21/11/2024 - Clive James Library and Service Centre

Join us for the November Pride Book Club at the library facilitated by queer author Erin Gough. This Pride Book Club will centre on the theme LGBTQI+ Australian authors.  

Participants will be encouraged to think about the journey and development of different LQBTQI+ communities in Australia and how their fight for belonging and acceptance has taken place. This open discussion will help participants consider different perspectives and historical moments for LGBTQIA+ communities and how these have been represented in Australian society and culture. Participants are encouraged to read a text from the Georges River Libraries Pride Collection that reflects these ideas in an engaging and innovative way.  

The Pride Book Club aims to promote books and graphic novels by LGBTQIA+ authors; provide an opportunity to discuss LGBTQIA+ stories, perspectives, and themes; and provide a supportive and inclusive environment that is open to everyone. 

Thursday 21 November 2024

 

Address

Clive James Library and Service Centre, Kogarah.

Kogarah Town Square Belgrave Street Kogarah.
 

Time

6.00pm - 7.00pm.
 

Cost

Free.
 

Bookings

Bookings are essential. Please book via the book now button below.

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More information

If you have any questions or would like to have a say in how Pride Book Club is run, please email us at library@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au with the subject line 'Pride Book Club'.

You could also head over to the Georges River Council Your Say Pride Book Club page.

About the facilitator: 
Erin Gough is a fiction writer living in Gadigal land Sydney, whose award-winning work has been published globally. She is the author of three books for young adults: The Flywheel, which won the Ampersand Prize, Amelia Westlake, winner of the Readings Young Adult Book Prize and the NSW Premier’s Ethel Turner Prize for Young Adult Fiction, and Into the Mouth of the Wolf, due for release in May 2024. Erin’s novella for adults, Distance, was a winner of the Griffith Review Novella Project. Her short fiction has been published in many journals and anthologies, including Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories, The Age and Best Australian Stories. Erin’s writing navigates contemporary themes with lyricism, humour and charm. 

Accessibility:

Georges River Libraries is committed to providing inclusive library services and programs. Please email library@georgesriver.nsw.gov.au or note down your requirements or support needs in your event registration.
 
Terms and conditions:

• For participants under the age of 16, parents and/or guardians of children must remain in the library for the duration of the program.
• If you arrive more than 10 minutes after the advertised start time and there are people in the standby queue, your ticket may be allocated to the standby queue.
• If you are unable to attend, please cancel your registration at least 3 hours prior to the event. As Library Programs have limited spaces, repeated failure to notify staff of cancellations may result in bookings being refused in the future.