The BookishType
@thebookishtype.bsky.social
Queer Indie Bookshop in Leeds
Pre-loved queer book sale raising funds for the @goodlawproject.org 💙🤍🩷
Sunday 18th May at 77a Great George Street LS1 3BR
LGBTQ+ book donations welcome 🌈📚
Sunday 18th May at 77a Great George Street LS1 3BR
LGBTQ+ book donations welcome 🌈📚
April 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Pre-loved queer book sale raising funds for the @goodlawproject.org 💙🤍🩷
Sunday 18th May at 77a Great George Street LS1 3BR
LGBTQ+ book donations welcome 🌈📚
Sunday 18th May at 77a Great George Street LS1 3BR
LGBTQ+ book donations welcome 🌈📚
We have a downstairs bathroom. Yes, you can use it.
Love + solidarity x
Love + solidarity x
April 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We have a downstairs bathroom. Yes, you can use it.
Love + solidarity x
Love + solidarity x
🐣EASTER HOURS🐣
✅️ Open Good Friday and Saturday
❌️ Closed on Easter Sunday and the following week for a little rest 😴
RE-OPEN SATURDAY 26TH APRIL AS USUAL 🌈📚
✅️ Open Good Friday and Saturday
❌️ Closed on Easter Sunday and the following week for a little rest 😴
RE-OPEN SATURDAY 26TH APRIL AS USUAL 🌈📚
April 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🐣EASTER HOURS🐣
✅️ Open Good Friday and Saturday
❌️ Closed on Easter Sunday and the following week for a little rest 😴
RE-OPEN SATURDAY 26TH APRIL AS USUAL 🌈📚
✅️ Open Good Friday and Saturday
❌️ Closed on Easter Sunday and the following week for a little rest 😴
RE-OPEN SATURDAY 26TH APRIL AS USUAL 🌈📚
Ah here she is, Little Miss Sunshine 🌞
April 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Ah here she is, Little Miss Sunshine 🌞
A beautiful day for a bookshop browse 🌈📚
March 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A beautiful day for a bookshop browse 🌈📚
Happy International Women’s Day from the Bananarama of Bookslinging! 🌈📚
March 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Happy International Women’s Day from the Bananarama of Bookslinging! 🌈📚
Happy World Book Day... Ray's gone all out with her @alisonbechdel.bsky.social costume 🤣
March 6, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Happy World Book Day... Ray's gone all out with her @alisonbechdel.bsky.social costume 🤣
✨️NEW GRILLES!!✨️
We are delighted that we now have extra security at the bookshop, having had a couple of break-ins at the end of 2024
The grilles are an expense we couldn't afford and would not have managed without the help of our wonderful community - THANK YOU 💜
LONG LIVE QUEER BOOKSHOPS! 🌈📚
We are delighted that we now have extra security at the bookshop, having had a couple of break-ins at the end of 2024
The grilles are an expense we couldn't afford and would not have managed without the help of our wonderful community - THANK YOU 💜
LONG LIVE QUEER BOOKSHOPS! 🌈📚
March 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
✨️NEW GRILLES!!✨️
We are delighted that we now have extra security at the bookshop, having had a couple of break-ins at the end of 2024
The grilles are an expense we couldn't afford and would not have managed without the help of our wonderful community - THANK YOU 💜
LONG LIVE QUEER BOOKSHOPS! 🌈📚
We are delighted that we now have extra security at the bookshop, having had a couple of break-ins at the end of 2024
The grilles are an expense we couldn't afford and would not have managed without the help of our wonderful community - THANK YOU 💜
LONG LIVE QUEER BOOKSHOPS! 🌈📚
Oh Hey Jude 👋
A bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world
Out now in paperback 💛🤍💜🖤
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/who...
A bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world
Out now in paperback 💛🤍💜🖤
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/who...
February 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Oh Hey Jude 👋
A bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world
Out now in paperback 💛🤍💜🖤
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/who...
A bold, essential account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world
Out now in paperback 💛🤍💜🖤
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/who...
✨️NEW IN✨️
Who knew February was such a hot month for queer books?!
Pop by and pick up your next read... open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4 🌈📚
Who knew February was such a hot month for queer books?!
Pop by and pick up your next read... open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4 🌈📚
February 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
✨️NEW IN✨️
Who knew February was such a hot month for queer books?!
Pop by and pick up your next read... open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4 🌈📚
Who knew February was such a hot month for queer books?!
Pop by and pick up your next read... open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4 🌈📚
Second Hand Sunday on til 4pm today 🌈📚
Pre-loved queer books for cheap, raising 💰 for our security grilles
Come by and top up your TBR
Pre-loved queer books for cheap, raising 💰 for our security grilles
Come by and top up your TBR
February 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Second Hand Sunday on til 4pm today 🌈📚
Pre-loved queer books for cheap, raising 💰 for our security grilles
Come by and top up your TBR
Pre-loved queer books for cheap, raising 💰 for our security grilles
Come by and top up your TBR
Happy LGBT History Month!
Pop by the bookshop and ask us for recs if you'd like to read more about our community's past 🌈📚
Pop by the bookshop and ask us for recs if you'd like to read more about our community's past 🌈📚
February 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Happy LGBT History Month!
Pop by the bookshop and ask us for recs if you'd like to read more about our community's past 🌈📚
Pop by the bookshop and ask us for recs if you'd like to read more about our community's past 🌈📚
Happy New Year! 🎉
We're back open for 2025, here for all your bookish needs 🏳️🌈📚
Open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4
We're back open for 2025, here for all your bookish needs 🏳️🌈📚
Open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4
January 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Happy New Year! 🎉
We're back open for 2025, here for all your bookish needs 🏳️🌈📚
Open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4
We're back open for 2025, here for all your bookish needs 🏳️🌈📚
Open Tues-Sat 10-6 and Sunday 12-4
Does anyone in Leeds have recommendations for a company that fits window grilles/shutters?
We've been quoted £5000 for our little bookshop! 😮
We've been quoted £5000 for our little bookshop! 😮
December 20, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Does anyone in Leeds have recommendations for a company that fits window grilles/shutters?
We've been quoted £5000 for our little bookshop! 😮
We've been quoted £5000 for our little bookshop! 😮
Update: bookshop is now restored and we are OPEN!
Huge, huge thanks to everyone who commented, shared and got in touch offering support, rage and solidarity. We're so touched by everyone's response and feel very valued and loved 💖
Huge, huge thanks to everyone who commented, shared and got in touch offering support, rage and solidarity. We're so touched by everyone's response and feel very valued and loved 💖
December 18, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Update: bookshop is now restored and we are OPEN!
Huge, huge thanks to everyone who commented, shared and got in touch offering support, rage and solidarity. We're so touched by everyone's response and feel very valued and loved 💖
Huge, huge thanks to everyone who commented, shared and got in touch offering support, rage and solidarity. We're so touched by everyone's response and feel very valued and loved 💖
Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶
All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open
Merry bloody Christmas 😥
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶
All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open
Merry bloody Christmas 😥
December 17, 2024 at 10:01 AM
Sorry to say we're closed today (Tuesday) 😔
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶
All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open
Merry bloody Christmas 😥
Someone has bricked our window, robbed the cash drawer and, bizarrely, the Bluetooth speaker 🎶
All the books are safe! Turns out robbers dont read. If you wanna help out this struggling queer bookshop our website is still open
Merry bloody Christmas 😥
SKETCHES FROM GAZA calendars now in stock 🍉
This beautiful riso printed calendar features drawings from Kathleen's time in Gaza in 2014
All profits will go to the Palestine Trauma Centre
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/ske...
This beautiful riso printed calendar features drawings from Kathleen's time in Gaza in 2014
All profits will go to the Palestine Trauma Centre
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/ske...
December 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM
SKETCHES FROM GAZA calendars now in stock 🍉
This beautiful riso printed calendar features drawings from Kathleen's time in Gaza in 2014
All profits will go to the Palestine Trauma Centre
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/ske...
This beautiful riso printed calendar features drawings from Kathleen's time in Gaza in 2014
All profits will go to the Palestine Trauma Centre
thebookishtype.co.uk/products/ske...
Really looking forward to tomorrow's book talk with Adam and @krheyam.bsky.social
Join us! thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/...
Join us! thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/...
December 3, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Really looking forward to tomorrow's book talk with Adam and @krheyam.bsky.social
Join us! thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/...
Join us! thebookishtype.co.uk/collections/...
Super cute day at the bookshop 💖
Thanks to Madripals for your lovely carol singing 🎶
Thanks to Madripals for your lovely carol singing 🎶
December 1, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Super cute day at the bookshop 💖
Thanks to Madripals for your lovely carol singing 🎶
Thanks to Madripals for your lovely carol singing 🎶
LEEDS! Join us this Sunday for a non-alcoholic gluhwein, mince pies and carol singing with our fave queer madrigal group.
They will be carolling in front of the bookshop from 2pm, raising funds for Pafras 🎶🎄
They will be carolling in front of the bookshop from 2pm, raising funds for Pafras 🎶🎄
November 26, 2024 at 7:55 PM
LEEDS! Join us this Sunday for a non-alcoholic gluhwein, mince pies and carol singing with our fave queer madrigal group.
They will be carolling in front of the bookshop from 2pm, raising funds for Pafras 🎶🎄
They will be carolling in front of the bookshop from 2pm, raising funds for Pafras 🎶🎄
Hello 👋
Thought we'd give this place a go...
We're The Bookish Type - the queer indie bookshop in Leeds 🌈📚
Thought we'd give this place a go...
We're The Bookish Type - the queer indie bookshop in Leeds 🌈📚
November 16, 2024 at 8:49 AM
Hello 👋
Thought we'd give this place a go...
We're The Bookish Type - the queer indie bookshop in Leeds 🌈📚
Thought we'd give this place a go...
We're The Bookish Type - the queer indie bookshop in Leeds 🌈📚