The Lost Boys Musical had no right to be that good. The staging, the singing, the songs, the cast, the effects. Holy crap! #lostboys #broadway

Tomorrow night! Watch me celebrate the Queer 1920s! Register for in-person or livestream. #pride #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️ www.nypl.org/events/progr...

It's another #WordWednesday! See that cute person over there? If you wanted to drop some hints, you'd say the following. #pride #pridemonth #lgbtqpride #queerpride #gaypride #lgbtqsky #queersky #gaysky #booksky #booktok #authorsky #writersky #writesky #1920s #funfact #funfacts

Another #Pride edition of #WordWednesday! Dropping pins, dropping hints. We've all been there, haven't we? #booksky #booktok #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #mystery #mysterysky #mysterybooks #noir #noirsky #noirbooks #1920s #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #readersky #happypride #pride2026

J.C. Leyendecker was *the* illustrator of the 1910s, 20s, and 30s. Get to know him here! Happy Pride, everyone! #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #lgbtqhistory #pride #pridemonth #gay #gaysky #gayhistory #queer #queersky #queerhistory #booksky #booktok #bookish #1920s #jcleyendecker

Mae West did what now? Check it out, folks. And remember, we've always been here and we've always been fabulous! #pride #pridemonth #lgbtqhistory #queerhistory #gayhistory #draghistory #lgbtqsky #queersky #gaysky #dragsky #maewest #happypride

Been a while since I’ve shared my Golden Retriever counts. This sweltering morning, I saw 5, including a puppy!!!! #golden #goldenretriever #booksky #authorsky #writersky #lgbtqwriter #queerwriter #gaywriter #nyc #centralpark

It's #FierceFriday! And as Britney says, you better read, bi--, I mean, you better read this! Order it from chrisholcombe.com! #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish #books #bookrecs #mystery #mysterybooks #mysterysky #lgbtq #lgbtqbooks #lgbtqsky #queer #queerbooks #queersky #gaybooks #gaysky

It's still #WordWednesday, so let's keep it going with Belle! #booksky #booktok #bookish #authorsky #writersky #indieauthor #pride #lgbtqpride #queerpride #gaypride #lgbtqhistory #queerhistory #gayhistory #1920s #slang

I’m giving a talk at the NYPL which will be live streamed! June 11 @ 5 pm EST. Register and watch me do my thang! www.nypl.org/events/progr... #pride #pridemonth #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky #booksky #booktok #bookish #authorsky #writersky #lgbtqbooks #lgbtqauthors #queerbooks #queerauthors

It’s time for another #WordWednesday! This is one of my favorites! #pride #pridemonth #lgbtqsky #queersky #gaysky #lgbtqhistory #1920s #slang #funfact #booksky #booktok #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #mmbooks #mysterysky #mysterybooks #noir

I’m the author of Hidden Gotham, Queer noir mysteries set in the 1920s. My goal is to celebrate Queer people’s history and contribution. Cuz we’ve always been here and we’ve *always* been fabulous! Happy #pridemonth! #LGBTQWriteAThon #QueerWriters #pride #writesky #writingcommunity

Look at that! The Rainbow Readers Cruise Anthology is #1 on the Amazon charts!!! Thank u to everyone who’s purchased! #pride #pridemonth #lgbtqsky #queersky #gaysky #booksky #shortstories #mustread #mustreads #authorsky #writersky #readersky

It’s out! The short story anthology I contributed a little ditty to. Not only do you get cool stories, but the anthology sales support a great cause! #pridemonth #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #queer #queersky #gay #gaysky #shortstories #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #pride

It's #Pride month, so let's kick it off with a badass figure in the #1920s. Everyone, meet Gladys Bentley! #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #bookish #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky #lgbtqbooks #lgbtqhistory #gaybooks #gayhistory #queerbooks #queerhistory #mysterybooks #noir

The Sheep Detectives was absolutely delightful. Hilarious, touching, and the mystery was well done. Seriously, it had no business being that good. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #mysterymovies #sheepdetectives

Coming out Monday is a short story anthology I contributed a little crime and mischief to. Get your orders in to get some fab stories AND to support a great cause! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Meet the Ex-Pats, former Wall Street traders. I haven’t explored what happened to them…*yet.* But they’re a constant presence in Dash’s usual place. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

There is a bee trapped in my apt. It cannot find the window it came through (even tho I keep pointing to it!) and now, we are both quite upset. #booksky #booktok #bookish #bookstagram #lgbtq #lgbtqsky #queer #queersky #gay #gaysky #indieauthor #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #mysterysky #bee

It's time for another #WordWednesday! This one always surprises folks. Did you know it's first meaning? #booksky #booktok #mystery #mysterybooks #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #1920s #historicalfiction #crimefiction #bookrecs #bookrecommendations #readersky

When my beloved huzzband turned on the egg beaters on high in a bowl of what would eventually become whipped cream. #booksky #booktok #bookish #bookstagram #authorsky #authorlife #writersky #writerlife #gaysky #lgbtqsky #queersky #marriedlife

Who doesn’t love a mystery with a stormy night and a grisly discovery? #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Saw this in JFK coming back from San Fran. Whattaya think? Should I ask for an endorsement? #hiddengotham #gotham #booksky #booktok #bookish #authorsky #writersky #lgbtqsky #queersky #gaysky #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #noir #noirsky #mystery #mysterysky #noirbooks #mysterybooks

More San Fran pics! And look! A church that doesn’t hate gays! Complete with rainbow stairs 🌈 #sf #sanfran #sanfrancisco #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish #authorsky #authorlife #indieauthor #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky

That moment of “I’ve made it!” quickly followed by trouble. Find out what happens next in the Hidden Gotham standalone THE BIG TIMER. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

More pics from San Fran trip! #sf #sanfran #sanfrancisco #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish #authorsky #authorlife #indieauthor #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky

A grief-stricken man almost brains a gay speakeasy owner with a brass lamp. Find out why and what happens next in THE DEVIL CARD. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Signs in San Francisco. Where’s the lie in either? #sf #sanfran #sanfrancisco #authorsky #authorlife #writesky #writersky #writerlife #indieauthor #booksky #booktok #bookish #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerbooks

A flirtatious “barber.” A dangerous gangster. A seductive straight razor shave. Inspired by a scene in “Sleep No More.” #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Thrilled to announce I have a short story in an upcoming anthology to benefit Point of Pride. (I add a little crime and mischief to the proceedings.) Preorder your ebook and help us support a fab organization! #booksky #booktok #readersky #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #bookrecs #pride

I'm entering my Blanche Devareaux-era with these videos 😂 It's another #WordWednesday! Who do you think is a true "billboard" these days? Me? Jonathan Bailey, hands down. #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterysky #mystery #noirsky #noir #1920s #slang #crimefiction #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks

Goddamn, San Fran, you’re beautiful. Today’s morning views #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #sd #sanfran #authorlife #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Love the Castro! #sanfran #sf #castro #booksky #authorsky #writersky #readersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

On our way to the Castro for a little Hidden Gotham Happy Hour! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #sanfran #sf #castro #readersky #mysterysky #lgbtqsky #gaysky #queersky #mysterybooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerbooks

I write about a concrete forest, if that counts… Ebooks, paperbacks, & audiobooks are at chrisholcombe.com! #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #readersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

My views revising Hidden Gotham 5 this morning. Hello, San Fran! You’re looking gorgeous! #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish #readers #readersky #authorlife #indieauthor #lgbtqbooks #queerbooks #gaybooks #mystery #mysterybooks #noir #noirbooks

You can find all my novels and short stories at chrisholcombe.com You can join the Hidden Gotham community at www.patreon.com/chrisholcomb... And you can join my mailing list at www.chrisholcombe.com/pages/contact Stay fabulous! #QueerWritersChat #queerwriters #writesky #writersky #booksky

My favorite from my Hidden Gotham playlist is Let’s All Be Fairies from 1932! So campy and fun. #QueerWritersChat #queerwriters #writesky #writers #readers #readersky #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish #booklovers #lgbtqsky #queersky #gaysky #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerbooks

I haven’t but I do have a posted playlist of some Queer songs from the 1920s and 30s! #QueerWritersChat #queerwriters #writesky #writers #readers #readersky #booksky #booktok #bookish #bookstagram #bookrecs #booklovers

I don’t because as a former musician, I’ll start grooving and singing along lol. But I do listen to music when I work on marketing and promo materials. #QueerWritersChat #queerwriters #writesky #writers #readers #readersky #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish

I write the Hidden Gotham series, a collection of noir mysteries that take place in the Queer clubs of the 1920s! Found family + Queer history + Atmospheric noir = a helluva good time! #QueerWritersChat #queerwriters #writesky #writers #readers #readersky #booksky #booktok #bookstagram #bookish

Looking for some weekend reads? Check out these 4 awesome titles! Order them at chrisholcombe.com. #WIPSnips #booksky #booktok #bookrecs #bookish #bookstagram #bookrecommendations #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #readersky #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

NYC! I'm celebrating #PrideMonth with the NYPL! 2 events at 2 libraries. It's gonna be fabulous! #booksky #authorsky #writersky #queersky #gaysky #lgbtqsky  #mysterysky #mysterybooks #noir #noirsky #noirbooks #library #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriter #lgbtqwriter #gaywriter

A calm night before the plot storm, plus a little historical event about Mussolini. (That story was true. Pulled from the @nytimes.com archives.) Order your copy at chrisholcombe.com! #WIPSnips #booksky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

It’s #WordWednesday! A powerful man with status + looks was called a Big Timer. Who’s your favorite modern day Big Timer? Sound off below! #booksky #wordwed #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #slang #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Everybody’s got that one friend who smacks your shoulder and goes “wtf are you doing?” El is that friend to Dash. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Dive into the Queer Noir mystery that’s making believers out of readers! Order THE DOUBLE VICE at chrisholcombe.com #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Who doesn’t love a Big Six of a man? 🤤 #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir #slang #fun #funfact #funfacts #funnyfacts 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

Meet Harlem’s Baroness of Business, ruler of her own empire. Order The Big Timer today at chrisholcombe.com! #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️

#maythe4th be with you! #may4th #starwars #booksky #authorsky #writersky #mysterybooks #mysterysky #noir #1920s #queerbooks #lgbtqbooks #gaybooks #queerwriters #lgbtqwriters #gaywriters #queernoir 💙⚡️📚 💙⏳📚 🌈✒️