CDGA Queer Lit Book Club

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OVERVIEW

• "Brilliant, heartbreaking, tender, and highly original - poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a sweeping and shattering portrait of a family, and a testament to the redemptive power of storytelling. On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is a letter from a son to a mother who cannot read. Written when the speaker, Little Dog, is in his late twenties, the letter unearths a family's history that began before he was born--a history whose epicenter is rooted in Vietnam--and serves as a doorway into parts of his life his mother has never known, all of it leading to an unforgettable revelation. At once a witness to the fraught yet undeniable love between a single mother and her son, it is also a brutally honest exploration of race, class, and masculinity."

WE ♥ LIBRARIES

• Our event title is available to borrow through the OWWL, Monroe and New York Public Library systems.

WE ♥ INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES

• Noire Reading Room is Rochester's online/pop-up Black Feminist Bookstore, featuring Black, Queer, and Radical texts. Support Noire Reading Room when you purchase this event's selection on their partner page with Bookshop.
• Ampersand Books is the Neighborhood of the Arts' independent bookstore owned and operated by Writers & Books, Rochester’s leading nonprofit literary arts center. Support Ampersand Books and get 15% off when you purchase this event's selection on their website.

CREDITS

• On earth we're briefly gorgeous: A novel. (n.d.). OWWL library system. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://ont.search.owwl.org/GroupedWork/0de27e03-4fe8-b840-bddf-7f8f660e3042-eng?searchId=26727413&recordIndex=1&page=1

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ASL Interpreter Request Form
OVERVIEW

• "Collecting incisive, deeply personal conversations with LGBTQ+ trailblazers about how they leveraged the challenges and insights they had as relative outsiders to succeed in the worlds of business, tech, politics, Hollywood, sports and beyond, The Queer Advantage celebrates the unique, supercharged power of queerness."

WE ♥ LIBRARIES

• Our event title is available to borrow through the OWWL, Monroe and New York Public Library systems.

WE ♥ INDEPENDENT BOOKSTORES

• Noire Reading Room is Rochester's online/pop-up Black Feminist Bookstore, featuring Black, Queer, and Radical texts. Support Noire Reading Room when you purchase this event's selection on their partner page with Bookshop.
• Ampersand Books is the Neighborhood of the Arts' independent bookstore owned and operated by Writers & Books, Rochester’s leading nonprofit literary arts center. Support Ampersand Books and get 15% off when you purchase this event's selection on their website.

CREDITS

• The Queer advantage: Conversations with LGBTQ+ leaders on the power of identity. (n.d.). OWWL library system. Retrieved April 17, 2025, from https://search.owwl.org/Record/644225?searchId=28837185&recordIndex=1&page=1&referred=resultIndex

Featured photo created with Canva Pro.