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Goblins, breadknives and adventure! BRIGANDS & BREADKNIVES by @travisbaldree.bsky.social is out today!

This time we follow foul-mouthed bookseller, Fern. There's adventure, elves, chaos goblins, murderous birds, bounty hunters and talking swords.

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Book cover for Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree - a heartwarming cosy fantasy adventure. Available at proud-geek.co.uk Inside cover of Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree showing book artwork and blurb: Blurb reads: Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails her! If only things were so simple… It turns out that fixing your life isn’t a one-time prospect, nor as easy as a change of scenery and a lick of paint. A drunken and desperate night sees the rattkin waking far from home in the company of a legendary warrior surviving on inertia, an imprisoned chaos-goblin with a fondness for silverware, and an absolutely thumping hangover. As together they fend off a rogue’s gallery of ne’er-do-wells trying to claim the bounty the goblin represents, Fern may finally reconnect with the person she actually is when there isn’t a job to get in the way.
November 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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A cursed film. A haunted past. A deadly secret. BLACK FLAME by Gretchen Felker-Martin is queer historical horror following a closeted lesbian film archivist and the hedonistic movie she’s trying to restore.

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As Ellen is consumed by visions and voices, she becomes convinced the movie is real, and is happening to her - and that frame by frame, she is unleashing its occult horrors on the world. Her life quickly begins to spiral out of control. Until it all fades to black, and all that remains is a voice asking a question Ellen can’t answer but can’t get out of her mind. Do you want it? More than anything?
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Looking for something new to read? Here’s what’s new at proud-geek.co.uk this November:

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Ten queer book covers being released in November 2025 ▪️ Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore ▪️ A Rather Vengeful Accord by Dannielle Knight ▪️ Black Flame by Gretchin Felker-Martin ▪️ Simply More by Cynthia Erivo ▪️ Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door, Vol. 1 by Yoshiko Watanuki ▪️ Herculine by Grace Byron ▪️ On Starlit Shores by Bex Glendining ▪️ Brigands & Breadknives by Travil Baldree ▪️ My Ex-Girlfriend’s Wedding by Sophie Crawford ▪️ The Leather Boys by Gillian Freeman
November 1, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Devils, demons and lesbian romance. THE DEVIL SHE KNOWS by Alexandria Bellefleur is out today. It’s a paranormal rom-com following a down-on-her-luck woman wo makes a deal with a crafty demon to win back her ex-girlfriend.

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Book cover for The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur Blurb: Samantha Cooper is having a day from hell. In less than 24 hours, her life has unravelled, leaving her sad, single, and with nowhere to live. To top it all off, she's trapped in an elevator with a devilishly beautiful woman claiming to be a demon. Pretty, witty, and dressed in pink, Daphne is not what Sam expected from an evil supernatural entity. And she's here to strike a deal: six wishes in exchange for Sam's soul. With nothing left to lose, Sam agrees; after all, she only needs one wish to win her ex back.
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Four brand new queer vampire books that came out this year, perfect for spooky season:

▪️ A Bite Of Pepper by Balazs Lorinczi
▪️ Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by V E Schwab
▪️ Fawns Blood by Hal Schrieve
▪️ Thirsty by Lucy Lehane

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Book cover for A Bite Of Pepper by Balazs Lorinczi Book Cover for Bury Our Bones In The Midnight Soil by V E Schwab Book cover for Fawns Blood by Hal Schrieve Book cover for Thirsty by Lucy Lehane
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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10 queer books about werewolves, shifters, and lycanthropy:

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10 queer books about werewolves, shifters, and lycanthropy, in a stack. The books titles and authors are: ▪️ The Transition by Logan-Ashley Kisner – trans teens & werewolf horror ▪️ Strange Beasts by Susan J Morris – Sherlock Holmes meets supernatural mystery ▪️ Bored Gay Werewolf by Tony Santorella – gay werewolves & pyramid schemes ▪️ Love At Second Sight by FT Lukens – paranormal highschool mystery & romance ▪️ I Kissed A Werewolf And I Liked It by Cat Hepburn – lesbian gets bitten in the library ▪️ Wolfsong by TJ Klune – codependent gay shifters ▪️ No Gods, No Monsters by Cadwell Turnbull – asexual werewolves & anarchy ▪️ Big Bad Me by Aislinn O’Loughlin – Buffy meets Scooby-Doo with werewolves ▪️ Shy Trans Banshee by Tony Santorella – monsters, crime & millennial ennui ▪️ Another Kind by Cait May & Trevor Bream – supernatural kids on the run from the government
October 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Ghosts, ghouls and homosexuals.

▪️ Specter Inspectors by Bowen McCurdy & Kaitlyn Musto
▪️ The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish
▪️ The Taking Of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass
▪️ Ditching Saskia by John Moore & Neetols
▪️ Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

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October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Our QUEER HALLOWEEN BOOK SALE is now on at Proud Geek - get 10% off all horror and Halloween-themed books, including graphic novels and manga this October.

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#queerbooks #queerhorror #booksky
Text reads: Queer horror Halloween book sale at Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop - get 10% off horror books, October 2025
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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It’s #BlackHistoryMonth here in the UK. Looking to add more books by black authors to your bookshelf? There's loads out there, but here’s a little list of LGBTQ+ books & graphic novels with black protagonists, written by black authors:

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Text reads: 20 queer books by black authors to read during black history month. 20 book covers of queer books written by black authors: ▪️ Where Shadows Meet by Patricie Caldwell ▪️ The Relationship Mechanic by Karmen Lee ▪️ The Taking Of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglas ▪️ You’re Not Supposed To Die Tonight by Kalynn Bayron ▪️ Blackward by Lawrence Lindell ▪️ 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Runell ▪️ This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron ▪️ Small Joys by Elvin James Mensah ▪️ Bunt! Striking Out On Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu ▪️ House Of Hunger by Alexis Henderson ▪️ I Can’t Even Think Straight by Dean Atta ▪️ The Forest Demands Its Dues by Kosoko Jackson ▪️ Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood In Black Gay Britain by Jason Okundaye ▪️ Wash Day Diaries by Jamelia Rowser & Robyn Smith ▪️ Memorial by Bryan Washington ▪️ Transitional by Munroe Bergdorf ▪️ Sunstruck by William Rayfet Hunter ▪️ Friday I’m In Love by Camryn Garrett ▪️ Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde ▪️ I’ll Be Gone For Christmas by Georgia K Boone
October 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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A BITE OF PEPPER by Balazs Lorinczi follows a skateboarding vampire who falls for a human artist as they combine their talents to create a skating brand. It’s a sweet, paranormal coming-of-age graphic novel, perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea.

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Book cover for A Bite Of Pepper by Balazs Lorinczi Blurb: Pepper Mint might be born a vampire, but she’s pretty much your average teenager who loves skateboarding and her dog. What she doesn’t love is her mother’s continuous efforts to find her a vampire bride so that she can become fully immortal. Then Pepper meets Ana—she’s a charming art student, a part-time waitress…and interested in Pepper. Ana’s presence changes everything, especially when she uses Pepper for the inspiration behind her art. But the two girls’ instant chemistry seems to provide the perfect opportunity for Pepper to finally commit to becoming the immortal creature of the night her mother desperately wants her to be. Between the pressure from her mom and her inability to figure out whether Ana likes Pepper for herself or her aesthetic, it feels like everyone just wants a bite of Pepper. And with all these looming questions, will Pepper be ready to take the biggest bite of her life, committing to an unchanging immortality? Inside the graphic novel A Bite Of Pepper
October 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Queer books about coming out for #NationalComingOutDay

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A stack of 9 LGBTQ+ books ▪️ Friday I’m In Love by Camryn Garrett – sweet sixteens, black joy and queer pride ▪️ The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar - rom-coms, queer POC & coming out ▪️ The Secret Life Of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain – life, work and coming out in your 60s ▪️ Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley - crushes, comas and coming out. ▪️ Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love – families, coming out and men in their 70s ▪️ Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie - roses, highschool and queerness ▪️ Welcome To St. Hell by Lewis Hancox – homelife, highschool and trans teens ▪️ The Girl From The Sea by Lee Knox Ostertag – selkies, secrets and sapphic romance ▪️ When I Came Out by Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen – translated fiction about coming out in your 40s
October 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Teens, vampires and moral panic. FAWN’S BLOOD by Hal Schrieve is a campy YA fantasy about being a queer teen in a world that wishes they did not exist. Perfect for fans of Buffy.

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Book cover for Fawn’s Blood by Hal Schrieve Blurb: Fawn and Silver share nearly coming out together as trans in their small Maryland town, clocking a copious number of hours in detention, and spending their sleepovers secretly making out. They’re also uniquely obsessed with vampires, who are being hunted, imprisoned, and executed for the danger they allegedly pose to human life. Rachel is a bisexual teen, who has secretly been turned vampire and who is contending with the fact that her mom is a notorious vampire slayer. When Silver disappears and Fawn goes west in search of him, her and Rachel’s fates converge, both falling into the hands of Cain, an edgelord vampire known for his proselytizing for the drinking of human blood. But in discovering hidden tunnels and secret bars, youth shelters and punk shows and safe houses, Fawn find herself in the middle of a vampire underground in Seattle - an organized resistance keeping each other alive through a network of blood distribution and protection from slayers.
October 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Queer & cosy time-travel romance. COSTUMES FOR TIME TRAVELLERS by AR Capetta is out today! It’s a queer science-fiction/fantasy, perfect for fans of cosy SFF, found family, or anyone after a good little autumnal read.

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Book cover for Costumes For Time Travellers by A R Capetta Blurb: Anyone who has hiked through time knows the town of Pocket. It’s the place time travellers first reach after they stumble away from their hometime, passing through on their way to any other when. To Calisto, Pocket is home. They love their grandmother’s shop, which is filled with clothes from every era that are used to make costumes for time travellers. Calisto has no intention of travelling – it’s too dangerous. For Fawkes, travelling is life. He put on time boots when he was young and has been stumbling through eras ever since. When he floats into Pocket, Calisto meets him for the first time, though Fawkes has seen Calisto before – in glimpses of what hasn’t happened yet. He’s also seen the villains chasing them both. Now Calisto and Fawkes must rush – from Shakespeare’s London to ancient Crete to California on the eve of a millennium – to save Pocket, and all those who travel, from being erased.
October 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Obsessed with The Unbroken? Love The Faithless? Get ready for THE SOVEREIGN by CL Clark. It’s the finale in The Magic Of The Lost series – a queer, high fantasy, magical saga perfect for fans of sapphic political fantasies.

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The Sovereign brings princess Luca and soldier Touraine together one last time in the thrilling conclusion to C. L. Clark's beloved queer political fantasy trilogy. Luca is the new queen of Balladaire. Her empire is already splintering in her hands. Her uncle wasn't the only traitor in the court, and the Withering plague will decimate her people if she can't unearth Balladaire's magic. The only person who can help her wants the only thing Luca won't give - the end of the monarchy. Touraine is Luca's general. She has everything she ever wanted. While Luca looks within Balladaire's borders, Touraine looks outward-the alliance with Qazal is brittle and Balladaire's neighbors are ready to pounce on its new weakness. When the army comes, led by none other than Touraine's old lover, Touraine must face the truth about herself - and the empire she once called home. A storm is coming. Touraine and Luca will stand against it together, or it will tear them apart once and for all.
October 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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SHY TRANS BANSHEE by Tony Santorella is out today! It’s the super queer and darkly funny follow-up to Bored Gay Werewolf, filled with werewolves, crime, supernatural mystery, millennial ennui and queer found family.

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Book cover for Shy Trans Banshee by Tony Santorella Blurb: Brian, Nik and Darby - three friends practiced in ennui, binge-drinking, hooking up with strangers and fighting supernatural crime (when Brian's not committing it as a werewolf once a month) - have been sent by Abe Van Helsing (yes, one of those Van Helsings) to try to track down a colleague who has gone missing in London. As they putz around the city, following any leads that might help them find their British counterpart, they uncover a clairvoyancy smuggling ring, located right in the heart of the financial district. Who's kidnapping all the fortune tellers in Soho and why? And is it coincidence, fate or something more sinister altogether that Maeve, a timid trans woman taking time out of her job to track down her birth mother, turns up on the gang's doorstep... and has the uncanny ability to know just what's going to happen next?
October 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Looking for something new to read? There’s a whole bunch of queer fiction coming out this month. From queer horror to sapphic romance, here’s what’s new at Proud Geek this October: proud-geek.co.uk

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Ten queer book covers for books coming out in October at Proud Geek LGBTQ+ Bookshop ▪️ Spellfire by Agatha Willow ▪️ Bone Broth by Alex Taylor ▪️ I Heart Skull-Crusher! Vol. 2 by Josie Campbell & Alessio Zonno ▪️ The Devil She Knows by Alexandria Bellefleur ▪️ Thirsty by Lucy Lehane ▪️ Shy Trans Banshee by Tony Santorella ▪️ Hazelthorn by CG Drews ▪️ Hello Sunshine by Keezy Young ▪️ Hollow by Taylor Grother ▪️ Costumes for Time Travellers by A.R. Capetta
October 1, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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The Undetectables are back! THE UNFATHOMABLE CURSE by @cswritesbooks.bsky.social is the third book in the series. It’s packed with ancient magic and fiendish puzzles, perfect for fans of supernatural mysteries and cosy crime.

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Book cover for The Unfathomable Curse by Courtney Smyth.
September 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Back from a lovely little week away. We had some very fun adventures with some very lovely people.

To anyone who ordered from Proud Geek over the last week, I’ll be sending all orders out tomorrow (Tuesday). Apologies for the wait, here are some pics from the trip to make up for it.
Two men in a kayak Happy dog by a pond Four men eating Cornish pasties Man walking dog on a beach
September 29, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Swords, con artists & arranged marriages. SWORDCROSSED by @freyamarske.bsky.social is out in paperback! It’s a super fun, fast-paced romantacy, perfect for fans of low-conflict, queer & cozy fantasy romance, secrets, swords & smut.

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September 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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THIS PLACE KILLS ME by Mariko Tamaki & Nicole Goux is finally out! It’s a haunting and emotional whodunnit mystery, told though comics, letters, diary entries and news articles. Heads up – this graphic novel covers a lot of heavy topics.

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Book cover for This Place Kills Me by Marino Tamaki & Nicole Goux Blurb: At Wilberton Academy, few students are more revered than the members of the elite Wilberton Theatrical Society (a.k.a. the WTS) and no one represents that exclusive club better than Elizabeth Woodward. Breathtakingly beautiful, beloved by all, and a talented thespian, it’s no surprise she’s starring as Juliet in the WTS’s performance of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. But when she’s found dead the morning after opening night, the whole school is thrown into chaos. Transfer student Abby Kita was one of the last people to see Elizabeth alive, and when local authorities deem the it-girl’s death a suicide, Abby’s not convinced. She’s sure there’s more to Wilburton and the WTS than meets the eye. As she gets tangled in prep school intrigues, Abby quickly realizes that Elizabeth was keeping secrets. Was one of those secrets worth killing for? Inside This Place Kills Me graphic novels.
September 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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There’s one week left to grab yourself something new to read in the SAPPHIC SEPTEMBER queer book sale at Proud Geek.

Get 10% off all sapphic books, graphic novels and manga at proud-geek.co.uk/sale (ends September 30th).

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September 24, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Happy #BiVisabilityday to you and your favorite bisexual.

Looking to add more queer books with bi representation to your bookshelf? Here are some of my personal faves: proud-geek.co.uk

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Bisexual fantasy books Bisexual horror books Bisexual lit fic books Bisexual non fiction books
September 23, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Off on holiday for a week, I’ll be back on the 29th. The proud-geek.co.uk website is still open and running, but deliveries will take a little longer than usual to be sent out.

Right, I’m off to drink cider, eat pasties and take the dog on some very long walks. ✌🏻
Picture of a dog and text that reads: off on holiday for a week, back on the 29th.
September 22, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Gay spaceships, pulp horror & classic sci-fi: OF MONSTERS AND MAINFRAMES by Barbara Truelove is back in stock. It’s a fun, fast-paced sci-fi adventure filled with classic monsters & AI spaceships. It’s also one of the most FUN things I’ve read this year.

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Book cover for Of Monsters And Mainframes by Barbara Truelove Blurb: Demeter just wants to do her job: shuttling humans between Earth and Alpha Centauri. Unfortunately, her passengers keep dying - and not from equipment failures, as her AI medical system, Steward, would have her believe. These are paranormal murders, and they began when one nasty, ancient vampire decided to board Demeter and kill all her humans. To keep from getting decommissioned, Demeter must join forces with her own team: A werewolf. An engineer built from the dead. A pharaoh with otherworldly powers. A vampire with a grudge. A fleet of cheerful spider drones. Together, this motley crew will face down the ultimate evil: Dracula.
September 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Queer books with LGBTQ+ characters over 40:

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A stack of queer books about gays over 40: ▪️ The Seep by Chana Porter – aliens, grief and women in their 70s ▪️ One Last Song by Nathan Evans – romance, comedy and gay liberation in your 70s ▪️ Arthur and Teddy Are Coming Out by Ryan Love – families, coming out and men in their 70s ▪️ The Secret Life Of Albert Entwistle by Matt Cain – life, work and coming out in your 60s ▪️ The Stand-In Dad by Alex Summers – weddings, chosen family and gay men in their 50s ▪️ Becoming Ted by Matt Cain – drag, relationships and men in their 40s ▪️ Cheryl by Jillian Fleck – wellness, trauma and coming out in your 40s ▪️ Spent by Alison Bechdel – life, humour and wueer women in their 50s ▪️ When I Came Out by Anne Mette Kærulf Lorentzen – translated fiction about coming out in your 40s ▪️ Bingo Love by Tee Franklin, Jenn St. Onge & Joy San – crushes, romance and queer women in their 60s
September 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM