EverGemma @evergemma.bsky.social βΆntifascist, queer disabled nerd who likes to sew. I make cross stitch patterns and I like boats. Sometimes I make cross stitch patterns of boats.
they/she
Dim Shores @dimshores.bsky.social Micropress publisher of weird fiction. Cat enthusiast. Abyss gazer, void screamer. No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA. Also no AI. Trans rights are human rights. Billionaires should not exist. He/him. dimshores.com
Wren @reenazora.bsky.social Queer, witchy, fat.
Lucy A. Snyder @lucyasnyder.bsky.social SISTER, MAIDEN, MONSTER (Tor Nightfire, Titan). 5 Bram Stoker Awards. Shirley Jackson finalist. Work in Strange Horizons, Nightmare, Asimov's, Pseudopod, etc. Clarion grad. π³οΈβπ
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Rep: @jord4nhill.bsky.social
Cats, aquariums and terrariums
J.L. DuRona, Middle Grade Author π» π @jldurona.com Spooky middle grade author, music and movie friend, fledgling DM. #SCBWI #HWA. π«AI
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Tru Skies @trudieskies.readindiefantasy.com North East British author of foul-mouthed queer fantasy The Cruel Gods and The Chosen One Con π They/Them ππ€ππ€ Trans rights! π³οΈββ§οΈ AI π«
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Seane ND Crafter @seanendcrafter.bsky.social The Neurodivergent Crafter is from Saskatchewan and loves crafting and anything geeky.
Ace and Non-binary. They/them
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Sarah @sarahalba.bsky.social Book reader. Collects random facts and scraps of knowledge. Lifts heavy things for fun. She/her
Red Durkin @daedsider.bsky.social bookseller, book buyer, book scout, bookstore owner, horror & rare book collector. I don't read; it's my terrible secret, please don't tell anybody
I used to be famous for being trans, like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.
Psalms 109:8
Bookish & Queer @bookishandqueer.bsky.social Online Conventions focused on queer literature, brought to you by @siren-events.bsky.social, the home of fan focused events.
π Sci-Fi & Fantasy: October 2026
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The Ubergroup @theubergroup.bsky.social a 501(c)3 nonprofit providing low cost education for writers. Prose, poetry, stage, screen, nonfiction, journalism, comics, animation, podcasts, you name it. If it has a writer at any stage, we teach it.
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Nash @ericnash.bsky.social Writer. (he/him) #Gothic, #ghosts, body and folk #horror are my bag. Words in Dark Moon Books, CreepyPod, Coffin Bell Journal, and others. CORPSE ROAD BLUES out now! ππ©Έππ π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
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Drummer Girl Books @drummergirlbooks.bsky.social Thriller and Crime fiction with an anti-establishment edge.
An Ever After imprint.
Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social Pen name of Andrew Scott.
Fake History, Fake Heroes and Notorious.
Represented by Pew Literary
Links:
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Dr Stew Hotston (he/him) @stewarthotston.com Author, LARP (Curious Pastimes), physics, finance. Subjective Chaos, BSFA, BFA finalist. Committee @SoA, Treasurer @BFS, Chair @BSFA.
Rep: John Baker at PFD.
stewarthotston.com
Last novel: The next enemy
Next novel: Mage against the machine (May 27)
Kaya Skovdatter π³οΈββ§οΈ (She/They) @gothgreenwitch.bsky.social Writer, poet, editor, reviewer. @anathemamagazine.bsky.social co-founder. Publisher at @huldrahouse.bsky.social. Trans. (She/They)
https://kayaskovdatter.wordpress.com/
https://mathesonfreelancing.com/
https://www.huldrahouse.com
Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social I like apples. I post photos. I dig birds. I write books. (One of those is THE CALAMITIES, out now.) Yes, I'm cringe. What do you want from me, I'm a 50-year-old dad and my brain is a mouse-eaten shoebox.
Huldra House @huldrahouse.bsky.social A queer Canadian speculative romance/erotica/horrorotica/monsterfucking fiction press run by @gothgreenwitch.
Newest release: The River Devours the Moon
Come lose yourself in the forest.
π please.
https://huldrahouse.com
https://huldrahouse.itch.io
@gavreads @gavreads.co.uk Reader of SF&F, mainly. *Libraries have ebooks that you can read on your phone. Est. 2005
Mae Tang θ£ηΎε¦ @maetangwriter.com She/her. Writer. Chinese Singaporean immigrant to the UK. Bi. Hates Gen AI.
6 Books:
- Shortlisted for Hachette Childrenβs Novel Awards 2025
- Epic fantasy duology
- Novella. F/F romantasy
- Westmarch. Gay romantasy
- Heist. M/M & M/F romantasy
Chris Panatier @scribeofhades.bsky.social Writer/Artist
π¦THE REDEMPTION OF MORGAN BRIGHT
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social literary home of the trans, queer, Crip, and sick
kithbooks.com
Tomes and Oddities @tomesandoddities.bsky.social Hi!! I'm Gourd/Tomes (she/her) the curator here at Tomes and Oddities, a spooky cute design studio and shoppe! We have cursed objects and silly art! Thanks for stopping by!
π | Spooky Cute Doodles | Costume Concept | Costume Illustration | π
Fermented Fiction @fermentedfiction.bsky.social A podcast exploration of genre fiction through the lens of literature and film. This is also a fancy way of saying: drinking great beer and talking about our favorite books, movies, and shows with incredible artists and creators.
Sisters of Sci-Fi Podcast @sistersofscifi.bsky.social Podcast about female & non-binary sci-fi writers, STEM interviews, the Earth Crew 2042 radio play, the monthly micro-fiction series Sci-Fi Snack Stop, and more. π«AIπ«
Hosted & created by L. Stephanie Tait π³οΈβπ π€
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Just Some Phil @justsomephil.bsky.social He/him, new to this, here for the writing community: horror, fantasy, fairy tales, etc. Cheers on queer/indie authors while working on his WIP behind the scenes. No AI.
Hope Engel π @hopeengel.com Reader, writer, cat mom, baseball fan, based in NY.
Debut novel "At Your Pace" is out now! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWXYD77J
(She/her)
LA Knight & Co. (CHECK PINNED - NEED HELP) @laknight89.bsky.social SFF writer (pro & fic); nommed for Locus 2021; Fiyah Lit alum; queer Black ⿠LDS autistic byke. 37. OSDD (9+). 6-peep polyam (1Sp, 2LP, 2Mm). Cat mom. Poor af. Cassgenderfluidwtf; she/they/fae/jæ/xe/etc. Anti-censorship. Pfp = illustrated version of me.
G. D. Penman @gdpenman.bsky.social Fantasy author. Internationally bestselling, critically acclaimed, so cool, so sexy etc.
https://www.gdpenman.com/
Laura Eppinger @lolaepp.bsky.social By day: community development and campus-based civic engagement
By night: writing about thirsty queer vampires
Small monster book: https://altcurrentpress.com/2022/02/11/loving-monsters/
David Demchuk π» (he/him) π @daviddemchuk.com Nightmares for sale. π³οΈβππ¨π¦ Sunburst winner; Giller Prize, Amazon, Aurora & Shirley Jackson nominee. The Stone Garden. The Butcherβs Daughter. RED X. The Bone Mother. Gay/Queer. Cis. Old. No AI. https://daviddemchuk.com
Vincent uses they/them pronouns πΈ @v-e-tirado.com afrodominican π©π΄ π³οΈββ§οΈ they/them or die mad about it π» award winning horror author. I write a lot.
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Korra Saqqara (Christa Angelios) @metamythica.bsky.social π Studying the Gothic at MMU
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Member: EFA, ACES, PEN
She/Her
#SWANAinPublishing #AmWriting #AmEditing #Folklore #Horror #SFF π»
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All In The Telling - The Ghost Story Network @allinthetelling.bsky.social Shining a lantern on the finest ghost story performers.
#ghoststories #gothic #horror #storytelling #folklore #folkhorror #weirdfiction
Nelson Stanley @notasentence.bsky.social Romany. Angry. Stories in Ogerog Annual #1, Seize the Press, The Dark, Northern Gravy, Weird Horror #9, Old Moon Quarterly, Kaleidotrope, other places...
Phenomena Press @phenomenapress.bsky.social Phenomena Press is an indie book press focusing on aromantic and asexual speculative fiction stories
Run by @megthewriter.bsky.social
Designs by @harperkinsley.bsky.social
Editors: @faerywhimsy.bsky.social and @dragonediting.bsky.social
Al Hess @al-distortion.bsky.social Artist and author of cozy sci-fi π³οΈβππ
WORLD RUNNING DOWN
KEY LIME SKY
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social Nebula Award & Locus Award winner. Novels: SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN (2024), WEARING THE LION (2025), THE DRAGON HAS SOME COMPLAINTS (2026). Disabled. Ace/aro. He/him. https://linktr.ee/johnwiswell
Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders π³οΈββ§ @charliejane.bsky.social Author of Lessons in Magic and Disaster about a woman who teaches her mother how to do magic βΒ and uncovers a queer scandal hidden in a 300 year old book. Writing Star Trek: Zero Point for IDW Comics.
Ian Haramaki π³οΈββ§οΈβ¨ @ NDK @cometkins.bsky.social Hi I'm a dinosaur. I'm 32 years old and a CO based artist and award winning author. Also I make the "Better Visuals" SDV Mods. He/Him. π³οΈββ§οΈ π³οΈβπ π―π΅ Links: http://cometkins.carrd.co
https://cometkins.com
Paul Tremblay @paultremblay.bsky.social Writer person. Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep, Horror Movie, Another, A Head Full of Ghosts, The Cabin at the End of the World, The Pallbearers Club. F*ck AI
She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social Someone.
Community Organiser.
Seth Haddon likes boys who kiss boys @sethhaddon.bsky.social Author | 28 | he/him | π | REFORGED | REBORN | RECLAIMED | VOLATILE MEMORY OUT JULY 22ND π | repβd by Maeve MacLysaght I linktr.ee/sethhaddon
David Hale Smith @davidhalesmith.bsky.social Fire tender.
Bruce Baugh @ferrymanjones2.bsky.social Middle-aged (how did that happen?) former writer; professional sick person; nerd for horror, sf, fantasy, history, science, roleplaying games, progressive rock; owner of cats. Fan of the Pacific Northwest, which is fortunate, since I live there.
He/him.
Anna Rose Reads @annarosereads.bsky.social spooky person
https://www.annarosereads.com
Martin Roberts @lordfroggy.bsky.social Former Jack of all trades, master of none. Past victories include several short stories punished & runner-up for the BBC award nominee (short film) @ the 17th Birmingham International Film and Television Festival. 78 rpm slowed to 33.3 by Fibromyalgia.
Meg Writes, Maybe? @megthewriter.bsky.social My day job is books, my non-day job is just chaos
Founder/creator of @phenomenapress.bsky.social
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Kimberley | Noriboo reads @noribooreads.bsky.social ππ I yap about books
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ππKerieππͺ @readingintandem.bsky.social π³οΈβπFantasy/Scifi/Horror Reader/Reviewerπ
π:The Strength of the Few - James Islington
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She/Her/Hers
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HWA Chicagoland Chapter @hwachicagochapter.bsky.social The Chicago area chapter of the Horror Writers Association. Follow for news, events, #horror #writing info in the #WritingCommunity space, and more! (Run by @cjsubko.bsky.social. Opinions are signed -C.J. and are mine)
KP π³οΈββ§οΈ @kp51129.bsky.social He/They
π π΅πΈ
30+
Writer.
Not sure wtf im doing yet, but here we are
No AI/NFT/CRYPTO
Jack Morris @jackmmorris.bsky.social Writes a bit (Pushcart nom x 2, Best Microfiction β26, Fish 3rd prize β26), reads a lot. Drama (on-stage, mostly) π³οΈβπ
Editor: https://www.neitherfishnorfoul.com/ @neitherfishnorfoul.com
my published stuff via: https://thewavingnotdrowningblog.com/
International Gothic Association @igagoths.bsky.social The International Gothic Association is a large family of academic researchers, students, artists and writers with a shared interest in all things Gothic. www.globalgoth.org
Xavier Aldana Reyes @xaldanareyes.bsky.social Reader in English Literature and Film β’
International Gothic Association co-president (2022-2026) β’ Manchester #Gothic Centre founding member β’ #Horror Studies book series editor β’ Profile: https://tinyurl.com/2czvabnz
Jennifer ππ§β£οΈ @jdawson001.bsky.social βΏοΈπ³οΈβπAmerican SFF author, poet, editor, & book reviewer living in England. She/her. The Poetry Society & The British Fantasy Society. Old OWW member.
Online at: WorldsOfMayhem.com
https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/dawson001
π³οΈββ§οΈ rights = human rights.
Brandon Getz @brandongetz.bsky.social weird fiction & sci-fi writer // LARS BREAXFACE: WEREWOLF IN SPACE (novel) // STOP ME IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS ONE BEFORE (stories) // he/him // Pittsburgh
brandongetz.com
@thatdamngoose.bsky.social @thatdamngoose.bsky.social 
Martin Delaney πββ¬πΉπ§ββοΈπΈπ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈβπ» @delaneyplanet.bsky.social Cat-dad, composer, educator, horror writer, parent, photographer. Not always in that order. Feminist-in-progress.
π Trip Ghouley π @trip.bsky.social He/Him. Fantasy Author. Londoner. π³οΈβπ Mythopoeic Award Finalist. A MARKET OF DREAMS AND DESTINY (Titan 2023); Editor & Co-Founder @bonabooks.bsky.social & Fantabulosa!; Rep: @onechaptermore.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/TripGaley
Dancing Star Press @dancingstarpress.com Micro press publisher of science fiction and fantasy novellas. Jennifer Crispin, publisher. Lansing, MI.
www.dancingstarpress.com
Space Fruit Press @spacefruitpress.com An independent, queer-focused press | OUT NOW: Wild Blue Yonder: A Collection of Three MM Cowboy Romance Stories
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Anna ZenKen Stephens @annasmithwrites.bsky.social AN HONESTY OF THIEVES, Mar 27. Godblind, Songs of the Drowned trilogies, Black Library, Marvel.
Dungeon Master
Magic & Mayhem Author Academy www.anna-stephens.com
Rep @harryillingworth.bsky.social
Zen, Shotokan, antifa, no AI in art, #WorkingClass
She/They
tRaum Books @traumbooks.bsky.social trans micro press β‘ BLACK HOLE SCIENCE IS FILLED WITH APOLOGIES, by Never Angeline North is out now!!!
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mk @bookishmk.bsky.social Fantasy & Sci-Fi Reader/Reviewer πππ diverse stories written by women/nonbinary voices β€οΈ up with matriarchyβοΈ (she/her) blog >>> bookishmk.com
Ell Huang β οΈπ©Άπ€πππ @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social βAROMANTIC FRANKENSTEINβ MA Thesis & WIP.
She/they. Ace horror writer. π¦ππ€
β¨Loves film, folklore, fantasy.
Published in 140+ venues.
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worrydollsandfloatinglights.wordpress.com
Laura Zats @lzats.bsky.social Founder & Agent, Headwater Literary Management. Host of the award-winning Print Run Podcast. AALA Member. Treasurer for Literary Agents of Change. Publishers Weekly industry MVP. She/her & Ms/Mx. Open to queries!
Lindz McLeod - THE MISEDUCATION OF CAROLINE BINGLEY is out now! @lindzmcleod.bsky.social Scottish writer/editor. Queer AF. Terrible workaholic.
PhD student in Creative Writing. Cinema Worms podcast co-host. She/they
Repped: @lzats.bsky.social (literary) Kim Yau at Echo Lake (film/TV)
Wife: @pegasusunder.bsky.social
www.lindzmcleod.co.uk
cmcrockford.bsky.social @cmcrockford.bsky.social BIRDSONGS (Alien Buddha, 2024) and WITH ONE'S OWN EYES (Moonstone Press, 2026). AuDHD. West Philly. Cat dad. Anti-fascist.
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πͺΌJellyfishlines π PaxUπͺΌ @jellyfishlines.itch.io Pfp: @wifeclipse
He/Him. ENNIE nomβd ttrpg designer Guy. 25. Disabled. Queer. Writer @ Fandomentals. Made 25 ttrpgs in 1 year.
Contact:
jellyfishlines@proton.me
https://jellyfishlines.com/
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Jennifer March Soloway @marchsoloway.bsky.social Founder + Agent @StarlingLiterary | she/her | @MillsMFALit alum | horror fan (bring on the blood) | In love with all things story | β¨Revision is magical!β¨
Andrew Joseph White π΄π³οΈββ§οΈ @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social #1 bestselling author, trans autistic monster boy β’ out now: YOU WEREN'T MEANT TO BE HUMAN β’ up next: YOUβRE NO BETTER β’ he/him β’ andrewjosephwhite.com β’ mostly crossposting
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alana "return of the frog queer" banana @lanna.bsky.social overachiever/underperformer/Lobster Johnson hater
I write books/I read books (polyamorouslibrarian @ wordpress)
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Kealan Patrick Burke @kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social Irish guy stranded in Ohio. Bram Stoker Award-winning writer of books, graphic novels, and screenplays. THE WIDOWS OF WINDING GALE out now.
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Emily C. Hughes @emilyhughes.bsky.social Bram Stoker Award-winning horror bitch. Co-founder, Darker Times. Writer, critic, listmaker. HORROR FOR WEENIES on sale now. Reviews etc in the NYTBR, Reactor, Vulture, Slate, & more. She/her. π
readjumpscares.com
darkertimes.com
Gay Pride Shop @gayprideshop.bsky.social The UK's biggest LGBTQ+ Shop, with profits shared with charities. www.gayprideshop.co.uk.
@gayberystwyth.bsky.social @gayberystwyth.bsky.social 
The Folkestone Bookshop @folkestonebookshop.bsky.social Local indie bookshop run by 3 friends by the sea!
Friendly, queer & trans run.
70-72 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent, CT201JP
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Unabridged Bookstore @unabridgedbooks.bsky.social new here, eager to talk about books!
πChicago, IL
Reach and Teach @reachandteach.bsky.social Semi-official posts for Reach and Teach - Books, Toys, and Gifts by co-owner Derrick Kikuchi.
Crow's Nest Comics @crowsnest.quest Local queer/trans woman of color owned comic book store in Seattle's Central District. We carry all ages comics, local/small press stuff, queer/trans comics, 18+ comics, art from local artists, MtG, and more!
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Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities @goblinmkt.bsky.social Chicago's 1st Manga Shop! πProudly Queer-Owned & Arab-Owned
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(Posts, comments, and bizarre opinions about popular media are by Ryvre/@NikaRiots)
Charlieβs Queer Books @charliesqueerbooks.bsky.social Queer books and gag-worthy gifts
Seattle, WA
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Heartleaf Books @heartleafbooks.bsky.social πco-op bookshopπ³οΈβπ
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πoccupied Narragansett land
374 Atwells Ave
Providence RI 02903
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The Little Apple Bookshop @littleapplebkshop.bsky.social Indie Bookshop in York. π Selling new books for adults and kids. π Signed books a speciality. π Next to York Minster. π Not quite as old. 
Lit. on Fire Books @litonfirepia.bsky.social Woman, Disabled, & LGBTQ+ Owned and Operated independent bookstore in the heart of Central Illinois. π³οΈβπβπβπ³οΈββ§οΈβπ¨βπ¦½ββ‘οΈβ
712 W. Main St.
Peoria, IL 61606
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Reducing Environmental Impact | Reconnecting the Community | Reviving Bohemia
Under the Umbrella Bookstore & Cafe @utubookstore.bsky.social A Queer Little Bookstore & Cafe π
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MASKS STILL REQUIRED π·
T-F 12-8
S-S 11-6
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop Queer feminist collective in Asheville, NC, operating a bookstore co-op & social movement space since 2008 on Tsalagi land. βΆ βΊ β
Bureau of General ServicesβQueer Division @bgsqd.bsky.social The Bureau of General ServicesβQueer Division is an independent, all-volunteer queer bookstore and cultural center hosted by The LGBT Community Center, on the unceded land of the Munsee Lenape, now known as New York City. 208 W. 13th St. Rm. 210, NY, 10011
Left Bank Books STL @leftbankbooks.bsky.social St. Louis City's Largest Indie Bookstore
Founded in 1969
Queer woman owned
A Seat at the Table Books - Elk Grove's ONLY Indie Bookstore @seatbooks.bsky.social Inclusive, LGBTQ-owned "third space" bookstore w/ cafe, events, and free wifi in Elk Grove, just south of Sacramento
Cross & Crows Books @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social That queerly friendly neighbourhood bookstore in the community of East Van on unceded and occupied MST land. Offering new and used books, small gifts, and Cozy Chairsβ’ for the queer soul and beloved community since 2023. www.crossandcrows.com 
The BookishType @thebookishtype.bsky.social Queer Indie Bookshop in Leeds
The Common Press Bookshop @thecommonpress.bsky.social π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ London's queer intersectional bookshop! A sanctuary for storytelling, queer literature & culture.
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We are open Tues - Sun 11 am - 6.30 pm | Events 7 pm-late
118 Bethnal Green Rd, Shoreditch, London, United Kingdom E2 6DG
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