The Common Press

We champion LGBTQIA+ authors, queer Black and POC writers, non-binary and trans voices, underrepresented creatives, small publishers, and young LGBTQIA+ people. Our programme spans book launches, writing and art workshops, panel discussions, community gatherings and parties.

We have been recognised as one of London’s Top 10 independent bookshops by The British Book Awards, for our commitment to titles exploring trans-inclusive feminism, anti-colonialism, anti-fascism, ecopolitics, and self-care.

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 café that means a lot of things to the community. As London's first consciously queer intersectional bookshop and events space, we provide a sanctuary and third space for literature, culture and 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 underrepresented authors and those from the Global majority. We host a diverse range of events every day, including dance classes, yoga sessions, book clubs, family-friendly events, book launches, workshops, and parties.

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 as well.