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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪

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Award-winning author of KING OF DIRT out 3 Jun 2025 (Pantera Press). INVISIBLE BOYS TV series out now on Stan Australia. Bodybuilder 💪 | Rough trade ♂️ | Loose unit 🤙 www.holdensheppard.com

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · Jun 20

It's official: KING OF DIRT had the highest initial sales of any of my books so far!! Hell yeahhhhh!! 🤩🤩

I am so fkn proud of this gay bogan book doing its thing in the world. Thank you to everyone who's bought a copy. 🙏🙏🙏

I'm feeling like a dad proud of his third-born son. 💪💪

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 5h

I was at the pub with a 23-year-old mate from footy last night before the wrestling, and I mentioned Good Charlotte was coming to Perth for a tour, and he said, "Who's Good Charlotte?" and I immediately crumbled into ancient millennial dust 😂

Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 7h

Thanx for being keen on KOD! It's not published in the US just yet - but I am doing my best to push that along and when I have more news I'll announce it.

Meantime: the only option is to buy from an Aussie bookshop that ships overseas. The Bookshop Darlinghurst in Sydney does this if u email them.

Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 10h

Pull day complete 💪💦

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 10h

Will work for protein 👷‍♂️🛻

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 1d

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 1d

Ready to rumble 💪👊💥

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 1d

Dem veins 😍💪

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 1d

Big pump to start the week 💪

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 2d

Nice walk in the sun today ☀️😎💪

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 2d

Finally a quiet Sundee to catch up on me reading. This book doesn't actually have any words but I'm really invested in it for some reason. 🤠🤙

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 3d

All paperback versions of my books spotted today at Hares & Hyenas bookshop in Melbourne. Thanx Maureen for the pic & happy Love Your Bookshop Day! 🥳

Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 3d

Daily grind(r) 💪

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 3d

Merci beaucoup ! 😀

Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 3d

Surprise! I studied it at uni 🇨🇵

Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 4d

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 4d

Translated into French by Jonathan Oriol, published by the legends at Editions Akata, and with an epic TV tie-in cover courtesy of the awesome people at Stan Australia and Fremantle Press.

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Holden Sheppard 🇦🇺😎💪 @v8sheppard.bsky.social · 4d

Bonjour everyone! Absolutely stoked to finally reveal the cover of the French language edition of my first novel: LES GARÇONS INVISIBLES! 🇨🇵🇨🇵

Available in European bookshops next month - 13 November 2025! 💪💪

The boys are coming to Europe! Allons-y! 😍🤙