iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

‘Art could never convince me to read a book…’ oh yeah??? Warickaart went above and beyond with these portraits of the cast of The Faithful Dark 🥹 if you like dark and gothic queer fantasy, the idea of a murder mystery in a fantasy Vatican, or cats, The Faithful Dark is for you.

A gothic illustration of the faithful dark with three characters, a blonde man in priest vestments holding a whip, a brunette woman in a veil and robe holding a cat, and a man with reddish brown hair looking right and holding a bottle. The background is red and the text reads the faithful dark, cate Baumer

A gothic illustration of the faithful dark with three characters separated by gold frame, a blonde man in priest vestments holding a whip, a brunette woman in a veil and robe holding a cat, and a man with reddish brown hair looking right and holding a white bottle.

020

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Halle is reminding YOU that the ebook of The Faithful Dark is just .99 through tomorrow! Best deal of the year to get your queer gothic fantasy fix with a hot priest, a side of religious trauma, and the slowest burn possible.

A judgmental calico cat sits ominously above a kindle displaying the ebook of the faithful dark

033

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Like cheap books for your kindle or kobo? Looking for a chilly gothic fantasy read for summerween? May I suggest:

The cover of the faithful dark with text saying .99 ebook sale through August 16

A trope map for the faithful dark with the cover, gothic vibes, murder mystery in fantasy Vatican, for the conclave Stans, hot priest, mmf weird feelings triangle, queer cast, that feeling when a statue is watching you

021

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

PSA If you’re in the U.S. and purchase or order a copy of The Faithful Dark from an indie as part of independent bookstore day I will send you a signed bookplate 🖤

A copy of the faithful dark with a pile of bookplates signed by cate on top of it

020

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Almost one month until The Faithful Dark releases! Get the book that makes readers say ‘for a book this chaste it’s really horny’

051

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Hello UK readers! Can I interest you in saving money on a deliciously dark, gothic, and queer fantasy? Waterstones will hook you up!

A graphic of the faithful dark saying use code october25 fit 25% off preorders

A trope board for the faithful dark with queer cast, horror-fantasy, the slowest burn, hot priest, for the conclave stand, wet cat mmc x cat lady fmc, all the gothic vibes

021

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

From now until Friday, my dark gothic slow burn fantasy is 25% off for Barnes and Noble members (and signing up to the basic tier is free!)

A graphic with the cover of the faithful dark for the Barnes and noble sale, with use code preorder25 for preorders of print, audio, and books

110

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Scrolling I thought for second it was my cat 😂

210

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Excited to announce the preorder campaign for The Faithful Dark! All preorders (all formats, all countries) can get the digital Book of Saints, three original stories of world lore, beautifully illustrated in the style of an illuminated manuscript.

A jeweled book reading the book of saints and text saying announcing the preorder campaign for the faithful dark

An illustration of a blonde woman lying on a slab with flowers and candles and text saying the book of saints, three original stories illustrated by Warickaart

Signed copies packed with bookmarks and stickers will be available via a novel escape

Swag will also be available via partnering indie bookstores. Are you an indie bookseller interested in fun items, get in touch

I will also be donating a final copy and a portion of preorder earnings to Asheville prison books, visit avlpb.org for more information

011

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Find me at Worldcon, I have free stuff to hand out! #worldcon

A woman in a shirt that says in my author era holds up bookmarks and copies of as born to rule the Storm

171

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

I have a gothic fantasy out in February from Hodderscape/Hachette Mobius, happy to get in touch if you are interested!

The publishers marketplace announcement for The Faithful Dark calling it a dark gothic fantasy set in a Vatican inspired city to Kate Norman at Hodderscape

The cover of the faithful dark with a blue engraved background of a cathedral and a looming angel statue with text saying coming February 2026

080

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It is the time! The @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale is on! Up to 35% off all formats.

The cover of the faithful dark promoting the Barnes and noble preorder sale with text reading use code preorder25 for 25% off preorders for print audio and books

A trope board for the faithful dark with arrows for horror-fantasy, the slowest burn, for the conclave stand, hot priest, queer cast, that feeling when a statue is watching you, all the gothic vibes, mmf weird feelings triangle

153

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Over on 📸 authors4indiebookstores have organized a huge preorder sale with over 100 authors and 50 indie bookstores! Preordering TFD also gets you the (digital) Book of Saints complete with lush illustrations.

A graphic for the authors4indiebookstores sale with the discount code PARTY2025 and a list of bookstores like mysterious galaxy, moon palace books, wild rumpus books, novel tea book shop

A blue and gold graphic saying the book of saints, three epistolary stories with cover and illustrations by warickaart

032

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

And we are on US Netgalley as well!

1111

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

We are up on UK Netgalley…and already a most-requested SFF title 😱 US Netgalley coming soon!

A graphic with the cover of the faithful dark saying now available on Netgalley UK

A screenshot of Netgalley most requested with the faithful dark

2101

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

So excited to reveal the gorgeous cover of THE FAITHFUL DARK, coming in February 2026 from Hodderscape! They truly took my vision for my dark and gothic fantasy to the next level, I am obsessed!

The cover of the faithful dark with dark blue and black lines and a white stencil of an angel with text saying coming February 2026

3162

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

In just 4 days! Thrilled I can spill all The Faithful Dark’s secrets on the Friday the 13th of Pride, it just seems fitting.

An hourglass over faded words with text reading cover reveal in…

130

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Buying book-related decor for Reasons

A candle holder shaped like a cathedral window and stairs with a lit tea light

020

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

You can get a free story that is short, sweet, and skeletal (and be one of the first to hear upcoming ✨news✨) by signing up to my newsletter!

A 9 photo grid saying free story alert with a knife, skeleton hand, broom, seed pods, dried flowers, a cabin, a fire, wizard hands, and herbs

142

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Happy Valentine’s Day from the saddest lovers in the world. 💕 If bittersweet friends-to-lovers science fantasy with a time loop twist sounds good, or you just want an excuse to be crying, As Born to Rule the Storm is your book.

Two copies of as born to rule the Storm with dried lavender and macarons

Text from as born to rule the Storm over an image of shadows on a clock

020

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Thrilled to announce that As Born to Rule the Storm has made it to the last round of the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship! If you like time loops, bittersweet romance, and examining what it means to keep trying while facing the loss of everything, I hope you’ll give it a read. #booksky

The cover of as born to rule the storm with an image collage of soldiers, silhouettes in front of a clock, barbed wire, explosions, and text reading SFINCS FINALIST

092

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Csilla has Erzsébet, Ilan has his chonky horse Vihar, and at one point they get a dog who is dog until book 2.

a yellow-tinted sketch image of a woman in a veil and robe holding a large tabby cat

040

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Bringing the IG trend to this side. If you like dark catacombs, religious mystery, bloody footprints on cobblestones, poor coping mechanisms, and torturously slow burns…watch this space for ✨news✨. Art by @/warickaart (t-l) and @/littlelundmark23 (b-r).

A collage with candle, feathers, hooded praying figure, illustrations, angel statue, skulls, and text over a sun that says it’s a beautiful day to yell at god with the overlay the vibes the faithful dark brings to the function

041

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The photo you post / tagged by friends If you don’t have horses you might not know they get a yearly blood test and vet photo and these are the horse equivalent of drivers license photos and no matter what you do your steed will end up looking like a donkey who has never been touched.

A handsome bay horse trotting across a pasture

A side view of a bay horse looking awkward

030

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Proud to say The Faithful Dark snagged three Indie Ink Awards nominations! Voting is open now. Looks like the people like Ilan. 😌 #booksky #indieinkawards

A dark flower background and book with indie award nominations for the faithful dark: best morally gray character, LGBTQ representation , and trans or nonbinary representation

2196

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Introduce yourself with four video games:

140

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

A quick guide to my books and their tropes! The Faithful Dark: a soulless healer, sadistic priest, and divine heretic hunt a serial killer in fantasy Vatican. As Born to Rule the Storm: A soldier who can time loop through her lifetime at the cost of her lifespan must prevent an apocalyptic war.

A trope board with the cover of the faithful dark and text reading creepy Saint lore, wet cat mmc x cat last fmc, Jack the Ripper killer, mmf weird feelings triangle, the slowest burn, hot priest, all queer cast

An illustration of a man and woman in church uniform looking at each other with a bg of stained glass

A trope board with the cover of as born to rule the storm with the worst superpowers, shadow boyfriend, save you in every timeline, bring tissues, yearning, duck the military industrial complex, childhood friends to lovers

0111

Cate Baumer @catebaumer.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Hello Blue Sky, I’m Cate, I write books about sad girls and upsetting magic, this is basically me. #writingcommunity

A Richard scarry illustration of a cat leaning out a window screaming with a fire behind her captioned ‘beautiful screaming lady’

270