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. Grab a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #sapphic

Looking for something new to read? Here’s what’s new at proud-geek.co.uk this November: (A full list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text). #booksky #queerbooks

Queer & Cosy Fiction For Cold Autumn Days: It's flippin' cold out today, so why not spend the afternoon with a hot drink & a good book? From coffee shops to cottagecore, sci-fi & cosy mystery, here's a quick list of queer cosy book recs available at Proud Geek: proud-geek.co.uk/post/queer-c...

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. Sound like fun? Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

perfect start to the holiday. Day 1, and book 1 already taking a Beating. With @proud-geek.co.uk providing 3 of the reads for the hols, at what point will I run out?

Queer Witchy Books To Get You In The Mook For Spooky Season: Whether you're after a queer alternative to Harry Potter or you're just looking to read about hot lesbian witches being badass, here are 20 LGBTQ+ books about witches, wizards, and homosexuals: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/queer-w...

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 Find these and more queer fiction at proud-geek.co.uk #booksky

10 queer books about werewolves, shifters, and lycanthropy: (A list of book titles, authors and a brief synopsis of each book can be found in the alt text.) Find these and more queer fiction at proud-geek.co.uk #booksky #werewolves

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 Buy here: proud-geek.co.uk

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. Take a look here: proud-geek.co.uk/sale #queerbooks #queerhorror #booksky

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: (A list of titles & author names can be found in the alt text)

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. Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Queer books about coming out for #NationalComingOutDay (A list of titles and authors can be found in the alt text). Find these and more queer stories at proud-geek.co.uk #queerbooks #booksky

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. (Read the blurb in the alt text.) You can grab yourself a copy here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

Queer & Spooky Films & TV Shows To Watch This Halloween: From gay demons to trans vampires, murder mysteries and supernatural comedy - here are 10 queer films and TV shows to watch this spooky season: Read the full blog here: proud-geek.co.uk/post/10-lgbt...

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. Buy it here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

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. Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

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. Grab yourself a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #transbooks

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 (A list of book titles and authors is available in the alt text) #queerbooksky #booksky

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. Grab yourself a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

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.

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. Sound like fun? Grab a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

If you liked this film, read this book! From Saltburn to Sleepy Hollow, Dark Crystal & The Descent, here our list of queer book recommendations based on your favorite film or movie: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/if-you-... #booksky #queerbooks

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. Grab yourself a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

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). #booksky

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 #booksky

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. ✌🏻

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. Buy it at: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Queer books with LGBTQ+ characters over 40: (There’s a list of authors and titles in the alt text) See something interesting? Grab a copy from proud-geek.co.uk #booksky #queerbooks

Cosy paranormal romance & haunted houses? The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish is a spooky dual POV queer romance between a nonbinary haunted house designer & a man who can see ghosts. Heads up: it’s a bit spicy. Buy it here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

We’re halfway through #SapphicSeptember! Looking to add some sapphic romance to your TBR? Here’s a list of 20 queer romance books with sapphic main characters to add to your bookshelf: (There's a list of book titles, authors in the alt text) #booksky #sapphicbooks

It’s landed in the U.K. as @proud-geek.co.uk and @forbidden-planet.bsky.social have it in stock.

Horny lesbians, cosmic horror & a very strange play. A GAME IN YELLOW by @haileypiperfights.bsky.social blends horror, erotica, & psychological thriller, following a couple whose search to spice up their sex life leads them down a path of madness. Grab a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

It's restock day at proud-geek.co.uk There’s horny lesbians & cosmic horror in A Game In Yellow by Hailey Piper, feminine rage & sci-fi adventure in Volatile Memory by Seth Haddon, and haunted houses & cosy paranormal romance in The Most Unusual Haunting of Edgar Lovejoy by Roan Parrish. #booksky

Blind dates, boyfriend coaching & steamy romance, THE BUILD-A-BOYFRIEND PROJECT is a queer adult rom-com from Mason Deaver, following a journalist stuck in a dead-end job, who agrees to teach his disastrous blind date how to be a better boyfriend. Grab a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Worms, hive minds, and deeply personal trans body horror. YOU WEREN’T MEANT TO BE HUMAN by @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social is OUT NOW! Perfect for lovers of visceral squirmy horror or fans of Eric LaRocca. Enjoy brutal and terrifying body horror? Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

Trans werewolves?!? Yes please! THE TRANSITION by @transhorrors.bsky.social is a fast-paced YA werewolf horror, following a trans teen who’s bitten by a werewolf while recovering from top surgery. It comes out on 11th of September, but you can pre-order it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Queer Books About Bugs, Insects & Creepy Crawlies! From exotic insect collections to terrifying body horror and 500-year-old parasites, here's a quick list of LGBTQ+ books about bugs & insects that will make your skin crawl: Read the full blog at: proud-geek.co.uk/post/queer-b... #booksky

Gothic horror, vampire cults and gay longing. A BLOOD AS BRIGHT AS THE MOON by Andrea Marstabilini follows a young vampire called Ambrose, desperately torn between worlds, as he’s hunted down by a secret society bent on his destruction. Grab a copy at: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

Are you taking part in the #SapphicSeptember readathon and looking to add some graphic novels to your TBR? Here’s a list of 20 queer graphic novels with sapphic main characters to add to your bookshelf: (There's a list of book titles, authors in the alt text) #booksky #sapphicbooks

Tea, dragons & adventure. CAN’T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA by @rebeccathorne.bsky.social is finally out in paperback! It’s a sapphic fantasy, filled with mishaps, mystery & a murderous queen. Perfect for fans of high fantasy romance & found family. Grab a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Witches, vampires & horror – here’s what came out in August at proud-geek.co.uk ▪️ Lessons In Magic & Disaster by Jane Anders ▪️ The Good Vampire’s Guide To Blood & Boyfriends by Jamie D’Amato ▪️ The Unsinkable Ship Of Fools by Jonas Goonface ▪️ Tart by Becki Jayne Crossley ▪️ Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle

Chuck Tingle's latest queer horror LUCKY DAY is now available at Proud Geek. It's a truly horrific, strangely beautiful & darkly funny novel, filled with bisexuals, casinos, exploding manholes, violent animals & a LOT of absurd death. Sound like fun? Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

Looking for something new to read? There’s a whole bunch of queer fiction coming out in September at Proud Geek. See something you like? Grab a copy from proud-geek.co.uk (A list of book titles and authors is available in the alt text) #queerbooksky #booksky #bookshop

Camp slashers and bloody fun mystery - HEADS WILL ROLL by Josh Winning is now out in paperback! It’s a queer adult slasher novel about an actress at a summer camp for adults who hopes of leave behind her past mistakes. Perfect for fans of scream. Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...

I’m at Sidewalk Bar in Birmingham today for the MidBears Bear Market in association with The Rainbow Connections Craft Fair. Here too 6pm. Entry is free. Come support some small business and queer creators ✌🏻

THE RESURRECTIONIST by A. Rae Dunlap is now available in paperback. It’s a queer gothic thriller about gay grave robbers in 19th century Scotland, perfect for fans of true crime, dark academia and historical fiction. Grab a copy here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

I'll be at the Rainbow Connections Market this Saturday. The markets run across multiple venues in the gay village, so swing by, have a mooch, and support local queer artists, makers & small businesses? 🗓️ Saturday 30th August 2025 🕥 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM 📍 The Gay Village, Hurst Street, Birmingham

Good morning and happy Saturday! This is your semi-regular reminder that if you're coming to exhibit at Thought Bubble in November and there is any way a little comic shop a few hundred yards from the venue can help, we're up for it. Need to ship stuff to Harrogate? Use us... 1/2

Trans witches, queer love & destructive magic. LESSONS IN MAGIC & DISASTER by @charliejane.bsky.social follows a young trans witch who teaches her mother magic, following the death of her wife. Perfect for fans of queer urban fantasy & magical realism. Buy it here: proud-geek.co.uk/product-page...