ARGONAUT BOOKS

Join us for a relaxed chat about a different queer book every month! The queer book club is about exploring modern and classic queer literature, essays, poetry, history and more. A free-form discussion group where all are welcome!

Our book this month is 'Queerphoria' collection by VERVE Voices

The inaugural collection in the new VERVE Voices series, Queerphoria is a joyful and defiant queer-authored anthology proudly supporting Switchboard, the national LGBTQIA+ support line.

Four housemates welcome the reader into their home for a birthday party.

An elderly widow visits her first queer bar, beneath the flat she shared with her husband.
A couple invite a shipwrecked sailor into their isolated lighthouse on the stormy night of their thirtieth anniversary.

A single woman embarks on a romantic relationship with a sex robot.

A married couple secretly prepare for their baby's arrival in a world where procreation is controlled by the Establishment.

Through prose, poetry, essays, illustrations and more, thirty-one writers bring their visions of euphoria to life. These pages celebrate, subvert, expand and reimagine what joy can look like, even in uncertain times.

FAQs

How long does each book club last?

Each book club is an hour and a half, ending around 8.30pm.

Do I have to finish reading the book before coming along?

Ideally, but no! If you can't, or don't want to, finish the book, we still want to hear your thoughts. We will however spoil every aspect of the book during discussion.