Upcoming Book Club dates (usually the fourth Thursday of each month):
- 9/24 – Free-For-All Book Club Chat
- 10/22 – Bad Queer by Gayathiri Kamalakanthan
- 12/10 – Memory of Light by Ruth Vanita (*note this date is the second Thursday and will replace the November and December book clubs due to holiday travel)
A list of past books we've read can be found
here.
NEXT BOOK CLUB CHAT
When: Thursday, September 24th, 7-8pm ET
When: Thursday, October 22nd, 7-8pm ET
Description: A luminous and romantic debut novel in verse about navigating first love as a non–binary teenager.
Prema knows exactly who they are. Coming out as non-binary to their queer parents and best friend? A total non-event. Catching feelings for Blessing – the boy in drama club whose smile makes their heart race? That’s trickier. As their final year of school unfolds and the two of them grow closer, Prema starts to question: Does Blessing really see them? Or just a version of them that doesn’t exist? They’d ask their best friend for advice, but she’s busy falling in love too...
With gorgeous illustrations throughout, Bad Queer draws us deeply into queer friendship, family secrets, and the necessary act of loving yourself. Perfect for fans of Alice Oseman, Dean Atta, and Sarah Crossan. This is a love letter to queer futures – tender, curious, and fiercely alive.
Length: 432 pages
Library/Bookstore Availability:
Audio: none :(
Physical: Fairfax,
PG County,
bookshop.org
Book Club Guidelines:
- This space is open to all.
- This space is a trans-affirming space, so please honor people’s names and pronouns.
- You do not need to have read/finished the book to join the book club conversation.
- Be mindful of the space you take, giving others the opportunity to partake in the discussion.
- Be mindful about your own explicit and/or implicit biases, such as (but not limited to) ableism, anti-blackness, biphobia, casteism, internalized racism, misogyny, transphobia and religious biases.
- Be respectful of others and their opinions. Agree to disagree.
- Respect each other’s privacy.
