{"title":"Book Club Picks: September 2026","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearn about joining our book club \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/pages\/book-club\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin us this September for these book club reads. Our theme this month is \"From Page to Screen: Books with Film Adaptations.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-container drawer-page-content\" id=\"PageContainer\"\u003e\u003cmain class=\"main-content js-focus-hidden\" id=\"MainContent\" role=\"main\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-collection-template\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\u003cheader class=\"collection-header\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-width\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section-header text-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Gay Cook Book Club:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/korean-american-food-that-tastes-like-home?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=525eb7318\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eKorean American\u003c\/a\u003e by Eric Kim\u003cbr\u003eSunday, September 13 at 5:30 PM \u003cbr\u003eLocation: Future Front (1900 E 12th St.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Little Gay Book Club\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eBox Hill by Adam Mars-Jones (adapted into the film \"Pillion\")\u003cbr\u003eSaturday, September 19 at 12:00PM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocation: The Little Gay Shop's Warehouse, aka The Werkshop! Located inside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustin Industrial Park at 5214 Burleson Rd. Ste. 603.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeartstopper Club:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/heartstopper-volume-3?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=6c58fb024\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eHeartstopper Volume 3 \u003c\/a\u003eby Alice Oseman\u003cbr\u003eSunday, August 30 at 5pm (convo starts at 5:30pm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLocation: Central Market Cafe (4001 N Lamar Blvd)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Reading Rainbow Club:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/call-me-by-your-name-the-graphic-novel-preorder?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=d62a9b544\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eCall Me By Your Name: The Graphic Novel \u003c\/a\u003eby André Aciman \u0026amp; Sarah Maxwell\u003cbr\u003eWednesday, September 30 at 6:30PM\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLocation: \u003cspan\u003eThe Little Gay Shop's Warehouse, aka The Werkshop! Located inside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustin Industrial Park at 5214 Burleson Rd. Ste. 603.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Literary List:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/fingersmith?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=33cecf9d8\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eFingersmith \u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/playing-for-keeps-1?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=5562f0d4d\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eby Sarah Waters (adapted into the movie \"Carol\")\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/aristotle-and-dante-discover-the-secrets-of-the-universe?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e7e03c22f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe\u003c\/a\u003e by Benjamin Alire Sáenz\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/products\/girls-like-girls?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=3e4b6e01c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eGirls Like Girls\u003c\/a\u003e by Hayley Kiyoko\u003cbr\u003eQueer by William S. 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Burroughs’s early, long-unpublished novel, now a cult classic and a highly regarded part of his oeuvre  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an enigma. Both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, it is both Burroughs’s only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eQueer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows William Lee, the protagonist of Burroughs’s debut novel \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJunky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a man afflicted with acute heroin withdrawal and romantic yearnings for Eugene Allerton. As Lee breaks down over the course of his hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges, a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the ugly American at his ugliest. 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This instant classic is one of the great love stories of our time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEXCLUSIVE PRINT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR PREORDERS PLACED BEFORE AUG. 11. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAugust 11, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e256 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0571395775\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-0571395774\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6.02 x 2 x 9.17 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"André Aciman \u0026 Sarah Maxwell-McNicol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53717381841210,"sku":null,"price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/9080\/6076\/files\/imgi_1_81N5_1uTMBL._SL1500.jpg?v=1783703220"},{"product_id":"korean-american-food-that-tastes-like-home","title":"Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home","description":"\u003cp\u003eCookbook Club Pick: Session 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e staff writer Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one—like Gochujang-Buttered Radish Toast and Caramelized-Kimchi Baked Potatoes—that he makes in his tiny New York City apartment. In his debut cookbook, Eric shares these recipes alongside insightful, touching stories and stunning images shot by photographer Jenny Huang.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlayful, poignant, and vulnerable, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKorean American\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e also includes essays on subjects ranging from the life-changing act of leaving home and returning as an adult, to what Thanksgiving means to a first-generation family, complete with a full holiday menu—all the while teaching readers about the Korean pantry, the history of Korean cooking in America, and the importance of white rice in Korean cuisine. Recipes like Gochugaru Shrimp and Grits, Salt-and-Pepper Pork Chops with Vinegared Scallions, and Smashed Potatoes with Roasted-Seaweed Sour Cream Dip demonstrate Eric’s prowess at introducing Korean pantry essentials to comforting American classics, while dishes such as Cheeseburger Kimbap and Crispy Lemon-Pepper Bulgogi with Quick-Pickled Shallots do the opposite by tinging traditional Korean favorites with beloved American flavor profiles. Baked goods like Milk Bread with Maple Syrup and Gochujang Chocolate Lava Cakes close out the narrative on a sweet note.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this book of recipes and thoughtful insights, especially about his mother, Jean, Eric divulges not only what it means to be Korean American but how, through food and cooking, he found acceptance, strength, and the confidence to own his story.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eric Kim","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53918314955066,"sku":null,"price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/9080\/6076\/files\/9780593233498.jpg?v=1786925620"},{"product_id":"fingersmith","title":"Fingersmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eONE OF\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e50 BEST THRILLERS OF THE 21ST CENTURY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An absolute ripper of a tale. . .not just a twisty Gothic melodrama but a proto-feminist swashbuckler, brimming with queer eroticism and adventure.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e—The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Superb storytelling … so suspenseful and twisting is the plot that for the last 250 pages, I read at breakneck speed.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Deliciously brazen…a smart and seductive enchantment.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSue Trinder is an orphan, left as an infant in the care of Mrs. Sucksby, a \"baby farmer,\" who raised her with unusual tenderness, as if Sue were her own. 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Once in, however, Sue begins to pity her helpless mark and care for Maud Lilly in unexpected ways...But no one and nothing is as it seems in this Dickensian novel of thrills and reversals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Handmaiden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, a film adaptation of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFingersmith\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, directed by Park Chan-wook and starring Kim Tae-Ri, is now available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRiverhead Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOctober 1, 2002\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEdition ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst Edition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e582 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1573229725\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1573229722\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e14.8 ounces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5.12 x 1.26 x 7.99 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Sarah Waters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53982774001978,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/9080\/6076\/files\/imgi_1_71uw3C2HpYL._SL1500.jpg?v=1788218344"}],"url":"https:\/\/thelittlegayshop.com\/collections\/book-club-selections-september-2026.oembed","provider":"TLGS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}