Out next month, The Bone Door by Frances White is one of my favourite books of the year. It is, quite simply, a glorious thing and you should buy a copy. espressococo.com/2026/04/17/t... @michaeljbooks.bsky.social
My account on here appears to have been hacked. I have sorted it now but please ignore any DMs sent from my account!
This is a really wonderful festival for genre writers and readers with lots of interesting chats and helpful panels. I really recommend it!
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/edgel...
I am SO excited to be appearing at Edge-Lit 2026!
This is a full circle moment as I first attended Edge-Lit as a querying author at the very peak of my hopelessness of ever getting published. Now Iโm returning many years later with two books published and a guest of honour. Truly so special!
Book covers: Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland, The Scandalous Letters of V and J by Felicia Davin, The Companion by E E Ottoman, Ballad for Jasmine Town by Molly Ringle
Book covers: Puck by Samantha Allen, Lake Lore by Anna-Marie McLemore, This Thing of Darkness by Allan Batchelder
Book covers: The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane, In One Person by John Irving, Voyage of the Damned by Frances White
Happy #TransDayofVisibility! These are a handful of the many trans books that have made my life better in recent years. In them, trans characters get to be all the things cis characters have ever gotten to be, and that's the world I want to live in. Mom hugs going to all who need them today.๐๐๐
Queer-friendly books about magic, fantasy, witches, wizards, etc.: book covers: One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston A Marvellous Light (and its sequels) by Freya Marske Sorcery and Small Magics by Maiga Doocy An Amateur Witchโs Guide to Murder by K Valentin Running Close to the Wind by Alexandra Rowland An Arcane Inheritance by Kamilah Cole
Queer-friendly books about magic, fantasy, witches, wizards, etc.: book covers: The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon Sword Dance by AJ Demas Magician by KL Noone Letters to Half Moon Street by Sarah Wallace Voyage of the Damned by Frances White Thornfruit (and its sequels) by Felicia Davin
Queer-friendly books about magic, fantasy, witches, wizards, etc.: book covers: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley Spitting Gold by Carmella Lowkis The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton Spellbound (and its sequels) by Allie Therin The Story of the Hundred Promises by Neil Cochrane
In light of a certain TERF-authored HBO series getting more press lately, here are better stories you can read: LGBTQ+ friendly books w/ magic, witches, fantasy, etc! I could go on and on with more slides honestlyโI love this genre, and there are SO MANY fabulous books out there.๐๐๐
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Ahh thatโs so lovely to hear! Thank you! โบ๏ธ
๐ โจ THE BONE DOOR UK TOUR โจ ๐
I am SO excited to announce a line up of events to celebrate the release of The Bone Door in the U.K.!
I really hope to see a bunch of you there. Meeting readers is my favourite thing ever and of course I will come with ALL THE FREEBIES.
Attention UK readers! The Bone Door, a horror fantasy escape room novel is now available on NetGalley UK! Go forth and request!!
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
The Bone Door by @franceswrites.bsky.social will be published in May by @michaeljbooks.bsky.social
A story about โtrauma, friendship & hopeโ with a boy called Hop who finds himself in an โunsettling labyrinth where he must complete impossible tasks to survive.โ
Iโm looking forward to this!
Ahhh! Itโs happening!
My horror fantasy escape room novel, The Bone Door, is now available to request on NetGalley US!
If youโve ever said โboy, I wish I could just read something DIFFERENT, ya know?โ This may well be the book for you. ๐
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
Aww thank you!
Ahhh youโre the best thank you! ๐๐
A pic of us in front of a tree
Yesterday I had an โoffice partyโ with some of the best colleagues and friends imaginable. Thanks @elizachanwrites.bsky.social , @franceswrites.bsky.social , and @sarahbrooks.bsky.social for touring York with me. (Mainly through drinking mulled wine and having a publishing chat in a pub!)
A copy of the book on the bookshelves during pride month this year, with a little rainbow recommends card saying pretty much what's in the post
A copy of the book next to a detail of our window display for the book. A giant old fashioned ticket says "magical gay murder cruise: please keep your ticket" and a giant sparkly blue fish skeleton tail in the background.
Next up in my paperbacks of the year is Voyage of the Damned by @franceswrites.bsky.social!
Really loved this one: disaster-bisexual Dee is an adorable mess of a main character, stuck on a magical boat trip from hell in this murderous fantasy whodunit ๐โจ
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Eee! Thank you so much. Youโre the best ๐๐
Weโre so excited to bring you the stunning North American cover reveal for
@franceswrites.bsky.social's new fantasy horror THE BONE DOOR!๐๏ธ
All first-edition copies have beautiful endpapers and gorgeous sprayed edges - however they are limited to the first print run! Coming May 2026.
I am SO excited to reveal the US cover of my new fantasy horror novel The Bone Door!
I am equally excited to scream about the STUNNING special edition.
This will be a limited first print run. Once itโs gone, itโs gone. So if you want to ensure you get the pretty I advise you to pre-order asap.
Thanks so much! Thatโs very kind of you!๐๐
Iโve included my speech which sums up my feelings quite well, youโll just have to forgive the fact I was almost sobbing while saying it!๐
But again thank you so much for all the readers and your unending support for this book. โค๏ธ
I won a British Fantasy Award!!
Sooo this happened! Yesterday I was awarded the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer for Voyage of the Damned.
I know everyone says this but I really didnโt expect to win! Iโve always maintained I donโt write the type of books that win awards but apparently I do?
Thanks so much!
Ahhhh! I canโt believe it. Thank you so much! ๐ญ๐ More when Iโm actually coherent, but what an honour!
A lot of you have asked me about special editions, this is the plain fact of itโthe more people preorder the book, the more likely special editions are. ๐๐ป
The Bone Door, like all my books, is for the outcasts and the underdogs. Letโs show the industry that our voices matter too! ๐ค ๐๏ฟผ
The cover of the bone doorโa silver rabbit on a black background. Accompanied by the words Pre-order now with code: OCTOBER25 14-17 October online only
Thank you for all your love and support on the cover reveal for The Bone Door! Iโm honestly blown away ๐ญ
The book is included in Waterstones preorder sale available to all customers which lasts until Friday 17th October and you can get 25% off!
www.waterstones.com/book/the-bon...
Omg thatโs a strange coincidence!
Ahh thank you so much!
Ed as usual sums up one of my books better than I ever could ๐คฃ
