iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reposted by Cipher Press

Louise Hickman @louhicky.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

This is a fun read and perhaps one of top book this year!

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Catch Joe Conroy reading at Chener Books next Thursday and get a sneak preview of IN OUT, a raw, propulsive and hilarious novel about an unhinged twink grappling with existence in 2016 Britain. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chener-rea...

Dark green and blue flyer for Chener Readings Thursday 4th June, with Eva Wyles, Grace Murray, Gurnaik Johal and Joe Conroy reading from their debuts. Thursday 4 June 7pm, Chener Books, 14 Lordship Lane London SE22 8HN. Tickets on Eventbrite, Limited Space, Pay What You Can.

010

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

'Hannah Levene is brilliant and acerbic and like the best comic writers she’s dead serious,' says Ripcord author Nate Lippens on A PIZZA HUT, A PIZZA HUT, KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN AND A PIZZA HUT. Pre-order yours today: www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/a-pizza...

cipherpress.co.uk

A Pizza Hut, A Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut - Pre-order — Cipher Press

By Hannah Levene Published 9 June 2026 9781917008211 / Paperback / £11.99 An electric, smart, and boldly playful novel exploring queer suburbia and the radical implications of staying put.

041

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Hannah Levene's A PIZZA HUT, A PIZZA HUT, KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN AND A PIZZA HUT is publishing next month! Pre-order your copy 🍕🍕🍕https://www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/a-pizza-hut-a-pizza-hut-kentucky-fried-chicken-and-a-pizza-hut-pre-order?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=pizza-hut

Graphic with a red background showing the book cover for Hannah Levene's A Pizza Hut, A Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken and A Pizza Hut. The book cover is light blue with an image of Watford town centre in the middle, and the title is in bold red font at the top. At the bottom, the author's name is in red italic font.

020

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

LITTLE F, the dazzling new novel by @michelletea.bsky.social, is available now! Get yr hands on a copy: www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/little-...

Graphic shows the Little F book cover, featuring a shadow of a person cast on a road next to a shadow of a tree, against a yellow background. The title Little F and author Michelle Tea's name are in white cursive on the book cover, while the words 'out now' are written below in dark blue.

021

Reposted by Cipher Press

The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Poet Peter Scalpello turns his hand to prose in this psychedelic exploration of queerness and addiction ★★★★ book review: MIRRORSTAGE by Peter Scalpello, out today via @cipherpress.bsky.social www.theskinny.co.uk/books/book-r... @pscalpello.bsky.social

theskinny.co.uk

Mirrorstage by Peter Scalpello: Book Review – The Skinny

Poet Peter Scalpello turns his hand to prose in this psychedelic exploration of queerness and addiction.

064

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Brush up on your LGBT history – real and imagined – with a selection from our shop. From groundbreaking journalism to personal memoir and historical fiction, we've got enough to keep you reading for the rest of February. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop

A banner with book covers for Heaven by Emerson Whitney, Nettleblack and Earlyfate by Nat Reeve, Sluts edited by Michelle Tea, In the Past the Future was Better from Cipher Shorts, Bone Horn by Prudence Bussey Chamberlain, Front Lines by Juliet Jacques and Ten Bridges I've Burnt by Brontez Purnell.

032

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

COVER REVEAL! We're excited to share the artwork for Dean Atta's adult debut Big Man, out on September 3rd. We hope you love it as much as we do 🧡💛

Cover image for Big Man by Dean Atta. A yellow book cover with a large-link white chain necklace at the top, a small-link black chain necklace looped around it. The title and author appear in bold black text. At the bottom text reads: "Original and beautifully written." Harry Lighton, writer and director of Pillion.

050

Reposted by Cipher Press

Desperate Literature @desperatelit.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

40 full and 60 half-fee sponsored entries available through us! Additional free entries are being offered by our sponsors: Spread the Word, Helter Skelter, @cipherpress.bsky.social and @thelitconsultancy.bsky.social See website to learn how to apply desperateliterature.com/prize 6/

112

Reposted by Cipher Press

So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 18/12/2025

Do this to woo your crush, or spoil your bestie, or make yourself regularly happy...

041

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Well, the time has come to 'wrap up' (get it?) our Cipher Press Gift Guide, and we've got a real banger to close out on. What do you get for the person who truly has it all? The CIPHER PRESS 2026 SUBSCRIPTION, of course! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/2026sub...

010

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

For the modern history buff, the detective fan AND the lesbian hook-up aficionado, we proudly present the next entry in our Cipher Press Gift Guide... BONE HORN, which sees a newly registered PI attempt to track down Alice B. Toklas’s reputed horn.

cipherpress.co.uk

Bone Horn — Cipher Press

By Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain Published June 2025 9781917008112 / Paperback A newly registered Private Investigator attempts to track down Alice B. Toklas’s reputed horn in this smart,…

010

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

For our next recommendation from the Cipher Press Gift Guide, we've got a little something to express your appreciation for the 'father figure' in your life 😉. It's a coveted piece of Cipher Press merch... the DADDY BOY tee! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/daddy-b...

Bright pink square with an image of a black t shirt in the centre. The black t shirt has DADDY BOY in big pink letters across the chest.

041

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Thank you to Andrés Ordorica and @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this gorgeous review of Terry Dactyl! "Through rich lyrical prose, Terry Dactyl serves as an urgent reminder of what it means to overcome and survive in times of immense turmoil."

021

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Up next in our Cipher Press Gift Guide, we have something for your loved one who loves cinéma. In CASANOVA 20, one man searches for answers among his thousands of lovers, while his friend becomes obsessed with watching fifty-two mysterious VHS tapes. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/casanov...

000

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Next up in our Cipher Press Gift Guide, we're here to help with your confusing situationship. Should you get them something? If you do, make it SLUTS. Exploring the nature of desire and its cultural consequences, this collection is a stone-cold sex classic. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/sluts-p...

Red square with book cover for SLUTS in the middle. Book cover is pale link with a photo of two people's bodies in the centre - you can see one pale person's back, and another person's slightly darker legs coming out from either side beneath them. Red text reads SLUTS at the top and 'Edited by Michelle Tea' down the sides. At the bottom is a quote from Eileen Myles which says 'Sluts are in season.'

020

Reposted by Cipher Press

Turnaround Books @turnarounduk.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Cursed with beauty, Adrian drifts between affairs that gift him everything he needs. But after COVID, when the face coverings come off, he finds he's no longer beautiful! Davis explores what true intimacy means in a world of violent desire! OUT NOW! @cipherpress.bsky.social buff.ly/v2EK96c

001

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

For our next selection in the Cipher Press Gift Guide, we have something for your friend whose family will be driving them crazy over Christmas. Mixing family saga, mobster pulp, and queer coming-of age, it's the staggeringly original LÁKÍRÍBOTO! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/lkrboto...

Mustard yellow square with book cover for Lákíríboto in the centre. Book cover is red with one half of a black person's face on the right hand side of the cover. They have short hair and their teeth are visible through a slightly open mouth. The same person's face is also seen upside down on the left-hand side of the cover. White text at the bottom reads LÁKÍRÍBOTO at the bottom, and at the top Ayodele Olofintuade.

020

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Give your spooky little sister (chosen or otherwise) the gift of myth, magic and power with WITCH, up next in our Cipher Press Gift Guide. In this collection, the archetype of the Witch is honoured and unpacked, poked and prodded, owned and othered. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/witch-p...

Acid green square with book cover for WITCH in the centre. Book cover is a black background with acid green text reading WITCH at the top and 'Edited by Michelle Tea' running down either side. In the middle is a black and white picture of a black cat yowling at its reflection in a pool of water.

010

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Next up in our Cipher Press Christmas Gift Guide, we have a little something for your pal who always has the best gossip. It's 100 BOYFRIENDS! Transgressive, foulmouthed & wildly funny, 100 Boyfriends is an unforgettable ode to queer love in all its variations. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/100-boy...

040

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Still got some Christmas shopping to do? Have no fear... the Cipher Press gift guide is here! Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing some of our recommendations to help you get your festive preparations over the line 🎄 🎁

121

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

With Transgender Week of Awareness underway for 2025, we just wanted to make sure you are aware of us. We're here, we're trans, and we're ready to sling some books.

A hand holding up a stack of Cipher Press books against an olive green wall. The person holding them up has a tattoo of the word CIPHER on their wrist. From the bottom up, the books are: Nettleblack by Nat Reeve (a green spine with pink Victorian-style writing), Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt (a black spine with hot pink writing), The Woman in the Portrait by Juliet Jacques (a white spine with black writing), X by Davey Davis (a grey and black spine with gold writing), Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt (a black spine with bright yellow writing), Heaven by Emerson Whitney (a dark blue spine with bright light blue writing), Front Lines by Juliet Jacques (a yellow spine with black writing), Daddy Boy by Emerson Whitney (a pink and deep purple spine with the title in white and the author name in yellow), Never Was by H Gareth Gavin (a pale pink spine with black writing) and Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (a white spine with black writing).

097

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Happy publication day to @mbsycamore.bsky.social and TERRY DACTYL! 💙 ❤️ 🩷 Iconoclastic, stylish, vulnerable and propulsive, this is an incredible book from a beloved author. Don't miss it!

cipherpress.co.uk

Terry Dactyl Pre-Order — Cipher Press

By Mattilda Bernstein Scyamore Published November 2025 9781917008150 / Paperback / £11.99

040

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

TERRY DACTYL, the incredible new novel from @mbsycamore.bsky.social, is out this week! As Lisa Ko says, Terry is a 'singular, indelible heroine'. We can't wait for you to meet her 💜 www.cipherpress.co.uk/terry-dactyl

010

Reposted by Cipher Press

Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Yes, it's the UK edition of TERRY DACTYL, get ready...🪶🌺🌟

051

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

ICYMI, in December we're publishing CASANOVA 20: Or, Hot World, the new novel by Davey Davis. An exploration of art, desire, and mortality, it follows a young man isolated by his extraordinary beauty and his strange friendship with an older painter. Read more:

cipherpress.co.uk

Casanova 20: Or, Hot World — Cipher Press

IMPORTANT UPDATE: As a result of VAT changes that came into place on the 1st July, we can no longer sell books directly to EU customers via our website. We are working on a solution to this, and will…

0114

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

We can't wait to see TERRY DACTYL by @mbsycamore.bsky.social out in the world. It's a stylish, beautiful novel – but you don't have to take our word for it. Read what the iconic Sarah Schulman had to say:

Promotional graphic for Terry Dactyl, on a white background with pink, red and blue feathers. The image features a quote from Sarah Schulman, author of Let the Record Show. The quote reads: '...creates a recognition of social absurdity that Mattilda elevates with her iconoclastic stylish beauty into a work that has as much to say about vulnerability as it does about trees, and time itself.'

020

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Have you heard we are publishing the one and only Dean Atta's first adult novel? Mark your calendars: BIG MAN will be on its way to you in Autumn 2026. Read all about it over on our Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DP0t5i8DIW...

010

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 This is our favourite time of the year here at Cipher Press – crisp autumn leaves, dark nights and spooky reading vibes. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with too, check out our shop:

cipherpress.co.uk

Cipher Press Books — Cipher Press

010

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Thanks so much to the trans*poetics symposium in Vienna for having us this month! 🗣️ 📚 We had a great time talking about all things trans publishing – and we also got a sneak peek at Alison Rumfitt's work-in-progress 👀

Alison Rumfitt, a white woman in a white jumper, stands at a lectern on a black stage and reads from her work in progress. The lectern has 'mumak' printed on it, and a powerpoint presentation in the background says Alison Rumfitt WORKINPROGRESS in white text on a plain black background.

An image of the mumak building in Vienna. It is a large, grey building in the shape of a block. There are stairs leading up the side nearest the camera, and a number of people line up against the wall of the stairs. A large part of the picture is taken up by blue, cloudless sky.

020

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

We love this quote from McKenzie Wark about the raucous and revelatory TERRY DACTYL, coming to a bookshop near you in November. Can't wait? Pre-order now! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/terry-d...

Promotional graphic for Terry Dactyl, on a white background with pink, red and blue feathers. Includes a quote from McKenzie Wark, author of Love and Money, Sex and Death. The quote reads: 'Terry Dactyl made me cry and made me laugh out loud. It has all the pain and joy, struggle and delight of the lives of those who colour outside the lines. It's a book about family and friendship and love and knowing when and how to change your life.'

051

Reposted by Cipher Press

So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 10/10/2025

I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social

thebookseller.com

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK

The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

05131

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Welcome to Cipher Press, Dean! We are so excited to share BIG MAN with the world.

122

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

We have plenty of ghosts and ghouls to keep you going this spooky season. From vampires in Truth & Dare, to witchcraft in Lákíríboto, to Brainwyrms' classic grotesquerie, there's something that goes bump in the night for everyone. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop

Book cover for Lakiriboto, with the title in white at the bottom and the author's name, Ayodele Olofintuade, in white at the top. The background is bright red and at the right hand side we see the right half of a Black woman's face. Another aspect of her face is upside-down in the top-left corner.

Book cover for Truth & Dare by So Mayer. The background is pink, with a twist of blue-grey water in the middle. A swimmer's head is visible both on the top and on the underside of the water. The word 'Truth' is at the top in white writing, and '& Dare' is upside down at the bottom. At the very bottom of the page, So Mayer is written in red.

Book cover for Brainwyrns, with the title at the bottom in large hot pink text. The painted face of a woman has her mouth open, and a neon-green mass of worms spills out. At the top, 'Alison Rumfitt' appears in hot pink letters.

020

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Looking for a chilling read to curl up with this October? We recommend Tell Me I'm Worthless, the cult favourite haunted house novel from Alison Rumfitt. www.cipherpress.co.uk/tellmeimwort...

Book cover for Tell Me I'm Worthless, with the title in yellow text. Alison Rumfitt appears in yellow text below. The background image is a painting of a woman using grey and black, with a red stripe across her eyes. The stripe appears to have pins on top.

020

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

🎃 It must be the season of the witch 🎃 In this collection of manifesto, poetry, playscripts, and prose, the archetype of the Witch is honoured and unpacked, poked and prodded, owned and othered. Edited by @michelletea.bsky.social www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/witch-p...

cipherpress.co.uk

WITCH — Cipher Press

Edited by Michelle Tea Published May 2025 9781917008136 / Paperback / £13.99 An exploration of the witch as radical archetype in ancient and contemporary life, edited by cult-favourite writer M...

010

Reposted by Cipher Press

So Mayer @suchmayer.northsky.social · 21/09/2025

A love (& loss) letter to bookstores & archives and the weird horny queers who haunt them, full of the dark humour of grief & a fine eye for lesbian fashions. @cipherpress.bsky.social strike again.

My hand holding up BONE HORN by Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain, a pale peach cover with a black brush and ink sketch of Alice B Toklas highlighting her thick eyebrows.

271

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

We're over the moon to announce we'll be publishing @michelletea.bsky.social's gutsy, joyful road-trip novel Little F in the UK! Hitting the streets near you April 2026 🚗

Black text on a brown paper background. Text reads: A gutsy and joyful road trip of a novel by cult favourite author of Black Wave and Valencia. In Spencer’s fantasies, the breezy, queer streets of Provincetown are utopia, a place where he can be free. And when a violent attack in his suburban Arizona schoolyard sends him to the hospital, he decides queer utopia can’t wait. One night, with the help of his best friend, the teenage witch Joy, he hitches a ride to find it.

What follows is a cross-country road odyssey throughout the USA, taking Spencer from new moon rituals in Arizona canyons to Texas bus stations, from the luxe drag stages of Houston’s Montrose district to the jazz-soaked streets of New Orleans and beyond. This new novel from Michelle Tea tells the story, by turns raw, romantic, and sweet, of a sheltered boy taking his first leap into queer life, among all the complicated queers who live it.

091

Reposted by Cipher Press

Elizabeth @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

come along! no ticket needed! we’ll be chatting horns, lesbians and detective fiction!

021

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Brighton tonight! Join us for a fantastic evening discussing all things Bone Horn with Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain and @elizabethlovatt.bsky.social. See you at The Family Store at 6:30pm 📚🕵️

141

Reposted by Cipher Press

Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Yes, it's the gorgeous UK edition of TERRY DACTYL, get ready...🪶💜🌺

051

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

'The realest fiction I've read in a long time,' says Sterling Karat Gold author @waidner.bsky.social of Terry Dactyl, the propulsive new novel from @mbsycamore.bsky.social. Published by us in November 2025! www.cipherpress.co.uk/terry-dactyl

121

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Here's something for the weekend! Alison Rumfitt (@hangsawoman.bsky.social) will be at Queer Minds Festival on Saturday 6th September to discuss why she writes, how her work blends genres, and the significance of queer storytelling.

queerminds.co.uk

Queer Minds - A Festival of Ideas

LGBTQ+ festival of ideas celebrating queer voices & stories. Join conversations, workshops & performances with writers, activists & artists. Book now.

000

Cipher Press @cipherpress.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Omg it’s our birthday!! Five years ago this month, we published our first book, Large Animals by Jess Arndt. To celebrate we’re selling copies for only £4.99 on our site for the next week - grab one and see why we love it so much! Here's to the next five years 🎉 www.cipherpress.co.uk/large-animals

cipherpress.co.uk

Large Animals — Cipher Press

060