LIVE at Out and Wild with Ayse and Queer Girls Book Club

Meet Ayse, founder of Queer Girls Book Club, defender of the heated debate, and dyke of the people. In this live recording from the amazing Out and Wild festival, Ayse tells me about why running a queer book club is not just about putting LGBTQIA+ titles on your reading list, all the work she is doing to nurture her bookish community, and a why disagreeing is a good skill to have. To quote Joelle Taylor: That’s community, babe!  References Out and Wildhttps://www.outandwild.co.uk/HousmansJoelle Taylor’s The Night AlphabetEmily WithamGrace FlahivePolly ShuteGillian AndersonAlison Bechdel’s Fun Home and SpentGay on WyeCarol Ann Duffy’s Rapture and “Forest”Jackie KayLamya H’s Hijab Butch BluesZoë Berryman  Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:     Why did Ayse start Queer Girls Book Club? Have you ever thought about starting a group? What was/would have been your motivation?     What does Ayse say about contributing to community? How do you feel about this?     We speak about literature as being a protected space to practice debate and disagreement. Have you ever experienced this? Which example does Ayse give?     How does Ayse speak about marginalised voices in the publishing industry? What can we as readers do to promote change?     Are you coming to our next live recording?