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Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

I'll get us started!

I recently heard about La Rosa De Foc, an anarchist bookstore in the centre of Barcelona.

And The People's Letters, a worker-led cooperative bookshop and events space in London.

https://www.peoplesletters.co.uk/

They both sound amazing! 🩷

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

Thanks for your recommendations everyone! I've been contacting lots of lovely bookshops this week πŸ“š

Simone Ivatts's avatar

The Bookish Type queer bookshop in Leeds already stocks your books (it’s where I bought them all!), but is worth a mention. Other UK bookshops that may already stock them (not sure), but all should are: Category Is in Glasgow; Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh; Portobello Books in Edinburgh; Queer Lit in Manchester; The Portal Bookshop in York; Burley Fisher Books in London; Juno in Sheffield; News from Nowhere in Liverpool; Paperxclips Books in Belfast etc.

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

Thank you so much! What an amazing list πŸ₯°

Simone Ivatts's avatar

You’re so welcome πŸ₯°

frederik (they/them)'s avatar

oh no! I will not be in Vienna the day you are speaking. But I'll tell my friends and maybe be able to watch the live stream. The go-to bookshop there would be ChickLit https://www.chicklit.at

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

Looks great! I'll add it to the list - thank you 🩷

I'll try to do a proper tour next year and will hopefully pass through Vienna again then

Katherine's avatar

I discovered (and brought home!) your book about birds from my local anarchist bookstore here in San Francisco, Bound Together: https://boundtogether.org/

I feel so lucky to have found your writing. Looking forward to reading more, and sharing with my spouse as well. ❀️

SF is blessed with so many wonderful bookshops; a few more of my favorites are: Booksmith (https://booksmith.com/), City Lights (https://citylights.com/), Dog-Eared Books (https://www.dogearedbooks.com/) and Borderlands (a trove of sci-fi, fantasy and horror books! https://borderlands-books.com/).

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

Thank you soooo much! 🩷

Lauris's avatar

I like the bookstore 'biblioteek' in my hometown Tartu, Estonia. Check www.biblioteek.ee

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

Thank you! πŸ₯°

Miou's avatar

Les MΓ©dusales is a decolonial queer feminist associative bookshop in Lausanne, switzerland <3

thanks for your work and text <3

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

Thank you! Wow, I have to check it out 🩷

Liv Mammone's avatar

I MUST READ YOUR NOVEL ABOUT BIRDS!! Omg.

Kes Otter Lieffe's avatar

You must!! πŸͺΆ