Juno Books

It's our birthday tomorrow and what a year its been! We have sold over 7000 books, run 43 book clubs, put on 25 events, run 15 book stalls, run craft groups and socials, supported brilliant local charities, received cracking reviews of books from so many of our customers, learnt basic accounting, struggled with Instagram, built muscles from carrying books around at all times, made friends with our brill shop neighbours and with all the brilliant people from postmen to window cleaners who you don't see but who keep the shop going, had ten different brilliant volunteers in the shop and help and moral support from countless other friends and family including our extremely patient children, and most of all met, laughed with and been supported the best customers that any shop could hope to have. Honestly we couldn't have done it without the constant support and encouragement of all our customers. You've helped us make a dream come true. Thank you. Here's to lots more fun next year, we've got lots of plans!

We’ve got a truly special event coming up at Juno Books ✨ On June 9, we’re delighted to welcome author @jack_parlett , who’ll be in conversation with Mirela Ivanova about his brilliant new book, 'Flamboyance: The Art of Burning Brightly'. Part cultural history, part memoir, 'Flamboyance' is an indispensable, paradigm-shifting exploration of what it means to live a brighter, happier, more audaciously fulfilling life. Moving through fashion, music, protest, art and queer history, Jack traces flamboyance from its fiery linguistic origins to the ways it continues to shape how we express ourselves today. Alongside reflections on figures from James Baldwin and Amy Winehouse to Chappell Roan and JW Anderson, Jack also shares his own journey — from closeted teenagerhood and the struggles of addiction to discovering joy, freedom and flamboyance in sobriety. This promises to be a fascinating, moving and life-affirming conversation. We can’t wait 💫 Tickets available via the link in our bio💖

Welcome to Nuuk, Greenland. This June we will be reading Crimson by Niviaq Korneliussen (translated by Anna Halager), where rage and queer romance meet in an isolated, wintry climate. This unique book delves deep into Greenlandic youth culture and we are excited to read a book from a language not widely explored. Come and read and discuss with us this Pride month 🏳️‍🌈 Tickets available via our website/link in bio

We welcomed a new customer to the Feral Express last week, our @sammy_ms__ had such a wholesome job cycling a big load of books for incredible independent book shop @junobookssheff 📚 Everytime a new business comes to us they are actively choosing to make their communities better by getting one less van journey. Delivery by bike with Feral Express means more space on the road, less emissions and supporting a workers co-op 🚲❤️

The case that set the courts alight with confusion, scandal, prejudice and lies, is coming to Juno Books on 4th June in the hands of the masterful storytelling and analysis of Izabella Scott. "She said she wore a blindfold at all times. She said she didn’t know who she was really having sex with." Two former best friends face each other in court at a sex offence trial. Miss X, making the accusation, claims she was tricked into queer sex, many times, by a best friend pretending to be her boyfriend. But that friend, Gayle Newland, tells a different story. They were secret lesbians, she says, lovers in the closet. The boyfriend was imaginary, and part of a role play that had been going on for years. This astonishing case reached UK courtrooms twice in 2015 and 2017, capturing national attention. At both trials, Newland was convicted of a rare and controversial crime known as ‘rape by deception’. In literature, the plot has been named ‘the bed trick’. Shakespeare made it famous in plays with lovers switching places in the dark, but in real life, a consummated bed trick is rare. As The Bed Trick unfolds the riveting story of Newland’s trials – a case where reality was stranger than fiction – it also reveals the malleability of courtroom narratives, and the many myths, archetypes and stories embedded in the law. This is probably the weirdest story I’ve ever heard, but Izabella Scott lays it out with her clear intelligence, warm empathy and gentle grace’ Helen Garner Izabella Scott @izabella.z.scott is a writer from London. She has been published by the London Review of Books, the Financial Times, Granta, The New Enquiry and others. She is the co-author, with Skye Arundhati Thomas, of Pleasure Gardens, which was joint winner of the 2025 Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing. She was formerly co-editor of The White Review. Tickets available on Outsavvy/via LINK IN BIO

Join us at Juno Horror on the 27th May to read one of the rising horror novels The Lamb. Margot and Mama have lived by the forest since Margot can remember. They wait for Strays to appear. Mama takes them in, feeds them and gives them wine before she satisfies her burning appetite by picking apart their bodies. But Mama's want is stronger than her hunger sometimes, and when a white-toothed stray named Eden turns up in the heart of a snowstorm, little Margot must confront the shifting dynamics of her family, untangle her own desires and make a bid for freedom. Trigger Warnings: Cannibalism, Child Abuse, Animal Harm, Gore Tickets available on our website, via the link in bio

I am so excited for this event next Thursday at @junobookssheff ! I’ll be chatting to the wonderful @molly.aitken , whose exquisite novel Bright, I Burn was one of my favourite reads last year. Link to tickets in my bio! 🎟️

Oooh a literal legend is coming to Sheffield! Yes we are so excited that the one and only @_ellawillis is coming to Sheff on their tour for their incredible new book: Literally. Literally is a funny, warm, joyful and incredibly honest guide to life as a neurodivergent person. Peppered with Ella’s drawings, as well as top tips and fun facts, this is a book that will help autistic people feel seen and understood. Literally is at once a joyous celebration of neurodiversity, queerness and a highly readable, peer-to-peer guide to living with autism. Ella will be in conversation with the brilliant @cjdebarra , author of Neuroqueer on 2nd June. They will be talking at the lovely @themowbray in Neepsend. Tickets for this will fly so get yourself now on Outsavvy/via link in bio 😍💐📚🌈

We’ve got a big stack of programmes ready to hand out on the day, but we thought it was also worth sharing to our grid ✨ LOCATIONS: - The Mowbray (@themowbray ) [📍118 Mowbray St, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8EN] Where you’ll find our book and maker market Victoria (@events_at_victoria ) [📍1 Rowland Street, Neepsend, Sheffield S3 8DE] You’ll find The Chapel, The Lodge & @victoriasclubhousesocial cafe and bar, we can’t wait to share the menu with you 😋 There will be a bunch of friendly faces on hand to help direct people across both venues. An email with all remaining information about the festival will be sent tomorrow ✨ Tickets in our bio if you haven’t sorted yours yet! SEE YOU ON SUNDAY

Wanting some weekend inspiration? ✨ Spend the day browsing at the SIBFest book and maker market, housed in the beautiful surroundings of The Mowbray ✨ Sheffield’s independent bookshops will be joined by incredible independent creatives, publishers and makers — all under one roof. Whether you’re hunting for something specific or happy to be surprised, this is the place to find your next great read. Each of our bookshops have curated a range of bookseller favourites and shop bestsellers. Plus, we’ve invited some of our favourite Sheffield-based indies to sell their beautiful prints, hand-dyed yarns, clothing and textiles, hand-carved homeware, and more. Traders include: La Biblioteka - Juno Books - Bloom - Novel - Hillsborough Bookshop - Black Elephant - Craft - This Thursday - Signal Goods - Rhyme & Reason Books - Ragtag Ratbag - Northodox Press 🗓️ Sunday 26th April, 10 - 5 It’s a free event, but do book a ticket if you can! It helps us give the venue a heads up on numbers. [LINK IN BIO]

Our latest event for our Summer schedule is particularly apt, as we'll be hearing from A. J. West about how queer bookshops have changed the world! From Georgian London to the present day, this landmark new book by bestselling author A.J. West reveals how bookstores around the world were the hidden engine room of queer history — and the remarkable lives of the people who ran them. Fittingly, A. J. will be interviewed by one of our own booksellers, Alim Kheraj, so if you are a fan of queer history and bookshops (and who isn't?!), then head over to the link in our bio to book your tickets.

✨ Join us this weekend ✨ head to the link in our bio for tickets 🎟️✨