Queerest Book Club Ever meets the second Monday of every month at King's Books. This book club is geared towards queer and trans youth, aged 10-18, but is open to all. We read fiction (mostly Middle Reader to Teen), nonfiction on queer and trans issues, and coming-of-age narratives, all with a social justice focus. Hosted by My Purple Umbrella. Each month, the selected book is available for purchase at King's Books. To see what we're reading this month, go to the main Events page. For questions, contact Lisa.
Previous Reads
April 2023: Annie on My Mind by Nancy Garden
March 2023: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
February 2023: The Music of What Happens by Bill Konigsberg
January 2023: Snapdragon by Kat Leyh
December 2022: Things We Couldn't Say by Jay Coles
November 2022: The Dead and the Dark by Courtney Gould
October 2022: Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki
September 2022: Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas
August 2022: Hani and Ishu's Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar
July 2022: Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults), ed by Alice Wong
June 2022: A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger
May 2022: Special Topics in Being a Human by S Bear Bergman and Saul Freedman-Lawson
April 2022: Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
March 2022: Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin
February 2022: Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe
January 2022: The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta
December 2021: Mask of Shadows by Linsey Miller
November 2021: A Tale of Magic... by Chris Colfer
October 2021: Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron
September 2021: The Witch Boy by Molly Knox Ostertag
August 2021: You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
July 2021: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
June 2021: Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger
May 2021: The Dangerous Art of Blending In by Angelo Surmelis
April 2021: The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
March 2021:The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith
February 2021: The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
January 2021: A Queer History of the United States for Young People by Michael Bronski
December 2020: Of Fire and Stars by Audrey Coulhurst
November 2020: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
October 2020: Anger Is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
September 2020: On a Sunbeam by Tillie Waldrum
August 2020: Art of Being Normal by Lisa Williamson
July 2020: Like a Love Story by Abdi Nazemi
June 2020: I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
May 2020: History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera
April 2020: Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Abertalli
March 2020: This Book is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell
February 2020: The 57 Bus by Dashka Slater
January 2020: Hurricane Child by Kacen Callender
December 2019: Open Book Club
November 2019: Beast by Brie Spangler
October 2019: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
September 2019: If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan
August 2019: Kings, Queens, and In-Betweens by Tanya Boteju
July 2019: Not Your Backup by C.B. Lee
June 2019: Huntress by Malinda Lo
May 2019: None of the Above by I.W. Gregorio
April 2019: Luna by Julie Anne Peters
March 2019: Dreadnought by April Daniels
February 2019: Symptoms of Being Human by Jeff Garvin
January 2019: Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
November 2018: Two Boys Kissing by David Levithan
October 2018: Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
September 2018: Being Jazz by Jazz Jennings
August 2018: Fruit by Brian Francis
July 2018: Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
June 2018: This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki & Mariko Tamaki
May 2018: Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
April 2018: Not Your Sidekick by CB Lee
March 2018: Queer: A Graphic History by Meg-John Barker and Julia Scheele
February 2018: George by Alex Gino
January 2018: Beautiful Music for Ugly Children by Kirstin Cronn-Mills
