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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 1d

I’m currently reading SPIRIT LEVEL by the amazing @datlow.bsky.social @kaaronwarren.bsky.social & Monica Carroll from Dark Cave Press. A darkly delightful pocket book of horror.

#amreading #horror #darkfiction #horrorbooks #illustration #noir #bookstoread

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 1d

Sharing the LOKI love with my debut novel released this week. Love Norse myths? Loki? Want some queer and disability themes? Check out Loki!
@ifwgpublishing.bsky.social
⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️

books2read.com/loki

Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 4d

I review DROWNING IN THE DARK AND OTHER STORIES by Matt Tighe - A highly recommended Australian horror collection. Releasing soon!

leanbhpearson.com/2025/10/04/d...

#bookreview #bookstoread #horror #collections #shortstoriees #newrelease #dystopian #monsters #bodyhorror #supernatural #preorder

Drowning in the Dark

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **I received an ARC for an honest review** Description A beach that wipes people from memory. Aliens that just want to help humanity along a little bit. Monsters who love their fight clu…

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 5d

Day 1 of Conflux Speculative Fiction Conventions in the Dealers Room. Get ready for Day 2 and the Launchapalooza for Loki & Bluebells!! @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social & PS Publishing

#newrelease #NorseMyth #AlternateHistory #darkfantasy #horror #lgbtqia #disability #booklaunch

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 6d

PREORDER NOW!
Love Loki? Norse myths? Dark Fantasy? LGBTQIA? Disability? Epic battles, secrets, betrayal & revenge?
LOKI takes a peek at the notorious Norse trickster @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social

⚔️ 💀🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈⬇️
ifwgpublishing.com/title-loki-u...

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 23d

I’m #currentlyreading THE BUFFALO HUNTER HUNTER by @sgj.bsky.social - A deep & unnerving novel. Can’t wait to see what happens!

#amreadi̇ng #horror #supernatural #historicalfiction #darkfiction #authorsofinstagram

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · 27d

HUGE thanks PS Publishing for these gorgeous Bluebells hardbacks. A SQUUEE seeing these novellas in printed glory. Thanks to @gregchapman.bsky.social for the utterly fantastic cover art!
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
books2read.com/Bluebells

#gothichorror #alternatehistory #lgbtqia #disability #vampires #darkromance

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Sep 8

I can advise on best practices 😉 (everyone needs a useful academic alter)

Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Sep 8

I #review this awesome supernatural horror WHEN THE WOLF COMES HOME by @natcassidy.bsky.social - a homage to the power of fear & what drives good horror. Highly recommended!
leanbhpearson.com/2025/08/31/w...

#bookreview #bookrecommendations #horror #supernatural #horrorauthors #bookstoread #tbr

When the Wolf Comes Home

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ **I received an ARC for an honest review** Description One night, Jess, a struggling actress, finds a five-year-old runaway hiding in the bushes outside her apartment. After a violent, b…

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks to the amazing Greg Chapman!

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Aug 20

COMING SOON! Quick Bites Chapbooks with all new covers & editions. Stay tuned!

#comingsoon #neweditions #shortstories #chapbooks #horror #darkfantasy #fairytales #myth #folklore #occult #lgbtqia

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Meerkat Press @meerkatpress.bsky.social · Aug 6

We are thrilled to announce we’ll be publishing Leanbh Pearson’s Novelette, The Devil in the Loch Gorge, in 2027!

https://smpl.is/aamtb

#gothichorror #gothic #supernatural @Leanbh Pearson (Any)

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Aug 12

Love Gothic Horror? Alternate History? Dark Romance? LGBTQ? Disability? Vampires with bite?
BLUEBELLS continues IN THE DEVIL’s GARDEN with darkly wicked sequel coming…
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

#horror #darkromance #gothic #alternatehistory #LGBTQ #disability #vampires

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jul 27

Exciting things happening! Signing sheets for BLUEBELLS are done!
Want queer gothic horror & alternate history? Want vampires with real bite? Want a dark romance?
BLUEBELLS 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jul 10

COMING SOON from @brigidsgatepress.bsky.social Trickster Tales unites Loki and Wahn in an adventure of true fire and ice. Cover art: the amazing @gregchapman.bsky.social
More soon! 🎭🦅🔥❄️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#comingsoon #coverreal #portalfantasy #Australian #norsemyth #tricksters #folklore #transformation #lgbtq

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jul 8

More deliciously dark words on BLUEBELLS by Clare Rhoden with Bluebells from PS Publishing. Want to know more?

🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

#newrelease #horror #alternatehistory #lgbtqa #disability #vampires #darkromance

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jul 5

Magnificent words from Matthew R Davis on BLUEBELLS from PS Publishing

#newrelease #horror #gothic #alternatehistory #vampires #lgbtqa #disability #inthedevilsgarden #darkromance

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jul 2

100 signing sheets have arrived for BLUEBELLS - alternate history & gothic horror novella from PS Publishing Gorgeous!! May the signing marathon begin. More coming soon!
Want to know more about Bluebells?
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jun 28

Excited the first Australasian Pride Anthology is coming July! Thanks to @deadsetpress.bsky.social for organising this work. Absolutely, Now More Than Ever!

#comingsoon #Pride2025 #anthology #speculativefiction #horror #fantasy #scifi #lgbtqiaplus

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jun 25

BLUEBELLS: A deliciously dark, alternate history & gothic horror novella with LGBTQIA & disability themes. Preorder hardcovers now! Paperback & ebooks coming soon! Venture into this decadent dystopian series
🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jun 22

A blast at Sydney Supanova with @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social @ipicomics.bsky.social & amazing author @merryjay.bsky.social & Comic Creator @coffeeicus.bsky.social
#events #appearances #SydneySupanova #books #comics

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jun 15

I’m at Sydney Supanova June 21-22 @ifwgpublishing.bsky.social with dark fairytales, dark folklore, queer & disability dark fantasy & gothic horror
Say Hi!
www.supanova.com.au/guests/leanb...

#appearances #darkfantasy #folklore #fairytales #myth #magic #horror #gothic #lgbtqia #disability #events

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jun 9

Just started the draft of NIGHTSHADE - third & final novella IN THE DEVIL’s GARDEN trilogy
Anna’s journey continues as she confronts the past & future of her world
#moodboardmonday #wip #horror #war #alternatehistory #gothic #vampires #witches #werewolves #occult #lgbtqia #disability #Nightshade

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · Jun 9

I review THE BLACK FEATHERS by @rebeccanetley.bsky.social - a gorgeously dark gothic horror novel. Beautifully done!

leanbhpearson.com/2025/05/24/t...

#bookreview #gothichorror #darkfiction #supernatural #history #ghosts #bookstoread

The Black Feathers

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Description Set on the Yorkshire Moors in the 1800s, The Black Feathers is a ghostly tale of magic and wickedness. When Annie marries widower Edward Stonehouse and arrives at Guardbridge…

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Leanbh Pearson (Any) @leanbhpearson.bsky.social · May 16

BLUEBELLS! My gothic horror Australian alternate history novella series releases today! PS Publishing UK 🖤🧛🏻🪦🌻🏳️‍🌈⬇️
pspublishing.co.uk/bluebells-in...
#newrelease #horror #gothic #alternatehistory #vampires #darkromance #lgbtq #disability #novella

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