A.J. Barlowe

@ajbarlowe.bsky.social

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Queer author, reader & cat parent. My debut novel, A Series of Rooms, is out now! https://linktr.ee/ajbarlowe

A stack of books, from top to bottom: A Series of Rooms by A.J. Barlowe, The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic, Captive Prince by C.S. Pacat, Dark Rise by C.S Pacat, Earth to Alis by Lex Carlow, Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell, Oleander by Scarlett Drake
Text: “Bluesky Audiobook Giveaway” over a picture of the audiobook cover displayed on a phone screen
Holding up the book A Series of Rooms by A.J. Barlowe in front of a hotel room background (white bed and a nightstand with a lamp)
Digital art of two young men on a swingset, one is pulling the other close by the chain of his swing with a somber look
A hand holding up the book Don’t Let the Forest In by C.G. Drews
Book title: A Series of Rooms. Tropes & themes indicated with arrows: QUEER/MM, HURT/COMFORT, DEMI REP, SLOW BURN, STRANGERS TO FRIENDS TO LOVERS, TR*FFICKING/SA SURVIVOR, HIGH ANGST WITH HEA, THE HORRORS OF BEING TREATED GENTLY FOR THE FIRST TIME
A picture of The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic. TEXT: if you liked the hurt/comfort, trauma & recovery, and demi rep of AFTG
Holding up a book in front of a gray cat
Books with similar themes/elements/vibes: Icarus by K. Ancrum, Stars in Your Eyes by Kacen Callender, The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez, Dream Boy by Jim Grimsley, The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara