{"product_id":"seized-books","title":"Seized Books!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Seized Books! LGBTQ+ books and censorship in 1980s Britain: A catalogue' describes the publications that were wrongly confiscated from the UK's first lesbian and gay bookshop, Gay's the Word, by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise, from 10th April 1984 onwards. A print version of an online exhibition hosted by Senate House Library, the catalogue explores a large list of gay and lesbian publications, from zines, poems and novels to non-fiction. 'Seized Books!' shifts the focus from the repressive interventions of the British state to the exuberance and liberation of LGBTQ+ publishing and bookselling in the early 1980s, and shows how queer communities continue to defend their freedom to read, even in a climate of increasing censorship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sarah Pyke \u0026 Leila Kassir","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53524297187665,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0826\/6478\/4209\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-14112332.png?v=1776162287","url":"https:\/\/thecommonpress.shop\/products\/seized-books","provider":"The Common Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}