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Drew Gummerson
@drewgum.bsky.social
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Writer of The Lodger, Me and Mickie James, Seven Nights at the Flamingo Hotel. Lambda Award Finalist. Leicestershire Short Story Prize winner. Saltburn - Feb 2025.

Indie Press supporter.

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📍Enderby,UK

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Drew Gummerson @drewgum.bsky.social · Apr 19
My new book Saltburn now has its own site.

With links to buy, reviews, soundtrack and interviews.

#BookSky

(And I recommend LinkTree to writers as it’s quick to set up and maintain.)

linktr.ee/SaltburnBook
Image of Linktree pages. Red. Links to buy book.
drewgum.bsky.social
Watched this again last night. Coming in at under 90 minutes it made me realise all films should be this length. And this funny. I always forget the Kevin Bacon cameo. Oh look Kevin Bacon!

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Planes, Trains and Automobiles
When bad weather grounds all planes, an uptight advertising man and a laid-back shower curtain ring salesman must get home to Chicago before Thanksgiving.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
drewgum.bsky.social
On a year in reading, featuring @cbeditions.bsky.social @ortacpress.bsky.social @saltpublishing.com @fitzcarraldoeds.bsky.social @adamjfarrer.bsky.social @wednesdayerskin.bsky.social @davidcollard.bsky.social @richardjamesfoster.bsky.social @willwiles.bsky.social

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On a year in reading
Like in my previous post, On a year in Writing, where I didn’t feel I have written much this year in this post, On a year in Reading, likewise I don’t feel I have read much.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:24 AM
drewgum.bsky.social
Two years in a row I’ve had a Pushcart Nomination for one of my Tom Cruise stories.
Pushcart Nomination for Days of Thunder Pushcart Nomination for Collateral.
December 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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My Top Albums of 2025
Spotify
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December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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ofmooseandmen.bsky.social
Good morning.

The press love a list and the best of's, don't they.

Arbiters of style and what our 'reading ' habits should be.

If you're able, read whatever you like and if you can buy books from bookshops, please do.

And support your local libraries too!

@thebookseller.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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dlgladwin.bsky.social
Literary delivery from @roadsongbooks.bsky.social.
The new novella by Alan Edward Roberts.
Gentle November is available to order right now.

roadsongbooks.com/product/gent...
December 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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drewgum.bsky.social
I wrote about my year in writing.

#WritingLife

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On a year in writing
This is my year in writing although I feel I have spent very little time writing this year.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
drewgum.bsky.social
I wrote about my year in writing.

#WritingLife

open.substack.com/pub/drewgumm...
On a year in writing
This is my year in writing although I feel I have spent very little time writing this year.
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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pacarnahan.bsky.social
Picture 'How Soon Is Now?' as a plucky David, facing the Goliath of Kaliane Bradley's 'The Ministry of Time' and triumphing in Amazon's Time Travel Romance and Time Travel Science Fiction charts...
Or just picture it as a damn fine read, and buy it now!

#BookSky

www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...
Screenshot of Amazon's Time Travel Romance chart, with How Soon Is Now? at number nine and The Ministry of Time at 10. Screenshot of Amazon's Time Travel Science Fiction chart, with How Soon Is Now? at number 13 and The Ministry of Time at 14.
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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It's the time of year when people are putting out lists of best books of the year. So why not tell an author you've loved their book this year? Because not being on those lists makes many authors sad. You can make them happy!
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Thanks to @davidcollard.bsky.social @iancritchley.bsky.social @adamjfarrer.bsky.social and Madeline for these kind Saltburn words and you can pick it up free shipping @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social #IndieBlackFriday

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Wonderful, and cheerfully rude, with bums of all sorts gracing every page. I grew up in a place like this. Spending this bank holiday weekend in Saltburn This collection of interwoven stories is like a fever dream and Gummerson is an English Vonnegut. I assure you that this statement will make complete sense to you by the time you've reached, I'd say, page 6. What a bloody delight. This by @drewgum.bsky.social is so good - bold, imaginative and properly funny. Book a trip to Saltburn today @renardpress.com D madeleine_write Saltburn by Drew Gummerson. A collection of overlapping short stories set in a fictionalised version of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, featuring mermaids, a foetus museum, and a psychic piece of ass, among other bizarre elements. Yes, this book is surreal, but it's also a biting commentary on capitalism, war & homophobia. At its heart is the outsider, a boy who doesn't fit in, sometimes because of his sexuality, sometimes because he turns into a girl at midnight. It has some very bleak moments but also parts that made me laugh out loud. A great read if you enjoy the bizarre, and aren't squeamish about gay sex (which there's a LOT of) #reader #readersofinstagram #books #booklover #bookstagram
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
drewgum.bsky.social
Thanks to @davidcollard.bsky.social @iancritchley.bsky.social @adamjfarrer.bsky.social and Madeline for these kind Saltburn words and you can pick it up free shipping @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social #IndieBlackFriday

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/salt...
Wonderful, and cheerfully rude, with bums of all sorts gracing every page. I grew up in a place like this. Spending this bank holiday weekend in Saltburn This collection of interwoven stories is like a fever dream and Gummerson is an English Vonnegut. I assure you that this statement will make complete sense to you by the time you've reached, I'd say, page 6. What a bloody delight. This by @drewgum.bsky.social is so good - bold, imaginative and properly funny. Book a trip to Saltburn today @renardpress.com D madeleine_write Saltburn by Drew Gummerson. A collection of overlapping short stories set in a fictionalised version of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, featuring mermaids, a foetus museum, and a psychic piece of ass, among other bizarre elements. Yes, this book is surreal, but it's also a biting commentary on capitalism, war & homophobia. At its heart is the outsider, a boy who doesn't fit in, sometimes because of his sexuality, sometimes because he turns into a girl at midnight. It has some very bleak moments but also parts that made me laugh out loud. A great read if you enjoy the bizarre, and aren't squeamish about gay sex (which there's a LOT of) #reader #readersofinstagram #books #booklover #bookstagram
November 30, 2025 at 9:44 AM
drewgum.bsky.social
Enjoyed this. A mum returns to Taipei with her young family to set up a noodle stand in the night market. Sex, love, life, in the city and the young girl - left-handed - is brilliant.

www.netflix.com/gb/title/830...
Watch Left-Handed Girl | Netflix Official Site
A mother and her two daughters move to Taipei to open a noodle stand at a vibrant night market, but family secrets and tradition test their fresh start.
www.netflix.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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David’s newsletter is one I look forward to, full of indie publishing news and events. Sign up!
davidcollard.bsky.social David Collard @davidcollard.bsky.social · 9d
My December newsletter is sent out to around two thousand clued-up subscribers tomorrow. If you're not already on the mailing list and would like a free copy, contact me via my website (scroll dowjn for email address): davidjcollard.wixsite.com/my-site
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November 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
drewgum.bsky.social
I’ve given up on Train Dreams. It’s really quite dull. Like other people’s dreams. It’s a shame, the book is so good.

I also tried The Beast in Me this week. Awful.

Both of these just fail to have anyone in them you might even care about a tiny bit.

www.netflix.com/gb/title/820...
Watch Train Dreams | Netflix Official Site
A logger leads a life of quiet grace as he experiences love and loss during an era of monumental change in early 20th-century America.
www.netflix.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Today could be a really good day to buy a copy of Birding from an independent bookshop, or perhaps even its poor neglected older sibling This Is Yesterday
bookshop.org Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 10d
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Well well well what do we have here then 👀👀👀👀👀👀

#StuGotKeshed
An open cardboard box full of paperback copies of the novel Keshed by Stu Hennigan Front on photo of the novel Keshed by Stu Hennigan Photo of the back cover of the novel Keshed by Stu Hennigan Spine on photo of the novel Keshed by Stu Hennigan
November 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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£9.50.

Free shipping.

#IndieBlackFriday

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/salt...
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Black Friday is here. Our subs are 33% off. What are you waiting for? SUBSCRIBE.
(Discount applied at checkout)

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November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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robertwelbourn.bsky.social
Do you hate black Friday like a normal person?

Do you love books?

Two of mine are still on sale on the @srlpublishing.bsky.social website!

Belonging hardback for just £10.49:

srlpublishing.co.uk/product/belo...

Great Romances ebook for just £2.49:

srlpublishing.co.uk/product/grea...
Great Romances of the 20th Century – Robert Welbourn - SRL Publishing
We're all looking for The One. We all want to meet that one special person, fall in love, and live happily ever after, just like the movies. But what if it isn't?
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November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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£9.50.

Free shipping.

#IndieBlackFriday

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/salt...
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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minorliteratures.bsky.social
we open for submissions of fiction, essays and experimental texts for a month starting Monday* ...

*in addition to rolling subs for reviews, interviews, extracts, textos en español & more

all info here:

oleada.io/publication/...
Oleada - A Submission Platform
A submission platform for small presses and magazines.
oleada.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
drewgum.bsky.social
And it’s Free Shipping for Saltburn and all other books on @bookshop.org from 28th November to 1st December.

So please share and celebrate #IndieBlackFriday
November 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
drewgum.bsky.social
Lovely to see my book Saltburn on this @bookshop.org #IndieBlackFriday list @renardpress.com - click on the link and browse some indie publishing delights. Amazon doesn’t need ALL our money. 😂🙌

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An Indie Black Friday
While the billionaire retailers fall over themselves to sell us tat at bargain prices, independent publishers remain committed to putting out brilliant books.
uk.bookshop.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
drewgum.bsky.social
The tree is up!

#Christmas
A small Christmas tree on a table in front of a window. A small Christmas tree on a table in front of a window.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM