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*<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany | *<cite>The Yacoubian Building</cite> by Alaa al Aswany | ||
*<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, and <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> by James Baldwin | *<cite>Giovanni's Room</cite>, and <cite>Go Tell it on the Mountain</cite> by James Baldwin | ||
| + | *<cite>Mr Clive & Mr Page</cite> by [[Neil Bartlett]] | ||
*<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by [[Geraldine Bedell]] | *<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by [[Geraldine Bedell]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Smut</cite> by [[Alan Bennett]] | ||
| + | *<cite>Ruby Fruit Jungle</cite> by Rita Mae Brown | ||
*<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]] | *<cite>Shameless</cite> by [[Paul Burston]] | ||
*<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>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]] | ||
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*<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]] | *<cite>[[Maurice]]</cite> by [[E M Forster]] | ||
*<cite>Rough Music</cite> by [[Patrick Gale]] | *<cite>Rough Music</cite> by [[Patrick Gale]] | ||
| + | *<cite>[[Arctic Summer]]</cite> by Damon Galgut | ||
*<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[Zoë Heller]] | *<cite>Notes on a Scandal</cite> by [[Zoë Heller]] | ||
*<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>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]] | *<cite>The Line of Beauty</cite> by [[Alan Hollinghurst]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]] | + | *<cite>Goodbye to Berlin</cite> and <cite>A Single Man</cite> by [[Christopher Isherwood]] |
| + | *<cite>Trumpet</cite> by [[Jackie Kay]] | ||
*<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]] | *<cite>The Rainbow</cite> by [[D H Lawrence]] | ||
| − | *<cite>Tales of the City</cite>, | + | *<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>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath | *<cite>The Bell Jar</cite> by Sylvia Plath | ||
| + | *<cite>Brokeback Mountain</cite> by Annie Proulx | ||
*<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 [[Fiona Shaw (author)|Fiona Shaw]] | *<cite>A Stone's Throw</cite> and <cite>Tell it to the Bees</cite> by [[Fiona Shaw (author)|Fiona Shaw]] | ||
| + | *<cite>[[Mrs Keppel and her Daughter]]</cite> by [[Diana Souhami]] | ||
| + | *<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]] | ||
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*<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]] | ||
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Revision as of 20:46, 6 December 2015
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 the end of 2015):[1]
- The Yacoubian Building by Alaa al Aswany
- Giovanni's Room, and Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
- Mr Clive & Mr Page by Neil Bartlett
- The Gulf between us by Geraldine Bedell
- Smut by Alan Bennett
- Ruby Fruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown
- Shameless by Paul Burston
- 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
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- Astray by Emma Donoghue
- Justine by Lawrence Durrell
- Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
- The Bird Keeper by Issy Festing
- Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café by Fannie Flagg
- Maurice by E M Forster
- Rough Music by Patrick Gale
- Arctic Summer by Damon Galgut
- Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
- The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80 by Stevie Henden
- Carol by Patricia Highsmith
- The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
- Goodbye to Berlin and A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood
- Trumpet by Jackie Kay
- The Rainbow by D H Lawrence
- 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
- The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
- Brokeback Mountain by Annie Proulx
- 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 by Diana Souhami
- Valentine Grey by Sandi Toksvig
- Sacred Country by Rose Tremain
- The Death of Lucy Kyte by Nicola Upson
- The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh
- Affinity , Fingersmith, The Night Watch, and Tipping the Velvet by Sarah Waters
- Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh
- My Lives by Edmund White
- 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 http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/. Accessed: 2015-08-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6achVkOTo)
