Love is Love LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "We Deserve Monuments"
Join us for a fun discussion of LGBTQIA+ themed books!
Our bookclub features a monthly group reading selection, but discussion of other titles is welcome!
The group meets in the Wilson Room of Central Library, as well as online.
Registration required. If you plan to attend virtually, register to receive the Zoom link. Recommended for adults over 18.
This month's selection: We Deserve Monuments by Jas Hammonds
"Seventeen-year-old Avery Anderson is convinced her senior year is ruined when she's uprooted from her life in DC and forced into the hostile home of her terminally ill grandmother, Mama Letty. The tension between Avery's mom and Mama Letty makes for a frosty arrival and unearths past drama they refuse to talk about. Every time Avery tries to look deeper, she's turned away, leaving her desperate to learn the secrets that split her family in two. While tempers flare in her avoidant family, Avery finds friendship in unexpected places: in Simone Cole, her captivating next-door neighbor, and Jade Oliver, daughter of the town's most prominent family--whose mother's murder remains unsolved. As the three girls grow closer--Avery and Simone's friendship blossoming into romance--the sharp-edged opinions of their small southern town begin to hint at something insidious underneath. The racist history of Bardell, Georgia is rooted in Avery's family in ways she can't even imagine. With Mama Letty's health dwindling every day, Avery must decide if digging for the truth is worth toppling the delicate relationships she's built in Bardell--or if some things are better left buried."-- (from the publisher)
2023 Love is Love Booklist:
- Jan. 23: "Another Appalachia: Coming Up Queer and Indian in a Mountain Place" by Neema Avashia
- Feb. 27: "My Government Means to Kill Me" by Rasheed Newson
- Mar. 27: "A Lady for a Duke" by Alexis Hall
- Apr. 24: "Our Wives Under the Sea" by Julia Armfield
- May 22: "Didn't Nobody Give a Shit What Happened to Carlotta" by James Hanniham
- Jun. 26: "We Deserve Monuments" by Jas Hammonds
- Jul. 24: "Just by Looking at Him" by Ryan O'Connell
- Aug. 28: "Mistakes Were Made" by Meryl Weisner
- Sep. 25: "The Town of Babylon" by Alejandro Varela"
- Oct. 23: "Family Outing" by Jessi Hempel
- Nov. 27: "TBD"
- Dec. : Happy Hour Book Swap!
For more information email vdale@arlingtonva.us.
Find Your Voice with Summer Reading! Summer Reading is made possible through the support of the Friends of Arlington Public Library. For each person that completes the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge, the Friends of the Arlington Public Library will donate $1 to support Educational Theatre Company.
- Date:
- Monday, June 26, 2023
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:45pm
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
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- Phone: 703-228-5993
- Email: Jberg@arlingtonva.us