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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 8h

Book 2 is coming! THIS IS HOW WE STAY ALIVE will be published next autumn by @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social. It’s an interconnected standalone novella, set in the same world as THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS. I am so proud of this book. It’s mega queer, super diverse & angry as hell. 📚💙📚🏳️‍🌈 #writingsky

New book deal
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This is how we stay alive
Archangel archives booked
September 2027
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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 15h

📣 BOOK DEAL NEWS KLAXON! 📣 Absolutely beside ourselves to report that, following on from the amazing launch of @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS, we've now signed the sequel, THIS IS HOW WE STAY ALIVE, for a late 2027 release!

Promo image for Disco Barrington's THIS IS HOW WE STAY ALIVE, coming September 2027, showing a placeholder cover against a motherboard backdrop

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We shouldn't have to keep tapping this sign

Promo image for NBP, showing some of our book titles below trans, LGBTQ+ and lesbian pride flags

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Nefarious Bat Press:
Queer Horror, Crime & Darkfic by Human Writers, for Human Readers
"Fingers that touch LLM extruders shall never touch our catalogue"

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Shauna Mc Eleney 🇮🇪 🏳️‍🌈 @shaunamceleney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Love this review for THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS. I know it was released by Nefarious Bat Press and so I'm biased BUT I loved this story and I read it in one sitting which, for an ADHD woman, is no small feat!

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

THIS REVIEW! Bloody hell (And yes, you can get TIHTWE direct from us!)

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Want to squeeze in a horror read before the weekend's over? Try our novelettes: @shaunamceleney.bsky.social's sapphic horror THE HOUSE OF STOLEN OBJECTS & @tcparker.bsky.social's Backrooms-esque liminal nightmare THE TOMMY Both worth curling up with on a Sunday night 🦇📚 payhip.com/NefariousBat...

Promo image for TC Parker's THE TOMMY and Shauna Mc Eleney's THE HOUSE OF STOLEN OBJECTS

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TRYOUR NOVELETTES!

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A new contract signed means more exciting book news coming very soon, Bat friends. Watch this space...

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Why should you buy your indie books direct from smaller publishers? We have 4 good reasons: a🧵

4 good reasons to buy your indie books direct from publishers

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Thanks Gabino. Got to take this chance to display this lovely visual @marywyrd.bsky.social made for me :) Phengaris from @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social available here: payhip.com/b/58paC Parch Marks with @goldsmithspress.bsky.social here: www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p... #FridayReads

Phengaris: Thurstrop wood has noticed Mark Warner and it doesn't want to let him go... Parch Marks: Strange occurrences at an ancient mass grave link 2057 York to its Bronze Age past. The cover of Phengaris, an eco-horror, shows rusted objects arranged in the shape of a butterfly. The cover of Parch Marks, a cli fi novel, shows fern markings on parched earth.

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Mary Wyrd (she/her) @marywyrd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I’ve reached 2k followers! 🥳 Thanks for the support @anna-orridge.bsky.social Here’s a free promo graphic for you to use (or not) to promote PHENGARIS Pub’d by @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social and PARCH MARKS Pub’d by @goldsf.bsky.social

Book promo graphic for two books by Anna Orridge. Left: Cover for Eco Horror - Phengaris. Description: Thurstrop Wood has noticed Mark Warner and it doesn't want to let him go... Right: Cover for Cli-Fi - Parch Marks. Description: Strange occurrences at an ancient mass grave link 2057 York to its Bronze Age past. Background image of red fern leaves.

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reader reviews are our lifeblood, as an indie press So: if you've read one of our books - any chance we might persuade you to post a review? You can even leave one on our website... We'd be very, very grateful ❤️🦇

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Indie Horror Chapter @indiehorrorchapter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The Bats are open for submissions 🙌

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My awesome publisher is opening to submissions! 📚💙 #writingsky

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Ell Huang ♠️🩶🤍💜 @nocturnalxlight.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

SUBS OPEN 🦇 🌈

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scott dagostino @scottdagostino.ca · 17/09/2026

Writing a queer horror novel? Talk to the Bat! 🖤

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We weren't expecting to be posting this quite so soon... but good news: we're reopening to submissions! 🎉

WE'RE REOPENING TO SUBMISSIONS!
WE WEREN'T EXPECTING TO WRITE THIS QUITE YET. BUT OWING TO A BIT OF UNEXPECTED GOOD FORTUNE - WE'RE OPENING BACK UP TO SUBMISIONS!

WE'RE LOOKING FOR QUEER HORROR NOVELS OF AT LEAST 50,000 WORDS FOR A LATE 2027 EARLY 2028 RELEASE
IN EXCHANGE, WE'RE OFFERING A SMALL ($250) ADVANCE AND A LOT OF LOVE, CARE AND ATTENTION

IF YOU KNOW US, THEN YOU KNOW THE SORT OF THING WE LIKE, AND THE SORT OF THING WE DON'T. (IF YOU DON'T KNOW US: WORTH HAVING A QUICK READ AROUND TO MAKE SURE WE'RE THE RIGHT FIT)

PLEASE:
• NO "AI"-GENERATED ANYTHING
• NO RACISM, HOMOPHOBIA OR TRANSPHOBIA, ABLEISM OR MISOGYNY - TRUST US, WE CAN SMELL THEM ALL A MILE AWAY
• NOTHING THAT ISN'T QUEER HORROR

THINK YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR US?
EMAIL IT OVER TO
INFO @NEFARIOUSBATPRESS.COM
WITH A COVER NOTE AND SYNOPSIS, MARKED
"QUEER HORROR SUBMISSIONS"

CHEERS! ~ THE BATS

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Kev Harrison @kevharrison.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

... This Is How The World Ends by Disco Barrington - out yesterday @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, and Fish Hooks and Other Stories by Kit Power - coming 29 October @blackshuckbooks.bsky.social! Go buy some spooky books!!!! 👻👻👻 #HorrorBooks #BookSky 📚😱

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Charles EP Murphy @cepmurphy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This one's a banger

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Today has been a frankly astonishing release day for @discobooks.bsky.social's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS. We're absolutely blown away If you've bought the book, read the book, reviewed about the book, talked about the book, seen the cover and recommended it to a friend... THANK YOU ❤️🦇

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Run the race. Or die.Britain is at war, isolated by a digital blockade.Dissidents run a deadly race for the public’s entertainment, while the flood-ravaged country falls apart. The Cartwright family t...

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My debut queer dystopian horror novella is out today! In April 2025 I wrote an angry short story about a trans man trying to survive in a broken Britain. That story became a novella, landed with @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social, and is now out in the world! I’m so, so happy. payhip.com/b/lVB7M

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Cat Treadwell @druidcat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy Book Birthday to @discobooks.bsky.social! Check out my review and buy their amazing book! @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

THE END OF THE WORLD IS HERE! We couldn't be happier to say this: @discobooks.bsky.social's 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is out... today! Grab a copy, and find out for yourself how everything ends - and what comes next #booksky 📚💙

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It’s book launch week! My debut dystopian novella is out on Wednesday, and I have a packed week ahead. Tuesday: launch party Wednesday: social media/official launch Thursday: very exciting meeting about a different project Friday: signing books at Gay’s the Word bookshop I’m nervous but excited!

This is how the world ends by disco Barrington. An eye with tech details, a protest, and bright dystopian design

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

My debut book launch party is today! Can’t wait to celebrate with my friends. My sibling @jomawest.bsky.social is coming all the way from Glasgow to interview me. I’m a very lucky man.

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We're incredibly excited to report that @discobooks.bsky.social's queer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is out... tomorrow! Hope to see you there, at the end of the world 🌈

Promo image of Disco Barrington's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS, showing the cover of the book set against a dingy, decaying room

Text reads: Find us tomorrow, at the end of the world

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

But can 20% of all PUBLISHERS be bats? We're hoping so

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Madeleine Swann @madeleineswann.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

THE DENIZENS gets a special edition! Feat. artwork from the legendary @francois-art.bsky.social and an intro from the brilliant @claymcleod.bsky.social - you're going to want to grab this limited edition while you can!

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Brennan LaFaro @brennanlafaro.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I got to see two of my favorite humans in conversation last night, @rachelharrison.bsky.social and @emilyhughes.bsky.social , and finally grabbed a copy of Kiss Slay Replay. Being able to give Rachel a copy of The Denizens with her blurb on the cover was pretty amazing, as well.

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Hit me with the first line of your novel, published/finished or not. "I do not want Blood Moon to go down to the valley of the boars." From Parch Marks. Published just last week :) www.gold.ac.uk/goldsmiths-p...

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

THE TOMMY: still free to download at the Bat webstore! Want a quick-read liminal horror novelette inspired by the time I got lost down a hospital corridor while listening to a podcast about Lamashtu? Have at it!

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The Tommy: A Liminal Horror Novelette

When she opened her mouth to bare her teeth, I saw a polar desert, cold as eternity…It’s a hot summer night in 1998 when Joey gets the call: his brother Shane’s been in an accident, a bad one, and Joe...

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Disco Barrington 🏳️‍⚧️ Author @discobooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I’m pinching myself, this is so exciting!! My debut book is a Kobo Best of the Month!

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Amazing news! @discobooks.bsky.social's queer dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS is a Kobo Best of the Month for September!! Have you preordered yet? www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/...

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Text reads: One of Kobo's Best of the Month

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

FREE NOVELETTE ALERT! It's not quite Halloween, but thought it might be nice to share a bit of Creepy Season liminal horror anyway So, without further ado: here's The Tommy, free all week at the Nefarious Bat webstore! 🦇📚

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The Tommy: A Liminal Horror Novelette

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Great thread on how to get more books like ours into bookstores Order us in!

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Are you ready for the end of the world? 10 days to go until @discobooks.bsky.social's 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ dystopian novella THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS emerges kicking and screaming into a brand-new day... But there's still time to preorder: a.co/d/0cBKY5aR

Promo image for Disco Barrington's THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS, showing the cover of the book superimposed against a background of flames

Text reads: Are you ready for the end of the world?

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

HOT* LESBIANS IN YOUR AREA** ARE WAITING FOR YOUR QUEER CRIME SUBMISSIONS! *less so since the HRT, but still warmer than you'd want **if your area is Leicester, London or the greater East Midlands region

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

It's been another day on the internet We're as baffled as ever by people getting mad about the existence of queer books they *by their own admission* don't/won't read You want nothing but Ayn Rand, "clean" Christian romance & The Big Book of Bible Quotes on your shelf? Knock yourself out!

IT'S ALWAYS OKAY TO HAVE PREFERENCES.

OURS IS THAT HOMOPHOBES AND TRANSPHOBES STAY AS FAR AWAY FROM OUR BOOKS AS IS HUMANLY POSSIBLE.

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

One of our authors doing a signing at @gaystheword.bsky.social is a bucket-list item for us... so we could not be more excited for Disco Are you in London mid-September? If you are: go in and get yourself a signed copy of THIS IS HOW THE WORLD ENDS!

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It's only tiny, but... coming soon!

Promo image of a long, liminal space-ish hospital corridor

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THE TOMMY
A novelette
TC Parker

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Nefarious Bat Press @nefariousbatpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Spending the afternoon sending out sell-sheets, which is a good reminder to say: If you're a bookseller or an indie bookstore and you're not already stocking our titles, but think you might want to... Please, let us know! We'd love to make an appearance on your shelves 🦇📚

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Anna Orridge @anna-orridge.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Sell book in 10 words or fewer Archaeologists discover Bronze Age massacre site, giant fern parch marks.

Parch Marks by Anna Orridge

The image is of ferns on dried earth.

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TC Parker (she/her) @tcparker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Just learned that it's #sapphicsaturday... which feels like an excellent time to bang on again about my very lesbian books Lesbians doing and/or investigating crime? ✅ Lesbians getting haunted and/hunted by monstrous entities? ✅ Lesbians + workplace screwball romcom? ✅ payhip.com/NefariousBat...

Covers of horror books: Saltblood, Hummingbird, Salvation Spring, Nine O'Clock Horses, A Press of Feathers

Text reads: I've got sapphic horror

Promo image featuring book covers for Tradwife, The Long Con, The Debt, The Push and The Remembrance

Text reads: I've got sapphic crime

Book cover of Taking Flight

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I'VE EVEN GOT ONE SAPPHIC ROMANCE.
NOT MY USUAL GENRE, BUT CAN'T A WOMAN SPREAD HER WINGS?

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1weirddogmom.bsky.social @1weirddogmom.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

CRONE is out in a month, time to get that pre-reading in! And, if you’re missing any, Gibson’s is having a 25% off sale this weekend. 💙📚 gibsonsbookstore.com

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