If you love reading, community discussion, and supporting LGBTQ+ voices, this is the space for you. Book club is held on the 4th Wednesday of the month from 6-8pm.
We select a variety of books/topics, and we try to feature local authors as much as we can. If there is a LGBTQIA+ book you think we should definitely check out, please send your suggestion(s) to education@jolietpridenetwork.org.
“With modern censorship and book bans increasingly targeting diverse voices, championing LGBTQIA+ authors is an act of quiet resistance. It preserves vital history, nurtures young minds searching for a language to understand themselves, and proves to the publishing world that these stories matter. When we purchase, read, and share these books, we don’t just support art—we help ensure that everyone, regardless of who they are or who they love, has a safe place to see themselves whole.” – Penguin Books
Upcoming Meetings
October
- Book: Aidan and the Alien Invasion
- Author: Damian Serbu
- Where: Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet
- Date: Wednesday, October 28th
- Time: 6-8pm
- RSVP: https://jolietpridenetwork.org/event/prose-pride-book-club/
Past Book Clubs
September
For this month we are doing something a little different. One of our sponsors is hosting a tent for authors to sell their books and do book signings. There will also be a ‘Freedom to Read’ table where you can learn more about the ongoing threats to queer literature.
- Where: Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
- Date: Saturday, September 26th
- Time: 12-5pm
August
- Book: ‘Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire’
- Author: Don Martin
- Where: Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet
- Date: June 21st
- Time: 2-4pm
- RSVP: https://jolietpridenetwork.org/event/prose-pride-verity-vox-and-the-curse-of-foxfire/
July
- Book: ‘Seat 11c’
- Author: Rita Potter
- Where: TBD
- Date: July 19th
- Time: 2-4pm
- RSVP: https://jolietpridenetwork.org/event/prose-pride-seat-11c/
May
- Book: ‘Urban Tidepool’
- Author: Nancy Mullen
- Where: Gala Insurance Group
- Date: May 24th
- Time: 2-4pm
- RSVP: https://jolietpridenetwork.org/event/jpn-book-club-urban-tidepool/
April
- Book: ‘American Teenager: How Trans Kids Are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era’
- Author: Nico Lang
- Where: Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet
- Date: April 22nd
- Time: 7-9pm
- RSVP: American Teenager by Nico Lang