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 6th August [IN PERSON] The Moonday Letters by Emmi Itaranta

Thursday 3rd September [ONLINE]  A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martin

Thursday 1st October [IN PERSON]  The Deep Sky by Yume Kitasei

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📕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 13th August Zine month!

Thursday 10th September  Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig

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📕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

Tuesday 1st September Hijab Butch Blues by Lamya H

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📕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 27th August  Lifting Off by Karen McCleod

Tuesday 22nd September  The Brides by Charlotte Cross

Tuesday 27th October  Where You Go, I Will Go by Christina Fonthes

Thursday 26th November  The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye

Tuesday 15th December  TBC

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📕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 13th August Summer Social – No book

Thursday 10th September Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

Thursday 8th October TBD

Thursday 12th November We Do Not Part by Han Kang

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