Cate Baumer
@catebaumer.bsky.social
art history and religious studies nerd who writes stuff | ND and queer rep | Adult SFF | she/her
The Faithful Dark (Hodderscape 2026)
Rep: Julie Gourinchas, BLMA
https://linktr.ee/catebaumer
The Faithful Dark (Hodderscape 2026)
Rep: Julie Gourinchas, BLMA
https://linktr.ee/catebaumer
Hello UK readers! Can I interest you in saving money on a deliciously dark, gothic, and queer fantasy? Waterstones will hook you up!
October 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Hello UK readers! Can I interest you in saving money on a deliciously dark, gothic, and queer fantasy? Waterstones will hook you up!
From now until Friday, my dark gothic slow burn fantasy is 25% off for Barnes and Noble members (and signing up to the basic tier is free!)
September 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
From now until Friday, my dark gothic slow burn fantasy is 25% off for Barnes and Noble members (and signing up to the basic tier is free!)
Scrolling I thought for second it was my cat 😂
August 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Scrolling I thought for second it was my cat 😂
Excited to announce the preorder campaign for The Faithful Dark! All preorders (all formats, all countries) can get the digital Book of Saints, three original stories of world lore, beautifully illustrated in the style of an illuminated manuscript.
August 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Excited to announce the preorder campaign for The Faithful Dark! All preorders (all formats, all countries) can get the digital Book of Saints, three original stories of world lore, beautifully illustrated in the style of an illuminated manuscript.
I have a gothic fantasy out in February from Hodderscape/Hachette Mobius, happy to get in touch if you are interested!
August 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I have a gothic fantasy out in February from Hodderscape/Hachette Mobius, happy to get in touch if you are interested!
It is the time! The @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale is on! Up to 35% off all formats.
July 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It is the time! The @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale is on! Up to 35% off all formats.
Over on 📸 authors4indiebookstores have organized a huge preorder sale with over 100 authors and 50 indie bookstores! Preordering TFD also gets you the (digital) Book of Saints complete with lush illustrations.
June 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Over on 📸 authors4indiebookstores have organized a huge preorder sale with over 100 authors and 50 indie bookstores! Preordering TFD also gets you the (digital) Book of Saints complete with lush illustrations.
And we are on US Netgalley as well!
June 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
And we are on US Netgalley as well!
We are up on UK Netgalley…and already a most-requested SFF title 😱
US Netgalley coming soon!
US Netgalley coming soon!
June 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We are up on UK Netgalley…and already a most-requested SFF title 😱
US Netgalley coming soon!
US Netgalley coming soon!
So excited to reveal the gorgeous cover of THE FAITHFUL DARK, coming in February 2026 from Hodderscape! They truly took my vision for my dark and gothic fantasy to the next level, I am obsessed!
June 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So excited to reveal the gorgeous cover of THE FAITHFUL DARK, coming in February 2026 from Hodderscape! They truly took my vision for my dark and gothic fantasy to the next level, I am obsessed!
In just 4 days!
Thrilled I can spill all The Faithful Dark’s secrets on the Friday the 13th of Pride, it just seems fitting.
Thrilled I can spill all The Faithful Dark’s secrets on the Friday the 13th of Pride, it just seems fitting.
June 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In just 4 days!
Thrilled I can spill all The Faithful Dark’s secrets on the Friday the 13th of Pride, it just seems fitting.
Thrilled I can spill all The Faithful Dark’s secrets on the Friday the 13th of Pride, it just seems fitting.
Buying book-related decor for Reasons
May 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Buying book-related decor for Reasons
You can get a free story that is short, sweet, and skeletal (and be one of the first to hear upcoming ✨news✨) by signing up to my newsletter!
March 3, 2025 at 11:59 PM
You can get a free story that is short, sweet, and skeletal (and be one of the first to hear upcoming ✨news✨) by signing up to my newsletter!
Happy Valentine’s Day from the saddest lovers in the world. 💕 If bittersweet friends-to-lovers science fantasy with a time loop twist sounds good, or you just want an excuse to be crying, As Born to Rule the Storm is your book.
February 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day from the saddest lovers in the world. 💕 If bittersweet friends-to-lovers science fantasy with a time loop twist sounds good, or you just want an excuse to be crying, As Born to Rule the Storm is your book.
Thrilled to announce that As Born to Rule the Storm has made it to the last round of the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship! If you like time loops, bittersweet romance, and examining what it means to keep trying while facing the loss of everything, I hope you’ll give it a read. #booksky
January 30, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Thrilled to announce that As Born to Rule the Storm has made it to the last round of the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship! If you like time loops, bittersweet romance, and examining what it means to keep trying while facing the loss of everything, I hope you’ll give it a read. #booksky
Csilla has Erzsébet, Ilan has his chonky horse Vihar, and at one point they get a dog who is dog until book 2.
January 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Csilla has Erzsébet, Ilan has his chonky horse Vihar, and at one point they get a dog who is dog until book 2.
Bringing the IG trend to this side.
If you like dark catacombs, religious mystery, bloody footprints on cobblestones, poor coping mechanisms, and torturously slow burns…watch this space for ✨news✨.
Art by @/warickaart (t-l) and @/littlelundmark23 (b-r).
If you like dark catacombs, religious mystery, bloody footprints on cobblestones, poor coping mechanisms, and torturously slow burns…watch this space for ✨news✨.
Art by @/warickaart (t-l) and @/littlelundmark23 (b-r).
January 27, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Bringing the IG trend to this side.
If you like dark catacombs, religious mystery, bloody footprints on cobblestones, poor coping mechanisms, and torturously slow burns…watch this space for ✨news✨.
Art by @/warickaart (t-l) and @/littlelundmark23 (b-r).
If you like dark catacombs, religious mystery, bloody footprints on cobblestones, poor coping mechanisms, and torturously slow burns…watch this space for ✨news✨.
Art by @/warickaart (t-l) and @/littlelundmark23 (b-r).
The photo you post / tagged by friends
If you don’t have horses you might not know they get a yearly blood test and vet photo and these are the horse equivalent of drivers license photos and no matter what you do your steed will end up looking like a donkey who has never been touched.
If you don’t have horses you might not know they get a yearly blood test and vet photo and these are the horse equivalent of drivers license photos and no matter what you do your steed will end up looking like a donkey who has never been touched.
January 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The photo you post / tagged by friends
If you don’t have horses you might not know they get a yearly blood test and vet photo and these are the horse equivalent of drivers license photos and no matter what you do your steed will end up looking like a donkey who has never been touched.
If you don’t have horses you might not know they get a yearly blood test and vet photo and these are the horse equivalent of drivers license photos and no matter what you do your steed will end up looking like a donkey who has never been touched.
Proud to say The Faithful Dark snagged three Indie Ink Awards nominations! Voting is open now.
Looks like the people like Ilan. 😌
#booksky #indieinkawards
Looks like the people like Ilan. 😌
#booksky #indieinkawards
December 15, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Proud to say The Faithful Dark snagged three Indie Ink Awards nominations! Voting is open now.
Looks like the people like Ilan. 😌
#booksky #indieinkawards
Looks like the people like Ilan. 😌
#booksky #indieinkawards
my bookish interests
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 PM
my bookish interests
Introduce yourself with four video games:
November 17, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Introduce yourself with four video games:
A quick guide to my books and their tropes!
The Faithful Dark: a soulless healer, sadistic priest, and divine heretic hunt a serial killer in fantasy Vatican.
As Born to Rule the Storm: A soldier who can time loop through her lifetime at the cost of her lifespan must prevent an apocalyptic war.
The Faithful Dark: a soulless healer, sadistic priest, and divine heretic hunt a serial killer in fantasy Vatican.
As Born to Rule the Storm: A soldier who can time loop through her lifetime at the cost of her lifespan must prevent an apocalyptic war.
November 14, 2024 at 10:19 PM
A quick guide to my books and their tropes!
The Faithful Dark: a soulless healer, sadistic priest, and divine heretic hunt a serial killer in fantasy Vatican.
As Born to Rule the Storm: A soldier who can time loop through her lifetime at the cost of her lifespan must prevent an apocalyptic war.
The Faithful Dark: a soulless healer, sadistic priest, and divine heretic hunt a serial killer in fantasy Vatican.
As Born to Rule the Storm: A soldier who can time loop through her lifetime at the cost of her lifespan must prevent an apocalyptic war.
Hello Blue Sky, I’m Cate, I write books about sad girls and upsetting magic, this is basically me.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity
November 11, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Hello Blue Sky, I’m Cate, I write books about sad girls and upsetting magic, this is basically me.
#writingcommunity
#writingcommunity