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Welcome to Our Book Club – A Community of Stories and Shared Experiences! 📖🌈
Celebrating our fourth year, we gather monthly to explore literature through the lenses of the LGBTQIA+ community. Each book we dive into is chosen by our attendees through a democratic vote, focusing on works that feature LGBTQIA+ characters or are penned by authors who identify with our community.
Here is the list of all the books we have read to date:
1. "The Song of Achilles" by Madeline Miller (Jun 23, 2024) ( Read 2x)
2. "Fellow Travelers" by Thomas Mallon (May 11, 2024)
3. "I Have Something To Tell You" by Chasten Buttigieg (Apr 6, 2024)
4. "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo" by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Feb 24, 2024)
5. "A Little Life" by Hanya Yanagihara (Nov 18, 2023)
6. "Pageboy" by Elliot Page (Aug 19, 2023)
7. "The Deviants War" by Eric Cervini (May 10, 2023)
8. "The Town of Babylon"** (Mar 15, 2023)
9. "Three Women" by Lisa Taddeo (Feb 15, 2023)
10. "Milk Fed" by Melissa Broder (Dec 14, 2022)
11. "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" (Nov 16, 2022)
12. "Killers of a Certain Age" by Deanna Rayborn (Oct 26, 2022)
13. "Manywhere" by Morgan Thomas (Sep 19, 2022)
14. "One Last Stop" by Casey McQuiston (Aug 31, 2022)
15. "The Persian Boy" by Mary Renault (Jul 29, 2022)
16. "Backcast" by Ann McMan (Jun 22, 2022)
17. "Detransition Baby" (May 20, 2022)
18. "Juliet Takes a Breath" by Gabby Rivera (Apr 27, 2022)
19. "Let's Get Back to the Party" by Salih Zak (Mar 25, 2022)
20. "Mr. Know-It-All: The Tarnished Wisdom of a Filth Elder" (Feb 17, 2022)
21. "Lessons in Murder" by Claire Mcnab (Jan 21, 2022)
22. "I Wish You All the Best" by Mason Deaver (Dec 22, 2021)
23. "The Natural Mother" by Krys Malcom Belc (Nov 26, 2021)
24. "Giovanni's Room" (Oct 15, 2021)
25. "The Paying Guest" (Sep 24, 2021)
26. "Bad Habits"** by Amy Gentry (Jul 23, 2021)
27. "Call Me By Your Name" (Jun 11, 2021)
28. "Red, White & Royal Blue" (May 14, 2021)
29. "Shuggie Bain" (Apr 9, 2021)
Upcoming events
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Real Stories. Real People. Real Conversations
Leafs and Grounds, 6415 S Fort Apache Rd, Las Vegas, NV, US### Halloween Book Club: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth 🎃📚
Join us at Leafs and Ground on October 31, from 12–1 p.m., for a Halloween discussion of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth, a Stonewall Honor Book by Andrew Joseph White.
Set in an alternate Victorian England, this gothic horror novel follows Silas Bell, a trans, autistic teenager who uncovers terrifying secrets at a sinister finishing school. Ghosts, resistance, and the fight to live as yourself give us plenty to talk about.
Reviewers have called it:> “Visceral and vindicating.” — Kirkus Reviews
> “an unsettlingly horrific tale that boasts a rich and fully realized world” — Publishers Weekly
We’ll discuss the moments that haunted us, the characters we rooted for, and how White brings identity, power, and belonging into a ghost story with teeth.
Bring your thoughts, favorite passages, and burning questions. Whether you’re a longtime member or joining us for the first time, we’d love to hear your perspective!
📍 Leafs and Ground
📅 October 31
🕛 12–1 p.m.
RSVP and join us for a hauntingly good conversation!
The book gets us to the table. The community is why we keep coming back.New to Rainbow Readers? This is a perfect month to join us.
We love seeing familiar faces, but we’re always excited to pull up another chair for someone new.
Read something queer.
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