SF Layzell
@sflayzell.bsky.social
I write queer stories & edit books sometimes https://sflayzell.com/
Buy Cottonopolis, a MG set in 1840s Manchester, shortlisted for Little Rebels https://sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Views mine, contact via website
Buy Cottonopolis, a MG set in 1840s Manchester, shortlisted for Little Rebels https://sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Views mine, contact via website
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SF Layzell
@sflayzell.bsky.social
· Aug 20
My publisher just sent me a video of the Little Rebels shortlist in the window of radical booksellers Housmans, including Cottonopolis!
www.instagram.com/reel/DNkmpTL...
As well as being in the window display (!), the book is also available to order from Housmans:
housmans.com/product/cott...
www.instagram.com/reel/DNkmpTL...
As well as being in the window display (!), the book is also available to order from Housmans:
housmans.com/product/cott...
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Our Christmas sale is in full swing with a silly amount of books being ordered so far!
Please do get involved! 25% off all titles with the code NORTHODOXMAS
Into epic fantasy/mythology? Why not try Jane Dougherty's brilliant The Darkest Tide?
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
Please do get involved! 25% off all titles with the code NORTHODOXMAS
Into epic fantasy/mythology? Why not try Jane Dougherty's brilliant The Darkest Tide?
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our Christmas sale is in full swing with a silly amount of books being ordered so far!
Please do get involved! 25% off all titles with the code NORTHODOXMAS
Into epic fantasy/mythology? Why not try Jane Dougherty's brilliant The Darkest Tide?
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
Please do get involved! 25% off all titles with the code NORTHODOXMAS
Into epic fantasy/mythology? Why not try Jane Dougherty's brilliant The Darkest Tide?
www.northodox.co.uk/product-page...
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If you're in and around Manchester today, come say hello and buy some books and badges from us as you browse the market!
#BookSky #Manchester
#BookSky #Manchester
November 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
If you're in and around Manchester today, come say hello and buy some books and badges from us as you browse the market!
#BookSky #Manchester
#BookSky #Manchester
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buy books from independent booksellers, subscribe to independent media, set up a recurring donation or two
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
buy books from independent booksellers, subscribe to independent media, set up a recurring donation or two
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Are you an author? Do you have a #BookSale going on for Black Friday?
Share it in the replies and we'll give it a boost! As always, we're especially eager to boost indie & queer books
Please add alt text to any images and DO NOT SHARE AI BULLSHIT
Share it in the replies and we'll give it a boost! As always, we're especially eager to boost indie & queer books
Please add alt text to any images and DO NOT SHARE AI BULLSHIT
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Are you an author? Do you have a #BookSale going on for Black Friday?
Share it in the replies and we'll give it a boost! As always, we're especially eager to boost indie & queer books
Please add alt text to any images and DO NOT SHARE AI BULLSHIT
Share it in the replies and we'll give it a boost! As always, we're especially eager to boost indie & queer books
Please add alt text to any images and DO NOT SHARE AI BULLSHIT
Still a few days left to sign up for this! We'll hear from all three editors and five of the contributors about what Mildred Taylor's work means to them.
#kidlit #yalit #mglit #literature #academia
#kidlit #yalit #mglit #literature #academia
One for kidlit academics, teachers & librarians! Join me, Tammy Mielke & Michelle H. Martin discussing our co-edited book Song of the Land: Celebrating the Works of Mildred D. Taylor
Thurs Dec 4, 11:30 Pacific
Free & open to all
Register: bit.ly/47JHJjH
#kidlit #yalit #mglit #literature #academia
Thurs Dec 4, 11:30 Pacific
Free & open to all
Register: bit.ly/47JHJjH
#kidlit #yalit #mglit #literature #academia
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Still a few days left to sign up for this! We'll hear from all three editors and five of the contributors about what Mildred Taylor's work means to them.
#kidlit #yalit #mglit #literature #academia
#kidlit #yalit #mglit #literature #academia
A reminder that these delicious Northern books are all on sale, including mine and Chloe's LGBTQ+ fiction 🌈📚💙📚
this is iconic - thank you for featuring Cacoethes!!
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
November 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
A reminder that these delicious Northern books are all on sale, including mine and Chloe's LGBTQ+ fiction 🌈📚💙📚
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These are our six campaign pledges - the things we will do next year if we manage to add 1,000 new members. They were chosen by our readers because they’re things we believe will make Manchester better.
Share them and join the campaign 🙏
manchestermill.co.uk
Share them and join the campaign 🙏
manchestermill.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
These are our six campaign pledges - the things we will do next year if we manage to add 1,000 new members. They were chosen by our readers because they’re things we believe will make Manchester better.
Share them and join the campaign 🙏
manchestermill.co.uk
Share them and join the campaign 🙏
manchestermill.co.uk
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People vastly underestimate how important trans* rights are in the contemporary fight for freedom.
If you cannot make your own choices for your body, the name you go by, or even the very clothes that you wear, then you are not, in any sense, meaningfully free.
If you cannot make your own choices for your body, the name you go by, or even the very clothes that you wear, then you are not, in any sense, meaningfully free.
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
People vastly underestimate how important trans* rights are in the contemporary fight for freedom.
If you cannot make your own choices for your body, the name you go by, or even the very clothes that you wear, then you are not, in any sense, meaningfully free.
If you cannot make your own choices for your body, the name you go by, or even the very clothes that you wear, then you are not, in any sense, meaningfully free.
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this is iconic - thank you for featuring Cacoethes!!
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
this is iconic - thank you for featuring Cacoethes!!
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We’re back Sunday 7th December 2025! 2pm – 5pm details + free tickets below 🙂
Please book a ticket if you’re coming along it’s useful to know how many of us there are 😊 Please remember to cancel if you're no longer able to attend so others can grab your space!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1694074696...
Please book a ticket if you’re coming along it’s useful to know how many of us there are 😊 Please remember to cancel if you're no longer able to attend so others can grab your space!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1694074696...
Fruit Salad writing afternoon
Join us at Fruit Salad, a queer community writing group. We want to create a friendly, low-pressure writing environment.
www.eventbrite.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:07 AM
We’re back Sunday 7th December 2025! 2pm – 5pm details + free tickets below 🙂
Please book a ticket if you’re coming along it’s useful to know how many of us there are 😊 Please remember to cancel if you're no longer able to attend so others can grab your space!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1694074696...
Please book a ticket if you’re coming along it’s useful to know how many of us there are 😊 Please remember to cancel if you're no longer able to attend so others can grab your space!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1694074696...
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#KidLitUK a beautiful book, I'm so glad it has been reissued
For those wanting to address the topic of Jesus as a refugee in a gentle, accessible way, especially with younger children, may I signpost Refuge by Anne Booth and Sam Usher. There's a new 10th anniversary edition now out too!
November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
#KidLitUK a beautiful book, I'm so glad it has been reissued
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A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
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You want Cottonopolis. And Cacoethes.
I want the rest because I don't have them yet.
And it's nearly Christmas - what makes a better gift than a book?
I want the rest because I don't have them yet.
And it's nearly Christmas - what makes a better gift than a book?
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
You want Cottonopolis. And Cacoethes.
I want the rest because I don't have them yet.
And it's nearly Christmas - what makes a better gift than a book?
I want the rest because I don't have them yet.
And it's nearly Christmas - what makes a better gift than a book?
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A pre-festive thread of my favourite Northodox titles plus a couple on my TBR... All of these are 25% off with the code NORTHODOXMAS 🎄📚
Such a good idea - this is going to be my Christmas present to myself 👀
Announcing our 2026 Subscription!!
Our year of travel through books!
Each title will take you to another country - if not several!
You will receive the following 8 titles 2 weeks before their publication
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
Our year of travel through books!
Each title will take you to another country - if not several!
You will receive the following 8 titles 2 weeks before their publication
www.flyonthewallpress.co.uk/product-page...
November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Such a good idea - this is going to be my Christmas present to myself 👀
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Not sure I fancy my chances of being rescued but to be fair I probably staged the whole thing to get Lily Tomlin's attention so 🤷
Not sure I fancy my chances of being rescued but to be fair I probably staged the whole thing to get Lily Tomlin's attention so 🤷
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Not sure I fancy my chances of being rescued but to be fair I probably staged the whole thing to get Lily Tomlin's attention so 🤷
Not sure I fancy my chances of being rescued but to be fair I probably staged the whole thing to get Lily Tomlin's attention so 🤷
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Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
ALT: fry from futurama says " and it 's all thanks to the books at my local library .. "
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Step 1: Sign up for a FREE library card at your local library today.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
Step 2: Enter a world of possibilities.
Step 3: Share some of the library joy that is sure to come.
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Leave It on the Track — Margot Fisher
A moving queer YA debut about grief, healing, and the power of roller derby. After losing her dads, Moose finds strength, community, and unexpected first love on the track.
queerazon.com/product/leav...
#QueerBooks #YA #ComingOfAge
A moving queer YA debut about grief, healing, and the power of roller derby. After losing her dads, Moose finds strength, community, and unexpected first love on the track.
queerazon.com/product/leav...
#QueerBooks #YA #ComingOfAge
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Leave It on the Track — Margot Fisher
A moving queer YA debut about grief, healing, and the power of roller derby. After losing her dads, Moose finds strength, community, and unexpected first love on the track.
queerazon.com/product/leav...
#QueerBooks #YA #ComingOfAge
A moving queer YA debut about grief, healing, and the power of roller derby. After losing her dads, Moose finds strength, community, and unexpected first love on the track.
queerazon.com/product/leav...
#QueerBooks #YA #ComingOfAge
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November 2025 YA & Middle Grade Horror Roundup: Ghosts, Monsters & Mysteries
Featuring @horrortom.bsky.social @christopheredge.bsky.social
@finbarhawkins.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/november-202...
@scholasticuk.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social
Featuring @horrortom.bsky.social @christopheredge.bsky.social
@finbarhawkins.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/november-202...
@scholasticuk.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social
November 2025 YA & Middle Grade Horror Roundup: Ghosts, Monsters & Mysteries - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
Discover the best new Young Adult and Middle Grade horror books of November 2025. This roundup includes in-depth reviews of 9 spooky reads from masters like Cliff McNish and Tom Deady, plus new author...
gnofhorror.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
November 2025 YA & Middle Grade Horror Roundup: Ghosts, Monsters & Mysteries
Featuring @horrortom.bsky.social @christopheredge.bsky.social
@finbarhawkins.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/november-202...
@scholasticuk.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social
Featuring @horrortom.bsky.social @christopheredge.bsky.social
@finbarhawkins.bsky.social
gnofhorror.com/november-202...
@scholasticuk.bsky.social @crystallake.bsky.social @foxandinkbooks.bsky.social
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Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Are you looking for a christmas present for a creative person? Hoo boy do we have the auction for you. Hundreds of creatives from 20 countries are raising funds for people fleeing Genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan. Huge names, huge items! Bid here! app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
Art by @raafaye, insta
Art by @raafaye, insta
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We refuse to sink (source of this picture unknown). Please do what you can, donate, share, help. Thank you!
November 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We refuse to sink (source of this picture unknown). Please do what you can, donate, share, help. Thank you!
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Tremendous call to action to fight book banning from by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social at the ALAN Breakfast as she accepts the ALSN Award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
November 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Tremendous call to action to fight book banning from by @maggietokudahall.bsky.social at the ALAN Breakfast as she accepts the ALSN Award on behalf of @authorsabb.bsky.social
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
“The function of literature is not to instill obedience.”
Weekend website updates from your friendly neighbourhood author
Where to buy Cottonopolis & support indie bookstores sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Short stories about history, queerness, childhood & the environment
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
What should be next? Audio clips?
🌈✒️ 📚💙 🌈📚
Where to buy Cottonopolis & support indie bookstores sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Short stories about history, queerness, childhood & the environment
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
What should be next? Audio clips?
🌈✒️ 📚💙 🌈📚
COTTONOPOLIS - S F LAYZELL
Read a preview and find ordering options for Cottonopolis, a story of friendship, first love and survival for ages 8+
sflayzell.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Weekend website updates from your friendly neighbourhood author
Where to buy Cottonopolis & support indie bookstores sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Short stories about history, queerness, childhood & the environment
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
What should be next? Audio clips?
🌈✒️ 📚💙 🌈📚
Where to buy Cottonopolis & support indie bookstores sflayzell.com/cottonopolis/
Short stories about history, queerness, childhood & the environment
sflayzell.com/short-stories/
What should be next? Audio clips?
🌈✒️ 📚💙 🌈📚
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2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
November 22, 2025 at 9:21 PM
2 ongoing convos are dovetailing rn:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
1. a holiday shopping $ blackout aimed at big business;
2. worry over small presses closing or paring down.
Let's talk direct action: YOU CAN DO BOTH😀
IT'S VITAL TO SUPPORT indie pubs that encourage risk & diversity. Here's a 🧵 of em you can support directly:
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Sharing this again! I've since added the @saraband-books.bsky.social book 'Peat and Whisky: The Unbreakable Bond' by Mike Billett to this list, as well as 'The Zebra and Lord Jones' by Anna Vaught (and @renardpress.com )😍
As we're coming up to Christmas 🎄 I thought I'd highlight some indie-published books 📚 that I've loved this year, in case you'd like some recommendations for gifts. 🎁
I'll tag the publisher in each one, and then list some indie bookshops at the end.
Please, please add to this 🧵
I'll tag the publisher in each one, and then list some indie bookshops at the end.
Please, please add to this 🧵
November 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM