Welcome to Reading Club at La Camionera, where we read and discuss queer, literary and theory classics, every Sunday - This week there'll be a later start, come join us from 6pm.
Feel free to arrive early to do some reading before we begin (or stay later and keep chatting!) Each session will begin with an introduction to the text of the week, before opening up into group discussion and a chance to break off into smaller circles. Every attendee will receive a book review card to fill out, prompts to guide discussion, and a suggestion for further readings.
Drop in for your favourites, or join us every week. Readers of all experiences very welcome. Finishing the text beforehand is advised but not essential <3
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Reading List #1 (Autumn 2025): Indulge in tales of introspection, eroticism and transformation, as we trace desire through the strange and the beautiful.
Week 1 (Nov 2): Orlando – Virginia Woolf
Week 2 (Nov 23): The Hour of the Star – Clarice Lispector
Week 3 (Nov 30): Eros the Bittersweet – Anne Carson
Week 4 (Dec 7): Zami – Audre Lorde
Week 5 (Dec 14): Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin
Week 5: Giovanni’s Room – James Baldwin
One of James Baldwin’s masterpieces, and groundbreaking at it’s time, Giovanni’s Room is a haunting tale of desire, shame, and self-estrangement. Through Baldwin’s luminous prose, we learn of the ache of forbidden love and the devastating cost of denying one’s own truth, against the backdrop of 1950s Paris.
Prompts:
How does Baldwin link shame to desire and freedom?
How does Baldwin use space in Giovanni’s room?
READ THE PDF - HERE
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