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A queer independent online book shop based in the UK, specialising in LGBT+ graphic novels, books, and manga. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚✌🏻@proudgeekstore elsewhere. https://www.proud-geek.co.uk/
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It's the last few days of our queer history book sale and there's still time to get 10% off all LGBTQ+ history. www.proud-geek.co.uk/sale From lesbian fashion to regional queer culture, section 28, polari and the gay liberation movement, there's something for everyone. So why not grab a bargain?

Queer & Cosy Books To Keep You Warm: From coffee shops to cottagecore, sci-fi, rom-coms and cosy mystery, here's our list of queer cosy fiction to keep you warm on those cold nights in: Read the full blog here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/queer-c...

@proud-geek.co.uk Yay! The holiday reading has arrived. Thanks for the fast turn around service. Now can I wait 11 days before starting them?

Not sure what to read next? Grab a £10, £20 or £30 queer mystery book box from www.proud-geek.co.uk/mystery-books Just let me know what you like to read in the comment box and get it shipped right to your door. #booksky #booktok #queer

QUEER ANTHOLOGY BOOKS FOR LOVERS OF SHORT STORIES You can buy these and more queer fiction at www.proud-geek.co.uk (A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text) #queerbooks #booksky

I’m currently reading The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King by Harry Trevaldwyn and it’s VERY funny. It’s YA rom-com filled with teenage drama, overthinking and gay crushes, perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Derry Girls. Buy it here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #queerbooks

My books from @proud-geek.co.uk arrived!!

Queer sci-fi, queer fantasy and queer mystery: ▪️ Frontier by Grace Curtis ▪️ Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson ▪️ The Death I Gave Him by Em X Liu Find all of these and more at www.proud-geek.co.uk or give us a follow for more. #booksky #queerbooksky #booktok 💙📚

Bold and bracing, intimate and heartbreaking, DEVIANTS by Santanu Bhattacharya is queer literary fiction following three generations of gay Indian men - examining the histories they inherit and the legacies they leave behind. Pick up a copy here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

We've updated our list of gender-neutral hairdressers in the UK and Ireland! Looking for the right hairdresser can be a hassle at the best of times, but when it comes to pricing why should your gender determine the price of a haircut? Read the full blog here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/gender-...

I made a starter pack: a little list of queer bookshops, publishers and events in the UK: go.bsky.app/MCEywfn Think I'm missing one? Let me know in the comments.

More trans fiction please! DISAPPOINT ME by Nicola Dinan is a warm and poignant contemporary novel about millennial angst, race, trans panic, and the allure of bourgeois domesticity. Sound good? Grab a copy here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #queerbooks #trans #booksky

Wow. Only a month in and we’re blown away. 125 amazing queer stories and counting - thank you folks, keep ‘em coming! We wanted to take this opportunity to make a few observations for those of you still hacking at your manuscripts before May… (1/4)

QUEER BOOKS FOR FANS OF DRAG You can buy these and more drag books at www.proud-geek.co.uk (A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text) #queerbooks #booksky #dragqueen

Drama, drag queens & cosy mystery - Murder In The Dressing Room by @hollywstars.bsky.social is a campy, fun, very queer murder mystery following a nonbinary drag queer trying to solve a murder after becoming the prime suspect. Buy it here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #queerbooks

National Student Pride is happening later this month from 28th Feb - 1st March. It’s a weekend-long event made for & run by students where you can meet people, learn from industry professionals & experience a little bubble of queer joy as a student. Sound fun? Tickets at www.studentpride.co.uk/

Struggling to find your next read? Yeah, so was I, so I let @proud-geek.co.uk choose for me and got some absolute bangers in the post today! They have a variety of mystery book boxes. Choose from YA or Adult, Novel or Graphic Novel, and receive goodies REALLY FAST!! 🦄🔮🐉🪐💙📚

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Looking for a queer comedy of errors time travel romance? SHOESTRING THEORY by Mariana Costais an eccentric queer fantasy, filled with magic, familiars, complex relationship dynamics, second chances and time travel. You can it here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #queerbooks #booksky

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Queerfest Norwich kicks off on Saturday the 8th with their art & makers market, and Palestines Mart in London hosted by LDN Queer Mart and Arty Farty Events is happening on Sunday the 9th. More queer UK events here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/queer-f...

My comics TBR pile is still huge - so naturally, I've gone and bought some graphic novels from @proud-geek.co.uk. And the book I got from their mystery box looks great.

Thank you @proud-geek.co.uk 🏳️‍🌈🩷

Sapphic horror, trans nonfiction and cosy murder mysteries - here are some of the LGBTQ+ books coming to proud-geek.co.uk in February 2025. ▪️ Voice Like A Hyacinth ▪️ Love In Exile ▪️ I Heart Skull-Crusher ▪️ Hungerstone ▪️ Murder In The Dressing Room #booksky #booktok #queerbooks

I'm not usually one for trends and I know this is a little late, but I kind of love this. #TheVibesIBringToTheFunction

REVOLUTIONARY ACTS: Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain @jaseokundays.bsky.social talks to an elder generation of Black gay men about nightlife, resistance, political fights, loss, gossip, sex, romance and vulgarity. Buy it here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #queerhistory

I direct a Queer Arts Festival in Norwich to coincide with #LGBTQIAHistoryMonth for the full programme see here! queerfestnorwich.uk/explore-quee...

QUEER ALTERNATIVE HISTORY BOOKS FOR QUEER NERDS: Buy these and more queer history this #LGBTHistoryMonth at www.proud-geek.co.uk (A list of book titles and authors can be found in the alt text) #queerhistory #booksky #queerbooks

A queer sci-fi heist perfect for fans of Gideon The Ninth? HAMMAJANG LUCK by @makana-yama.bsky.social is filled with agender lesbians and thievery, think Ocean’s 8 meets Blade Runner. One last job. One last deal. One last target. Grab a copy here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky

It’s #lgbthistorymonth here in the UK and our QUEER HISTORY BOOK SALE starts today at www.proud-geek.co.uk/sale - get 10% off all LGBTQ+ history books including graphic novels, hardbacks and alternative queer history throughout February.

It's #LGBTHistoryMonth here in the UK, so what better time to crack open a book and read up on some queer history? From essays about how queer media shaped the world, to section 28, the aids epidemic and even the history of poppers, it's time to add some non-fiction to your TBR and get reading.

Looking for something new to read? Here's what's coming out in the world of LGBTQ+ fiction this February. Grab a copy from www.proud-geek.co.uk today and get it sent right to your door on release. #queerbooksky #booksky #bookshop (a list of book titles and authors is available in the alt text)

Since people seemed to always appreciate it when I made these each year- here's your reminder!! Hourly Comic Day is comin' up THIS WEEKEND!!! February 1st!!⭐ #hourlies #hourlycomicday #chattin

A queer gothic thriller about 19th century gay grave robbers in 19th century Scotland? Sounds perfect! Historical fiction, true crime, and dark academia intertwine in THE RESURRECTIONIST by A Rae Dunlap - out now. Grab a copy here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #queerbooks

Calling all comic creators, Thought Bubble Comic Convention Exhibitor applications are now open!! The deadline is midnight (GMT) on Sunday 21 February 2025. Find all the information, and apply, here: thoughtbubblefestival.com/exhibit

This year's breathtaking festival image was created by Ng Yin Shian (instagram.com/shiaaaan). Thank you Shian, we are in LOVE.

20 Bi & Pan Books To Read In 2025 From pansexual superheroes to bisexual horror, queer fantasy and YA romance, here are 20 of our most anticipated queer books coming out in 2025 with bi and pansexual characters. Read the full blog here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/post/20-bise... #booksky #queerbooks

Disgusting, modern, feral gothic fiction for fans of weird girl horror, sinister folktales and cannibalism. THE LAMB by @lucyrosecreates.bsky.social is disturbing, dark, beautifully written and out tomorrow! Grab a copy here: www.proud-geek.co.uk/product-page... #booksky #horror

LUNAR BOY WON THE STONEWALL AWARD??? Omg y'all! I'll whip up a drawing to celebrate but!! It's true!! #Booksky