Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian

OUR VENUE FOR SEPTEMBER WILL BE AT KEVIN'S HOME NEAR DOWNTOWN BERKELEY, A FEW BLOCKS FROM BART.

Upcoming books and meetings:
Sunday, Sep 14, 2025: Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian
Sunday, Oct 12, 2025: My Ántonia by Willa Cather
Sunday, Nov 9, 2025: Prick Up Your Ears by John Lahr
Sunday, Dec 14, 2025: A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck
Sunday, Jan 11, 2026: Gay Rebel of the Harlem Renaissance + Fire!! (various authors)
Sunday, Feb 8, 2026: TBD

A tale of intergenerational trauma and love in three generations of boys in the same Iranian family.

2019. Moud is an out gay teen living in Los Angeles with his distant father. His grandfather in Iran is dying.

1978. Saeed is an engineering student with a promising future ahead of him in Tehran. But his parents send him to America, a country Saeed despises.

1939. Bobby, the son of a calculating Hollywood stage mother, lands a coveted MGM studio contract. But the fairy-tale world of glamour has a dark side.

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This is a casual gathering of gay men held on the second Sunday of the month. We have fun and stimulating discussions about quality gay literature while sharing a potluck meal.

Books are selected by participants several months in advance, and the only requirements for attending are to RSVP, to bring food and/or a beverage to share, and to have read a substantial part (at least half) of the book being discussed.

If you're coming, please add a "comment" on this page saying what you'll be bringing for the potluck, so we're less likely to end up with only one type of food. Store-bought food is fine!

Gather at 2:00 for potluck; discussion begins at 3:00 and ends by 4:30.
Event is at a private residence a few blocks from downtown Berkeley BART, and space is limited, so be sure to sign up soon!