Queer Books Archive
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 […]
Join us at our monthly Queer Joy book club! In May, we’re reading She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan.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 […]
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.May’s book: The Mystery of Udolpho by Ann Radcliffe. June’s book: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.Please book in advance. If […]
Sunday 25 May, 2pm-4pmA relaxed Social Sunday open mic with tea, coffee, and snacks.Social Sundays are usually an informal, drop in session every 2nd and 4th Sunday. We decided to run a special open mic Social Sunday this month to celebrate trans and non-binary writing.We invite you to bring along your favourite poem, extract, or […]
Doors open 1.30pm. Workshop 2-4pm.Join Lavender Menace for a creative oral history workshop with Dom Millar-Graham, chair of OurStory Scotland. In Mapping Your Library, participants are invited to narrate their lives through the books that have meant something to them. Tell your queer story through books. Where do you find yourself on the library or […]
