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A list of UK LGBTQ+ bookshops:
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Psst!
All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
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All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
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The Portal Bookshop
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January 23, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Psst!
All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
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All our copies of The Second Death of Locke are signed! Not many left though 👀
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So excited to read this!!
Ecstatic to finish the week with the final cover for the book! 🤩
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January 23, 2026 at 6:49 PM
So excited to read this!!
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Dispelling Fantasies made the BSFA longlist!!! I'm honored. Academics don't publish books to make lots of money, so being recognized by my fellow SFF lovers and having people tell me the book has been useful to them is the thing that keeps me going in my research!
January 22, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Dispelling Fantasies made the BSFA longlist!!! I'm honored. Academics don't publish books to make lots of money, so being recognized by my fellow SFF lovers and having people tell me the book has been useful to them is the thing that keeps me going in my research!
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Stock take of the shop continues, 875 items made accurate to the shelves! Hand-crafted artisanal stock check, manually inputted by local, free range queers
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Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
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Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
Home | The Portal Bookshop
Sci-fi, Fantasy and LGBTQIA books sold by a York based Independent Bookstore. We take Pre-Orders and Import US titles too.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Stock take of the shop continues, 875 items made accurate to the shelves! Hand-crafted artisanal stock check, manually inputted by local, free range queers
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Would love some more orders tbh, it's been dire this week in the miserable rain. I saw 5 people on Tuesday 🫠
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Delirious is exactly how it often felt to be translating it - in the best possible way.
Usually you need a clear head while reading. But sometimes a little deliriousness adds to the experience.
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social reviews The Village at the Edge of Noon, by Darya Bobyleva!
@tobiascarroll.bsky.social reviews The Village at the Edge of Noon, by Darya Bobyleva!
Delirious Reading: The Pleasures of The Village at the Edge of Noon by Darya Bobyleva - Reactor
A bizarre and ever-shifting yarn that taps into concerns both modern and timeless.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Delirious is exactly how it often felt to be translating it - in the best possible way.
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I love Chris’s book choices - if you’re on Instagram go give him a follow
Hey #booksky - I recently started a page dedicated to the books I read, from murder mysteries to magic and mysticism, from Christie to Crowley. Give it a follow if you’re into book posts and memes!
📚 www.instagram.com/literaryraider
📚 www.instagram.com/literaryraider
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I love Chris’s book choices - if you’re on Instagram go give him a follow
If anyone has read this, there was an ‘Oh my god’ moment in it that makes me think @cstross.bsky.social is playing with us like you would cats with a bit of string. I don’t think I’m going to last until the paperback of The Regicide Report.
1st 26 read: @cstross.bsky.social’s novella A Conventional Boy. The lore is loring, and I think I need to reread some other works from The Laundry in order to do a review justice. Even if you’re not acquainted with the series, it’s a brilliant tale of what happens when TTRPGs get a little too real.
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
If anyone has read this, there was an ‘Oh my god’ moment in it that makes me think @cstross.bsky.social is playing with us like you would cats with a bit of string. I don’t think I’m going to last until the paperback of The Regicide Report.
It’s been over five years since Battle Ground. I’ll admit I didn’t finish it back then. I found the very long fight sequence exhausting. But the story hasn’t ended. Twelve Months is, I understand, a more reflective Dresden tale. And maybe the character, like the author, just needed time away.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
It’s been over five years since Battle Ground. I’ll admit I didn’t finish it back then. I found the very long fight sequence exhausting. But the story hasn’t ended. Twelve Months is, I understand, a more reflective Dresden tale. And maybe the character, like the author, just needed time away.
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If you need MOAR queer SFF short fiction while we finish WRATH MONTH you should definitely check this project out!
💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💅✨️
Its live now on Kickstarter!
💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💅✨️
Its live now on Kickstarter!
January 21, 2026 at 5:37 PM
If you need MOAR queer SFF short fiction while we finish WRATH MONTH you should definitely check this project out!
💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💅✨️
Its live now on Kickstarter!
💙🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️💅✨️
Its live now on Kickstarter!
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*incoherent noises of excitement*
NEWS! My next book, TRANSLUNAR, about a closeted trans woman who's an astronaut in the sixties, is coming out in fall 2027! It'll be on Wildthorn, Tor's brand-new general fiction imprint -- a dream, as it lets me work with @englelaird.bsky.social on my literary and historical fiction as well as SFF.
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
*incoherent noises of excitement*
I love Chris’s book choices - if you’re on Instagram go give him a follow
Hey #booksky - I recently started a page dedicated to the books I read, from murder mysteries to magic and mysticism, from Christie to Crowley. Give it a follow if you’re into book posts and memes!
📚 www.instagram.com/literaryraider
📚 www.instagram.com/literaryraider
January 21, 2026 at 5:31 PM
I love Chris’s book choices - if you’re on Instagram go give him a follow
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Please follow this upcoming queer space opera anthology!
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Please follow this upcoming queer space opera anthology!
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I have a set of bookshop events planned for the release of Children of Strife end of March - all in the UK I'm afraid. After Which I'll be at Eastercon which follows directly on. adriantchaikovsky.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I have a set of bookshop events planned for the release of Children of Strife end of March - all in the UK I'm afraid. After Which I'll be at Eastercon which follows directly on. adriantchaikovsky.com
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Did this last year, have repeated it for 2026:
15 SFF books centring queer dudes coming out this year that I have my eye on. Feels like a bit of an uptick from last year, happily!
(Thumbnail is a free stock image for "gay couple reading" lol).
15 SFF books centring queer dudes coming out this year that I have my eye on. Feels like a bit of an uptick from last year, happily!
(Thumbnail is a free stock image for "gay couple reading" lol).
Queer dude SFF to look forward to in 2026
Tentatively encouraging - a modest upswing?
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January 20, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Did this last year, have repeated it for 2026:
15 SFF books centring queer dudes coming out this year that I have my eye on. Feels like a bit of an uptick from last year, happily!
(Thumbnail is a free stock image for "gay couple reading" lol).
15 SFF books centring queer dudes coming out this year that I have my eye on. Feels like a bit of an uptick from last year, happily!
(Thumbnail is a free stock image for "gay couple reading" lol).
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Here it is, folks our exclusive interview with Jim Butcher about the latest Dresden Files novel, Twelve Months out, today from @orbitbooks.bsky.social
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#JimButcher #DresdenFiles
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@jennihill.bsky.social
#JimButcher #DresdenFiles
Inside Jim Butcher's Craft: Dresden Files, Character Grief, And The "Horrid" Cats Of Cinder Spires - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Our interview with Jim Butcher. Explore the emotional core of Twelve Months, the betrothal to Lara Raith, his outlining process from Dresden to Cinder Spires
gnofhorror.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Here it is, folks our exclusive interview with Jim Butcher about the latest Dresden Files novel, Twelve Months out, today from @orbitbooks.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/jim-butcher-...
@jennihill.bsky.social
#JimButcher #DresdenFiles
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@jennihill.bsky.social
#JimButcher #DresdenFiles
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Katherine Kerr is in danger of losing her home after fighting the us healthcare system
Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
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Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
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January 19, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Katherine Kerr is in danger of losing her home after fighting the us healthcare system
Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
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Please help if you can? (Sorry fb link, I have no other source)
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Just finished The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes, which was brilliant, but I'm interested that it joins The West Passage by Jared Pechaček as my favourite secondary world fantasy novels of the last couple of years and both are very definitely maximalist in terms of their fantastical nature.
January 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Just finished The Works of Vermin by Hiron Ennes, which was brilliant, but I'm interested that it joins The West Passage by Jared Pechaček as my favourite secondary world fantasy novels of the last couple of years and both are very definitely maximalist in terms of their fantastical nature.
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MASSIVE CHAOS THREAD (daily updates):
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, Kickstarter tips, writing snippets, author advice, etc.
I asked a multiple-choice question, and y’all just replied “yes”, so here we go, lol!
I’ll start with a KS tips… (next post)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, Kickstarter tips, writing snippets, author advice, etc.
I asked a multiple-choice question, and y’all just replied “yes”, so here we go, lol!
I’ll start with a KS tips… (next post)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
Coming soon: The Fall of the House of Valenziaga: A Special Edition Novel
It’s a dynastic struggle with voguing, all-but-forgotten magics, and drag as the weapons of choice in this post-apocalyptic fantasy!
www.kickstarter.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
MASSIVE CHAOS THREAD (daily updates):
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, Kickstarter tips, writing snippets, author advice, etc.
I asked a multiple-choice question, and y’all just replied “yes”, so here we go, lol!
I’ll start with a KS tips… (next post)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF VALENZIAGA, Kickstarter tips, writing snippets, author advice, etc.
I asked a multiple-choice question, and y’all just replied “yes”, so here we go, lol!
I’ll start with a KS tips… (next post)
www.kickstarter.com/projects/tri...
I’m glad I went to with goal of low book completion but high page count as I can feel this is the year of the DNF. So far:
1 x DNF @ 20%
1 x DNF @ 50%
1 x DNG @ 4 pages
That last one was awful.
How many have you DNF’d so far?
1 x DNF @ 20%
1 x DNF @ 50%
1 x DNG @ 4 pages
That last one was awful.
How many have you DNF’d so far?
January 18, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I’m glad I went to with goal of low book completion but high page count as I can feel this is the year of the DNF. So far:
1 x DNF @ 20%
1 x DNF @ 50%
1 x DNG @ 4 pages
That last one was awful.
How many have you DNF’d so far?
1 x DNF @ 20%
1 x DNF @ 50%
1 x DNG @ 4 pages
That last one was awful.
How many have you DNF’d so far?
Sold!
$2.99 Kindle deals now through 1/31, worldwide! Philip Ridley's IN THE EYES OF MR FURY is a brilliant magical realist LGBT epic, while Bernard Taylor's SWEETHEART SWEETHEART has been called one of the best horror novels ever written.
January 17, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Sold!
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My novel about systematic evil & the need for regular people to team up & fight it is now available in the UK.
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
My novel about systematic evil & the need for regular people to team up & fight it is now available in the UK.
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
Sadly, some themes never go out of style.
THE DEVIL IN SILVER.
With a gorgeous cover and a wonderful introduction from the great @sgj.bsky.social
www.penguin.co.uk/books/476343...
I am very excited about Invisible Rainbows:
Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti reveals the extraordinary hidden universe beyond the limits of human vision and how we have learnt to harness it.
Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti reveals the extraordinary hidden universe beyond the limits of human vision and how we have learnt to harness it.
I feel massively privileged to get an early read of @drcarpineti.bsky.social's forthcoming book, INVISIBLE RAINBOWS. It is about a topic I am mildly obsessed with: all the types of light we cannot see, and it is told through the stories of incredible LGBTQIA+ scientists.✨🌈🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🔆
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I am very excited about Invisible Rainbows:
Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti reveals the extraordinary hidden universe beyond the limits of human vision and how we have learnt to harness it.
Astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Alfredo Carpineti reveals the extraordinary hidden universe beyond the limits of human vision and how we have learnt to harness it.
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New blog entry: how to buy "The Regicide Report": www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
The Regicide Report - Charlie's Diary
The Regicide Report, the last novel in the main Laundry Files series, is coming out on January 27th in the US (from Tor.com Publishing) and the UK (from Orbit).
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January 17, 2026 at 4:35 PM
New blog entry: how to buy "The Regicide Report": www.antipope.org/charlie/blog...
I'm around 20% into The Starving Saints, and can someone who's read it tell me, without spoilers, whether it gets weirder or stays grounded and grim?
January 17, 2026 at 7:12 PM
I'm around 20% into The Starving Saints, and can someone who's read it tell me, without spoilers, whether it gets weirder or stays grounded and grim?
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This beautiful book is now in UK bookstores, so you could go out today to buy it, then spend the whole weekend reading it - what a joy!
🎉🎂 Happy UK Book Birthday to @kerstinhall.bsky.social 's ASUNDER!
🏆 A Finalist for the Nebula and Locus Awards,
🖤 A @reactorsff.bsky.social Reviewer's Choice of 2024
📙 A New York Public Library Best-Of Pick
SABRIEL meets WITCH KING in this deliciously dark fantasy.
Buy: https://geni.us/asunder
🏆 A Finalist for the Nebula and Locus Awards,
🖤 A @reactorsff.bsky.social Reviewer's Choice of 2024
📙 A New York Public Library Best-Of Pick
SABRIEL meets WITCH KING in this deliciously dark fantasy.
Buy: https://geni.us/asunder
January 16, 2026 at 10:52 AM
This beautiful book is now in UK bookstores, so you could go out today to buy it, then spend the whole weekend reading it - what a joy!