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Sydney · Australia
Sappho Books, Café & Bar
A secondhand bookshop, café, and bar with a queer spirit.
Editorial guides
Queer bookshops across Oceania
Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand combine historic LGBTQ+ institutions with newer community bookshops, online projects, cafés, and performance spaces.
02
Sydney · Australia
The Bookshop Darlinghurst
Queer books for Sydney and beyond for more than forty years.
03
Melbourne · Australia
Hares & Hyenas
A queer and LGBTIQA+ bookshop and performance space.
04
Brisbane · Australia
Shelf Lovers
Queensland’s dedicated LGBTQ+ bookshop, with a small physical store and community programme.
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Online · Australia
Queer Book Bar
An online bookshop making diverse and inclusive reading easier to access.
06
Auckland · New Zealand
The Women’s Bookshop
A feminist institution with a large section dedicated to LGBTQIA+ books, authors, and readers.
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