#queer book club

[bethelctpride]

December Book club: I MEANT TO FINISH IT!

Our flashback at the end of the year to all eleven books that you meant to finish and didn't quite get done in time for the monthly! Join the book club discussion channel on Bethel Pride's Discord the last week of the year to take another go at these 11 books!

NONFICTION:

Ace & Proud- anthology of essays on asexuality & AVEN

The Pink Triangle: the Nazi War Against Homosexuals- history. this is an older book but has many first hand accounts that appeared for the first time in English here

Queer Heroes of Myth and Legend- a roundup of classic myths and more contemporary mythmaking

The Queer Games Avant-Garde: How LGBTQ Game Makers Are Reimagining the Medium of Video Games- on the art and aesthetic of games and why GAMES at all

Moby Dyke: An Obsessive Quest to Track Down the Last Remaining Lesbian Bars in America- part travelogue, part biography

FICTION

When the Angels Left the Old Country-Historical. and angel & demon leave the shtetl to find why no one has heard from emmigrants from the village who went to New York

Amatka- scifi. a space colony relies on rigid categories and labelling to keep from falling apart. but what happens when you find you were put in the wrong category?

Like a Love Story- Reza, an Iranian boy, grapples with his homosexuality amid the AIDS crisis in New York City. also covers ActUp's action during that time

Brooms- graphic novel. alternate America in the Depression where only some people are allowed to have magic. Featuring illegal broom racing.

Queer Little Nightmares: an anthology of Monstrous Fiction and Poetry

The Prince & the Coyote- historical fiction about Nezahualcoyotl, precoumbian Mexico's greatest poet. featuring new translations of their work

If you are having trouble finding these titles, our partner Rainy Day Paperback has them all on their website or in person at 81 Greenwood Ave. Bethel CT.

[thatmexisaurusrex]

Prompt: Tommy invites a very excited baby bi Buck to his queer book club. 🌈

send me headcanons and microfic prompts

Queer Book Club

Tommy had known Evan was a reader.

There were piles of books littered around Evan's loft. Recently published books with spines newly cracked; old, tattered books the size of a hand, made to fit in a large pocket with their covers falling off and their glue barely holding the pages together; books from take a book, leave a book little libraries at national parks and novels from a book fair that happened recently over on a college campus nearby; books owned by Evan and books Evan always returned early to the local library.

Tommy had an inkling that Evan might enjoy the queer book club he was part of with Karen, Hen, and Josh, especially since Evan had spoken of an affinity for novels made by the Bronte Sisters and Austen. His eyes seemed to light up when Tommy explained that their next meeting would be about two adaptations: Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa and Escaping Mr. Rochester by L.L. McKinney.

"I hope I'm prepared enough," Evan had nervously whispered when he got into Tommy's car.

At the next red light, Tommy glanced over and could see Evan fidgeting and flipping through the pages. There were color-coded highlights and notes in every single margin; about themes, motifs, symbolism, the expansion of the idea of the original through this new lens of the story.

Tommy could tell Evan that this was mostly an excuse to read queer romances and drink craft beer together with some friends.

But Tommy didn't have the heart for that.

"You're impossibly prepared," Tommy almost gushed - okay, maybe completely gushed, smiling at his boyfriend.

The most adorable dork in the world.

"You think so?" asked Evan, relaxing a bit.

Tommy leaned over and gave Evan a quick kiss before the light turned green.

"Oh, I know so," said Tommy, making it his mission to listen to Evan's entire infodump about each novel tonight.

Because he adored it when his boyfriend was this excited about something.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

118 Queer Books of 2024 You Need on Your Shelves

Click the link above to start adding more queer books to your shelves!

[prettygayboyskissing]

THIS BOOK HAS TAKEN OVER MY LIFFFE!

BOTH of these characters are TRANS!!! Holy hell, I have never felt so seen. I read this Kindle book, Bleeding Mars, and I knew it was MM, but there was no mention anywhere that it would have trans characters. Suprise! In chapter three, you find out Dezi is a trans man. Then he meets Umbra. Oh lordie, my bratty twink vampire boy-except he's not a boy!!!! He's enby!!!

God, this book has a chockhold on my life. I need the sequel now. The burn was soooo slow, but I'm pretty sure they're gonna bang in the next one. Right? Right????

Anyway, this is my contribution to the UTTER LACK of any fanart. Side note, does anyone know how to upload higher resolution video to Tumblr? I haven't used this app since highschool. I'll be posting more gay boys kissing since I'm done with Instagram and anything owned by right-wing nerds

[lavendershowcase]

Lavender Book Club Announcement for 2025!

Starting in February 2025, there's going to be yet another change to how the book club meetings are run!

There will be a selected book as usual, but monthly meetings will also be open for everyone to talk about books you've all been reading outside of the book club.

So, if you don't vibe with the book that was picked for that month, you can still participate in the monthly meeting to talk about whatever book you're currently reading or just finished!

Hopefully this fits in better with everyone's reading habits!

Also, in 2025, reading and discussing queer books will be as importance as ever. Lavender Book Club will now be all about sharing whatever we're reading as we're reading it. Sidenote: please continue to support your local libraries as you can.

Happy New Year, and Lavender Showcase hopes that you're all doing well!

[lgbtqiamediaclub]

Looking for a fun and flirty queer romance to read?

This month we are reading: The Pairing by Casey McQuiston for the Queer Book Club. Come and read this spicy novel about bi disaster exes on discord!

[hiddenbookcasepodcast]

Hi bookwyrms, we’ve missed you! 🐉

We’re taking part in Trans Rights Readathon this year to raise money for Not A Phase 🏳️‍⚧️💕

Find out more here 🩷🤍🩵

We’ll be sharing reading updates to our socials, so watch this space 👀

[b-a-pigeon]

Interest check: would any of you all participate in an online queer SFF book club??

Fell & I have discussed this as an option for our (inactive & mostly empty) Discord server that we made for readers/patrons and I will actually start organizing if we get any interest!! Interact with this post or I guess just join the server now & I'll make it happen if enough people seem down :)

[godzilla-reads]

Last minute “I want to go to that book club so I gotta speed-read the book in a week” moment.

I figured that if I read 30-pages a day, then I’ll be able to finish this book by the time the Queer Book Club meets in November. Fingers crossed that I don’t get sidetracked 🤞

📖 Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America by Gregory D. Smithers

[biggayenergypod]

A sneak peek of yesterday's interview with Meryl Wilsner! Want to hear more? Check out the links below to watch on YouTube or listen wherever you get your podcasts 💜

[rainydaypaperback]

Jake Livingston is one of the only Black kids at St. Clair Prep, one of the others being his infinitely more popular older brother. It's hard enough fitting in but to make matters worse and definitely more complicated, Jake can see the dead. In fact he sees the dead around him all the time.

Most are harmless. Stuck in their death loops as they relive their deaths over and over again, they don't interact often with people. But then Jake meets Sawyer. A troubled teen who shot and killed six kids at a local high school last year before taking his own life. Now a powerful, vengeful ghost, he has plans for his afterlife–plans that include Jake.

Suddenly, everything Jake knows about ghosts and the rules to life itself go out the window as Sawyer begins haunting him and bodies turn up in his neighborhood. High school soon becomes a survival game–one Jake is not sure he's going to win.

Text based bookclub via Bethel CT. Pride's Discord.

[bethelctpride]

Brooms by Jasmine Walls

Mississippi, 1930s. Magic simmering beneath the surface, kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations. But for six extraordinary women, the roar of enchanted engines and the thrill of the forbidden broom race offer a chance to rewrite their destinies.

Meet Billie Mae, captain of the Night Storms racing team, and Loretta, her best friend and second-in-command. They're determined to make enough money to move out west to a state that allows Black folks to legally use magic and take part in national races.

Cheng-Kwan – doing her best to handle the delicate and dangerous double act of being the perfect "son" to her parents, and being true to herself while racing.

Mattie and Emma -- Choctaw and Black -- the youngest of the group and trying to dodge government officials who want to send them and their newly-surfaced powers away to boarding school.

And Luella, in love with Billie Mae. Her powers were sealed away years ago after she fought back against the government. She'll do anything to prevent the same fate for her cousins.

"Brooms" is a heart-pounding graphic novel soaring with magic, friendship, and rebellion. It's a Fast and the Furious with broomsticks instead of cars, a historical spotlight on struggles silenced by time, and a celebration of the indomitable spirit that dares to defy the odds. Buckle up, witches and dreamers, for this ride is about to take flight.

Drop into Discord anytime during the two days of book club and discuss it via text chat.

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

I see a lot of people are reblogging this, and I just wanted to pose an idea:

I recently started a book club for people who work in the film industry. I'm not sure if you're aware, but the hours are rough. My gf left at 3:30am this morning and likely won't be home until after midnight. It's hard for her to read, especially on a structured timeline.

The book club I started is meant to remove that stress. Instead of all of us reading the same book, we come together to discuss the books we're reading--whether it's a passage, a chapter, or an entire novel. Some of us break off into smaller groups if we have time to read a book together. We break off based on genre preferences, or if there's an adaptation coming out (that the movie industry group is working on) and they want to read the book first.

Consider it. You can form a group, make new friends, socialize, all without the stress of reading a specific book on a specific timeline. Let me know if you have any questions!

The desire to join a book club and make new friends and be social vs. Wanting to read what I want, when I want, at the pace that I want, without the pressure of deadlines

[battyaboutbooksreviews]

💙💜💖 Bi Books Coming Out February 2024

💖💜💙 Do you know what we could always use a little more of? Bi books! Here are a few coming out in February that would make fabulous additions to your never-ending TBR! Happy reading!

💖 In Plain Sight by Siobhan Muir 💜 Big Date Energy by Bethany Rutter 💙 Wine Ghost Goes to Hell by Sage Coffey 💖 Disciples of Chaos by M.K. Lobb 💜 Who We Are in Real Life by Victoria Koops 💙 Rupture in Total Eclipse by Sem Thornwood 💖 King Cheer by Molly Horton Booth, Stephanie Kate Strohm, Jamie Green 💜 Master and Favorite by Rachel Cherry 💙 Hannah Tate, Beyond Repair by Laura Piper Lee 💖 A Vicious Game by Melissa Blair 💜 It's Ours to Write by Blanche Maze 💙 Projections by S.E. Porter 💖 The Girl, the Ring, & the Baseball Bat by Camille Gomera-Tavarez 💜 Witch Boyfriend Wanted by Colette Rivera 💙 Tune Me Up by Renée Dahlia 💖 Cloti's Song by Dani Finn 💜 Prove It by Stephanie Hoyt 💙 Mewing by Chloe Spencer 💖 Snowed In With Summer by Tiana Warner 💜 Green Dot by Madeline Gray 💙 Falling For You by Mariah Ankenman 💖 Breaks by Emma Vieceli, Malin Rydén 💜 Signals by Nika 💙 Mortgage of Convenience by Dani McLean 💖 Sunbringer by Hannah Kaner 💜 The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett 💙 An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson 💖 Truthfully, Yours by Caden Armstrong 💜 The Absinthe Underground by Jamie Pacton 💙 The Friendship Study by Ruby Barrett 💖 Daniel, Deconstructed by James Ramos 💜 Letters to Her Love by Katherine Grant 💙 We Got the Beat by Jenna Miller 💖 Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan 💜 You Had Me at Merlot by Melissa Brayden 💙 Redsight by Meredith Mooring

[lavendershowcase]

October's Read: Natural Beauty by Ling Ling Huang. Join us Sunday, October 20th to discuss this horror novel!

Our narrator produces a sound from the piano no one else at the Conservatory can. She employs a technique she learned from her parents—also talented musicians—who fled China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution. But when an accident leaves her parents debilitated, she abandons her future for a job at a high-end beauty and wellness store in New York City. Holistik is known for its remarkable products and procedures—from remoras that suck out cheap Botox to eyelash extensions made of spider silk—and her new job affords her entry into a world of privilege and gives her a long-awaited sense of belonging. She becomes transfixed by Helen, the niece of Holistik’s charismatic owner, and the two strike up a friendship that hazily veers into more. All the while, our narrator is plied with products that slim her thighs, smooth her skin, and lighten her hair. But beneath these creams and tinctures lies something sinister.

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The Lavender Book Club is a chill, queer, online book club run through text chat on Discord and through this blog. If you’re interested in joining the server, the link is here. Follow this blog for updates on the club and our other activities!