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==Books discussed== | ==Books discussed== | ||
| − | Books so far read and discussed (to December | + | Books so far read and discussed (to December 2018):<ref name=homepage /> |
| − | {{columns-list|2| | + | {{columns-list|2| |
| + | *<cite>Blood Relatives</cite> by [[Stevan Alcock]] | ||
*<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany | *<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany | ||
| − | |||
*<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> and <cite>Just Above My Head</cite> by James Baldwin | *<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> and <cite>Just Above My Head</cite> by James Baldwin | ||
| − | *<cite>Mr Clive & Mr Page</cite> by [[Neil | + | *<cite>Mr Clive & Mr Page</cite> and <cite>Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall </cite> by [[Neil Barlett]] |
| − | *<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by | + | *<cite>Days without End </cite> by Sebastian Barry |
| + | *<cite>Gay Berlin - Birthplace of a Modern Identity </cite> by Robert Beachey | ||
| + | *<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by Geraldine Bedell | ||
*<cite>Leaving Tangiers</cite> by Tahar Ben Jelloun | *<cite>Leaving Tangiers</cite> by Tahar Ben Jelloun | ||
*<cite>Smut</cite> by [[Alan Bennett]] | *<cite>Smut</cite> by [[Alan Bennett]] | ||
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*<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]] | *<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]] | ||
*<cite>The Miniaturist</cite> by Jessie Burton | *<cite>The Miniaturist</cite> by Jessie Burton | ||
| − | *<cite>Love is where it Falls</cite> by [[Simon Callow]] | + | *<cite>Love is where it Falls </cite>by [[Simon Callow]] |
*<cite>Breakfast at Tiffany's</cite> by Truman Capote | *<cite>Breakfast at Tiffany's</cite> by Truman Capote | ||
*<cite>Briefs Encountered</cite> by [[Julian Clary]] | *<cite>Briefs Encountered</cite> by [[Julian Clary]] | ||
*<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette | *<cite>Retreat from Love</cite> by Colette | ||
*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]] | *<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]] | ||
| − | *<cite>[[Not | + | *<cite>[[Not my Father's Son]]</cite> by [[Alan Cumming]] |
*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham | *<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham | ||
| + | *<cite>[[A Boxful of Ideas: Poetry & Prose by LGBT Writers]] </cite> edited by [[John Dixon]] and [[Jeffrey Doorn]] | ||
*<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue | *<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue | ||
| − | *<cite>[[James Miranda Barry]]</cite> by [[Patricia Duncker]] | + | *<cite>In A Hidden Room</cite> by Stella Duffy |
| + | *<cite>[[James Miranda Barry]] </cite> by [[Patricia Duncker]] | ||
*<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell | *<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell | ||
*<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides | *<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides | ||
| + | *<cite>Mr Loverman </cite> by Bernardine Evaristo | ||
*<cite>In the Darkroom</cite> by Susan Faludi | *<cite>In the Darkroom</cite> by Susan Faludi | ||
| − | *<cite>The Bird Keeper</cite> by | + | *<cite>[[The Bird Keeper]]</cite> by Issy Festing |
| − | *<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop | + | *<cite>Over the Rainbow: Money Class & Homophobia</cite> by Nicola Field |
| + | *<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café</cite> by Fannie Flagg | ||
*<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]] | *<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Rough Music</cite> | + | *<cite>Rough Music</cite>, <cite>A Place Called Winter</cite> and <cite>Notes from an Exhibition </cite> by [[Patrick Gale]] |
| − | *<cite> | + | *<cite>Arctic Summer</cite> and <cite>In a Strange Room</cite> by Damon Galgut |
| − | *<cite>[[Carrington: A Life | + | *<cite>[[Carrington]]: A Life</cite> by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina |
*<cite>[[Black and Gay in the UK: An Anthology]]</cite> by [[John R Gordon]] | *<cite>[[Black and Gay in the UK: An Anthology]]</cite> by [[John R Gordon]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[ | + | *<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[Zoë Heller]]<cite></cite> |
*<cite>The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80</cite> by [[Stevie Henden]] | *<cite>The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80</cite> by [[Stevie Henden]] | ||
*<cite>Carol</cite> by Patricia Highsmith | *<cite>Carol</cite> by Patricia Highsmith | ||
*<cite>[[Speak my Language and other stories]]</cite> edited by [[Torsen Højer]] | *<cite>[[Speak my Language and other stories]]</cite> edited by [[Torsen Højer]] | ||
*<cite>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]] | *<cite>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite> and <cite>A Single Man</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]] | + | *<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite>, and <cite>A Single Man</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]] |
| − | *<cite>Trumpet</cite> and <cite>The Red Dust Road</cite> by [[Jackie Kay]] | + | *<cite>Trumpet</cite>, and <cite>The Red Dust Road</cite> by [[Jackie Kay]] |
| + | *<cite>Mr Foote's Other Leg</cite> by Ian Kelly | ||
*<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]] | *<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]] | ||
*<cite>The Gracekeepers</cite> by [[Kirsty Logan]] | *<cite>The Gracekeepers</cite> by [[Kirsty Logan]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Tales of the City</cite>, <cite>Michael Tolliver Lives</cite> and <cite>The Days of Anna Madrigal</cite> by Armistead Maupin | + | *<cite>Tales of the City</cite>, <cite>Michael Tolliver Lives</cite>, and <cite>The Days of Anna Madrigal</cite> by Armistead Maupin |
*<cite>A Darker Domain</cite> by [[Val McDermid]] | *<cite>A Darker Domain</cite> by [[Val McDermid]] | ||
*<cite>Enduring Love</cite> by [[Ian McEwan]] | *<cite>Enduring Love</cite> by [[Ian McEwan]] | ||
*<cite>At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints</cite> by [[Paul O'Grady]] | *<cite>At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints</cite> by [[Paul O'Grady]] | ||
*<cite>Under the Udala Trees</cite> by Chinelo Okparanta | *<cite>Under the Udala Trees</cite> by Chinelo Okparanta | ||
| + | *<cite>Lord Cucumber & the Boy Hairdresser</cite> by [[Joe Orton]] | ||
*<cite>The Magician’s Assistant</cite> by Ann Patchett | *<cite>The Magician’s Assistant</cite> by Ann Patchett | ||
| − | *<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]] | + | *<cite>Spectacles</cite> by [[Sue Perkins]] |
*<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath | *<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath | ||
*<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]] | *<cite>Twenty-Two Eighty-Four</cite> by [[Christopher Preston]] | ||
*<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx | *<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx | ||
| − | *<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by Mary Renault | + | *<cite>The Friendly Young Ladies</cite> and <cite>The Persian Boy</cite> by [[Mary Renault]] |
*<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger | *<cite>The Catcher in the Rye</cite> by J D Salinger | ||
| − | *<cite>A Stone's Throw</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[ | + | *<cite>A Stone's Throw,</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[Fiona Shaw]] |
| − | *<cite> | + | *<cite>Mrs Keppel and her Daughter</cite> and <cite>[[Gluck]]</cite> by [[Diana Souhami]] |
*<cite>The City of Devi</cite> by Manil Suri | *<cite>The City of Devi</cite> by Manil Suri | ||
| + | *<cite>Lies we tell Ourselves</cite> by Robin Talley | ||
*<cite>Valentine Grey</cite> by [[Sandi Toksvig]] | *<cite>Valentine Grey</cite> by [[Sandi Toksvig]] | ||
*<cite>Sacred Country</cite> by [[Rose Tremain]] | *<cite>Sacred Country</cite> by [[Rose Tremain]] | ||
*<cite>The Death of Lucy Kyte</cite> by [[Nicola Upson]] | *<cite>The Death of Lucy Kyte</cite> by [[Nicola Upson]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Myra Breckenridge</cite> by Gore Vidal | ||
*<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker | *<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker | ||
*<cite>Gypsy Boy</cite> by [[Mikey Walsh]] | *<cite>Gypsy Boy</cite> by [[Mikey Walsh]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Affinity </cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, <cite>The Night Watch</cite>, <cite>Tipping the Velvet</cite> and <cite>The Paying Guests</cite> by [[Sarah Waters]] | + | *<cite>Affinity</cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, <cite>The Night Watch</cite>, <cite>Tipping the Velvet</cite> and <cite>The Paying Guests</cite> by [[Sarah Waters]] |
*<cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite> by [[Evelyn Waugh]] | *<cite>[[Brideshead Revisited]]</cite> by [[Evelyn Waugh]] | ||
*<cite>My Lives</cite> by Edmund White | *<cite>My Lives</cite> by Edmund White | ||
*<cite>The Ballad of Reading Gaol</cite> by [[Oscar Wilde]] | *<cite>The Ballad of Reading Gaol</cite> by [[Oscar Wilde]] | ||
| − | *<cite>[[Alexander McQueen: Beneath the Skin | + | *<cite>[[Alexander McQueen]]: Beneath the Skin</cite> by Andrew Wilson |
| − | *<cite>Oranges are not the only Fruit</cite>, <cite>Written on the Body</cite> and <cite>Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?</cite> by [[Jeanette Winterson]] | + | *<cite>Oranges are not the only Fruit</cite>, <cite>Written on the Body</cite>, and <cite>Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?</cite> by [[Jeanette Winterson]] |
*<cite>Memoirs of Hadrian</cite> by Marguerite Yourcenar | *<cite>Memoirs of Hadrian</cite> by Marguerite Yourcenar | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:37, 29 December 2018
The Rainbow Reading Group is an LGBT Reading Group, organised by Croydon Area Gay Society (CAGS) in conjunction with Croydon Library. It meets monthly in the Central Library, Croydon.
It was started in October 2010, but had its official opening in February 2011 with a visit by Issy Festing, author of The Bird Keeper.[1] Fiona Shaw, author of A Stone's Throw, was the guest in February 2013, and Stevie Henden, author of The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80 was the guest in February 2014.
Books discussed
Books so far read and discussed (to December 2018):[1]
- Blood Relatives by Stevan Alcock
- The Yacoubian Building by Alaa al Aswany
- Giovanni's Room, Go Tell it on the Mountain and Just Above My Head by James Baldwin
- Mr Clive & Mr Page and Ready to Catch Him Should He Fall by Neil Barlett
- Days without End by Sebastian Barry
- Gay Berlin - Birthplace of a Modern Identity by Robert Beachey
- The Gulf between us by Geraldine Bedell
- Leaving Tangiers by Tahar Ben Jelloun
- Smut by Alan Bennett
- Ruby Fruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
- Shameless by Paul Burston
- The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton
- Love is where it Falls by Simon Callow
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- Briefs Encountered by Julian Clary
- Retreat from Love by Colette
- The Naked Civil Servant by Quentin Crisp
- Not my Father's Son by Alan Cumming
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- A Boxful of Ideas: Poetry & Prose by LGBT Writers edited by John Dixon and Jeffrey Doorn
- Astray by Emma Donoghue
- In A Hidden Room by Stella Duffy
- James Miranda Barry by Patricia Duncker
- Justine by Lawrence Durrell
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- Mr Loverman by Bernardine Evaristo
- In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi
- The Bird Keeper by Issy Festing
- Over the Rainbow: Money Class & Homophobia by Nicola Field
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
- Maurice by E M Forster
- Rough Music, A Place Called Winter and Notes from an Exhibition by Patrick Gale
- Arctic Summer and In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
- Carrington: A Life by Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina
- Black and Gay in the UK: An Anthology by John R Gordon
- Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
- The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80 by Stevie Henden
- Carol by Patricia Highsmith
- Speak my Language and other stories edited by Torsen Højer
- The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
- Goodbye to Berlin, and A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
- Trumpet, and The Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay
- Mr Foote's Other Leg by Ian Kelly
- The Rainbow by D H Lawrence
- The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
- Tales of the City, Michael Tolliver Lives, and The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin
- A Darker Domain by Val McDermid
- Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
- At my Mother's Knee and Other Low Joints by Paul O'Grady
- Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
- Lord Cucumber & the Boy Hairdresser by Joe Orton
- The Magician’s Assistant by Ann Patchett
- Spectacles by Sue Perkins
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Twenty-Two Eighty-Four by Christopher Preston
- Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
- The Friendly Young Ladies and The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
- The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger
- A Stone's Throw, and Tell it to the Bees by Fiona Shaw
- Mrs Keppel and her Daughter and Gluck by Diana Souhami
- The City of Devi by Manil Suri
- Lies we tell Ourselves by Robin Talley
- Valentine Grey by Sandi Toksvig
- Sacred Country by Rose Tremain
- The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson
- Myra Breckenridge by Gore Vidal
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh
- Affinity, Fingersmith, The Night Watch, Tipping the Velvet and The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters
- Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
- My Lives by Edmund White
- The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
- Alexander McQueen: Beneath the Skin by Andrew Wilson
- Oranges are not the only Fruit, Written on the Body, and Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal? by Jeanette Winterson
- Memoirs of Hadrian by Marguerite Yourcenar
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rainbow Reading Group home page. Archived by WebCite® at 2017-04-03.
