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Brush up on your LGBT history – real and imagined – with a selection from our shop. From groundbreaking journalism to personal memoir and historical fiction, we've got enough to keep you reading for the rest of February. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop

Mirrorstage — Cipher Press IMPORTANT UPDATE: As a result of VAT changes that came into place on the 1st July, we can no longer sell books directly to EU customers via our website. We are working on a solution to this, and will…

We are less than a month away from publishing Peter Scalpello's second book Mirrorstage! It's heartbreaking, sexy and witty - we just know you're going to love it.

Big Man Pre-Order — Cipher Press By Dean Atta Published 3rd September 2026 9781917008259 | Paperback A tender and daring novel about queer love, trauma, and aging, and the adult debut from award-winning YA author Dean Atta.

Dean Atta's excellent new novel BIG MAN is now available for pre-order! Don't miss this tender, daring novel from a celebrated, insightful writer.

Cover image for Big Man by Dean Atta. A yellow book cover with a large-link white chain necklace at the top, a small-link black chain necklace looped around it. The title and author appear in bold black text. At the bottom text reads: "Original and beautifully written." Harry Lighton, writer and director of Pillion.

COVER REVEAL! We're excited to share the artwork for Dean Atta's adult debut Big Man, out on September 3rd. We hope you love it as much as we do 🧡💛

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A graphic of blue diagonal stripes in the top right and bottom left corners, with a bright yellow stripe in the middle. In the centre is the Cipher press logo, a black hexagonal outline with a thick diagonal stripe to the right. Underneath the logo says 2026 subscription.

Well, the time has come to 'wrap up' (get it?) our Cipher Press Gift Guide, and we've got a real banger to close out on. What do you get for the person who truly has it all? The CIPHER PRESS 2026 SUBSCRIPTION, of course! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/2026sub...

Bone Horn — Cipher Press By Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain Published June 2025 9781917008112 / Paperback A newly registered Private Investigator attempts to track down Alice B. Toklas’s reputed horn in this smart,…

For the modern history buff, the detective fan AND the lesbian hook-up aficionado, we proudly present the next entry in our Cipher Press Gift Guide... BONE HORN, which sees a newly registered PI attempt to track down Alice B. Toklas’s reputed horn.

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For our next recommendation from the Cipher Press Gift Guide, we've got a little something to express your appreciation for the 'father figure' in your life 😉. It's a coveted piece of Cipher Press merch... the DADDY BOY tee! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/daddy-b...

Thank you to Andrés Ordorica and @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this gorgeous review of Terry Dactyl!

"Through rich lyrical prose, Terry Dactyl serves as an urgent reminder of what it means to overcome and survive in times of immense turmoil."

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Up next in our Cipher Press Gift Guide, we have something for your loved one who loves cinéma. In CASANOVA 20, one man searches for answers among his thousands of lovers, while his friend becomes obsessed with watching fifty-two mysterious VHS tapes. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/casanov...

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Next up in our Cipher Press Gift Guide, we're here to help with your confusing situationship. Should you get them something? If you do, make it SLUTS. Exploring the nature of desire and its cultural consequences, this collection is a stone-cold sex classic. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/sluts-p...

Cursed with beauty, Adrian drifts between affairs that gift him everything he needs. But after COVID, when the face coverings come off, he finds he's no longer beautiful! Davis explores what true intimacy means in a world of violent desire!

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For our next selection in the Cipher Press Gift Guide, we have something for your friend whose family will be driving them crazy over Christmas. Mixing family saga, mobster pulp, and queer coming-of age, it's the staggeringly original LÁKÍRÍBOTO! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/lkrboto...

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Give your spooky little sister (chosen or otherwise) the gift of myth, magic and power with WITCH, up next in our Cipher Press Gift Guide. In this collection, the archetype of the Witch is honoured and unpacked, poked and prodded, owned and othered. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/witch-p...

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Next up in our Cipher Press Christmas Gift Guide, we have a little something for your pal who always has the best gossip. It's 100 BOYFRIENDS! Transgressive, foulmouthed & wildly funny, 100 Boyfriends is an unforgettable ode to queer love in all its variations. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/100-boy...

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First up! For chosen family, we recommend TERRY DACTYL by @mbsycamore.bsky.social. An electric and haunting dive into New York City club culture, the elite art world, and the connections we hold dear, through one iconoclastic trans girl's search for connection. www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/terry-d...

Still got some Christmas shopping to do? Have no fear... the Cipher Press gift guide is here! Over the next few weeks we'll be sharing some of our recommendations to help you get your festive preparations over the line 🎄 🎁

A hand holding up a stack of Cipher Press books against an olive green wall. The person holding them up has a tattoo of the word CIPHER on their wrist. From the bottom up, the books are: Nettleblack by Nat Reeve (a green spine with pink Victorian-style writing), Brainwyrms by Alison Rumfitt (a black spine with hot pink writing), The Woman in the Portrait by Juliet Jacques (a white spine with black writing), X by Davey Davis (a grey and black spine with gold writing), Tell Me I'm Worthless by Alison Rumfitt (a black spine with bright yellow writing), Heaven by Emerson Whitney (a dark blue spine with bright light blue writing), Front Lines by Juliet Jacques (a yellow spine with black writing), Daddy Boy by Emerson Whitney (a pink and deep purple spine with the title in white and the author name in yellow), Never Was by H Gareth Gavin (a pale pink spine with black writing) and Terry Dactyl by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (a white spine with black writing).

With Transgender Week of Awareness underway for 2025, we just wanted to make sure you are aware of us. We're here, we're trans, and we're ready to sling some books.

Terry Dactyl Pre-Order — Cipher Press By Mattilda Bernstein Scyamore Published November 2025 9781917008150 / Paperback / £11.99

Happy publication day to @mbsycamore.bsky.social and TERRY DACTYL! 💙 ❤️ 🩷 Iconoclastic, stylish, vulnerable and propulsive, this is an incredible book from a beloved author. Don't miss it!

TERRY DACTYL, the incredible new novel from @mbsycamore.bsky.social, is out this week! As Lisa Ko says, Terry is a 'singular, indelible heroine'. We can't wait for you to meet her 💜 www.cipherpress.co.uk/terry-dactyl

Yes, it's the UK edition of TERRY DACTYL, get ready...🪶🌺🌟

Casanova 20: Or, Hot World — Cipher Press IMPORTANT UPDATE: As a result of VAT changes that came into place on the 1st July, we can no longer sell books directly to EU customers via our website. We are working on a solution to this, and will…

ICYMI, in December we're publishing CASANOVA 20: Or, Hot World, the new novel by Davey Davis. An exploration of art, desire, and mortality, it follows a young man isolated by his extraordinary beauty and his strange friendship with an older painter. Read more:

Promotional graphic for Terry Dactyl, on a white background with pink, red and blue feathers. The image features a quote from Sarah Schulman, author of Let the Record Show. The quote reads: '...creates a recognition of social absurdity that Mattilda elevates with her iconoclastic stylish beauty into a work that has as much to say about vulnerability as it does about trees, and time itself.'

We can't wait to see TERRY DACTYL by @mbsycamore.bsky.social out in the world. It's a stylish, beautiful novel – but you don't have to take our word for it. Read what the iconic Sarah Schulman had to say:

Have you heard we are publishing the one and only Dean Atta's first adult novel? Mark your calendars: BIG MAN will be on its way to you in Autumn 2026. Read all about it over on our Instagram: www.instagram.com/p/DP0t5i8DIW...

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🎃 Happy Halloween! 🎃 This is our favourite time of the year here at Cipher Press – crisp autumn leaves, dark nights and spooky reading vibes. If you're looking for a good book to curl up with too, check out our shop:

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Thanks so much to the trans*poetics symposium in Vienna for having us this month! 🗣️ 📚 We had a great time talking about all things trans publishing – and we also got a sneak peek at Alison Rumfitt's work-in-progress 👀

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We love this quote from McKenzie Wark about the raucous and revelatory TERRY DACTYL, coming to a bookshop near you in November. Can't wait? Pre-order now! www.cipherpress.co.uk/shop/terry-d...

Open letter on the future of small press publishing in the UK The industry must work together to ensure the longevity of the UK’s independent presses.

I'm a committed small press author & editor. Small presses are the seed-heads of the books world & they are scorched. Pls read and share this excellent letter on the situation & what's needed in @thebookseller.com, signatories inc Peninsula Press, @cipherpress.bsky.social @silver-press.bsky.social

Welcome to Cipher Press, Dean! We are so excited to share BIG MAN with the world.