The places where we learn and grow are under siege.
All over the world and throughout history, books have been deemed dangerous and pulled from the shelves of libraries and schools. Even in our present day, state and local governments in the US telegraph to citizens what they’re allowed to read and what they’re not. Teachers and librarians are threatened with lawsuits, firings, public ridicule and threats. Meanwhile, the communities who need stories of hope and courage now more than ever are under threat from those who would choose to diminish their joy, representation, and very existence.
Our team in the US have felt it most strongly but it’s become increasingly clear that this is something that we in the UK will have to contend with as well - for ourselves, and in solidarity with the queer community all over the world. We attend library events, LGBTQIA events, and neurodiversity events. We speak to librarians, teachers, and parents who are so deeply appreciative of our books and those of other presses, but who worry it is becoming more risky to carry them in public libraries, school libraries, and other spaces where people collect to learn about the world and about themselves.
But we won’t sit down. Inspired by the efforts of our colleagues across the Pond, we have been even more driven in our mission to help communities, provide understanding and deliver books people see themselves in. Because in the end, books are the sublime rectangles of humanity’s progress, its past missteps, and its hopeful future. Reading unchains us from ignorance. Reading allows us to grow, to empathise, to understand. Reading delivers truth to power.
Reading is Resistance.
So join us as we shout it from the rooftops, from our camera phones, and to anyone who will listen. Our greatest weapon against tyranny and control is a book. The pen is indeed far mightier than the sword. And when we open a book up, we rise.
‘Reading Is Resistance’ Campaign
Share your favorite book—banned, attacked, or otherwise—for people with diverse backgrounds of any age on social media and tell us why you love it! (It certainly does not need to be a JKP book, but we won’t complain if it is!)
Talk about why a book like this is so important to identity, liberty, and progress.
Include the following hashtags with your post:
#ReadingIsResistance
#weneeddiversebooks
#readwithpride
#BooksForChange
TikTok (BookTok): #BookTok, #LGBTQBookTok, #NeurodiverseBookTok #LibraryTok Instagram: #Bookstagram, #QueerBookstagram, #BooksOnTheMargins
YOU’RE PROBABLY GAYISH
The Truth (and Lies) Behind 17 Gay Stereotypes
Mike Johnson and Kyle Getz
£14.99 • 9781805011248
Based on the popular, awardwinning podcast. Gayish has over 54 million all time downloads, and is a twotime winner of Best LGBTQ+ Podcast at the PopCon Podcast Awards
THE ANXIOUS PERSON’S GUIDE TO NONMONOGAMY
Your Guide to Open Relationships, Polyamory and Letting Go
Lola Phoenix
£14.99 • 9781839972133
SURVIVING TRANSPHOBIA
Laura A. Jacobs, LCSW-R, Editor
£16.99 • 9781787759657
An inspiring collection of essays by transgender and gender nonbinary experts and celebrities featuring personal experiences, vulnerability, guidance, and loving encouragement for those trans during times of heightened interpersonal and political transphobia.
HANDS ON
Stories of Sexuality Work, Intimacy, and Healing
Remi Newman
£14.99 • 9781839978708
The stories within these pages draw on the personal narratives of surrogate partners, kink and BDSM professionals, escorts and intimacy coaches, to show that all forms of sex(uality) work have the potential to provide powerful healing.
GENDER IS REALLY STRANGE
Teddy G. Goetz, MD, MS and Sophie Standing
£10.99 • 9781839975127
A science-based graphic medicine comic unpacking the complexity of gender, where it comes from and how to explore and understand your own gender identity!
The Groundbreaking LGBTQIAinclusive guides to Sex Education, Relationships, and Consent!
THE EVERY BODY BOOK OF CONSENT
Rachel E. Simon, LCSW
£14.99 • 9781839976834
THE EVERY BODY BOOK
Rachel E. Simon, LCSW
£16.99 • 9781787751736
SUPPORTING SOMEONE POLYAMOROUS
FAQs About NonMonogamy and Allyship for Family, Friends and Loved Ones
Lola Phoenix
£14.99 • 9781805018605
THE NON-MONOGAMY JOURNAL
90+ Scenarios and Questions to Define Boundaries and Make Polyamory Work for You
Lola Phoenix
£14.99 • 9781805014225
HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR GENDER
A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are
Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker
£16.99 • 9781785927461
XOXY
A Memoir
Kimberly M. Zieselman
£16.99 • 9781785928376
GENDER
TRANSGRESSIVE
A Trans Woman on Gender, Feminism, and Politics
Rachel Anne Williams
£17.99 • 9781785926471
IN THEIR SHOES
Naviating Non-Binary Life
Jamie Windust
£14.99 • 9781787752429
LONGLISTED FOR THE POLARI PRIZE 2024
A TRANS MAN WALKS INTO A GAY BAR
A Journey of Self (and Sexual)
Discovery
Harry Nicholas
£14.99 • 9781839971839
TRANSITIONING LATER IN LIFE
A Personal Guide to transitioning as an older person
Jillian Rae Celentano
£16.99 • 9781787757172
EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT TRANS (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Brynn Tannehill
£16.99 • 9781785928260
GENDER
CONFIRMATION
SURGERY
A Guide for Trans and Non-Binary People
Edward Whelan
£16.99 • 9781839970962
TOP TO BOTTOM
A Memoir and Personal Guide Through Phalloplasty
Finlay Games
£16.99 • 9781787755871
SEXUALITY
BI THE WAY
The Bisexual Guide to Life
Lois Shearing
£14.99 • 9781787752900
SOUNDS FAKE BUT OKAY
An Asexual and Aromantic Perspective on Love, Relationships, Sex, and Pretty Much
Anything Else
Sarah Costello and Kayla Kaszyca
£16.99 • 9781839970016
TRANS SEX
A Guide for Adults
Kelvin Sparks
£16.99 • 9781839970436
HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR SEXUALITY
A Practical Guide for Exploring Who You Are
Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi
£16.99 • 9781787756182
FLUID
A Guide for People with Flexible Sexuality
Mark Cusack
£14.99 • 9781805013679
THE GO-TO RELATIONSHIP GUIDE FOR GAY MEN
From Honeymoon to Lasting Commitment
Tom Bruett, LMFT
£19.99 • 9781805012658
LETTING GO OF PERFECT
A Gay Man’s Guide to Healing from Body Dysmorphia
Daniel O’Shaughnessy
£14.99 • 9781805017981
LIVE, LAUGH, LESBIAN
Navigating Life as a Lesbian in the 21st Century
Helen Scott
£14.99 • 9781839978142
SEXUAL WELLNESS AND RELATIONSHIPS
HOW TO UNDERSTAND YOUR RELATIONSHIPS
A Practical Guide
Alex Iantaffi and Meg-John Barker
£15.99 • 9781787756540
FAT AND QUEER
An Athology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives
Edited by Miguel M. Morales, Bruce Owens Grimm, Tiff
Joshua TJ Ferentini
£16.99 • 9781787755062
TRANS & DISABLED
An Anthology of Identities and Experiences
Edited by Alex Iantaffi
£14.99 • 9781839970801
NOTES FROM A QUEER CRIPPLE
How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It)
Andrew Gurza
£14.99 • 9781839978180
QUEER SEX
A Trans and Non-Binary Guide to Intimacy, Pleasure, and Relationships
Juno Roche
£15.99 • 9781785924064
BEYOND BANANAS AND CONDOMS
The LGBTQIA+ Inclusive Sex Education You Never Got at School
Dee Whitnell
£14.99 • 9781805011996
MONOGAMY? IN THIS ECONOMY? Finances, Childrearing, and Other Practical Concerns of Polyamory
Laura Boyle
£14.99 • 9781805011187
HOPELESS AROMANTIC
An Affirmative Guide to Aromanticism
Samantha Rendle
£14.99 • 9781839973673
EXPANSIVE LOVE
A Practical Guide to Relationship Anarchy
Tuck Malloy
£14.99 • 9781805011316
RESOURCES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
PORN IS NOT SEX ED! A Young Person’s Illustrated Guide to Debunking Sexuality Myths
Jess Melendez
£14.99 • 9781805013259 NEW
TRANS TEEN SURVIVAL GUIDE
Owl and Fox Fisher
£14.99 • 9781785923418
QUEERLY AUTISTIC
The Ultimate Guide to LGBTQIA+ Teens on the Spectrum
Erin Ekins
£14.99 • 9781787751712 MY CULTURE, MY GENDER, ME
£12.99 • 9781805013068
£13.99 • 9781839977626
MY HISTORY, MY GENDER, ME
£13.99 • 9781805014010
£14.99 • 9781839970924 PRIDE & JOY
£14.99 • 9781839975264
HOW TO TRANSFORM YOUR SCHOOL INTO AN LGBT+ FRIENDLY PLACE
A Practical Guide for Nursery, Primary and Secondary Teachers
Dr Elly Barnes MBE and Dr Anna Carlile
£16.99 • 9781785923494
IT’S TOTALLY NORMAL! An LGBTQIA+ Guide to Puberty, Sex, and Gender
Monica Gupta Mehta and Ash Mehta
£14.99 • 9781839973550 OUT
A Parent’s Guide to Supporting Your LGBTQIA+ Kid Through Coming Out and Beyond
John Sovec, LMFT
£14.99 • 9781839974243
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