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Shauna Mc Eleney 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈
@shaunamceleney.bsky.social
Irish writer of dark fiction. Awake in the Night (sapphic haunted house) is on KU, eBook, and paperback.
One half of NEFARIOUS BAT PRESS. Female-owned indie publisher specialising in queer horror, crime, and dark fiction.


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She's a beaut! Drew creating their own wonderful cover for this one. We are so excited to get it out into the world next October!

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📣 COVER REVEAL! 📣

We're very, very happy to reveal the cover for @drewhuff.bsky.social's THE EXODONTISTS - out Halloween '26!

(Cover by Drew themselves, because they're multitalented :) )

Add it to your TBR (and your GR) today!

www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
December 9, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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FEATHERS has had a makeover... and we couldn't be happier!

(A quick 🧵)
December 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Love this new cover!! One of my favourite @tcparker.bsky.social books!
The new-look FEATHERS is upon us!

Thanks so much to @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social for bringing this horrifying vision to life... ⬇️
FEATHERS has had a makeover... and we couldn't be happier!

(A quick 🧵)
December 3, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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You, a woman invited to give a talk on your specialist subject: "here is why I think this, here's the evidence for my thinking, and here are my conclusions"

Every mansplainer ever: "but, just to play devil's advocate for a moment..."

*removes trousers, shits on carpet*

"what about THIS?"
November 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Awesome book offers!! Buy Direct.
HELP US HELP YOU! 😁💙
Final nested 🧵 of seasonal Bat Book Bargains - catch them quick, before they fly away! 🦇🦇🦇 ⬇️
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6th and final discount of the season: until end of day Sunday, there's 50% off TRADWIFE at the digital Batcave!

It's a seasonal steal!
November 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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Day 2 of our Buy Direct sale - a new bargain every day!

Today, and the rest of this week: pick up @shaunamceleney.bsky.social's sapphic haunted house novel AWAKE IN THE NIGHT from us on ebook... and get 50% off the equally sapphic Weird Western SALVATION SPRING!

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November 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Delighted to release this into the world via our beloved Nefarious Bat Press 🥳🦇💙
A surprise ebook drop from the Batcave - @tcparker.bsky.social's first story collection, THE NINE O'CLOCK HORSES!

No ARCs, no blurbs, not so much as a whisper of PR for this one... we're going all-in on word of mouth

Check it out - and help us spread the word!

tinyurl.com/4z45pbb9
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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3 Image Book Challenge for your Saturday:

Show your book (or the book you're reading) in 3 images

We'll start, with @brennanlafaro.bsky.social's upcoming The Denizens...
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Bought it and wow, I can't recommend it enough!
I'm halfway through and there isn't a single story I didn't enjoy.

Thanks to all the wonderful authors that worked so hard to put together this incredible collection, you're absolutely terrific! 💙
July 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Thanks Gabino!

I'd love more people to check out Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage from Nefarious Bat, feat. contributions from some of the best female writers in the business (inc. Hailey Piper, RJ Joseph, Ai Jiang, MJ Mars, SH Cooper, Candace Nola, Leigh Kenny and many more!)
Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage
If you're not angry - you should be.Good For Her: An Anthology of Women's Rage celebrates women's rights - and women's wrongs.Filled with rage, revenge and retribution and featuring stories from write...
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July 4, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Good For Her edited by @sarahjuleswriting.bsky.social, @tcparker.bsky.social & @shaunamceleney.bsky.social - out now @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, Chimera by The Shippy Writers - out now Dammaged Productions, and Salt Bones by @jenngivhan.bsky.social - coming 14 August @littlebrown.bsky.social
July 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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The book // the dialogue
June 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Very proud to say, I've also got a story in this, as have my fellow editors @shaunamceleney.bsky.social and @sarahjuleswriting.bsky.social

We'd love you to check it out and help us raise some money for Sisters Uncut - a nonprofit taking direct action against gender-based violence & state violence
Less than 2 weeks to go until the launch of our charity anthology GOOD FOR HER - feat. feminist rage-filled stories from the likes of @rjacksonjoseph.bsky.social, @haileypiperfights.bsky.social, @leighkenny.bsky.social and our very own @anna-orridge.bsky.social

Preorder now!

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June 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Does anyone have any experience relaunching a book?

We're tempted to rerelease Feathers, a haunted house book I wrote a while back

@kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social did an amazing job w/ the cover - but the bird/wand/witch artwork hasn't aged well, post-TERF wizard lady

Any thoughts/tips?
June 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Pride Giveaway 2: The Text-Based Microblogging Batch 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Since the TT giveaway went... not so well: who (in the UK 🇬🇧) fancies winning a signed copy of @tcparker.bsky.social's angrily sapphic, queer-tastic Hummingbird?

If you do: like, share, follow us... and we'll pick a winner sometime Wednesday!
June 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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It's Pride Bundle Time, Pt. 1! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🧟

This week (3rd-8th June) - buy @anna-orridge.bsky.social's PHENGARIS direct from our ebook store, and get @tcparker.bsky.social's SALTBLOOD half price!

(Keep checking through the month for more queer horror bundles...)

#pridemonth #queerhorror
Phengaris
There's something very wrong in Thurstrop Wood.Mark Warner never noticed it before. He's there to get away from his life, his ailing mother. Out of his head. Not to think about anything.Bird...
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June 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Happy #PrideMonth to all our lovely readers, from the heart of the rainbow-strewn Batcave

We (and our books) are pretty gay all year round... but rest assured, we'll be gaying it up extra hard these next 4 weeks

Keep reading. Keep fighting. And above all... keep it queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🦇
June 1, 2025 at 8:56 AM
PHENGARIS by @anna-orridge.bsky.social
Buy directly from us and get one of our limited edition bookmarks! To celebrate this awesome eco-horror we wanted something a bit different. So, when you're done with the bookmark, soak in water and plant it in your garden for some beautiful UK wild flowers!
May 31, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Good For Her - coming next month!!!
May 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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PHENGARIS lives!!

@anna-orridge.bsky.social's cosmic eco-horror (with bugs!) is out today... and you can grab it direct from us!
Phengaris
There's something very wrong in Thurstrop Wood.Mark Warner never noticed it before. He's there to get away from his life, his ailing mother. Out of his head. Not to think about anything.Bird...
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May 27, 2025 at 6:13 AM
200,000 page reads, and it is officially gone from KDP. Good news, though - you can now buy the Awake in the Night ebook direct from NEFARIOUS BAT PRESS!!
We're all Phengaris, all the time tomorrow... but it would be remiss of us not to mention, just this evening, that Awake In The Night is now available direct from us at the Bat webstore

Like Irish horror, haunted houses, sapphic heartbreak and supporting queer indie presses?

Go take a look! 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪☘️👻🏚️
Awake In The Night
Jessica and Nicole think they’ve finally found their dream house by the sea in the West of Ireland. 17 Montpellier Street has history, character… and so many rooms you could easily lose your way, if y...
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May 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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We're all Phengaris, all the time tomorrow... but it would be remiss of us not to mention, just this evening, that Awake In The Night is now available direct from us at the Bat webstore

Like Irish horror, haunted houses, sapphic heartbreak and supporting queer indie presses?

Go take a look! 🏳️‍🌈🇮🇪☘️👻🏚️
Awake In The Night
Jessica and Nicole think they’ve finally found their dream house by the sea in the West of Ireland. 17 Montpellier Street has history, character… and so many rooms you could easily lose your way, if y...
payhip.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:43 PM