queereads: New Look, Same Discount

Perhaps you'll notice the lack of a date and time on the poster above of when we'll meet to discuss the queereads selection for July, Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang by Joyce Carol Oates. That's because we won't be meeting, but we will still highlight queer literature. As of now, queereads will be a monthly selection offered at 20% off. So come on down, or email us at books@samwellers.com to get your 20% off of Foxfire: Confessions of a Girl Gang in July.

The Talented Mr. Ripley queereads

The selection for April's queereads is The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. You may be thinking, this book isn't gay or queer, why was this one chosen? Patricia Highsmith also penned The Price of Salt, a lesbian classic. But just because she wrote a different gay book, why this one? Tom Ripley, the protagonist, shows us how powerful obsession can become and how far he is willing to go because of it. The obsession begins not only when Tom falls in love with Dickie Greenleaf's lifestyle, but with Dickie himself. Highsmith paints a chilling portrait of Tom Ripley, a sociopathic conman willing to go to any length to get what he wants. We'll be meeting on Wednesday, 4/21/10, at 6:00 PM in the basement. And remember, when you buy the book from us, we'll give you 20% off!

Handmaid's Tale queereads

Queereads has been gaining momentum, and our next book up for discussion is The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood.

The Handmaid’s Tale follows the story of Offred, handmaid to a commander and his wife in the Republic of Gilead, formerly the United States, after fundamentalist Christian uprising has removed the freedom and rights of most men and all women. Handmaids are women of proven fertility who are enslaved in order to provide children to higher ups who have not been able to conceive. They are given three opportunities of two years to provide a healthy, perfect baby. If they do not succeed, they are sent to “the colonies” to labor until death. Offred wishes to escape her enslavement by fleeing north to the freedom of Canada.

Queereads meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 6:00pm in the basement of Sam Weller's. We'll be discussing The Handmaid's Tale on March 17th, and if you buy the book from us, we'll give you 20% off!