16 Nov

19:30

Centrale Bibliotheek, DOK B

Spui 68, The Hague

Join the Queer Book Club to discuss Torrey Peters' novel 'Detransition, Baby', a witty story about gender, motherhood, and chosen family.

Queer Book Club: Detransition, Baby

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The queer book club is a space where like-minded people come to read and discuss works by queer authors. Whether these works are classics of queer literature, or novels that were recently published, and whether we read stories about coming out, falling in love, or surviving bigotry, at the queer book club there is always space for thoughtful discussions and sharing personal experiences.

Are you looking for a queer space in which you can be yourself and share experiences and stories with others? Are you looking for a place where you can discuss queer literature? Then the queer book club is the place for you.

This Book club will be hosted by Looi van Kessel, assistant professor in literary studies and gender studies at Leiden University, who specializes in LGBTQIA+ literature. The sessions will be held in English.

Book for this session

Torrey Peters Detransition, Baby (2021)

Torrey Peters debut novel tells the story of three persons—transgender and cisgender—whose lives collide after an unexpected pregnancy forces them to confront their deepest desires around gender, motherhood, and sex. Reese and Amy seem to have a loving relation, until Amy detransitions and becomes Ames. At the same time, Ames lover Kate becomes pregnant, which opens the possibility for Reese and Ames to raise the child they always wanted but thought they could never have. Detransition, Baby is a witty novel about the complexity of transgender experiences, detransitioning and the search for chosen family.