Pride of place in the National Theatre’s queer section of the bookstore goes to my friend @ajwestauthor.bsky.social’s latest on queer bookshops.

BRISTOL, WE ARE COMING TO GET YOU!

Jack Shoulder@jackshoulder.bsky.social · 3w ago

Do you like books? Do you like queer history? Do you like bookshops? If the answer to any of those questions was YES, and you're anywhere near Bristol on 3/8, come along to this event with me and the incomparable @ajwestauthor.bsky.social at @bookhaus.bsky.social Booking link in bio!

Do you like books? Do you like queer history? Do you like bookshops? If the answer to any of those questions was YES, and you're anywhere near Bristol on 3/8, come along to this event with me and the incomparable @ajwestauthor.bsky.social at @bookhaus.bsky.social Booking link in bio!

Another afternoon in the London Library gives me an opportunity to check out this teaser I picked up at @capitalcrime.bsky.social - WOLF POINT, coming soon from @pussmilligan.bsky.social - chilling...

Excellent book on a part of queer history I did not know much about. Some touching personal stories. Highly recommended. Kudos to @ajwestauthor.bsky.social

Or, like me, you could listen to @ajwestauthor.bsky.social 's dulcet tones by listneing to a copy from XigXag right here: xigxag.co.uk/audiobook/ho...

How Queer Bookshops Changed the World Audiobook - xigxag

Independent bookshops are the unsung heroes of queer liberation, providing friendship, solidarity, and sanctuary through the ages. Travelling from Shakespeare and Company in Paris to Gay’s the Word in...

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Cosy crime is dead. Long live gothic crime with phantoms. 🏔🗡🎭🩸 Everest Macdonald is on the case... linktr.ee/ajwest

Bert’s Books@bertsbooks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

You’ve read The Spirit Engineer, right? And The Betrayal of Thomas True, yeah? Well, now you can preorder a signed and dedicated copy of @ajwestauthor.bsky.social ‘s new book The Deadly Inheritance of Everest MacDonald Preorder your copy: bertsbooks.co.uk/product/the-...

Manchester: join me on my UK tour! Linktr.ee/ajwest Did you know... A queer bookshop invented Pride. A lesbian bookseller outwitted the Nazis. The first Amazon bookseller was owned by Lesbians. Gay bookstore owners freed the literary world from obscenity laws.

'How Queer Bookshops Changed the World' by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social available from @lighthousebks.bsky.social #pridemonth 📖 online book sample to peek inside and share www.jellybooks.com/cloud_reader...

Sample of "How Queer Bookshops Changed the World" by A.J. West

Peek inside this book and discover another great read.

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🎭🔪🩸COVER REVEAL🩸🔪 🎭 INTRODUCING: EVEREST MACDONALD! Victorian theatre - murder - ghosts - tea @ajwestauthor.bsky.social returns this October with his BRAND NEW NOVEL The Deadly Inheritance Of Everest Macdonald!🏔🕵‍♀️ Coming 8/10/26🙌 PREORDER NOW! 🔗https://geni.us/zL2NdW #TeamOrenda #BookSky

Manchester: join me on my UK tour! Linktr.ee/ajwest Did you know... A queer bookshop invented Pride. A lesbian bookseller outwitted the Nazis. The first Amazon bookseller was owned by Lesbians. Gay bookstore owners freed the literary world from obscenity laws.

HOW QUEER BOOKSHOPS CHANGED THE WORLD by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social is LGBTQ+ history focusing on queer bookshops, booksellers & publishing. It's charming & funny, while also being incredibly well researched & informative, and is an absolute joy to read. Out now: proud-geek.co.uk/queer-book/h...

The books are arriving for our Alchemy of Words festival! Today’s delivery is @ajwestauthor.bsky.social “How Queer Bookshops changed the World”. Come meet AJ at our festival on Tuesday 2nd June. Get your tickets here: wegottickets.com/ScriptHaven

And the brilliant new book by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social whose moving tribute to the value of queer bookshops at the launch brought a tear to my eye.

I can't wait to get stuck into this: How Queer Bookshops Changed the World by @ajwestauthor.bsky.social. Bookshops are magical spaces. Queer bookshops even moreso. They help us form community and share ideas, this is such a vital history to tell! And it's just in time to be an early bday 🎁

. . . 2/2 @justinbengry.bsky.social, Matt Cook, @rebeccajennings.bsky.social, E-J Scott, Brigit Lang, Ina Linge, @katielmsutton.bsky.social, @rebeccajanemorgan.bsky.social, & @ajwestauthor.bsky.social. 🏳️‍🌈📚🏳️‍⚧️🗃️ #booksky #skybooks #LGBTHM #lgbthistorymonth

How do I explain in court that the reason I picked up the man sitting next to me in the library and threw him through the window is that he was bouncing his knee for 2 hours straight while I was trying to write a novel? He's like a ******* cricket. 🦗

My mum doesn't take her tree down in January. Oh no. She does this and I love her for it. And yes, that is a rabbit. 🌸🏵🌼

Sometime ago I was on here looking for a probation officer who was working in 2010 in the UK and who also might have worked with prisoners pre release. I can’t remember who got in touch but if there is anyone who fits the bill, pls get in touch. It’s for a book, Many thanks. Please repost ;)

a monkey is sitting on the ground with a banana in its mouth and looking at the camera .

ALT: a monkey is sitting on the ground with a banana in its mouth and looking at the camera .

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#booksky #lgbtq #queerreads

AJ West Author@ajwestauthor.bsky.social · 10mo ago

PREORDER NOW: The world's first ever history of queer bookshops is out May 26! I'm so proud of this book. It's been a huge amount of research and it's such a fascinating story. Now thanks to @Waterstones you can get 25% off your preorder. 🏳️‍🌈 @oneworldbooks.bsky.social 🛍 share.google/Dqi8CFWwmVJT...

My top 10 reads of 2025 📚 These were the stories that stayed with me long after I turned the final page – for their tenderness, grit, beauty, and emotional honesty. @whusseyauthor.bsky.social @ajwestauthor.bsky.social

One man, a decorated Christmas tree, and perhaps a little sadness every year that I don't have kids to share my excitement with.

Pleased to have been voted to the board of the SoA. Thank you to all my fellow writers who put an X beside my name. Much to do... watch this space.

The Society of Authors@societyofauthors.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Members of the Society of Authors have newly elected four of their peers to represent authors’ views on the Management Committee (the Board). SoA members @ajwestauthor.bsky.social, @iangiles.bsky.social, @pollyrowena.bsky.social, and @lucindahawksley.bsky.social now join the committee.

Delighted to have been elected to the @societyofauthors.bsky.social Management Committee. Thank you to all those who voted for me. 🙏

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON INSTA! Summer 26 will now be in Weston-super-Mare. Any ticketholders seeking information: information@thebookparty.co.uk www.instagram.com/reel/DQJnai7...

I will never get over the fact the mollies are TAKING OVER the USA. Shouldn't it be banned by now?

@alanh65.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Hey there @ajwestauthor.bsky.social -Just wanted you to see that Thomas True was featured on one of the front-of-store bookcases at my local Barnes and Noble (Palm Desert, California)! 😀

Always wanted to be the naughty kid at the back of the bus. Made it to Dublin for the @murderonefest.bsky.social 🍀

I've always dreamed of having my Thomas in the window of @waterstones.bsky.social Piccadilly window. ☺️ *blushes* And you KNOW I'm going to have to go down there and visit.

Orenda Books@orendabooks.bsky.social · 10mo ago

💜📖 #TheBetrayalOfThomasTrue the unforgettable #Historical #Thriller from Sunday Times bestselling author, @ajwestauthor.bsky.social was spotted at @waterstones.bsky.social If you haven't picked up your copy of this devastatingly beautiful thriller yet, what are you waiting for?! #BlueSky #Books

PREORDER NOW: The world's first ever history of queer bookshops is out May 26! I'm so proud of this book. It's been a huge amount of research and it's such a fascinating story. Now thanks to @Waterstones you can get 25% off your preorder. 🏳️‍🌈 @oneworldbooks.bsky.social 🛍 share.google/Dqi8CFWwmVJT...

Reading the final pages of The Betrayal of Thomas True in Sitges 🦚 — @ajwestauthor.bsky.social has written a dazzling work of queer history and storytelling. Its evocation of 18th century persecution mirrors today’s prejudices with chilling clarity, yet reminds us that love always outlives hate ❤️