Love is Love LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "American Hippo"
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 a hybrid format, both in person and online. If you plan to join in person, we meet in the Wilson Room at Central Library. If you plan to join online, please register below to receive the Zoom link.
All meetings are held on the 4th Monday of each month, except in May, which is held on Tuesday, May 28, and in December, which is held on Monday, December 16.
Registration required to receive the Zoom link. For adults age 18+.
For more information email Lib-CentralOperations@arlingtonva.us
2024 Love is Love Booklist:
Jan. 22: "Greedy: Notes of a Bisexual Who Wants Too Much" by Jen Winston
Feb. 26: "Homebodies" by Tembe Denton-Hurst
Mar. 25: "Learned by Heart" by Emma Donoghue
Apr. 22: "American Hippo" by Sarah Gailey
May 28: "Horse Barbie" by Geena Rocero
June 24: "Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style" by Paul Rudnick
July 22: "Leg: The Story of a Limb and the Boy Who Grew From It" by Greg Marshall
Aug. 26: "They're Going to Love You" by Meg Howry
Sept. 23: "The Lesbiana's guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes
Oct. 28: "Untamed" by Glennon Doyle
Nov. 25: "World Running Down" by Al Hess
Dec.16: Happy Hour Book Swap - Location TBD
- Date:
- Monday, April 22, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Wilson Room
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Club
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About the Book:
"In the early 20th Century, the United States government concocted a plan to import hippopotamuses into the marshlands of Louisiana to be bred and slaughtered as an alternative meat source. This is true. Other true things about hippos: they are savage, they are fast, and their jaws can snap a man in two. This was a terrible plan. Contained within this volume is an 1890s America that might have been: a bayou overrun by feral hippos and mercenary hippo wranglers from around the globe. It is the story of Winslow Houndstooth and his crew. It is the story of their fortunes. It is the story of his revenge."--Publisher