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Gay Men&#;s Reading Group
Reading Group books are available from Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO at a 20% discount.
Meets at Left Bank Books, Central West End, St. Louis, MO on the fourth Thursday of every month. Open to gay men and our friends.
The group meets monthly in the basement of Left Bank Books, St. Louis, MO Feel free to participate our discussion. We do question that you have read the book or at least a significant portion of the publication for the discussion.
**The group will resume meeting in the store but will continue to propose meeting virtually on Zoom; for an invitation to join email bookclubs@**
Titles
Thursday, January 23rd, , 7pm: Blackouts by Justin Torres
Thursday, February 27, , 7pm: Our Evenings by Alan Hollinghurst
Thursday, Pride 27, , 7pm: Close to the Knives by David Wojnarowicz
Thursday, April 24, , 7pm: Orphan From Shepherds Keep by Lindsay Law
Thursday, May 22, , 7pm: Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar
Thursday, June 26, , 7pm: Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett
Thursday, July 24, , 7pm: Mazeltov by Eli Zuzovsky
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