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Category Is Books

Glasgow, UK

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Glasgow

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About Category Is Books

Category Is Books is an independent queer bookshop with books, magazines, comics and zines spanning LGBTQIA+ stories, history, politics and art. Alongside browsing, the shop offers a space for community readings, groups and workshops. Its owners describe the shop as open to everyone.

What to expect

Independent LGBTQIA+ bookshop in Govanhill, stocking new and secondhand queer writing.

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Good to know about Category Is Books

Practical tips before you visit

Open Thursday to Sunday 11:00–17:00; closed Monday to Wednesday.
The shop has level access; ask the team to open the other half of the door if needed.
Queen’s Park railway station is the nearest suggested train stop; buses also run along Victoria Road and Pollokshaws Road.
Check the calendar for events; this is a bookshop with informal tea and coffee rather than a formal café.

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Location

Category Is Books

34 Allison St, Govanhill, Glasgow G42 8NN

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