Gay's The Word 

Books

New & Prize-winning

Fiction, Nonfiction, Young Adult Fiction, Classics, Poetry, Plays, Rare Books, Coming Out, plus Gay's The Word and LGSM merchandise

in our new online shop!

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Pre-Orders

Want to pre-order a hotly anticipated title?

Check out our Pre-Orders page for a selection of upcoming books with both 

UK and European shipping available online. 

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OUR EVENTS

Online and in shop, we host book launches, author signings, readings, and panel discussions.

OUR HISTORY

We are the UK's oldest LGBT+ bookshop, opening in January 1979 at 66 Marchmont Street.

OUR COMMUNITY

Online and in shop, we provide meeting space for community groups and resources.

Bookshop.org UK

Another way to support

Gay's The Word

Want an alternative to Amazon?

Or a link to a non-LGBTQ book?

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Discover our curated booklists...

We had lots of fun compiling them!

We've got our own shop front with recommended lists on Bookshop.org UK.

All purchases through our link mean we get 30% of the sale.

Plus, 10% goes to supporting UK bookshops all across the country. 

It's an indie win-win deal.