Fullerton College Library
Queer Book Club
Ever been a book club member? There’s never been a better time to connect with fellow literature lovers. The Queer Book Club includes instructors, staff, and students. Allies welcome!
We’ve discussed: 1) white fragility, 2) not being brown enough or queer enough, 3) Spanish language in popular American literature, 4) white feminism vs. brown feminism, 5) the hegemony of the canon, & 6) a space cat, of course.
This group was created in response to students’ request at the 2019 LGBTQ+ Student Forum.
Curious?
Join us for a meeting. Even if you don’t have time to read the book; we enjoy seeing your face & we appreciate the experiences and thoughts that you share.
Join our monthly book club talks via Zoom!
Want more info? Contact book club co-chairs: 1) Acquisitions Strawbrarian Monique Delatte Starkey, mstarkey@fullcoll.edu; 2) English Instructor Nic(ole) Vandever, nvandever@fullcoll.edu; & 3) Counselor Lisa Macafee, lmacafee@fullcoll.edu.
The last queer book club meeting time/date was: 1-2pm, Friday, 3.12.2021.
Our March selection was: The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For, by Alison Bechdel.
DYKES TO WATCH OUT FOR
QBC’s Past Reads
Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
Critic Jason Heller writes that Hopkinson’s stories “dazzle with a hard-won sense of hope.”
On a Sunbeam BY TILLIE WALDEN
LA Times Book Prize – Winner, Hugo Award – Nominee, Lambda Literary Award – Nominee, Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year, Harvey Award, Washington Post Best Books of the Year
THE SONG OF ACHILLES BY MADELINE MILLER
New York Times bestseller, Orange Prize
Angels in America by Tony Kushner
Pulitzer Prize for Drama,
Tony Award for Best Play,
Desk Award for Outstanding Play
STONE BUTCH BLUES BY LESLIE FEINBERG
1994 Lambda Literary Award finalist in the category of Lesbian Fiction
1994 American Library Association Gay & Lesbian Book Award
HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH BY John Cameron Mitchell
Sundance Film Festival, Best Director Award
Juliet Takes a Breath by Gabby Rivera
American Library Association Top Ten selection,
Over the Rainbow Project winner,
Independent Publisher Book Award for Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Fiction silver award winner.
Females by Andrea Long Chu
Well-reviewed in Vogue, LA Times, & NPR