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Read Queer Books

Sydney based queer book group. Read more. Meet people.

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Upcoming meetings

28
Jun
John of John — Douglas Stuart

June Meeting ▼

John of John — Douglas Stuart
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)

Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the Isle of Harris to find that not much has changed except for him. Caught between his deeply religious father and his Glaswegian grandmother, Cal wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home. A tender and devastating story of love, religion, and the corrosive effects of living a secret life — the third novel from Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart.

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26
Jul
Disappoint Me — Nicola Dinan

July Meeting ▼

Disappoint Me — Nicola Dinan
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)
Upcoming

Max didn't mean to fall for Vincent — a corporate lawyer whose trad friends and Chinese parents never pictured their son dating a trans woman. After years of bad dates, his care feels like a breath of fresh air. But Vincent is carrying baggage of his own. When the fallout of a decades-old secret resurfaces, Max must decide what forgiveness really means. Funny, sharp and poignant — from the Polari Prize-winning author of Bellies.

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30
Aug
August book cover

August Meeting ▼

To be announced
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)
Upcoming

Book to be announced. Join the mailing list to be the first to know.

27
Sep
September book cover

September Meeting ▼

To be announced
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)
Upcoming

Book to be announced. Join the mailing list to be the first to know.

Who we are

We started this group because we wanted somewhere to meet people and read more.

Each month we pick a book — fiction, memoir, poetry — and get together somewhere in Sydney to talk about it.

We use queer as a broad umbrella, covering the full LGBTQIA+ spectrum. Lesbian, trans, bisexual, non-binary, and everything else under it. We're doing our best to be inclusive.

Everyone welcome. No gatekeeping. You don't even have to finish the book.

Meets
Last Sunday of the month
Where
Oxford Hotel, Sydney
Format
Informal discussion
Cost
Free
What's on

Upcoming meetings

28
Jun
John of John — Douglas Stuart

June Meeting ▼

John of John — Douglas Stuart
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)

Out of money and with little to show for his art school education, John-Calum Macleod takes the ferry home to the Isle of Harris to find that not much has changed except for him. Caught between his deeply religious father and his Glaswegian grandmother, Cal wonders if any lonely men might be found on the barren hillsides of home. A tender and devastating story of love, religion, and the corrosive effects of living a secret life — the third novel from Booker Prize-winning author Douglas Stuart.

RSVP for this meeting
26
Jul
Disappoint Me — Nicola Dinan

July Meeting ▼

Disappoint Me — Nicola Dinan
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)
Upcoming

Max didn't mean to fall for Vincent — a corporate lawyer whose trad friends and Chinese parents never pictured their son dating a trans woman. After years of bad dates, his care feels like a breath of fresh air. But Vincent is carrying baggage of his own. When the fallout of a decades-old secret resurfaces, Max must decide what forgiveness really means. Funny, sharp and poignant — from the Polari Prize-winning author of Bellies.

RSVP for this meeting
30
Aug
August book cover

August Meeting ▼

To be announced
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)
Upcoming

Book to be announced. Join the mailing list to be the first to know.

27
Sep
September book cover

September Meeting ▼

To be announced
3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · The Oxford Hotel, 134 Oxford St Darlinghurst (outside terrace)
Upcoming

Book to be announced. Join the mailing list to be the first to know.

What we've read

The reading list

Every book we've discussed, in order.

Nothing here yet — check back after our first meeting.