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AJ West Author
@ajwestauthor.bsky.social
Sunday Times bestselling novelist: THE BETRAYAL OF THOMAS TRUE #AlwaysTogether 🦚 📚 Broadcaster 🏳️‍🌈 Homosexual

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Delighted to have been elected to the @societyofauthors.bsky.social Management Committee. Thank you to all those who voted for me. 🙏
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I will never get over the fact the mollies are TAKING OVER the USA. Shouldn't it be banned by now?
Hey there @ajwestauthor.bsky.social -Just wanted you to see that Thomas True was featured on one of the front-of-store bookcases at my local Barnes and Noble (Palm Desert, California)! 😀
October 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Always wanted to be the naughty kid at the back of the bus. Made it to Dublin for the
@murderonefest.bsky.social
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October 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I've always dreamed of having my Thomas in the window of @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly window. ☺️ *blushes* And you KNOW I'm going to have to go down there and visit.
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##TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue the unforgettable #Historical #Thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, @ajwestauthor.bsky.social was spotted at @waterstones.bsky.social

If you haven't picked up your copy of this devastatingly beautiful thriller yet, what are you waiting for?!
##BlueSky #Books
October 14, 2025 at 4:50 PM
PREORDER NOW: The world's first ever history of queer bookshops is out May 26! I'm so proud of this book. It's been a huge amount of research and it's such a fascinating story. Now thanks to @Waterstones you can get 25% off your preorder. 🏳️‍🌈 @oneworldbooks.bsky.social
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October 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Reading the final pages of The Betrayal of Thomas True in Sitges 🦚 — @ajwestauthor.bsky.social has written a dazzling work of queer history and storytelling. Its evocation of 18th century persecution mirrors today’s prejudices with chilling clarity, yet reminds us that love always outlives hate ❤️
September 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Just finished reading #TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social What a brilliant read, learning a little bit about mollie culture. A must read!
October 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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💜 Out NOW in #USA & #Canada!

#TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social is out NOW in #Paperback!

✨ Stunning new paperback look
🕯️ Secrets, love, and betrayal
📖 Unforgettable characters

💜 bit.ly/4n5GdwO

#HistoricalFiction #BookSky#GothicFiction
October 14, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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@ajwestauthor.bsky.social Of historical interest:
#OtD 23 Aug 1851 a violent riot broke out in Sydney, Australia, when police arrested a sailor wearing women's clothing. Hundreds attacked police officers and police stations, freeing all prisoners along the way. We've produced this poster in celebration: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/...
August 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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The Betrayal of Thomas True by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social is a delightful thriller / historical romance, populated by C18th mollies, the queers of their era.
Then, as now, no law nor societal disapproval is sufficient to stop us.
We have always been here.
We will always be here.
August 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Flippin eck! It was only on sale for a month and the Christmas Book Party has sold out! Don't worry if you didn't make it in time, there'll be another party announcement very soon! 🌊😉👌
That's it! All the tickets for the Christmas Ball have been gobbled up but don't worry, there'll be news of another party to look forward to VERY soon! 🌊
August 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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LISA JEWELL ● ADELE PARKS ● MIKE GAYLE ● AMANDA PROWSE ● TM LOGAN ● MARK EDWARDS ● GD WRIGHT ● The Book Party Christmas Ball on Manchester is going to be an absolutely cracker! And currently only 16 tickets left! thebookparty.co.uk
August 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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My cartoons for this week’s @theguardian.com books
#holiday #vacation #reading
August 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We have fewer than 50 tickets left (47 to be exact) for the CHRISTMAS BALL! Authors and readers, join us in Manchester beneath the stars in a snow globe of bookish joy. Your chance to spread some Christmas cheer and celebrate some of the UK's top book bloggers. thebookparty.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Gorgeous day and I'm in the library. Oh well, no complaints!
August 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
THE UK BOOK BLOGGER AWARDS 2025 NOMINATIONS ARE LIVE! Vote now for the best and brightest bookish influencers in the UK. Nominate your friends and favourites now ⬇️ The awards will be held in the Manchester snow dome Nov 15! Linktr.ee/thebookparty
August 8, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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A good thing about convalescence is I finally get the time to read again - and for pleasure!
Currently, The Betrayal of Thomas True by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social, a wonderfully queer thriller / romance set around the Molly Houses of the C18th.
August 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Well, Thomas True is in the top ten of gay romance on Kindle. Can we make him rise through the soft (apparently quite hard) pornography? 99p until tomorrow! amzn.eu/d/bQ4OKBw
August 6, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Hello, it's me. #ThomasTrue is only 99p on Kindle for the next couple of days and I'm thinking... wouldn't it be nice to have a true historical story in the top ten of gay romance books? 🦚💜🦚 Can you help Thomas and Gabriel make new friends? amzn.eu/d/bI1LGNS

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August 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Love this picture. The fight is real but worth it all the way. Winning the @thecwa.bsky.social Historical Dagger 2025 for The Betrayal of Thomas True has changed my life as an author already. Here with my publisher Karen @orendabooks.bsky.social who won Publisher of the Year 2025. Go team. 🦚🏆
August 2, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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July 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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This book was my favourite of 2024, so to mark the paperback edition being published, it felt right to catch up with
author @ajwestauthor.bsky.social on the podcast. You can listen here: podfollow.com/quick-book-r...
July 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Nobody told me before being published that there would be readers who supported authors like this... 🦚🙏🦚
New book delivered this week - The Betrayal of Thomas True by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social in all its stunning purple glory. Goes quite nicely with the rest of the set

And another perfectly presented package from @bertsbooks.bsky.social it was too

#books #booksky #teamorenda @orendabooks.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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New book delivered this week - The Betrayal of Thomas True by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social in all its stunning purple glory. Goes quite nicely with the rest of the set

And another perfectly presented package from @bertsbooks.bsky.social it was too

#books #booksky #teamorenda @orendabooks.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM