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[[File:Rainbowreadinggroup.logo.jpg|thumb|Rainbow Reading Group logo]]The '''Rainbow Reading Group''' is GBT Reading Group, organised by [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] (CAGS) in conjunction with Croydon Library. It meets monthly in the Central Library, [[Croydon]]. | [[File:Rainbowreadinggroup.logo.jpg|thumb|Rainbow Reading Group logo]]The '''Rainbow Reading Group''' is GBT 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 <cite>The Bird Keeper</cite>. [[Fiona Shaw (author)|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. | + | It was started in October 2010, but had its official opening in February 2011 with a visit by Issy Festing, author of <cite>The Bird Keeper</cite>.<ref>http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/. Accessed: 2015-08-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6achVkOTo)</ref> [[Fiona Shaw (author)|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 discussed== | ||
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Books so far read and discussed include: | Books so far read and discussed include: | ||
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| + | *<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>The Gulf between us</cite> by [[Geraldine Bedell]] | *<cite>The Gulf between us</cite> by [[Geraldine Bedell]] | ||
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*<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]] | *<cite>The Naked Civil Servant</cite> by [[Quentin Crisp]] | ||
*<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham | *<cite>The Hours</cite> by Michael Cunningham | ||
| + | *<cite>Astray</cite> by Emma Donoghue | ||
*<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell | *<cite>Justine</cite> by Lawrence Durrell | ||
*<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides | *<cite>Middlesex</cite> by Jeffrey Eugenides | ||
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*<cite>Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café</cite> by Fannie Flagg | *<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> by [[Patrick Gale]] | ||
*<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 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> by [[Christopher Isherwood]] | ||
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*<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>Sacred Country</cite> by [[Rose Tremain]] | ||
| + | *<cite>The Death of Lucy Kyte<cite> by [[Nicola Upson]] | ||
*<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker | *<cite>The Colour Purple</cite> by Alice Walker | ||
| − | *<cite>Affinity </cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, | + | *<cite>Gypsy Boy</cite> by [[Mikey Walsh]] |
| + | *<cite>Affinity </cite>, <cite>Fingersmith</cite>, <cite>The Night Watch</cite>, and </ref>Tipping the Velvet</ref> 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>Oranges are not the only Fruit</cite>, | + | *<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 | ||
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}} | }} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Official site: http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/ | Official site: http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/ | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references> | ||
[[Category:Croydon]] | [[Category:Croydon]] | ||
Revision as of 07:13, 8 August 2015
The Rainbow Reading Group is GBT 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 include:
- The Yacoubian Building by Alaa al Aswany
- Giovanni's Room, and Go Tell it on the Mountain by James Baldwin
- The Gulf between us by Geraldine Bedell
- Shameless by Paul Burston
- Love is where it Falls by Simon Callow
- Breakfast at Tiffany's by Truman Capote
- 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
- Notes on a Scandal by Zoë Heller
- The Lost Boy, the Doodlebug, and the Mysterious Number 80 by Stevie Henden
- The Line of Beauty by Alan Hollinghurst
- Goodbye to Berlin by Christopher Isherwood
- The Rainbow by D H Lawrence
- Tales of the City, and Michael Tolliver Lives 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
- The Catcher in the Rye by J D Salinger
- A Stone's Throw and Tell it to the Bees by Fiona Shaw
- Sacred Country by Rose Tremain
- The Death of Lucy Kyte<cite> by Nicola Upson
- <cite>The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
- Gypsy Boy by Mikey Walsh
- Affinity , Fingersmith, The Night Watch, and </ref>Tipping the Velvet</ref> 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
External links
Official site: http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/
References
- ↑ http://www.rainbowreadinggroup.org.uk/. Accessed: 2015-08-08. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/6achVkOTo)
