In honor of Pride Month, Out Boulder County shared with us a list of book recommendations! Find most of them in our catalog and place a hold today with Curbside Hold Pickup! (Some aren’t available until borrowing from other libraries and Prospector resumes, but you can add them to your to your wish list!)
- Another Brooklyn by Jaqueline Woodson (she/her/s)
- An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon (they/them/theirs)
- Wow, No Thank You by Samantha Irby (she/her/s)
- The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara (he/him/his)
- Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (he/him/his)
- Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
- You Should See Me In a Crown by Leah Johnson (she/her/s) *Debut forthcoming in 06/2020!
- Another Country by James Baldwin (he/him/his)
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (she/her/s)
- The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez (she/her/s)
- Don’t Call Us Dead by Danez Smith (they/them/theirs)
From The Book Club Bookshelf:
- Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (she/her/s)
- The Danish Girl by David Ebershoff (he/him/his)
- The Mayor of Castro Street by Randy Shiltz (he/him/his)
- The River of Teeth by Sarah Gailey (they/them/theirs)
- Queer: A Graphic History by Dr. Meg-John Barker (they/them/theirs)
- Misc Collections of Poetry by Andrea Gibson (they/them/theirs)
- Redefining Realness by Janet Mock (she/her/s)
- The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee (he/him/his)
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlin Kiernan (she/her/s)
- Another Country by James Baldwin (he/him/his)
- Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich (she/her/s)
- Less by Andrew Greer (he/him/his)
- The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness by Paula Poundstone (she/her/s)
- Real Queer America by Samantha Allen (she/her/s)
- Confessions of the Fox by Jordy Rosenberg (he/him/his)
- The Life and Death of Sophie Stark by Anna North (she/her/s)
- Wake of Vultures by Lila Bowen (she/her/s)
- Who is Vera Kelly? by Rosalie Knecht (she/her/s)
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers (she/her/s)
- A Cup of Water Under My Bed by Daisy Hernandez (she/her/s)
- Native Country of the Heart by Cherrie Moraga (she/her/s)
- Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg (zie/she/hir)
- Home movie double feature: The Watermelon Woman, a film by Cheryl Dunye (she/her/s) & Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood, directed by Matt Tyrnauer (he/him/his) (title for this month’s club)
Out Boulder County provides services, programs and support for Boulder County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer communities. Through activities, support groups and events they reach over 15,000 people each year. The vision of Out Boulder County is that Boulder County serves as a model of equality, respect, and well-being for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer people.