How Queer Bookshops Changed the World: An Evening with AJ West and June Thomas
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On the eve of indie bookshop week we're celebrating Queer bookshops in particular with an Edinburgh launch of AJ West's How Queer Bookshops Changed The World, hosted by to wondrous June Thomas, and followed by a Q&A bringing in Lavender Menace's iconic founders, Bob & Sigrid!
Travelling from Shakespeare and Company in Paris to Gay’s the Word in London to the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop in New York, A.J. West has written the first history of these remarkable spaces. Tracing their evolution from under-the-counter operations to beloved out-and-proud institutions, West reveals how they stood at the vanguard of LGBTQ+ rights, offering support through the AIDS crisis and bringing the fight to Section 28.
How Queer Bookshops Changed the World celebrates cherished shops past and present, the ground-breaking books they championed when others wouldn’t, and the booksellers who demonstrated courage and community through it all.
Travelling from Shakespeare and Company in Paris to Gay’s the Word in London to the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop in New York, A.J. West has written the first history of these remarkable spaces. Tracing their evolution from under-the-counter operations to beloved out-and-proud institutions, West reveals how they stood at the vanguard of LGBTQ+ rights, offering support through the AIDS crisis and bringing the fight to Section 28.
How Queer Bookshops Changed the World celebrates cherished shops past and present, the ground-breaking books they championed when others wouldn’t, and the booksellers who demonstrated courage and community through it all.
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43-45 West Nicolson Street, EH8 9DB Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 43-45 West Nicolson Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9, United Kingdom
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