For part two of our queer bookshop series, we spoke to former librarian Kat Nurthen, whose decision to open a queer bookshop was a deeply personal one: she wanted to better support her trans son.
✍️: Jack Gow for ABCQueer
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#Queer #LGBTQ #QueerLiterature #QueerBooks #QueerBookshop #Brisbane #QueerFiction
Join us for our June Drag Storytime celebrating all things rainbow for Pride Month!
Saturday 6 June at 3pm, 1018 Logan Rd, Holland Park West.
Our charming host @jamiedisplays will entertain us with some gorgeous focused on Pride, as well as a fun
Bookings via the link in our bio.
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#storytime #drag #bookstore #supportlocal #shelflovers
Are you a practitioner that works with the LGBTQ+ community? Are you a teacher or a librarian? Are you always looking for books and resources to read or recommend to patients/students/clients/colleagues?
Join us on Wednesday 20 May for Shelf Awareness For the Pros, an evening of book chat, networking and nibbles developed specifically for LGBTQ-affirming professionals (including doctors, psychologists, counselors, teachers, support workers and similar).
Drinks and nibbles will be provided. Come along to talk books and connect with like-minded colleagues over a glass of wine or cup of tea.
Full details and registration at /DMGFG
#shelfawareness #lgbtqbooks #mentalhealth #lgbtqresources #healthprofessionals
We still have some spaces left at our Book Bedazzling event next Saturday! Book in via the links in our bio and come along to get your sparkle on ✨🪩📚
#shelflovers #bookevent #book #bedazzle #bookstore
We’ve got a book for every kind of Mum at Shelf Lovers - pop in and see us or order online for the perfect Mother’s Day gift 🎁 🩷
#bookstore #mothersday #giftideas #gifts #books
New arrivals today - find them in store or online 📚🌈
1. Maneater by Ellie Graves @claires_nonsense
2. Meetings With The Minotaur by MA Wardell @mawardellauthor
3. Murder Bimbo by Rebecca Novack @femmephane
4. The Darkness Greeted Her by Christina Ferko @christina_ferko
5. Venus Fly Trap by Emma Medrano @emmawroteabook
6. The Witch Without Memory by Maithree Wijesekara @maithreewrites
#books #newbooks #bookstore #supportlocal #shelflovers
Yesterday was our first Drag Storytime in our new home at the GHA cottage and it was so much fun!! A big thank you to the wonderful @and.vyse.versa for entertaining us and to everyone that joined us for a great afternoon 🩷📚🌈
Books featured were How To Be A Real Man by @scottcreates and The Hips On The Drag Queen Go Swish Swish Swish by @lilmisshotmess
#storytime #kidsbooks #stories #queens #bookstore @gender_health_australia
Some new arrivals now available in store and online:
The Brides by Charlotte Cross
Yeah The Boys by Holden Sheppard
Nightshade & Oak by Molly O’Neill
Queer As Folklore by Sacha Coward
#newbooks #books #bookstore #read #supportlocal @holdensheppard@sachacoward@mollyoneillwrites@charlottewriteshistory
Join us to celebrate the launch of Jordan Clayden-Lewis’s new romance Side By Side on Thursday 28 May.
Side By Side is a heartwarming and witty romantic comedy set in Brisbane, about finding your people and taking chances, even when the consequences could cost you everything.
The event will include a Q&A led by Lexie Mamo @lexielou.workswithyou and signing.
🎟️ Register for the event here: /DLTIP
📚 Preorder Side By Side here: .au/p/29419925
#sidebyside #mmromance #romancereaders #bookstore #booklaunch
