Gay on Wye

Gay on Wye Independent Gay Bookshop based in Hay on Wye

“Call Me by Your Name”, now a graphic novel, adapted and illustrated by Sarah Maxwell. 🍑Peaches, poolside longing, and t...
03/09/2026

“Call Me by Your Name”, now a graphic novel, adapted and illustrated by Sarah Maxwell. 🍑

Peaches, poolside longing, and that summer in Northern Italy, all rendered in Sarah Maxwell’s gorgeous, sun-soaked colour. 🍑

André Aciman’s original swept a generation off their feet and this adaptation captures every ounce of the yearning — Elio and Oliver, the villa, the heat, the ache of a summer that changes everything. 🍑

Whether you’re revisiting an old favourite or meeting Elio and Oliver for the first time, this one belongs on your shelf. Come find it in store. 🍑



Sarah Maxwell-McNicol Andre Aciman

We had a lovely visit from the folks at Les Mots à la Bouche 🇫🇷Always a pleasure to welcome Book sellers from all over ...
02/09/2026

We had a lovely visit from the folks at Les Mots à la Bouche 🇫🇷

Always a pleasure to welcome Book sellers from all over the world especially when they are as cute as Miriam! 🐶🐾🦴

Kinda chic to be reading the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa pick. 🩷“Martyr!” written by Kaveh Akbar is a kaleidoscopi...
31/08/2026

Kinda chic to be reading the Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa pick. 🩷

“Martyr!” written by Kaveh Akbar is a kaleidoscopic, genre-bending debut about grief, addiction and searching for meaning. 📖

There’s much praise on the cover, but wait till you dive in! 📖

In stock now or if you don’t want to brave the rain, grab a copy online. 💻

Kaveh Akbar Pan Macmillan Service95 Book Club with Dua Lipa

NEW IN STORE 🗡️“Daggerbound” by T. Kingfisher is here! A new fantasy romance from the bestselling author of “Swordheart”...
29/08/2026

NEW IN STORE 🗡️

“Daggerbound” by T. Kingfisher is here! A new fantasy romance from the bestselling author of “Swordheart”. 🗡️

“Love is a dagger to the heart.” Enemies-to-lovers, high stakes, and Kingfisher’s trademark wit, now on the shelves at Gay on Wye. 📚

Come grab your copy. 📖

TKingfisher Tor Books UK

Bank Holiday forecast: rain, rain, and more rain so why not to head to Hay-on-Wye and dive into a good book instead. ☔️C...
28/08/2026

Bank Holiday forecast: rain, rain, and more rain so why not to head to Hay-on-Wye and dive into a good book instead. ☔️

Check out these new editions that have just arrived. 📚

📖 “Earthbound” by Saara El-Arifi
The unmissable finale to the Faebound trilogy. Yeeran must negotiate peace with a duplicitous enemy while Lettle uncovers a secret that could change everything.

📖 “The Salt King” by Natasha Pulley
Folk horror meets biblical apocalypse. A Jesuit priest is called back to the isolated salt-mining town he escaped as a child, where people are turning to pillars of salt and an ancient god may be waking.

📖 “Spawning Season” by Joseph Osmundson
A sharp, tender essay collection exploring q***r family-making and what parenthood looks like outside the traditional mould.

📖 “Girl Dinner” by Olivie Blake
From the bestselling author of “The Atlas Six”, a darkly funny, razor-sharp novel about ambition, sorority politics, and a sinister new wellness trend on campus.

Come dry off with us 🌧️📚

Saara El-Arifi HarperVoyagerUK Gollancz Bloomsbury Publishing Olivie Blake Pan Macmillan

📚 NOW IN PAPERBACK 📚“Brigands & Breadknives” by Travis Baldree is officially on our shelves so come grab your copy today...
26/08/2026

📚 NOW IN PAPERBACK 📚

“Brigands & Breadknives” by Travis Baldree is officially on our shelves so come grab your copy today! 🌈

High fantasy, old friends, new beginnings. If you loved Legends & Lattes, this one’s for you. 📚

📍 In store now 2 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye
🛒 Also available online. Link in bio.

Travis Baldree

We’re not saying we have favourites, but there will be signs 👀Mermaids, unicorns, werewolves, vampires, drag queens, cro...
23/08/2026

We’re not saying we have favourites, but there will be signs 👀

Mermaids, unicorns, werewolves, vampires, drag queens, cross-dressing pirates, Sacha takes you from ancient Greece all the way to RuPaul’s Drag Race, digging up the q***r history hiding inside the myths and monsters we all grew up with. It’s the kind of book that makes you look at fairy tales completely differently. 🦄

Come and take one off the top of the pile. 📚

📍2 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye.

Sacha Coward Manchester University Press

Our “kinda chic” hall of fame.📚Swipe through and enjoy! 🌈📍 2 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye. Open daily and ready to help you d...
21/08/2026

Our “kinda chic” hall of fame.📚

Swipe through and enjoy! 🌈

📍 2 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye. Open daily and ready to help you decide what to read next 🌈

We had a lovely surprise in the shop last week when Charlie Bingham popped in. 🦢Her book, “The Life-Affirming Magic of B...
19/08/2026

We had a lovely surprise in the shop last week when Charlie Bingham popped in. 🦢

Her book, “The Life-Affirming Magic of Birds”, is one of those reads that sneaks up on you. Part nature writing, part memoir, it’s about the small moments, a Robin on the windowsill, a Pigeon you’d normally walk past and how they end up meaning more than you’d expect.🦉

If you’ve not read it yet, come and grab a copy or order online. 📚

Charlie Bingham - History & Nature Author

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