Christian Baines
@xtianbaines.bsky.social
Author. Traveller. Darkling. Queerdo. He/him.
I write quirky queer horror, dark fantasy and romance with more than a bit of the unexpected.
www.christianbaines.com
I write quirky queer horror, dark fantasy and romance with more than a bit of the unexpected.
www.christianbaines.com
Toronto, join us TONIGHT at #PegasusonChurch for double the queer magick as @thebigshibam.bsky.social and I officially launch our #HauntedHearts books into the world. Readings. Q&A. Giveaways. Don't miss it! (But if you really have to, also streaming live on youtube.com/@touronno) #MMRomance
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Toronto, join us TONIGHT at #PegasusonChurch for double the queer magick as @thebigshibam.bsky.social and I officially launch our #HauntedHearts books into the world. Readings. Q&A. Giveaways. Don't miss it! (But if you really have to, also streaming live on youtube.com/@touronno) #MMRomance
This Saturday, Toronto! Come celebrate the launch of two books in our acclaimed #HauntedHearts series of #MMParanormal novels at #PegasusonChurch from 6pm. #MMRomance #GayRomance #TorontoBooks #AuthorsofBluesky #Booksky #QueerHorror #IndieAuthors #NewBooks
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This Saturday, Toronto! Come celebrate the launch of two books in our acclaimed #HauntedHearts series of #MMParanormal novels at #PegasusonChurch from 6pm. #MMRomance #GayRomance #TorontoBooks #AuthorsofBluesky #Booksky #QueerHorror #IndieAuthors #NewBooks
Heading to #ChurchStreet this Saturday? Kick your night off with us at #PegasusonChurch, where @thebigshibam.bsky.social and I will be officially launching our deliciously witchy Haunted Hearts novels! #GayToronto #TorontoWrites #CanLit #MMRomance #GayRomance #QueerHorror #LGBTQLit #GayBooks
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Heading to #ChurchStreet this Saturday? Kick your night off with us at #PegasusonChurch, where @thebigshibam.bsky.social and I will be officially launching our deliciously witchy Haunted Hearts novels! #GayToronto #TorontoWrites #CanLit #MMRomance #GayRomance #QueerHorror #LGBTQLit #GayBooks
Art, queers and magick come together on #ChurchStreetToronto next Saturday at the launch of #HauntedHearts books A Tall Cup of Joe and Andalusia Dogs at Pegasus on Church! Two local authors, two amazing books, one awesome way to start your night. #GayToronto #QueerToronto #CanLit #IndieAuthors
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Art, queers and magick come together on #ChurchStreetToronto next Saturday at the launch of #HauntedHearts books A Tall Cup of Joe and Andalusia Dogs at Pegasus on Church! Two local authors, two amazing books, one awesome way to start your night. #GayToronto #QueerToronto #CanLit #IndieAuthors
ANDALUSIA DOGS is out now for Kindle and in paperback. #MMRomance #MMParanormal #GayRomance #GayHorror #QueerHorror #MadridStories #MaleWitches #Booksky #AuthorsofBlueSky #HalloweenReads
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
ANDALUSIA DOGS is out now for Kindle and in paperback. #MMRomance #MMParanormal #GayRomance #GayHorror #QueerHorror #MadridStories #MaleWitches #Booksky #AuthorsofBlueSky #HalloweenReads
At #GLO2025 in Brisbane! Cat's Guide has left the building, but you can still pick up some Arcadia Trust, Haunted Hearts or Skin! #MMRomance #MMParanormal
September 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
At #GLO2025 in Brisbane! Cat's Guide has left the building, but you can still pick up some Arcadia Trust, Haunted Hearts or Skin! #MMRomance #MMParanormal
Feels so damn good to type "The End." ANDALUSIA DOGS is coming to make magic Oct 25 as part of Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch! Pre-order them NOW on Kindle. Paperback soon! #GayRomance #QueerHorror #MMParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #LGBTQUrbanFantasy #MaleWitches #MMRomance #OwnVoices
July 27, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Feels so damn good to type "The End." ANDALUSIA DOGS is coming to make magic Oct 25 as part of Haunted Hearts: Season of the Witch! Pre-order them NOW on Kindle. Paperback soon! #GayRomance #QueerHorror #MMParanormalRomance #UrbanFantasy #LGBTQUrbanFantasy #MaleWitches #MMRomance #OwnVoices
Coming Sept/Oct 2025! It's the Season of the Witch at Haunted Hearts. Eleven #OwnVoices #GayRomance novels on the dark or wacky side of magick, serving male witch goodness to your #GayBooks shelf. #IndieAuthors #GayHorror #MaleWitches #LGBTQAuthors #NewBooks
July 25, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Coming Sept/Oct 2025! It's the Season of the Witch at Haunted Hearts. Eleven #OwnVoices #GayRomance novels on the dark or wacky side of magick, serving male witch goodness to your #GayBooks shelf. #IndieAuthors #GayHorror #MaleWitches #LGBTQAuthors #NewBooks
Something is brewing... #MMRomance #MaleWitches #HauntedHearts #GayHorror #GayFantasy #QueerHorror #NewGayBooks #OwnVoices #HalloweenReads
July 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Something is brewing... #MMRomance #MaleWitches #HauntedHearts #GayHorror #GayFantasy #QueerHorror #NewGayBooks #OwnVoices #HalloweenReads
Hitting @fanexpodenver.bsky.social this weekend? Come find us in the Book Nook! We have books! #IndieAuthors! Chairs! Good AC! Plus our #QueerBooks panels at 3pm today and tomorrow! #FanExpoDenver #GayBooks #Booksky #UrbanFantasy #QueerSciFi #QueerHorror
July 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hitting @fanexpodenver.bsky.social this weekend? Come find us in the Book Nook! We have books! #IndieAuthors! Chairs! Good AC! Plus our #QueerBooks panels at 3pm today and tomorrow! #FanExpoDenver #GayBooks #Booksky #UrbanFantasy #QueerSciFi #QueerHorror
Happy birthday, Queen.
July 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Happy birthday, Queen.
Toronto! We're on Church St with our #OwnVoices indie books for #TorontoPride!
June 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Toronto! We're on Church St with our #OwnVoices indie books for #TorontoPride!
#PatrickStewart serving #HelenMirren realness, apparently. I think he looks more like #JKRowling, mostly because it would make her really, really mad. Nice legs, Captain. Engage! #HappyPride #DragIsArt #StarTrek
June 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
#PatrickStewart serving #HelenMirren realness, apparently. I think he looks more like #JKRowling, mostly because it would make her really, really mad. Nice legs, Captain. Engage! #HappyPride #DragIsArt #StarTrek
Toronto folks! One of our readers Antonio Robledo is launching the bilingual edition of his collection Love (Man to Man) this afternoon! The poetry is sensual, heartfelt and amazing, and the poet is cute. I mean, how hard do I have to sell you, really? #TorontoPoetry #QueerPoetry #TorontoPride
June 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Toronto folks! One of our readers Antonio Robledo is launching the bilingual edition of his collection Love (Man to Man) this afternoon! The poetry is sensual, heartfelt and amazing, and the poet is cute. I mean, how hard do I have to sell you, really? #TorontoPoetry #QueerPoetry #TorontoPride
Reading for #TorontoPride with @ajdolman.bsky.social @jamestheballadeer.bsky.social @jmarshallfreeman.bsky.social and more amazing #OntarioAuthors Then come see us on the street at #TOPride #WritersofToronto #Booksky
June 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Reading for #TorontoPride with @ajdolman.bsky.social @jamestheballadeer.bsky.social @jmarshallfreeman.bsky.social and more amazing #OntarioAuthors Then come see us on the street at #TOPride #WritersofToronto #Booksky
June 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The #OwnVoices Pride Sale is ON NOW. Big discounts on #Kindle editions of #QueerBooks and #MMRomance until June 16. #GayBooks #PrideMonth #LGBTQBooks #IndieAuthors #Booksky
June 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The #OwnVoices Pride Sale is ON NOW. Big discounts on #Kindle editions of #QueerBooks and #MMRomance until June 16. #GayBooks #PrideMonth #LGBTQBooks #IndieAuthors #Booksky
Queer life can be horror, but horror is always queer. #QueerHorror #GayHorror
June 11, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Queer life can be horror, but horror is always queer. #QueerHorror #GayHorror
Bookmark them now. Grab them June 12, starting at 99c! #PrideReads #LGBTQBooks #MMRomance #MMParanormal #OwnVoices #IndieAuthors #GayBooks
June 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Bookmark them now. Grab them June 12, starting at 99c! #PrideReads #LGBTQBooks #MMRomance #MMParanormal #OwnVoices #IndieAuthors #GayBooks
Come see us ahead of #TOPride then meet us on the street all weekend! #TorontoReadings #OntarioAuthors #Cabbagetown #IndieAuthors #Booksky #Canlit
June 3, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Come see us ahead of #TOPride then meet us on the street all weekend! #TorontoReadings #OntarioAuthors #Cabbagetown #IndieAuthors #Booksky #Canlit
The odds to win #Eurovision2025. Not that I mind Sweden hosting again, but 4 times in 13 years is asking a lot. Will Petra run out of jokes? Will we get Linda Woodruff's Guide to Places That Aren't Sweden? ABBA hits sung by cats at 4am? Can we drop Mans through a trap door this time? The suspense!
May 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The odds to win #Eurovision2025. Not that I mind Sweden hosting again, but 4 times in 13 years is asking a lot. Will Petra run out of jokes? Will we get Linda Woodruff's Guide to Places That Aren't Sweden? ABBA hits sung by cats at 4am? Can we drop Mans through a trap door this time? The suspense!
There had never been a time when the people who've banned books were the good guys.
April 1, 2025 at 12:58 PM
There had never been a time when the people who've banned books were the good guys.
Felice Picano's curiosity, boundless energy, mentorship, infectious laugh, endless stories, generosity and positivity made any time spent with him a delight, including here at 2024 Toronto Pride. Vale and thanks for everything #FelicePicano. Our creative world won't be the same without you.
March 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Felice Picano's curiosity, boundless energy, mentorship, infectious laugh, endless stories, generosity and positivity made any time spent with him a delight, including here at 2024 Toronto Pride. Vale and thanks for everything #FelicePicano. Our creative world won't be the same without you.
Whaaaaat? How did I miss this? Just found out GEIST FLEISCH was a 3rd place winner in the 2024 @paranormalromguild.bsky.social Reviewers' Choice Awards (LGBT/ROMANCE/FANTASY/HISTORICAL)! Thanks so much to everyone who showed Callum and Max some love! #GayBooks #LGBTQLit #GayHorror #QueerHorror
February 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Whaaaaat? How did I miss this? Just found out GEIST FLEISCH was a 3rd place winner in the 2024 @paranormalromguild.bsky.social Reviewers' Choice Awards (LGBT/ROMANCE/FANTASY/HISTORICAL)! Thanks so much to everyone who showed Callum and Max some love! #GayBooks #LGBTQLit #GayHorror #QueerHorror