Love is Love LGBTQIA+ Book Club: "Untamed"
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, October 28, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Wilson Room
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Good for Adults Age 55+
- Categories:
- Book Discussion
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About the Book:
"Motivational speaker Doyle (Love Warrior) writes of divorcing her husband, finding love with Olympic soccer player Abby Wambach, and coming out to family and fans in this inspirational memoir. Doyle's previous book concerned her attempt to heal her strained relationship with her husband, Craig, after she learned he cheated on her, and here she picks up the narrative a few years later, as she starts fresh with the attitude that it's better to disappoint other people than to disappoint oneself. She talks about meeting Abby, while still married to Craig, at a book conference and instantly falling for her ("I put my hand on her arm. Electrical currents"), dissolving her marriage and raising her three kids in a blended family with Abby and Craig, and pulling back from her Christian faith. "I will not stay, not ever again—in a room or conversation or relationship or institution that requires me to abandon myself," Doyle declares. The book is filled with hopeful messages and encourages women to reject the status quo and follow their intuition." - Publishers Weekly