Boys and Books

About The Group

Boys and Books is an informal group of men who are interested in gay literature, poetry, non-fiction. Most of the men live in or near Washington, DC, but we have some alumni outside the Beltway.

The group gets together to talk about gay literature every other Tuesday. The location for the meetings can be found in Metro Weekly or by sending e-mail to info@boysnbooksdc.org. The discussion lasts one hour. Lambda Rising usually has the books. The reading for the evening is given below.

Thanks to Tim, we also have an online discussion at http://www.boysnbooksdc.org . This web site is migrating to that location, so please update your bookmarks.

Reading List

5 July - Reeling in the Years by Tim Bergling

19 July – Collected Poems by C. P. Cavafy (George Savidis, Ed) (pages 170-end)

2 Aug – Pulp Friction edited by Michael Bronski (pages 1-77)

16 Aug – Running with Scissors by Augusten Burroughs

30 Aug – Word of Mouth edited by Timothy Liu (pages 1-44)

13 Sept – War Against the Animals by Paul Russell

27 Sept – Pulp Friction edited by Michael Bronski (pages 78-189)

11 Oct – Harmful to Minors by Judith Levine

25 Oct – Word of Mouth edited by Timothy Liu (pages 45-88)

8 Nov – The Master by Colm Toibin

22 Nov – Pulp Friction edited by Michael Bronski (pages 190-337)

6 Dec – Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip by Val Holley

20 Dec – Word of Mouth edited by Timothy Liu (pages 89-135)

3 Jan 06 – Holiday Break

17 Jan – Love in a Dark Time edited by Colm Toibin (pages 1-87)

31 Jan – Stonewall: The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution by David Carter

14 Feb – Word of Mouth edited by Timothy Liu (pages 136-184)

28 Feb – Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

14 Mar – Love in a Dark Time edited by Colm Toibin (pages 88-171)

28 Mar – Three Junes by Julia Glass

11 Apr – Word of Mouth edited by Timothy Liu (pages 185-224)

25 Apr – The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln by C. A. Tripp

9 May – Love in a Dark Time edited by Colm Toibin (pages 172-241)

23 May – The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer

6 June - Word of Mouth edited by Timothy Liu (pages 225-268)

More Information

If you would like more information or would like to be on the mailing list, send e-mail to Tim at info@boysnbooksdc.org. Suggestions for books to be read are always welcome. Potential new members can contact Tim or can just come to one of the meetings.

Links that you Might be Interested In

history of Boys and Books - including the reading list
Metro Weekly
Lambda Rising