Lavender Menace

Queer Books Archive

Queer Gothic Words

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette Room G25c 151 London Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

A monthly book club focusing on queer gothic writing. Every month we choose a book (or selection of shorter texts) by LGBTQ+ authors, or featuring queer characters/themes to read and discuss together. We alternate between classic and contemporary texts.In October we’ll be discussing Dracula by Bram Stoker (the group have been following along with Dracula […]

Queer Joy

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette Room G25c 151 London Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Join us at for our monthly Queer Joy book club! In October, we’re reading Rosewater by Liv Little.We meet on the third Sunday each month to discuss queer books through a lens of finding joy in LGBTQ+ stories. Queer books are often distressing or tragic, so we started a book club focused on seeking out […]

Lesbian Words

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette Room G25c 151 London Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

A monthly informal gathering to discuss literature by lesbians and queer women.

Meet the Poets: In/Visible with JJ Fadaka

LGBT Health and Wellbeing 4 Duncan Place, Edinburgh

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive and LGBT Health and Wellbeing come together once again to celebrate the Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival 2024 alongside Black History Month for another showcase of poetry and spoken word spotlighting LGBTQ+ black and writers of colour. This year hosted by queer poet and writer JJ Fadaka, you can expect […]

Social Sunday

Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive Edinburgh Palette Room G25c 151 London Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

On the 2nd and 4th Sunday of every month, the Lavender Menace Queer Books Archive is open 2pm-4pm for our informal Social Sundays. Join us for tea, cake and lots of queer book discussion!There is no need to sign up in advance, you can just turn up.Social Sundays are a great way to learn more […]