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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Less: ChatGPT More: Researching amidst the flickering lanterns of an old-fashioned library in Prague during a raging thunderstorm with the help of a library ghost.

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 29/08/2026

TORONTO I AM IN YOU!! Pop along to @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social tonight to say hi!

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Little Ghosts Books @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

We hope you ENJOY YOUR BOOK! 🖤👻📚👻🖤 (We are with you in spirit!)

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 03/08/2026

Haven't drawn consistently for decades and I'm currently on holibobs so thought I'd have a go at #AuGhost #AuGhost2026 First 3 days... 1. Any and ALL 2. Framed 3. Wispy

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⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) @stinasdemons.com · 01/08/2026

Here's the prompt list for my unofficial #AuGhost #AuGhost26 🎨👻 Tagging all those who expressed interest, but anyone can feel free to join (and share): @nollthere.bsky.social @renandpen.bsky.social @elementalamber.bsky.social @onesingleheck.bsky.social @verati404.bsky.social @ericklw.bsky.social

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JD Rivers | Otar 3 coming Oct. 15 @jd-rivers.com · 25/07/2026

Friendly reminder: BUY (and read) ALL THE QUEER BOOKS!

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 24/07/2026

Excited to be signing books at @littleghostsbooks.bsky.social next month whilst in Toronto. I'll be at the shop (Dundas St W) Sat 29 Aug from 5pm. Come talk to me about 🏳️‍🌈 queer horror 💀 and 😈 queeird romance! 🌈 (I'll also be bringing some little goodies to give away 👀) #toronto #queertoronto

Event promo: A black background with three images - the cover of Queeird by Max Turner, the cover of The Child of Hameln by Max Turner and a photo of Max Turner.

Text on the image reads: Author Signing Max Turner
Join us for a special signing event to showcase the work of Max Turner
Queeird & The Child of Hameln & more.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Summer is HERE! Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste by @jecwrites.bsky.social goes on sale on Amazon and other sellers on the 30th, but we've released the paperback and ebook in our own shop NOW! acoupofowls.com/shop/ Advance reviews have been great, we know you're going to love it!

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TransActual @transactualuk.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Over 100 MPs have signed an early day motion to reject the EHRC's Code of Practice. If your MP hasn't signed yet, it takes two minutes to email and ask them to take action. equalrecognition.eaction.org.uk/rejectthecode

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Indie Book Spotlight @bookspotlight.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Peter Jackson didn’t use forced perspective, scale models, adjustable and ‘“split-scale-sets,” where set pieces, such as tables, chairs, doors, and even some other props, were built in multiple sizes’ and children to double as Hobbits in LOTR, just for sloppy losers to tell us ‘AI is inevitable’.

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 26/06/2026

Absolutely gutted. Having to miss #QueerTheShelves in Nottingham this weekend as all the trains between Chepstow and Nottingham have been cancelled due to the weather 😭🥵

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 24/06/2026

Hey #Bristol folk! Do you have your tickets yet for QueerLit South West (in assoc. with #BristolPride)?! I will be there selling and signing, along with a great line-up of authors and vendors! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/queerlit-s...

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 08/04/2026

So Max, how chronically offline are you these days? Well my phone just autocorrected reblog to reboot and I was like, what's a reboot? Like, a second boot, isn't that just a pair of boots? Took a moment.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

COVER REVEAL: We're thrilled to share the amazing cover art for our upcoming novella - Summer Nights, Cigarettes & Spearmint Toothpaste by @jecwrites.bsky.social. Cover art by the wonderful @pangaea.bsky.social

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN ⌛ 1st to 7th March 📖 Summer Issue 📝 100 to 8000 words ☀️ Any rating, theme or genre, but please note if you send something very clearly related to Winter etc, it probably won't make this issue. #writersofbsky #submissionsopen #booksky acoupofowls.com/submissions/

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 22/02/2026

Love these murals at Exeter St David's. Though one has definitely not aged as well as some of the others (the book not the art...)

Painted mural of passengers on a train reading a book that says "Agatha Christie" they are passing another train that is marked as the Orient Express.

Painted mural of passengers on a train reading Dracula as they pass spooky scenery meant to evoke the setting of Dracula.

Painted mural of people on a train passing scenery of a coastal path with two figures on the path. One of the passengers is reading The Salt Path

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 20/02/2026

Do check this out! I love System Error, and there are some great add-ons available too!

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 20/02/2026

Is this a not-UK thing or an I'm Old thing? Because when I was at school the only time they played us a movie was during a joint special History, Humanities and RE session when I was about 14, and it was Escape from Sobibor 😶

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 20/02/2026

Confession: If I don't like a book I've read and know I will never even attempt to read it again, I give it to a charity shop. This has been the case for all but one book, that I hated so much I still have it on my shelf as I don't want to inflict it on others. 😬

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.net · 29/01/2026

So, I made a little digital horror film on my phone with photos I took around my apartment building 😌

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 09/02/2026

My child just spent ten minutes putting on a one person show of the zombie invasion of our village. The ending had their teacher arrive, with an eye patch, bearing incense that killed the zombies. Me: incense? Spawnling: yes, she has some in class Me: why? Because you all smell? Spawnling: yes.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Do you enjoy the works of @johannestevans.co.uk, @cinnamaldeide.bsky.social, Leigh V Twersky, Clinton Seiter, @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social & @amandamblake.bsky.social? We sure do! In fact we've published them in our two recent novelette collections! Shop: acoupofowls.square.site/s/shop #Booksky 🌈📚

promo image for upcoming novelette collection "Dark Paths: A Queer Horror Romance Collection". In the middle of the image is the cover art for the book - a road disappearing into the darkness along which drives a dirty yellow taxi. At the side of the road are fruit trees and a sign that reads "Strangers don't let the sun set on you here". Above the title text at the top of the cover hovers a large wasp.
There is a jagged flash shape on which is text reading "FOUR! Queer! Horror! Romance! Novelettes!"
There are circles on the image containing text, with arrows pointing towards the cover. The text in each reads:
"Vampires that SUCK!"
"This Goddess has CLAWS!"
"Road Trip ENCOUNTERS!"
"Were-Wasp REVENGE!"

promo image for upcoming novelette collection "Light Paths: A Queer Fantasy Romance Collection". In the middle of the image is the cover art for the book - a cobblestone road disappearing under the full moon. Along the left side of the path is a desolate plateau and in the foreground is a large manned sabre tooth cat. On the right side of the path is a walled city with archways into a market place, in the foreground is a mysterious figure in a long blue cloak and white mask covering his entire face.
There is a jagged flash shape on which is text reading "TWO! Queer! Fantasy! Romance! Novelettes!"
There are rounded squares along the side of the image containing text. The text in each reads:
"Could you bite off more than you can chew?"
"Dare you gamble in a game of chance?"
"PLUS! A little Extra from A Coup of Owls"

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 29/01/2026

My 10yo spawnling: Baba, can we watch the Ice Hockey Show? Me: WHAT!?!? Absolutely not. Them: ... the... the animation? Me: Yuri on Ice? Them *looking at me like I'm bonkers*: yeah... Me: oh, sure. Haha. Of course *nervous sweats* #yurionice #heatedrivalry

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Todd Keisling @toddkeisling.com · 29/01/2026

Something I posted on the bird site several years ago. It still rings true.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

We're really excited to share with you the cover of Light Paths, releasing soon! The artwork is by Marika Bailey, an Afro-Caribbean illustrator, designer, and author. She illustrates book covers for indie authors. Her art has also been featured in Khoreo magazine.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Across the UK, our team are experiencing the variety of British Winter weather, but we're already planning for Spring! Submissions for our Spring issue are OPEN! Please be sure to read our submission guidelines before submitting via our form at the bottom of the page. acoupofowls.com/submissions/

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

At the end of the day, don’t we all just want a bookshelf with a rolling ladder?

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 21/11/2025

Now I'm finally under the NHS GIC, I've had my first voice coaching session. It went really well and was incredibly informative. Looking forward to getting to know my voice as an instrument much better!

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 17/11/2025

The one thing I love to do to annoy my spawnling is to sing songs at him with changed lyrics. Not quite as fancy as Weird Al, my go to is: What if cod was one of us Just a fish like one of us Just a sturgeon on the bus Trying to swim his way home?

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MonsterMASH! Zine @monstermashzine.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

We're on to our seventh author preview, and the time is flying by! @maxturneruk.com is today's Author, and he's gifting us a little highlight that may trigger thalassophobia or curiosity. Or both. We like both. Preorders are still open until Dec. 12th! monstermashzine.bigcartel.com

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 31/10/2025

Every year I make my son a Halloween costume in the hopes he'll wear it. In 2023 it was a Camerman costume (Skibidi toilet), and at the last minute he decided to go as Pink Among Us. 2024 I made a Moon (FNAF) costume and at the last minute he got into his Ghostbusters costume...

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Jessie Gender @jessiegender.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Hey look, it’s the monthly annoucement of blood money acceptors - aka Harry Potter actors. Which actor I loved will I be sad is here? Which will show their ass in an interview & reveal how little they give a shit about trans people? Such a fun game this has become… fml. deadline.com/2025/10/harr...

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Harry Potter Audiobooks Adds Bill Nighy, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísu & More To Cast

Pottermore Publishing and Audible have announced additional casting for Harry Potter: The Full-Cast Audio Editions, including Bill Nighy.

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TTMadden 🏳️‍⚧️ @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Check out a sneak peek at my newest novelette! If you love those shots in David Lynch projects where there's headlights on a dark country road, I think you're gonna love this.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Latest - The Sphecanthrope by Leigh V Twersky www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #queerhorror #horrorromance #booksky 🌈📚

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. places where you cannot be: an afro-american travel guide by @ttmaddenwrites.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #queerhorror #booksky 🌈📚

Painting of a man standing at the crossroads of a dirt road, he is holding a guitar and the shadow he casts is of a horned demon.

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We're so excited about Dark Paths and our other two publications! We have 17 days left on our Kickstarter and unfortunately are no longer fully funded after a pledge was rescinded! Please help us get to our £500 goal, and on our way to the first stretch goal!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth...

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Queer Horror, Fantasy and Romance by A Coup of Owls Press

Help us publish our 2025-2026 collections and novella: Horror Romance (Oct '25) Fantasy Romance (Dec '25) and Trans romance (Feb '26)

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 07/10/2025

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Have you pledged yet? We have 24 days to go and we're just £79 away from our goal! Help us smash it and get moving towards the first stretch goal! We're posting regular updates about the publications too so do check them out! #supportindiepress #supportindiewriters #indiepress #booksky

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Glory to God by @amandamblake.bsky.social www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #queerfiction #vampires #vampire #vampiregoddess #queerhorror #gayvampires #booksky 🌈📚

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A Coup of Owls Press @acoupofowls.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Check out our latest update: We're posting regular focus posts on each of the upcoming stories in our 2025-2026 publications. Up first - Vampire Joe by Clinton Seiter www.kickstarter.com/projects/oth... #gayfiction #queerfiction #vampires #vampire #gayvampires #booksky #queerwriters 🌈📚

Photo of San Francisco Pier 39 Fisherman's Wharf at night. A wooden walkway stretching into the distance with black water to the side, across which can be seen lights of boats and docklands.

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Allister Thompson @allistert.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Take it from a longtime editor/author/musician: no legitimate publisher/agent/book club/record label will ask you for money to work with you. Anyone who does is scamming and won’t do anything for you.

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Christina Bergling - horror author @chrstnabergling.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

🎃STARTS WEDNESDAY🎃 My horror-loving friends, it is time 👻 #31DaysofHorror bingo 1. Each day in October watch a horror movie. 2. For each horror movie, mark a tombstone on the bingo board. 3. Post your progress and challenge others. 4. Tag me to be entered to win a RED WALLS gift box.

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Max Turner @maxturneruk.com · 28/09/2025

Looking forward to this! Myself and Leonie from the Owls team will be there representing @acoupofowls.bsky.social and selling BOOKS, MERCH and BOOKISH BITS!!! Come along and say hi if you're in Norwich on 25th October!

Poster with a circle of flying books around the words "Norwich Independent Book and Zine Fair". Further texts states: Over 30 Publishers and Writers. The Forum, Norwich, NR2 1TF. Saturday 25th October 2025. 9am to 5pm. Free Entry.

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M H Ayinde 🍉 A DANCE OF BURNING BLADES out now! @mhayinde.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

The spammers aren’t even putting in the minimum effort any more!

Snippet of an email addressed to “Name” offering to help promote a book entitled “Book”

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