The Common Press is London's queer intersectional Bookshop café, bar & Community Hub

We are more than a bookshop.

The Common Press CIC is a not-for-profit queer venue that means a lot of things to the community. As London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop, we provide a sanctuary and third space for literature, arts, culture and for our LGBTQIA+ community to exist both during the day and at night . Located in East & North London, we are a radical and independent space that stands up for what we believe in and champions books by underrepresented authors and those from the Global majority. We host a diverse range of events including dance classes, yoga sessions, book clubs, family-friendly events, book launches, workshops, and club nights.

Whether you're looking for the latest novels by your favourite gay, lesbian, queer, trans, and non-binary authors; seminal works of Black history; fourth-wave feminist theory; or that niche book on disability activism, we either have it or know how to get it fast. It's not just novels and theory, we also stock poetry, plays, graphic novels, and a great collection of books for children and young adults. And if, after all that browsing, you're feeling a bit tired, we make a pretty great coffee and cuppa.