Queerly Reading Book CLub
Queerly Reading is a book club for anyone interested in reading books featuring queer characters and/or authors. Our group is open to everyone 18+ — even if you haven’t completely finished reading the book! — for a casually robust conversation. Our book club meetings will be intellectual (and sometimes downright silly!), but not academic, and always intersectional. Although healthy debate is encouraged, discussion leaders will be responsible for keeping the conversation respectful and on topic.
Book club meetings are all on the 3rd Sunday (except August which is the 2nd Sunday!) at 6:30 pm at Cafe Realms. Thanks!
UPCOMING CLUB MEETINGS & SELECTIONS
June 10, 2024
Less by Andrew Sean Greer
July 21st, 2024
Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H
This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone
The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
November 17th, 2024
Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
Frequently Asked Questions
How are books selected?
Books are selected on a quarterly basis (January-March, April-June, July-September, October-December) from recommendations and suggestions from book club attendees.
What kind of books does Queerly Reading read?
Our selections span multiple genres, from fiction to historical, from non-fiction to memoir, from graphic novels to essays, and the occasional podcast. We make a conscious effort to select books exploring sexual orientations, gender identities, and relationships under the LGBTQIA2S+ umbrella. We also explore books written by queer authors.
Why is Queerly Reading designated as an 18+ group? Is there an all-ages book club?
Books are not always read and/or vetted before they are chosen as an upcoming Queerly Reading selection, so we cannot guarantee that books selected for the club have age-appropriate content. Consequently, Queerly Reading has limited attendees to those 18 years of age and older. That said, we would be overjoyed to establish a Queerly Reading Youth Book Club if there’s enough interest to do so. Contact us if you’re interested in helping us start a youth book club!
Do I have to attend every meeting?
Although we love to see attendees regularly, we understand that people are busy, or book selections might not interest everyone. Come to meetings as you can and as they interest you. We’ll always be happy to see you when you join us!
Where can I get updates and announcements for upcoming meetings?
The best place to keep up-to-date with Queerly Reading (and to continue the conversation about queer books between meetings) is through our Queerly Reading Facebook group. Please note that although everyone is welcome to join the Facebook group, it is closed (only members of the group can see the other members of the group and what is posted) to protect the privacy of its members. If your request to join the group was denied (we will likely deny your request if you do not currently live in North Dakota or your account appears to be spam) please contact us.
PAST READS
- One Last Stop – Casey McQuiston
- Me – Elton John
- Jude – Garrett Leigh
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me – Mariko Tamaki
- The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies – Vito Russo
- Behind These Doors – Jude Lucens
- Redefining Realness – Janet Mock
- Sissy: A Coming of Gender Story – Jacob Tobia
- On Earth We are Briefly Gorgeous – Ocean Vuong
- The Affair of the Mysterious Letter – Alexis Hall
- In the Spider’s Room – Muhammad Abdelnabi
- Under the Udala Trees – Chinelo Okparanta
- Zami – Audre Lorde
- They Both Die at the End – Adam Silvera
- Juliet Takes a Breath – Gabby Rivera
- The Color Purple – Alice Walker
- Fight Club – Chuck Palahniuk
- Shadow in the Light – Alex McCann Johnson (North Dakotan Author)
- The Naked Civil Servant – Quentin Crisp
- Blue is the Warmest Color – Julie Maroh
- Symptoms of Being Human – Jeff Garvin
- The Miseducation of Cameron
- Post – Emily M Danforth
- Ask a Queer Chick: A Guide to Sex, Love, and Life for Girls Who Dig Girls – Lindsay King-Muller
- How to Be a Normal Person – TJ Klune
- Gender Queer – Maia Kobabe
- Unprotected – Billy Porter
- Greenland – David Santos Donaldson
- They Called Us Enemy – George Takei
- Tipping the Velvet – Sarah Waters
- Stonewall – Martin Duberman
- Autoboyography – Christina Lauren
- The God Eaters – Jesse Hajicek
- Alice Isn’t Dead: Season 1 (podcast)
- Eleanor and Hick – Susan Quinn
- Derby Girl: A Memoir – Sammi Jones
- Maurice – E.M. Forster
- If I Was Your Girl – Meredith Russo
- Goodbye to Berlin – Christopher Isherwood
- Rubyfruit Jungle – Rita Mae Brown
- The Price of Salt – Patricia Highsmith
- Middlesex – Jeffrey Eugenides
- The Well of Loneliness – Radclyffe Hall
- Angel Radio – A.M. Blaushild
- I’ll Give You the Sun – Jandy Nelson
- Orlando – Virginia Woolf
- Bright Lines – Tanwi Nandini Islam
- Introducing Teddy – Jessica Walton
- King & King – Linda de Haan & Stern Nijland
- Myths of Gender – Ann Fausto-Sterling
- I am J – Cris Beam
- Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin
- Prairie Silence – Melanie Hoffert (North Dakotan Author)
- Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic – Alison Bechdel
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe – Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Rhyme Without to Reason Within – Ames Hawkins (from the Polari Journal)
- Rhyme Without to Reason Within – Ames Hawkins
