The Old Queeriosity Shop

Bookshop Day is just around the corner! Find the @libro.fm Golden Ticket in our store on 10 October and you’ll win a year of audiobooks 🎫

Find the Golden Ticket hidden in our store on Bookshop Day (10th October) & you’ll win a year of FREE audiobooks from @libro.fm! 🎫 👀

Hi All! The sun is shining, the shop is open, and it's our 4th Anniversary! Where has the time gone? It's been an absolute pleasure these past few years and we hope we're able to stay for many more. Thank you to everyone who has supported us.

Hi All, Our Opening Hours are changing, starting immediately. We will now be closed both Monday and Sunday. We know this may be frustrating, but it is important for us to prioritise a healthy work-life balance. We hope you all understand. ~ The TOQS Team 💚

What can you look forward to hearing about during Bookish & Queer? Take a look at our panel line-up, with more (panels and guests) to come. #books #queerbooks #sff #queersff #booksky #writers #authors #lqbtqia #scifi #fantasy

The TOQS team is all set up and raring to go at Truro Pride! Pop by and say hi! We'll be back in the shop tomorrow!

Happy Publication Day! Whilst we're sad to see Heartstopper end, we look forward to seeing what Alice does next. Keep an eye out next week for some other highly anticipated releases that the TOQS team have been super excited about!👀

Hi All! We have a FANTABULOSA event in store today! Dr Alan Butler will be in giving a talk about 'In Other Words', Plymouth's radical bookshop, and our inspiration and forebear. Pop in for a listen and a chat and learn about a key part of Plymouth's Queer History.

Hi All, We will be closed on Sunday as we'll be attending the Exeter Book Market! It's a truly wonderful event featuring indie bookshops and vendors from across Devon, fab food, author talks, and bookish activities for all ages. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Hi All! A Pride local to us has been running for four years, but lost some of their funding and are struggling to make sure this year's event goes ahead. They're currently trying to raise the funds needed to make it happen. If you're able, please donate. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-tavi-...

Super excited to be doing Magica Riot by @magicariot.com for our bookclub next month! AND it's our first indie read! (Sadly it is an in person meeting, so you do have to be in the UK to attend).

Happy Publication day to 'Get Over it, April Evans' by @ashleyhblake.bsky.social and 'Apparently, Sir Cameron needs to Die' by @greerstothers.bsky.social ! We've been so excited for everyone to enjoy these two and now they're here! Make sure to check them out!

Happy 2nd Birthday to our resident chaos maker, Buddy!

Hi All, and a Happy New Year to each of you! To celebrate the start of 2026, and with 2026 being the National Year of Reading, we're discounting 25% off ALL books in store and online until the end of the month - including our clearance shelf! Happy Reading and may 2026 be kind to you. 💚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the TOQS team! Whether you're spending the day with family, friends or by yourself we hope you have a day full of cheer and relaxation. We look forward to seeing you all again on the 27th! 💚

Hi All! Starting Today and ending 11:59pm on December 31st, ALL our Festive reads will be 10% off in store AND online! So, why not treat yourself and snuggle up with a cosy read?

Hi All! Here are our hours between Christmas Eve and January 4th - we know it's a bit different from usual, but our team has worked so hard this year and they deserve a nice rest. Last day for guaranteed delivery before Christmas is the 20th*! (*Depending on Royal Mail) ~ El 💚

Hi All! Sorry to repost this again, but every penny genuinely helps create a community hub for our local queer scene, which is sadly very needed - especially with the loss of so many queer and queer friendly venues in our city over the past couple of years.

Hi All! There's a lovely new queer space opening near us that needs some help with funding. We know times are tough, so if you're able to help, please do. If you can't, don't worry! Sharing and letting others know is helpful too! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sapphos-co...

Hi All! There's a lovely new queer space opening near us that needs some help with funding. We know times are tough, so if you're able to help, please do. If you can't, don't worry! Sharing and letting others know is helpful too! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/sapphos-co...

You can love someone you love even if you don't love yourself🏳️‍⚧️ But if you love yourself, you can love both yourself and the person you love. Your love becomes twofold. So take care of yourself. Your soul is beautiful.

Calling all UK Magical Girl fans - It's here!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 Magica Riot Full Bloom, the sequel to the phenomenal Magica Riot by @magicariot.com, has arrived in store! Pick up a copy in store or online!

What's this? A Sale? We have some books that were salvaged from the floods and are still in readable condition with minor damage or tide lines and are looking for homes. All of those books are just £2 each!!! Save a flood damaged book today!

Whilst the shop's actual 3rd Birthday was in June, this is the 3rd Anniversary of our physical store! Thank you to everyone that's supported us over these past 3 years! You're all greatly appreciated. And a huge thank you to the volunteers that keep TOQS running - you're all absolute stars. ~ El 💚

Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

Chiitan loves all transgender people. I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives. Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like. love you all 🤍 ↓ www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

It's been a busy weekend for the TOQS team, but we are pleased to say that we are now Open again! We're still trying to get back all the titles that were lost, so we apologise if the read you're after isn't available. We look forward to seeing you all again! ~ El

Hi All! Unfortunately we will be closed today, and possibly over the weekend. We were flooded during the storm last night and are currently without power and assessing the damage to the store and our books. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.

Hi All! We're trading at Plymouth Community Pride's Pride Market at St Saviours Hall tomorrow! If you're attending any of the events across the city, please feel free to pop by and say Hi! The shop will be open as usual, so don't worry if we don't have the book you're looking for at our stall!

Good Morning! We're up at Tavistock Pride and super excited to be there! If you're about, please pop by and say 'Hi'! For those of you who are unable to be there, don't worry! The shop is open as normal.

Good Morning All! The shop is open as usual, HOWEVER, we are also up at the Little Box for our BretonPride pop up! Feel free to pop up and say hi to us and @notaloneplymouth.co.uk

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY! A Paranormal YA Murder mystery? Psychic main character? Werewolf crush? Witch Bestie? Sign me up! We're already huge fans of F.T. Lukens here at TOQS, so we're super excited to have our hands on 'Love at Second Sight'. Available in store and online.

Pretty sickened by UK's Supreme Court 🤮 So I'm opening my submission inbox to unagented trans authors in the UK until the END OF APRIL. I'm not currently open to general subs BUT if you're a trans author writing folk horror, weird, experimental, mystery, literary/upmkt fiction, take a look below 👇

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies. Solidarity 💜 goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

It's here! Love pulp sci-fi but wish it were more queer? Look no further! Bona Books has answered your prayers! Anyone who knows me knows how excited I've been since I got my hands on the kickstarter edition, and now it's in the wild! Get your hands on a copy in store or on our website now! ~ El 💚

Happy Publication Day! The sequel to Faebound is finally here! If you haven't already read Faebound, we still have some copies in store - as well as Saara's 'The Ending Fire Trilogy'.

It's a tough life being a bookshop dog.

Bona Books is slamming into the new year with a brand new project. WRATH MONTH will be a punk anthology of queer rage. With the burning wreckage of 2024 behind us, we want SFF stories that crash mainframes, collapse empires, and trample normativity. Smash “Follow” on Kickstarter:

Good Morning and Happy New Year! The festive season may be over, but the joy doesn't have to end! Are you trying a reading challenge, want to top up that TBR, or just fancy a little treat? Then we have the perfect New Year gift for you! 15% off ALL books in store and Online until 11:59pm Jan 31st!

Good Morningl! We hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas! Now we can make it even better! If you recieved a National Book Token (or already have one), spend it in store between now and February 28th and you are in with a chance to win £500! More info: nationalbooktokens.com/spend-and-win

Happy Christmas Eve! Look what's just arrived in store (and has just released TODAY!) If you've still got some last minute gifts to get (no judgement, we've all been there), don't panic! We're open until 4pm! We even sell National Book Tokens and our own gift cards!

BREAKING NEWS Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North. Get down there and support everyone. For folks who want to support. Signal announcement group: www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor... We've Been advised to share this.

Hi All! Christmas is creeping closer, which means our opening times are going to be changing a little for a couple of weeks. But don't worry, everything will return to normal from 2nd January!