Nefarious Bat Press
@nefariousbatpress.bsky.social
We're a women-owned independent publisher specialising in queer horror, crime & dark fiction, operated by TC Parker & Shauna Mc Eleney
We like intersectional feminism. A lot
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪
www.nefariousbatpress.com
Absolutely no AI anywhere
We like intersectional feminism. A lot
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇮🇪
www.nefariousbatpress.com
Absolutely no AI anywhere
Pinned
A little astonished we've had to do this, but lo: thanks to the unbelievably quick work of the wonderful @ruthannaevans.bsky.social... TRADWIFE has a new cover, for the Bad Place only
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
(If there's an issue with *plastic* hearts... I'm all out of ideas)
OG cover still VERY available everywhere else
Undead fans! @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's smalltown zombie grief-horror THE DENIZENS claws its way up through the soil a month today - and we'd love you to preorder your copy
All the thanks to @rachelharrison.bsky.social for her wonderful blurb ❤️
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
All the thanks to @rachelharrison.bsky.social for her wonderful blurb ❤️
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
January 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Undead fans! @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's smalltown zombie grief-horror THE DENIZENS claws its way up through the soil a month today - and we'd love you to preorder your copy
All the thanks to @rachelharrison.bsky.social for her wonderful blurb ❤️
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
All the thanks to @rachelharrison.bsky.social for her wonderful blurb ❤️
www.amazon.com/Denizens-Bre...
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This is a great time to invest your money in independent publishers who make marginalized voices a priority.
@valancourtbooks.bsky.social, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, and @ghoulish.bsky.social, to name a few. 📚🩸
@valancourtbooks.bsky.social, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, and @ghoulish.bsky.social, to name a few. 📚🩸
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:18 PM
This is a great time to invest your money in independent publishers who make marginalized voices a priority.
@valancourtbooks.bsky.social, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, and @ghoulish.bsky.social, to name a few. 📚🩸
@valancourtbooks.bsky.social, @tenebrouspress.bsky.social, and @ghoulish.bsky.social, to name a few. 📚🩸
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Small presses and self-published authors are still writing queer books. Support indies, because publishing sure isn't.
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Small presses and self-published authors are still writing queer books. Support indies, because publishing sure isn't.
Support queer indie publishers (and authors), if you want queer stories to keep being told
Big-brand publishers, like most big corporations, will support us only & ever when it's commercially & politically expedient to do so
Historically: it's small presses (and self-pubs) who've held the line
Big-brand publishers, like most big corporations, will support us only & ever when it's commercially & politically expedient to do so
Historically: it's small presses (and self-pubs) who've held the line
Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com:
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president
www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ...
#kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president - LGBTQ Nation
"In the face of so many book bans and so much concern about decreasing school library sales of queer content" publishers are "passing" on LGBTQ+ books.
www.lgbtqnation.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Support queer indie publishers (and authors), if you want queer stories to keep being told
Big-brand publishers, like most big corporations, will support us only & ever when it's commercially & politically expedient to do so
Historically: it's small presses (and self-pubs) who've held the line
Big-brand publishers, like most big corporations, will support us only & ever when it's commercially & politically expedient to do so
Historically: it's small presses (and self-pubs) who've held the line
Tradwives! Get your tradwives!
2026 looks to be a feast of fictional feminist rage... and we're here for all of it!
Check out our contribution to the cause ⬇️
2026 looks to be a feast of fictional feminist rage... and we're here for all of it!
Check out our contribution to the cause ⬇️
January 13, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Tradwives! Get your tradwives!
2026 looks to be a feast of fictional feminist rage... and we're here for all of it!
Check out our contribution to the cause ⬇️
2026 looks to be a feast of fictional feminist rage... and we're here for all of it!
Check out our contribution to the cause ⬇️
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Looking for some rage-filled horror that's also queer & feminist? My collection is now up on NetGalley!
This is my first new book in two years, so I'm super excited for it to make its way into the world! Ghosts, vampires, sentient board games, oh my! 👻🧛♂️🏚️🖤
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
This is my first new book in two years, so I'm super excited for it to make its way into the world! Ghosts, vampires, sentient board games, oh my! 👻🧛♂️🏚️🖤
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Looking for some rage-filled horror that's also queer & feminist? My collection is now up on NetGalley!
This is my first new book in two years, so I'm super excited for it to make its way into the world! Ghosts, vampires, sentient board games, oh my! 👻🧛♂️🏚️🖤
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
This is my first new book in two years, so I'm super excited for it to make its way into the world! Ghosts, vampires, sentient board games, oh my! 👻🧛♂️🏚️🖤
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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SEMIOTICS FOR STORYTELLING!
Our new Semiotics For Storytelling course kicks off this Wednesday (6.30-8.30pm, GMT) - and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social and I would love you to join us
Want to find out how an understanding of cultural/contextual cues can enrich the stories you tell?
This is the place!
Our new Semiotics For Storytelling course kicks off this Wednesday (6.30-8.30pm, GMT) - and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social and I would love you to join us
Want to find out how an understanding of cultural/contextual cues can enrich the stories you tell?
This is the place!
Semiotics for Storytelling with Dr Nat Edwards
A three-week course exploring the world of semiotics and the impact it can have on your storytelling.
www.eventbrite.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:50 PM
SEMIOTICS FOR STORYTELLING!
Our new Semiotics For Storytelling course kicks off this Wednesday (6.30-8.30pm, GMT) - and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social and I would love you to join us
Want to find out how an understanding of cultural/contextual cues can enrich the stories you tell?
This is the place!
Our new Semiotics For Storytelling course kicks off this Wednesday (6.30-8.30pm, GMT) - and @alexdavis1981.bsky.social and I would love you to join us
Want to find out how an understanding of cultural/contextual cues can enrich the stories you tell?
This is the place!
Very happy to see THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES - our surprise-drop horror collection from the end of last year - getting some love
Want to check it out for yourself? Visit our store!
Want to check it out for yourself? Visit our store!
January 12, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Very happy to see THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES - our surprise-drop horror collection from the end of last year - getting some love
Want to check it out for yourself? Visit our store!
Want to check it out for yourself? Visit our store!
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We surprise-released this collection at the end of last year with minimal fanfare - no ARCs, no dedicated promo, no marketing plan
So I can't tell you how delighted I am that @mogadontrenchcoat.bsky.social read (and enjoyed!) THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES
Like The Magnus Archives? You might like it too!
So I can't tell you how delighted I am that @mogadontrenchcoat.bsky.social read (and enjoyed!) THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES
Like The Magnus Archives? You might like it too!
kids are getting movies in class today, so i brought my kobo. #nowreading the nine o'clock horses by @tcparker.bsky.social. finished the titular tale already, a lovely slice of contemporary urban creepiness!
January 12, 2026 at 10:50 AM
We surprise-released this collection at the end of last year with minimal fanfare - no ARCs, no dedicated promo, no marketing plan
So I can't tell you how delighted I am that @mogadontrenchcoat.bsky.social read (and enjoyed!) THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES
Like The Magnus Archives? You might like it too!
So I can't tell you how delighted I am that @mogadontrenchcoat.bsky.social read (and enjoyed!) THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES
Like The Magnus Archives? You might like it too!
Good news, Kobo fans: @tcparker.bsky.social's THE DEBT is now free to read on Kobo Plus!
The Debt ebook by TC Parker - Rakuten Kobo
Read "The Debt A Heist Novel" by TC Parker available from Rakuten Kobo. A gripping all-female heist thriller for fans of Leverage, Widows, Ocean's 11 and Hustle
Who do you trust, when everybod...
www.kobo.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Good news, Kobo fans: @tcparker.bsky.social's THE DEBT is now free to read on Kobo Plus!
And if you fancy picking TRADWIFE up from a non-Big River platform...
Here it is at our ebook store
payhip.com/b/TDowG
And on Kobo:
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Here it is at our ebook store
payhip.com/b/TDowG
And on Kobo:
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
January 11, 2026 at 4:45 PM
And if you fancy picking TRADWIFE up from a non-Big River platform...
Here it is at our ebook store
payhip.com/b/TDowG
And on Kobo:
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
Here it is at our ebook store
payhip.com/b/TDowG
And on Kobo:
www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...
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Bought this last year. Enjoyed it last year. Recommended it last year. Consider it recommended this year as well🫀🔪
So, this happened today...
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
It's not great having to ask for help - but if you've enjoyed any of our books, we'd be hugely grateful if you could let people know about them (and where you can buy them)
Word of mouth is... pretty important, right now
January 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Bought this last year. Enjoyed it last year. Recommended it last year. Consider it recommended this year as well🫀🔪
And we very much appreciate it - thank you! 🫀
January 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
And we very much appreciate it - thank you! 🫀
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Just finished and added a review on Instagram.
Mixed media/epistolary/found footage true crime fiction with a horror twist.
Loved it!
www.instagram.com/p/DTXnULmDFRg/
Mixed media/epistolary/found footage true crime fiction with a horror twist.
Loved it!
www.instagram.com/p/DTXnULmDFRg/
January 11, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Just finished and added a review on Instagram.
Mixed media/epistolary/found footage true crime fiction with a horror twist.
Loved it!
www.instagram.com/p/DTXnULmDFRg/
Mixed media/epistolary/found footage true crime fiction with a horror twist.
Loved it!
www.instagram.com/p/DTXnULmDFRg/
Thank you!
January 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Thank you!
You are, rest assured! :)
January 11, 2026 at 9:29 AM
You are, rest assured! :)
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Every chapter in The Denizens references a jazz standard, often with a particular version in mind. Chapter 3 is Autumn Leaves as played by the Bill Evans trio.
*Listening to this bass rendition obligates you to purchase a copy of the book.
**I don’t make the rules.
*Listening to this bass rendition obligates you to purchase a copy of the book.
**I don’t make the rules.
January 10, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Every chapter in The Denizens references a jazz standard, often with a particular version in mind. Chapter 3 is Autumn Leaves as played by the Bill Evans trio.
*Listening to this bass rendition obligates you to purchase a copy of the book.
**I don’t make the rules.
*Listening to this bass rendition obligates you to purchase a copy of the book.
**I don’t make the rules.
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Want a chance to read The Denizens early and review?
Details ⬇️
Details ⬇️
Morning everyone!
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Want a chance to read The Denizens early and review?
Details ⬇️
Details ⬇️
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Reviewers! ARC sign ups for my book (and other awesome new releases) are now open.
Email Nefarious Bat Press via the address in the comments to be added to the ARC sign up list.
My queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is coming autumn this year! 📚💙 📚🏳️🌈 📚🏳️⚧️
Email Nefarious Bat Press via the address in the comments to be added to the ARC sign up list.
My queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is coming autumn this year! 📚💙 📚🏳️🌈 📚🏳️⚧️
Morning everyone!
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Reviewers! ARC sign ups for my book (and other awesome new releases) are now open.
Email Nefarious Bat Press via the address in the comments to be added to the ARC sign up list.
My queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is coming autumn this year! 📚💙 📚🏳️🌈 📚🏳️⚧️
Email Nefarious Bat Press via the address in the comments to be added to the ARC sign up list.
My queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is coming autumn this year! 📚💙 📚🏳️🌈 📚🏳️⚧️
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The Portal does an astonishing amount of good in a tiny space AND it is an absolute hoot. They deserve all the love.
We hadn't heard of The Portal before, but they sound exactly up our (queer, horror/crime/specfic) street - check them out ⬇️
Anyway, we're sorting our website (the-portal-bookshop.square.site) so the stock matches the in person shelves, and putting up a bunch of preorders
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The Portal does an astonishing amount of good in a tiny space AND it is an absolute hoot. They deserve all the love.
We hadn't heard of The Portal before, but they sound exactly up our (queer, horror/crime/specfic) street - check them out ⬇️
Anyway, we're sorting our website (the-portal-bookshop.square.site) so the stock matches the in person shelves, and putting up a bunch of preorders
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
And our Bookshop dot org storefront (uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalb...) is hooked directly into the UK wholesaler, so there are more copies of lots there
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.
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
January 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
We hadn't heard of The Portal before, but they sound exactly up our (queer, horror/crime/specfic) street - check them out ⬇️
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Where to find us:
In person! 5 Patrick Pool, York, YO1 8BB
Website! (With indie and import books) http://the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Other website! (With everything available through the UK wholesaler) http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalbookshop
Other social media! Portalbookshop everywhere
In person! 5 Patrick Pool, York, YO1 8BB
Website! (With indie and import books) http://the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Other website! (With everything available through the UK wholesaler) http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalbookshop
Other social media! Portalbookshop everywhere
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.
the-portal-bookshop.square.site
September 14, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Where to find us:
In person! 5 Patrick Pool, York, YO1 8BB
Website! (With indie and import books) http://the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Other website! (With everything available through the UK wholesaler) http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalbookshop
Other social media! Portalbookshop everywhere
In person! 5 Patrick Pool, York, YO1 8BB
Website! (With indie and import books) http://the-portal-bookshop.square.site
Other website! (With everything available through the UK wholesaler) http://uk.bookshop.org/shop/portalbookshop
Other social media! Portalbookshop everywhere
... and a secret 4th thing we can talk about yet...
We're not able to reply to DMs on here, because we're in the UK and our digital laws are bizarre & illogical. But if you'd like to be added to our ARC team, drop an email to [email protected] (subject: ARC list) & we'll go from there!
We're not able to reply to DMs on here, because we're in the UK and our digital laws are bizarre & illogical. But if you'd like to be added to our ARC team, drop an email to [email protected] (subject: ARC list) & we'll go from there!
January 10, 2026 at 9:51 AM
... and a secret 4th thing we can talk about yet...
We're not able to reply to DMs on here, because we're in the UK and our digital laws are bizarre & illogical. But if you'd like to be added to our ARC team, drop an email to [email protected] (subject: ARC list) & we'll go from there!
We're not able to reply to DMs on here, because we're in the UK and our digital laws are bizarre & illogical. But if you'd like to be added to our ARC team, drop an email to [email protected] (subject: ARC list) & we'll go from there!
Morning everyone!
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
January 10, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Morning everyone!
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵
It's January, and we're back building out our ARC reviewer list ahead of this year's releases: @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's THE DENIZENS, @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS, @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS... 🧵