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Queer Book Club

Feb 26
Nov 25

We read and talk about queer books – broadly defined as those which relate to gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex, asexual or queer lives.

16+

Fourth Monday of the month, 6pm to 7pm

Neon sign with the word 'Books' and rainbow spectrum of book spines below
cost

​Free

email

read@melbourne.vic.gov.au

address

253 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC 3000

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Queer Book Club is currently closed to new members. Please email read@melbourne.vic.gov.au if you would like to be added to the waiting list.

​Below are som​​​e other book clubs currently running that may be of interest and are currently op​en to new members: ​

  • ​The Shed’s Gender Diverse Book Club: Third Sunday of each month, 1pm to 2.30pm, Fitzroy Library, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy. Contact the organiser.
  • Second Saturday Book Club: Second Saturday of each month, 11am to 12.30pm, Fitzroy Library, 128 Moor Street, Fitzroy.​ Contact the organiser.
  • Queer Book Club Brunswick: Meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 6.30pm in a cosy local pub. Also has book clubs in Castlemaine and Bendigo for regional queer book lovers. Contact the organiser through the Facebook page queerbookclubaus​ for details.

Dates and reading list for 2024

  • Monday 26 February: Cantoras by Carolina de Robertis
  • Monday 25 MarchA trans man walks into a gay bar by Harry Nicholas 
  • Monday 22 AprilMarlo by Jay Carmichael 
  • Monday 27 May: Gender queer by Maia Kobabe
  • Monday 24 June: Endpapers by Jennifer Savran Kelly 
  • Monday 22 JulyMe by Elton John 
  • Monday 26 AugustThe color purple by Alice Walker 
  • Monday 23 SeptemberPageboy by Elliot Page
  • Monday 28 OctoberNot like other dads by Sean Szeps 
  • Monday 25 NovemberLaura Dean keeps breaking up with me by Mariko Tamaki  
     

our acknowledgement

  • Torres Strait Islander Flag
  • Aboriginal People Flag

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. 

 

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.