Queer Book Club

Monthly book club focused on queer authors. Monthly book club focused on queer authors on a range of topics. Each month we’ll discuss a title and offer readers the chance to suggest the next month's read. There’s also the opportunity to have a non-alcoholic drink, make new friends and socialise after the book discussion. ****Upcoming dates**** * January 2026 - Queer Palestine and the Empire of Critique by Sa'ed Atshan * February 2026 - Queer Footprints - A Guide to Uncovering London's Fierce History by Dan Glass * March 2026 - After Sappho by Selby Wynn Schwartz * April 2026 - The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller * May 2026 - Nightwood by Djuna Barnes * June 2026 - My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci * July 2026 - Exile and Pride: Disability, Queerness and Liberation by Eli Clare * ****August 2026**** - Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto * September 2026 - Disoriental by Negar Djavadi * October 2026 - Here Again Now by Okechukwu Nzelu * ****November 2026**** - What It Feels Like for a Girl by Paris Lees * ****December 2026**** - Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu ****Previous books read**** * Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall by Neil Bartlett * Fun Home by Alison Bechdel * Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg * Her Majesty's Royal Coven by Juno Dawson * Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Angela Chen * The Bell by Iris Murdoch * Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H * Being Ace: An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection by Madeline Dyer (editor) * All Men Want to Know by Nina Bouraoui * Neon Roses by Rachel Dawson * Go Tell It to the Mountain by James Baldwin * This Arab is Queer by Elias Jahshan (editor) * Our Wives Under The Sea by Julia Armfield * January 2025 - Our Lady of the Flowers by Jean Genet * February ****2025**** - Maurice by E.M. Forster * ****March 2025**** - Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson * April 2025 - The Lesbiana's Guide To Catholic School by Sonora Reyes * May 2025 - On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong * June 2025 - Burning My Roti: Breaking Barriers as a Queer Indian Woman - Sharan Dhaliwal * July 2025 - Feminist, Queer, Crip by Alison Kafer * August 2025 - Rosewater by Liv Little * September 2025 - You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi * October 2025 - The Color Purple by Alice Walker * November 2025 - Gender Euphoria: Stories of Joy From Trans, Non-binary and Intersex Writers by Laura Kate Dale * December 2025 - The Price of Salt/Carol - Patricia Highsmith ****Accessibility at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre**** The Centre's accessibility statement is[ here.][1] ****Covid safety at the Centre**** To keep our community safe, we ask that all visitors do not visit the Centre if they are feeling any Covid-19 symptoms including headache, fever, sore throat, consistent cough and chills. You can wear a mask if you feel more comfortable. We also have masks and hand sanitiser available at the Centre. For current information on Covid please [visit the NHS website][2]. ****Donate to the Centre**** We rely on donations to ensure that the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre can keep its doors open for years to come. To donate or become a Friend of the Centre, visit our [website][3]. [1]: https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/accessibility-at-the-centre/ [2]: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/covid-19/ [3]: https://londonlgbtqcentre.org/eventbritedonate https://transdimension.uk/events/416240