk
Publisher stalls, talks and lots of other good stuff! #indiepressfair #bookfairslondon
Pre-orders of In Transit by Brigid Brophy now available on the Lurid Editions website - www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/brigi...
First pre-orders get limited edition tattoos, inspired by content from the book!
#BrigidBrophy #Booksky #preorder #newbooks
First pre-orders get limited edition tattoos, inspired by content from the book!
#BrigidBrophy #Booksky #preorder #newbooks
January 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Pre-orders of In Transit by Brigid Brophy now available on the Lurid Editions website - www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/brigi...
First pre-orders get limited edition tattoos, inspired by content from the book!
#BrigidBrophy #Booksky #preorder #newbooks
First pre-orders get limited edition tattoos, inspired by content from the book!
#BrigidBrophy #Booksky #preorder #newbooks
A video for all #Wimpybar and Gay Young Adult Fiction from the 1980s fans!
Featuring all #Wimpy references in The Milkman's on His Way by David Rees, published by Lurid Editions earlier this year 🍔
Get your copy: tinyurl.com/vd5b8zyc
#queerbooks #davidrees #LGBTQbooks #booksky #queernostalgia
Featuring all #Wimpy references in The Milkman's on His Way by David Rees, published by Lurid Editions earlier this year 🍔
Get your copy: tinyurl.com/vd5b8zyc
#queerbooks #davidrees #LGBTQbooks #booksky #queernostalgia
December 14, 2024 at 10:04 AM
A video for all #Wimpybar and Gay Young Adult Fiction from the 1980s fans!
Featuring all #Wimpy references in The Milkman's on His Way by David Rees, published by Lurid Editions earlier this year 🍔
Get your copy: tinyurl.com/vd5b8zyc
#queerbooks #davidrees #LGBTQbooks #booksky #queernostalgia
Featuring all #Wimpy references in The Milkman's on His Way by David Rees, published by Lurid Editions earlier this year 🍔
Get your copy: tinyurl.com/vd5b8zyc
#queerbooks #davidrees #LGBTQbooks #booksky #queernostalgia
Seasonal reminder that books about the Ladies of Llangollen make an excellent present for beloveds, romantic friends, WLW & those with sapphic inclinations.
Look no further than Mary Gordon's Chase of the Wild Goose!
Buy here: www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/chase...
#sapphicbooksky #booksky
Look no further than Mary Gordon's Chase of the Wild Goose!
Buy here: www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/chase...
#sapphicbooksky #booksky
December 1, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Seasonal reminder that books about the Ladies of Llangollen make an excellent present for beloveds, romantic friends, WLW & those with sapphic inclinations.
Look no further than Mary Gordon's Chase of the Wild Goose!
Buy here: www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/chase...
#sapphicbooksky #booksky
Look no further than Mary Gordon's Chase of the Wild Goose!
Buy here: www.lurideditions.com/shop/p/chase...
#sapphicbooksky #booksky
November 21, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Hello to our new followers! Sneak preview of our temporary tattoos we'll be sending out with review copies of #BrigidBrophy's #InTransit
Aren't they pretty? 💚🏳️⚧️
Who wants a set? #Booksky
Aren't they pretty? 💚🏳️⚧️
Who wants a set? #Booksky
November 18, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Hello to our new followers! Sneak preview of our temporary tattoos we'll be sending out with review copies of #BrigidBrophy's #InTransit
Aren't they pretty? 💚🏳️⚧️
Who wants a set? #Booksky
Aren't they pretty? 💚🏳️⚧️
Who wants a set? #Booksky
We've been busy proofing the next Lurid Editions title, In Transit by Brigid Brophy, that will be published 1 May 2025.
More info here:
www.lurideditions.com/forthcoming
More info here:
www.lurideditions.com/forthcoming
September 6, 2024 at 8:43 AM
We've been busy proofing the next Lurid Editions title, In Transit by Brigid Brophy, that will be published 1 May 2025.
More info here:
www.lurideditions.com/forthcoming
More info here:
www.lurideditions.com/forthcoming
Like books by Juno Dawson and Jessica Love, David Rees's The Milkman's on His Way was pulled from school library shelves in the late 1980s because worried parents complained about its sexual content.
August 23, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Like books by Juno Dawson and Jessica Love, David Rees's The Milkman's on His Way was pulled from school library shelves in the late 1980s because worried parents complained about its sexual content.