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Book of the Month

Our September Book of the Month is To My Trans Sisters by Charlie Craggs.

Dedicated to trans women everywhere, this inspirational collection of letters written by successful trans women shares the lessons they learnt on their journeys to womanhood, celebrating their achievements and empowering the next generation to become who they truly are.

Written by politicians, scientists, models, athletes, authors, actors, and activists from around the world, these letters capture the diversity of the trans experience and offer advice from make-up and dating through to fighting dysphoria and transphobia.

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Welcome to Aoteaora's one stop queer shop for all your gender affirming, pride merch, and LGBTQAI+ bookstore needs.

We're run by queers, for queers, and have tried almost everything in store (so we only stock the good stuff!). Everything in store is designed or made by queer and feminist makers. We also give away 10% of all our online sales each month, and every Community Fund donation goes to local queer charities.

Check out our pop up page for when we're going to be in your area - we love to see you! Feel free to flick us a message if there's anything you'd like us to consider stocking, or if you have any questions about what we do x

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Sharks in the Time of Saviours Review

What do you get when you mix magical, mystical fantasy with gritty, down-to-earth realism? Well, add a healthy dose of Hawaiian culture and you’ve got Sharks in the Time of Saviours - a story about family, human connection, and the battle between culture and capitalism.

The Gods of Tango Review

It starts with teenage Leda, widowed (by her cousin, but let’s not touch on the whole ‘marrying your cousin’ thing) and lost in Buenos Aires. Driven by desperation, Leda is seduced by tango music - but, alas, a woman in Argentina can’t be a musician. So she dons her dead cous-band’s clothing, takes his name, and joins a troupe of musicians. An act of survival initially, but the underlying gender dysphoria in the narrative hints to something more.

Tell It To The Bees Review

Fiona Shaw’s Tell It to the Bees is a story of forbidden love in the 1950s - between Lydia, a desperately depressed factory worker and single mother, and Jean - the town’s doctor. The story unfurls slowly, starting with Lydia’s miserable marriage crumbling. Her husband, an alcoholic long infantilised by his sister who raised him, has all the classic markers of a man who has never had to face any kind of a consequence.

Book of the Month

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