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Featured books

Pucking Sweet – Emily Rath

My name is Poppy St. James and I’ve just landed my dream job as the Director of Public Relations for the NHL’s hottest new team, the Jacksonville Ray…

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Dream On, Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake

Once upon a time, Ramona Riley was a student at a prestigious art school, with dreams of landing in Hollywood as a costume designer to the stars. But…

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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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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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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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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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Exhale by HOLAAFRICA

Exhale is a queer anthology wrapped in the idea of a release, a letting go, breathing out. An orgasm. These are the stories that come out when you pl…

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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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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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