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We are more than a bookshop.
The Common Press is London's queer intersectional Bookshop café & Events space.

The Common Press CIC is a not-for-profit queer bookshop that means a lot of things to the community. As London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop, we provide a safer space for our LGBTQIA+ community to exist both during the day and at night in social settings. We are a radical and independent space that stands up for what we believe in and champions books by authors from a wide range of marginalized backgrounds. We host a diverse range of events every day, including dance classes, yoga sessions, book clubs, family-friendly events, book launches, workshops, and parties. There isn't an event we haven't hosted, and you can also live-stream an event with us.

Whether you're looking for the latest novels by your favorite 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 as well.

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Upcoming Events!

If you'd like to see our upcoming events in a calendar format, you can click here. We also post monthly summaries of upcoming events to our instagram!

13/06/25

Jun

Friday

In the Spotlight: Queer Stories On Stage

18:00

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20:00

14/06/25

Jun

Saturday

Second Skin: Inside The Worlds of Fetish...

18:00

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20:00

15/06/25

Jun

Sunday

Queer Love and Desire in Debut Fiction

18:00

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20:00

18/06/25

Jun

Wednesday

Common Press x Badge Cafe: Dykes 4 Trans...

10:00

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12:00

18/06/25

Jun

Wednesday

Popola Sober Club

18:00

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22:50

19/06/25

Jun

Thursday

IMAGINE OTHERWISE: Black Fugitivities

18:00

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20:00

Interested in running an event with us?

We run a huge range of events across the site, including book launches, club nights, panel discussions, and private parties. We have multiple available spaces and both the staff and equipment to support your project - so get in touch!

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