Kai

the year of Boy Friends is here 💙 2026 marks the release of my debut novel in English and though publication isn’t until May, a few advance copies are already making their way out there. Like this one, which has travelled with me around half the planet. And on its first day in New Zealand, it has found a new home at @little_unity , a beautiful indie children’s bookshop in the heart of Auckland. #boyfriends #yabooks #newzealand #auckland

come meet me & the Boy Friends in May 2026! Join for readings, chats and Q&As here (ticket links in bio): Weds, 6 May, 7pm, Edinburgh @lighthousebks with @unembarrassable Friday, 22 May, 7pm, MCR @queerlituk Weds, 27 May, 6pm, London @boysgallerycafelondon Thurs, 28 May, 7pm, London @thecommonpress with @edenmckenziegoddard #boyfriends #booktour #booklaunch #romance

when Berlin boy meets pastel princess. Visited @bookloversbookshop last week and a few days later they were crowned Indie Bookstore of the Year - congrats team 🎉👑💖! It’s such a warm, romantic and welcoming space. And you can get signed copies of Boy Friends there next week (one week till publication argh) #boyfriends #bookloversbookshop #edinbrugh #romancebook

this is what an author looks like when they receive their edits and hunker down and work super hard and don’t even consider flying to Porto to have a sangria in a pineapple #boyfriends #porto #portugal #authorlife

my first ever Boy Friends book event and I’m sorry to say but the bar’s been set high. Massive thanks to the @lighthousebks team and everyone who came to say hi. Two more weeks till official publication but you can get signed copies at Lighthouse Books now 💕 #boyfriends #bookevent #edinburgh #reading

Join us on Thursday 28th May at 7pm for the next installment of The Common Press Authors' Night with @edenmckenziegoddard and @kaispellmeier ! 📖📖📖📖📖📖📖 The Common Press Authors' Night is our new monthly event intended to celebrate a selection of debut authors every month. These will be evenings where authors, within a theme, get to discuss their books and answer questions from a curious audience. This month we'll be celebrating Eden McKenzie-Goddard and his debut Smallie and Kai Spellmeier and his English debut Boy Friends. 📖 Eden McKenzie-Goddard is a UK-based writer and podcaster, with Barbadian-Jamaican roots. His work sheds light on the lives of the forgotten and bringing their stories to the forefront. Smallie is an exhilarating and expansive tale of a family thrown into collision with the Windrush scandal. The novel shows just how easily the past can spill into our lives, even when – especially when – we think we’ve closed the door on it. Published by @vikingbooksuk . 📖 Kai Spellmeier is a German author currently living in England. He has published several books in Germany, including YA novels and non-fiction, and he has been blogging about books on Instagram for many years. Boy Friends is his English language debut, a swoon-worthy story about friendship, courage and the kind of love that changes everything. Published by @bloomsburypublishing . The event will be hosted by Coral McCarthy Sommerville @readsbycoral , a literary event host, reviewer and writer from Brighton. Tickets in our bio 📖✨ @andrewnurnbergassociates #thecommonpress #authorsnight

how it feels knowing Boy Friends is publishing in eighteen (18) days #boyfriends #gayromance #bookrelease #bloomsburypublishing

when the edits for book #2 are waiting in your inbox but you’re off to another wedding #boyfriends #booklover #writing #authorlife

would like to spend every Saturday morning having a cappuccino and a treat in an Milanese café reading a book (just maybe not my own) #boyfriends #coffeeandbooks #reading #milano

Boy Friends publishes in exactly ONE MONTH today 😭 #boyfriends #mmromance #heartstopper #heatedrivalry

heart stopped a beat (can we call this an endorsement??) #aliceoseman #hearstopper #boyfriends #nickandcharlie

what if the Boy Friends sequel was called Sun Kissed? #boyfriends #romancereader #bologna #sunkissed