Cipher Press
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Cipher Press
@cipherpress.bsky.social
An independent press publishing queer and trans authors
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Well, the time has come to 'wrap up' (get it?) our Cipher Press Gift Guide, and we've got a real banger to close out on. What do you get for the person who truly has it all? The CIPHER PRESS 2026 SUBSCRIPTION, of course! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/2026sub...
December 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Well, the time has come to 'wrap up' (get it?) our Cipher Press Gift Guide, and we've got a real banger to close out on. What do you get for the person who truly has it all? The CIPHER PRESS 2026 SUBSCRIPTION, of course! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/2026sub...
December 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For the modern history buff, the detective fan AND the lesbian hook-up aficionado, we proudly present the next entry in our Cipher Press Gift Guide... BONE HORN, which sees a newly registered PI attempt to track down Alice B. Toklas’s reputed horn.
Bone Horn — Cipher Press
By Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain Published June 2025 9781917008112 / Paperback A newly registered Private Investigator attempts to track down Alice B. Toklas’s reputed horn in this smart,…
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December 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
For our next recommendation from the Cipher Press Gift Guide, we've got a little something to express your appreciation for the 'father figure' in your life 😉. It's a coveted piece of Cipher Press merch... the DADDY BOY tee! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/daddy-b...
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Thank you to Andrés Ordorica and @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this gorgeous review of Terry Dactyl!

"Through rich lyrical prose, Terry Dactyl serves as an urgent reminder of what it means to overcome and survive in times of immense turmoil."
December 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Up next in our Cipher Press Gift Guide, we have something for your loved one who loves cinéma. In CASANOVA 20, one man searches for answers among his thousands of lovers, while his friend becomes obsessed with watching fifty-two mysterious VHS tapes. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/casanov...
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Next up in our Cipher Press Gift Guide, we're here to help with your confusing situationship. Should you get them something? If you do, make it SLUTS. Exploring the nature of desire and its cultural consequences, this collection is a stone-cold sex classic. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/sluts-p...
December 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Cursed with beauty, Adrian drifts between affairs that gift him everything he needs. But after COVID, when the face coverings come off, he finds he's no longer beautiful! Davis explores what true intimacy means in a world of violent desire!

OUT NOW!
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December 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
For our next selection in the Cipher Press Gift Guide, we have something for your friend whose family will be driving them crazy over Christmas. Mixing family saga, mobster pulp, and queer coming-of age, it's the staggeringly original LÁKÍRÍBOTO! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/lkrboto...
December 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Give your spooky little sister (chosen or otherwise) the gift of myth, magic and power with WITCH, up next in our Cipher Press Gift Guide. In this collection, the archetype of the Witch is honoured and unpacked, poked and prodded, owned and othered. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/witch-p...
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Next up in our Cipher Press Christmas Gift Guide, we have a little something for your pal who always has the best gossip. It's 100 BOYFRIENDS! Transgressive, foulmouthed & wildly funny, 100 Boyfriends is an unforgettable ode to queer love in all its variations. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/100-boy...
December 3, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Still got some Christmas shopping to do? Have no fear... the Cipher Press gift guide is here! Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing some of our recommendations to help you get your festive preparations over the line 🎄 🎁
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
With Transgender Week of Awareness underway for 2025, we just wanted to make sure you are aware of us. We're here, we're trans, and we're ready to sling some books.
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy publication day to @mbsycamore.bsky.social and TERRY DACTYL! 💙 ❤️ 🩷 Iconoclastic, stylish, vulnerable and propulsive, this is an incredible book from a beloved author. Don't miss it!
Terry Dactyl Pre-Order — Cipher Press
By Mattilda Bernstein Scyamore Published November 2025 9781917008150 / Paperback / £11.99
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November 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
TERRY DACTYL, the incredible new novel from @mbsycamore.bsky.social, is out this week! As Lisa Ko says, Terry is a 'singular, indelible heroine'. We can't wait for you to meet her 💜 www.cipherpress.co.uk/terry-dactyl
November 10, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Yes, it's the UK edition of TERRY DACTYL, get ready...🪶🌺🌟
We can't wait to see TERRY DACTYL by @mbsycamore.bsky.social out in the world. It's a stylish, beautiful novel – but you don't have to take our word for it. Read what the iconic Sarah Schulman had to say:
November 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICYMI, in December we're publishing CASANOVA 20: Or, Hot World, the new novel by Davey Davis. An exploration of art, desire, and mortality, it follows a young man isolated by his extraordinary beauty and his strange friendship with an older painter. Read more:
Casanova 20: Or, Hot World — Cipher Press
IMPORTANT UPDATE: As a result of VAT changes that came into place on the 1st July, we can no longer sell books directly to EU customers via our website. We are working on a solution to this, and will…
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November 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
We can't wait to see TERRY DACTYL by @mbsycamore.bsky.social out in the world. It's a stylish, beautiful novel – but you don't have to take our word for it. Read what the iconic Sarah Schulman had to say:
November 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Have you heard we are publishing the one and only Dean Atta's first adult novel? Mark your calendars: BIG MAN will be on its way to you in Autumn 2026. Read all about it over on our Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DP0t5i8DIW...
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 This is our favourite time of the year here at Cipher Press – crisp autumn leaves, dark nights and spooky reading vibes. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with too, check out our shop:
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: As a result of VAT changes that came into place on the 1st July, we can no longer sell books directly to EU customers via our website. We are working on a solution to this, and will…
www.cipherpress.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Thanks so much to the trans*poetics symposium in Vienna for having us this month! 🗣️ 📚 We had a great time talking about all things trans publishing – and we also got a sneak peek at Alison Rumfitt's work-in-progress 👀
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We love this quote from McKenzie Wark about the raucous and revelatory TERRY DACTYL, coming to a bookshop near you in November. Can't wait? Pre-order now! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/terry-d...
October 27, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social
Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK
The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Welcome to Cipher Press, Dean! We are so excited to share BIG MAN with the world.
Congratulations to Dean Atta whose adult literary debut, BIG MAN, will be published by @cipherpress.bsky.social in autumn 2026! A powerful, tender exploration of queer identity, memory and healing.

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October 24, 2025 at 12:17 PM
We have plenty of ghosts and ghouls to keep you going this spooky season. From vampires in Truth & Dare, to witchcraft in Lákíríboto, to Brainwyrms' classic grotesquerie, there's something that goes bump in the night for everyone. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop
October 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM