Come join our LGBTQ+ Book Club at Hull Central Library.
It's a space to discuss diverse literature and connect with fellow bookworms in the community. Whether you're a queer lit aficionado or just starting to explore LGBTQ+ themes in books, all people 18 and over are welcome. Drop by for stimulating conversations and a friendly atmosphere. Let's celebrate representation in literature together! See you at the next meeting!
- Saturday 20 September - 11:15 - 12:45pm
Our next LGBTQ+ book club read will be the short story, The History of Sound by Ben Shattuck. This is the title story in a book containing other short stories and will be will be the only one we’ll be reading, as it will soon be released as a film starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor. The History of Sound recalls the journey of two men who meet around a piano in a smoky, dim bar, only to spend a summer walking the Maine woods collecting folk songs in the shadow of the First World War, forever marked by the odyssey. Published in 2024, it was received with critical acclaim, with The Times calling it “Triumphant” and the Sunday Post hailing it as “Exquisite”. You can read the book by following this link: The History of Sound | The Common
- Saturday 25 October - 11:15 - 12:45pm
We're reading The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine
The Wrong End of the Telescope is a 2021 novel by Lebanese-American author Rabih Alameddine. The book follows Mina, a transgender doctor and immigrant from Lebanon, as she volunteers at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos. The novel, which won the 2022 PEN/Faulkner Award, tackles themes of displacement, identity, and empathy through its intimate, compassionate, and darkly humorous narrative.
All books can be borrowed from the library but please be aware numbers are limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
If you're not already a member of the library you can sign up online and start borrowing from our digital collections straight away!
