18 May

19:30

Centrale Bibliotheek, DOK B

Spui 68, The Hague

Join the Queer Book Club to discuss Charlie Porter's 'Nova Scotia House', a novel about remembering the AIDS epidemic and fostering new communities in London.

Queer Book Club: Nova Scotia House

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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

Charlie Porter’s Nova Scotia House (2025)

In this recent novel Johnny looks back on his relationship with Jerry, who died 29 years earlier due to the complications of AIDS. Johnny is still living illegally in Jerry’s rent controlled apartment, but as the skyscrapers of London continue to creep up to the property, Johnny realizes that he needs to do something different with his life. Nova Scotia House is a novel about remembering the devastating impact of the AIDS epidemic while trying to foster new communities in a London that is radically changed because of gentrification.