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Featured books

Featured books

Touch compiled by Tiffany Kagure Mugo, Kim Windvogel

What comes to mind when you think about sex? The expression of love? Past shame and hurt? Current pleasure? Touch is a striking anthology that focuse…

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Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur

Margot Cooper is perfectly content with casual flings and being the last single one in her friend group… until a wedding venue tour throws her back i…

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Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin

Set in the contemporary Paris of American expatraites, liasons, and violence, a young man finds himself caught between desire and conventional morali…

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Sorry Bro by Taleen Voskuni

When Nar’s non-Armenian boyfriend gets down on one knee and proposes to her in front of a room full of drunk San Francisco tech boys, she realizes it…

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A Marvellous Light Book by Freya Marske

Young baronet Robin Blyth thought he was taking up a minor governmental post. However, he's actually been appointed parliamentary liaison to a secret…

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Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner

A sapphic rivals to lovers rom com for fans of Ted Lasso and A League of Their Own, where two soccer teammates are at odds before falling in love as …

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An Orphan World by Giuseppe Caputo

In a run-down neighbourhood, in an unnamed seaside city with barely any amenities, a father and son struggle to keep their heads above water. Rather …

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Scatter of light by Malinda Lo

Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends—one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a …

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About The Rainbow Shelf

The Rainbow Shelf curates a diverse collection of literature that celebrates queer voices and stories. Based in Johannesburg and shipping nationwide - find your next queer read here!

Growing up, I always struggled to find queer books, or they were scattered across different sections in bookshops. Un…

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