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Queer Origins finds a home in public libraries

Original: So good to see QUEER ORIGINS in my local public library! I love spotting the different ways that bookshops and libraries

A reader in Oxford has spotted Queer Origins on the shelves of their local public library, filed under LGBTQ rather than science or history. They note that bookshops and libraries categorise the book differently — science in some places, history in others — and argue all placements are correct. The observation has drawn warm engagement from fellow readers discussing how institutions shelve the title.

Why now: Readers are discussing how libraries and bookshops categorise a recently noted book on queer origins.

Queer Originspublic librariesOxford

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• So good to see QUEER ORIGINS in my local public library! I love spotting the different ways that bookshops and libraries categorise the book. Some put it in their science section, others history, others (as here) LGBTQ. All are correct! 🌈📚🦋 # book # books # bookstodon # reading… · rossb_oxford · 13

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