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A wee collection of our favourite books from all genres. You can read more about our wonderful team here.

These books (listed alphabetically) are just a snapshot of those we have in the shop - if you can’t see what you’re after please do give us a shout by email, phone or drop in and we can check the shelves or order in for you!

At checkout you have the option of postage or free click & collect if you’re local to the bookshop.

Book cover of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World (A Mairi Favourite) by Elif Shafak
10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World (A Mairi Favourite) £8.99
Book cover of A Pure Heart - (an Anita favourite) by Rajia Hassib
A Pure Heart - (an Anita favourite) £19.99
Book cover of A Room Made of Leaves (A Mairi Favourite) by Kate Grenville
A Room Made of Leaves (A Mairi Favourite) £16.99
Book cover of Abolitionist Socialist Feminism - (a Mairi favourite) by Zillah Eisenstein
Abolitionist Socialist Feminism - (a Mairi favourite) £12.99
Book cover of All About Love - (a Peach favourite) by Bell Hooks
All About Love - (a Peach favourite) £10.99
Book cover of All About Sarah - (a Mairi favourite) by Pauline Delabroy-Allard
All About Sarah - (a Mairi favourite) £14.99
Book cover of All Our Relations: Indigenous trauma in the shadow of colonialism - (an Anita favourite) by Tanya Talaga
All Our Relations: Indigenous trauma in the shadow of colonialism - (an Anita favourite) £9.99
Book cover of An American Marriage - (a Mairi favourite) by Tayari Jones
An American Marriage - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Amnesty - (a Mairi favourite) by Adiga
Amnesty - (a Mairi favourite) £16.99
Book cover of Amphibian - (a Mairi favourite) by Christina Neuwirth
Amphibian - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Animals Eat Each Other - (a Christina favourite) by Elle Nash
Animals Eat Each Other - (a Christina favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Bantam - (a Peach favourite) by Jackie Kay
Bantam - (a Peach favourite) £10.99
Book cover of Be My Guest - (a Noor favourite) by Priya Basil
Be My Guest - (a Noor favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Binti - (a Lindsay favourite) by Nnedi Okorafor
Binti - (a Lindsay favourite) £7.99
Book cover of Blackfish City - (a Mairi favourite) by Sam J. Miller
Blackfish City - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Blood & Sugar - (a Mairi favourite) by Laura Shepherd-Robinson
Blood & Sugar - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Braised Pork - (a Peach favourite) by An Yu
Braised Pork - (a Peach favourite) £13.99
Book cover of Building A New Catalonia - (a Mairi favourite) by Ed. Ignasi Bernat & David Whyte
Building A New Catalonia - (a Mairi favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Can We All Be Feminists? - (a Peach & Anita favourite) by June Eric-Udorie
Can We All Be Feminists? - (a Peach & Anita favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? - (a Jim favourite) by Mark Fisher
Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative? - (a Jim favourite) £7.99
Book cover of Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin Kwaymullina, Ezekiel Kwaymullina
Catching Teller Crow £7.99
Book cover of The Clearing - (a Mairi favourite) by Samantha Clark
The Clearing - (a Mairi favourite) £14.99
Book cover of Constitution Street: Finding hope in an age of anxiety - (a Mairi favourite) by Jemma Neville
Constitution Street: Finding hope in an age of anxiety - (a Mairi favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Convenience Store Woman - (a Christina favourite) by Sayaka Murata
Convenience Store Woman - (a Christina favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Conviction - (a Mairi favourite) by Denise Mina
Conviction - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Daddy Issues - (a Peach favourite) by Katherine Angel
Daddy Issues - (a Peach favourite) £6
Book cover of Daughters of Smoke & Fire (a Mairi Favourite) by Ava Homa
Daughters of Smoke & Fire (a Mairi Favourite) £18.99
Book cover of Extra Teeth - Issue One - (a Mairi favourite) by Heather Parry & Jules Danskin (ed.)
Extra Teeth - Issue One - (a Mairi favourite) £12
Book cover of Feminism, Interrupted - (a Noor favourite) by Lola Olufemi
Feminism, Interrupted - (a Noor favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars - (a Lindsay & Anita favourite) by Kai Cheng Thom
Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars - (a Lindsay & Anita favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Frankenstein in Baghdad - (a Jim favourite) by Ahmed Saadawi
Frankenstein in Baghdad - (a Jim favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Giovanni's Room - (a Peach favourite) by James Baldwin
Giovanni's Room - (a Peach favourite) £7.99
Book cover of Harley Quinn : Preludes And Knock Knock Jokes - (a Peach favourite) by Karl Kesel, Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson
Harley Quinn : Preludes And Knock Knock Jokes - (a Peach favourite) £15.99
Book cover of Hope in the Dark - (a Mairi favourite) by Rebecca Solnit
Hope in the Dark - (a Mairi favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats - (a Noor favourite) by Maya Goodfellow
Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats - (a Noor favourite) £12.99
Book cover of How Much of These Hills is Gold (a Mairi Favourite) by C Pam Zhang
How Much of These Hills is Gold (a Mairi Favourite) £14.99
Book cover of How To Be Both - (a Noor favourite) by Ali Smith
How To Be Both - (a Noor favourite) £8.99
Book cover of How To Cure A Ghost - (a Noor favourite) by Fariha Roisin
How To Cure A Ghost - (a Noor favourite) £10.99
Book cover of Inferior - (a Mairi favourite) by Angela Saini
Inferior - (a Mairi favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Infinite Ground - (a Jim favourite) by Martin Macinnes
Infinite Ground - (a Jim favourite) £8.99
Book cover of The Infinite (an Anita Favourite) by Patience Agbabi
The Infinite (an Anita Favourite) £6.99
Book cover of Isle of You - (an Anita favourite) by David LaRochelle
Isle of You - (an Anita favourite) £7.99
Book cover of It's Not About The Burqa - (a Noor favourite) by Mariam Khan (ed)
It's Not About The Burqa - (a Noor favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Izzy Gizmo - (a Lindsay favourite) by Pip Jones
Izzy Gizmo - (a Lindsay favourite) £6.99
Book cover of Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - (a Mairi favourite) by Cho Nam-Joo
Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 - (a Mairi favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Leah on the Offbeat - (a Christina favourite) by Becky Albertalli
Leah on the Offbeat - (a Christina favourite) £7.99
Book cover of Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild - (a Mairi favourite) by Lucy Jones
Losing Eden: Why Our Minds Need the Wild - (a Mairi favourite) £20
Book cover of Love Alters - Lesbian Stories - (a Mairi favourite) by Ed. Emma Donoghue
Love Alters - Lesbian Stories - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Lovecraft Country - (a Lindsay favourite) by Matt Ruff
Lovecraft Country - (a Lindsay favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Luisa: Now And Then - (an Anita favourite) by Carole Maurel and Mariko Tamaki
Luisa: Now And Then - (an Anita favourite) £22.99
Book cover of Majesties (a Mairi favourite) by Tiffany Tsao
Majesties (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Mayhem & Death - (a Christina favourite) by Helen McClory
Mayhem & Death - (a Christina favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Me and white supremacy: how to recognise your privilege, combat racism and change the world - (a Peach favourite) by layla f. saad
Me and white supremacy: how to recognise your privilege, combat racism and change the world - (a Peach favourite) £14.99
Book cover of Melmoth - (a Christina favourite) by Sarah Perry
Melmoth - (a Christina favourite) £8.99
Book cover of The Mercies (a Mairi favourite) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Mercies (a Mairi favourite) £14.99
Book cover of Mexican Gothic (a Noor favourite) by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Mexican Gothic (a Noor favourite) £16.99
Book cover of Monstress - (a Lindsay, Anita & Noor favourite) by Marjorie Lui and Sana Tanaka
Monstress - (a Lindsay, Anita & Noor favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Mouth Full of Blood - (a Mairi favourite) by Toni Morisson
Mouth Full of Blood - (a Mairi favourite) £9.99
Book cover of My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself - (a Noor favourite) by Zeba Talkhani
My Past Is a Foreign Country: A Muslim feminist finds herself - (a Noor favourite) £9.99
Book cover of My Seditious Heart - (a Noor favourite) by Arundhati Roy
My Seditious Heart - (a Noor favourite) £30
Book cover of My Sister, The Serial Killer - (a Mairi favourite) by Oyinkan Braithwaite
My Sister, The Serial Killer - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Natives: race and class in the ruins of empire - (a Peach favourite) by Akala
Natives: race and class in the ruins of empire - (a Peach favourite) £8.99
Book cover of New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color - (a Jim favourite) by Nisi Shawl
New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color - (a Jim favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Normal People - (a Jim favourite) by Sally Rooney
Normal People - (a Jim favourite) £8.99
Book cover of On A Sunbeam - (a Noor favourite) by Tilly Walden
On A Sunbeam - (a Noor favourite) £24.99
Book cover of Our Fatal Magic - (a Lindsay favourite) by Tai Shani
Our Fatal Magic - (a Lindsay favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Out of the Blue - (a Christina favourite) by Sophie Cameron
Out of the Blue - (a Christina favourite) £7.99
Book cover of Outpost - (a Mairi favourite) by Dan Richards
Outpost - (a Mairi favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Pachinko - (a Mairi favourite) by Min Jin Lee
Pachinko - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Palestine + 100 - (a Noor favourite) by Basma Ghalayini (ed)
Palestine + 100 - (a Noor favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Pinion - (a Lindsay favourite) by Elizabeth Bear
Pinion - (a Lindsay favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Raybearer £7.99
Book cover of Revolting Prostitutes - (a Noor favourite) by Juno Mac, Molly Smith
Revolting Prostitutes - (a Noor favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Salt Slow - (a Mairi favourite) by Julia Armfield
Salt Slow - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Salvation City by Sigrid Nunez
Salvation City £8.99
Book cover of Sex & Lies - (a Christina favourite) by Leila Slimani
Sex & Lies - (a Christina favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Silence is My Mother Tongue - (a Mairi favourite) by Sulaiman Addonia
Silence is My Mother Tongue - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Silver Sparrow by Tayari Jones
Silver Sparrow £16.99
Book cover of Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe - (a Lindsay favourite) by Thomas Ligotti
Songs of a Dead Dreamer and Grimscribe - (a Lindsay favourite) £9.99
Book cover of The Starless Sea (a Mairi favourite) by Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Summer by Ali Smith
Summer £16.99
Book cover of Superior: The Return of Race Science - (a Noor favourite) by Angela Saini
Superior: The Return of Race Science - (a Noor favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Surge - (a Noor favourite) by Jay Bernard
Surge - (a Noor favourite) £10
Book cover of Tell Me How It Ends - (a Noor favourite) by Valeria Luiselli
Tell Me How It Ends - (a Noor favourite) £6.99
Book cover of Tentacle - (a Jim favourite) by Rita Indiana
Tentacle - (a Jim favourite) £8.99
Book cover of The Color Purple - (a Peach favourite) by Alice Walker
The Color Purple - (a Peach favourite) £8.99
Book cover of The Great Dune Trilogy - (a Lindsay favourite) by Frank Herbert
The Great Dune Trilogy - (a Lindsay favourite) £35
Book cover of The Ministry of Guidance - (a Noor favourite) by Golnoosh Nour
The Ministry of Guidance - (a Noor favourite) £7.99
Book cover of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - (a Noor favourite) by Arundhati Roy
The Ministry of Utmost Happiness - (a Noor favourite) £8.99
Book cover of The Outside - (a Jim favourite) by Ada Hoffman
The Outside - (a Jim favourite) £10.99
Book cover of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - (a Peach favourite) by Muriel Spark
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie - (a Peach favourite) £7.99
Book cover of The Priory of the Orange Tree - (a Mairi favourite) by Samantha Shannon
The Priory of the Orange Tree - (a Mairi favourite) £9.99
Book cover of The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People - (a Lindsay favourite) by Matthew Mills and Gillie Stoneham
The Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People - (a Lindsay favourite) £16.99
Book cover of There There (an Anita & Mairi Favourite) by Tommy Orange
There There (an Anita & Mairi Favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Things We Say in the Dark by Kirsty Logan
Things We Say in the Dark £12.99
Book cover of This Is How You Lose the Time War - (a Jim favourite) by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
This Is How You Lose the Time War - (a Jim favourite) £10
Book cover of Trans Love - (a Lindsay favourite) by Ed. Freiya Benson
Trans Love - (a Lindsay favourite) £14.99
Book cover of The Vanishing Half - (a Mairi favourite) by Brit Bennett
The Vanishing Half - (a Mairi favourite) £14.99
Book cover of Washington Black - (a Mairi favourite) by Esi Edugyan
Washington Black - (a Mairi favourite) £8.99
Book cover of Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments : Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queer Radicals - (a Mairi favourite) by Saidiya Hartman
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments : Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queer Radicals - (a Mairi favourite) £17.99
Book cover of We Have Always Been Here - (a Lindsay favourite) by Samra Habib
We Have Always Been Here - (a Lindsay favourite) £9.99
Book cover of Whipping Girl - (a Lindsay favourite) by Julia Serano
Whipping Girl - (a Lindsay favourite) £12.99
Book cover of Your Silence Will Not Protect You - (a Peach favourite) by Audre Lorde
Your Silence Will Not Protect You - (a Peach favourite) £12.99