After looking at what I have left to read in 2012 and shuffling my reading list about (it pays to be ahead :-D), I have decided to join Room Beam Reader’s October event, The Literary Others.
As he mentions, October is LGBT History month (in the US; it’s in February in the UK) and I have quite a few LGBT novels, authors and galleys on my to-be-read list for 2012 and figured I might as well shift them around to fit into October. It should be fun as I have a degree in Gender Studies and have done my fair share or research on LGBT novels, plays and authors.
I’ve also decided as part of this event that I am going to host my first giveaway! It will be later in the month and will be relatively simple like an Amazon gift card or a book from the Book Depository, but I haven’t decided on the constraints or the books.
I do have an idea of what I will read for October and I have a good wide list to pull from for any other reads I may want to read/re-read.  Check out my potential list below; the bold I definitely want to read, everything else I currently have copies of and I may get to.  And if you’re interested in any books I have previously read and tagged as LGBT (mostly through characters and stories and not necessarily the authors) check it out.
- Other Voices, Other Rooms –Â Truman Capote
- Second Hand –Â Heidi Cullinan and Marie Sexton – ARC Galley
- The Hours –Â Michael Cunningham
- A Room with a View –Â E.M. Forster
- Howard’s End –Â E.M. Forster
- A Map of the Harbor Islands –Â J.G. Hayes
- The Laramie Project –Â Moises Kaufman (re-read)
- Zami, A New Spelling of My Name –Â Audre Lorde (re-read)
- A Son Called Gabriel –Â Damian McNicholl
- At Swim, Two Boys –Â Jamie O’Neill (re-read)
- Israel/Palestine and the Queer International –Â Sarah Schulman – ARC Galley
- My Undoing –Â Aiden Shaw (re-read)
- Annabel –Â Kathleen Winter
- Mrs. Dalloway – Virginia Woolf (re-read)
I didn’t think I would be joining this event. But on reading some of your titles I realised I could club it with my classics reads. So…maybe I will join in after all!
All the best with your first giveaway! 🙂
You can definitely double up with classics – check out Adam’s post, he lists a lot more books (especially classics). I stick mostly to modern LGBT literature in general, but have read quite a few classics.
Awesome! Glad you’re on board!
I’m glad to join! Looks like you’ve got a lot of interest and a wide variety of readers. Should be fun.
I didn’t know that LGBT history month in the UK was in February. Impressive list of books. I’m reading Tipping the Velvet now from my 1001 list. Too bad I didn’t wait until October.
I was really confused when I moved over there. Black History Month and LGBT History Month are reversed, and I was always backwards.
Black History month is in October in the UK?
Haahaa oh the vital things you learn as an international student.
It looks like we’ll be reading a few of the same books! I’m glad you’re joining us.
Me too! I actually forgot I had McNicholl’s book on my and your and Adam’s conversation reminded me of it. And even though they’re not on my Mount TBR challenge list I’ll hopefully clear a few books off my shelf that’ve been there for a while.
I’m excited I found your blog!
Thanks for the comment and I’m glad you’re excited!