The Queer Lit Book Group is open to all, but recommended for ages 16+. Each month they will discuss a different piece of queer literature. It could be written by a queer author, and/or have queer themes or characters.

August’s book is Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh.

Published in 1945, it is quite an early contribution to popular queer fiction. The novel promises to explore class, privilege, and romance through the span of around twenty years. (Available at Skidompha, Camden, Rockport, Thomaston, and Vose for reciprocal borrowing.)

The group is facilitated by Rose Turner and will meet on the first Monday of each month at 6 PM.

Rose Turner (she/they) moved from the Shenandoah Valley up to the Midcoast in 2022 and has been loving life in Maine. A librarian and artist by trade, she loves the ways stories can connect people. She’s stoked to start this book group and get to know more locals!