Book Groups
If you cannot find the book group information you need below, email catherine@housmans.com
📕Housmans Feminist Sci Fi Book Club
The Feminist Sci Fi Book Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7pm, alternating between online and in-person at the shop.
For information on joining, visit the Facebook group here or email catherine@housmans.com
Upcoming titles
Thursday 5th February [IN PERSON] The Candy House by Jennifer Egan
Thursday 5th March [ONLINE] Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor
Thursday 2nd April [IN PERSON] The Seep by Chana Porter
📕Housmans Queer Book Club
Housmans Queer Book Club reads a wide range of LGBTQ fiction and non-fiction. We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month from 7-8:30pm. All genders are welcome, as are any snacks, drinks and book suggestions you can bring along too.
Upcoming titles
Thursday 12th March Carol by Patricia Highsmith [note this meeting takes place in the basement meeting room at Housmans due to an event upstairs – head downstairs and through the door at the back of the secondhand area]
Thursday 9th April Rotterdam by Jon Brittain
📕The Melanated Queers Reading Collective
Our book club is a space for queer individuals from the Global Majority. We meet on the first Wednesday of the month. With a focus on queer authors of colour, we pick a new genre every month and encourage people to come to the meeting whether they’ve finished the book or not! We chat about the book for a bit and then have tea and chat about anything afterwards. The group is free and you can reserve your spot in the meeting on OutSavvy here. To join our community and stay updated, you can follow us on Instagram at @mqreadingcollective here or on the Bookclubs App here
Upcoming titles
Wednesday 4th February How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole
Wednesday 5th March Restless by Joseph Kai
Wednesday 1st April Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi
📕The Queer Girls’ Book Club
The Queer Girls’ Book Club is a group for women, trans and non-binary bookworms. On the last Thursday of every month, we discuss contemporary and historically significant queer literature that reflects our experiences. Come for the excellent books and stay for the excellent company. To join us and for more information about our next meeting, please follow our Instagram @queergirlsbookclub or drop me an email at queergirlsbookclub@gmail.com. We cannot wait to welcome you!
Upcoming titles
Thursday 26th February Private Rites by Julia Armfield
Tuesday 10th March The Maiden and Her Monster by Maddie Martinez
Thursday 26th March Unsuitable by Eleanor Medhurst
Thursday 30th April Briefly, a Delicious Life by Nell Stevens
Thursday 28th May Big Swiss by Jean Beagin
Thursday 25th June Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors
Thursday 30th July Nuclear Family by Kate Davies
📕The Fuse Book Club
The original Housmans monthly book club, Fuse meets on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7pm. You must be on the Fuse mailing list to join the meetings – email catherine@housmans.com to be added!
Upcoming titles
Thursday 8th January The Years by Annie Ernaux
Thursday 12th February Fascist Yoga by Stewart Home
Thursday 12th March If We Burn by Vincent Bevins
Thursday 9th April The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon
Thursday 14th May Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
