Monday, October 7th, 2024
To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose
(YA Fiction)

October’s book is a YA dragon-riding novel that’s unique within that sub-genre. The first book in the Nampeshiweisit series, this novel by Moniquill Blackgoose (herself an enrolled member of the Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe and a lineal descendant of Ousamequin Massasoit (the sachem of the Wampanoag Confederacy which kept the Plymouth Colony from starvation in its early years) centers not only Indigenous/First Nations characters and confronts issues of colonialism through the lens of dragon-riding, it also features representation of autism, LGBTQ+ identities, and polyamory/ethical non-monogamy

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Monday, December 9th, 2024
Last Night At The Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James
(Mystery)

December’s book is a glittering mystery novel set in 1943, the height of Hollywood’s Golden Age… in the midst of Word War II, the Studio System, Hayes Code Censorship, and dazzling stardom. We follow bisexual playwright Annie Laurence from New York to Hollywood, where she starts writings scripts for movies… and witnesses a murder at the Hollywood Canteen - a real-life place staffed each night by stars from different studios, where servicemen shipping out could see shows put on by stars like Bette Davis, The Andrews Sisters, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong before heading off to war.

And in Annie’s case… witness a murder, become the prime suspect, and have to prove her innocence with the help (or hindrance) of the Dorothy Parker-esque set of famous friends she’s just met.

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Monday, February 3rd, 2025
Check, Please! by Ngozi Ukazu
(Graphic Novel)

February’s book is a sweet-as-pie graphic novel that follows figure-skater and vlogger (and baker!) Eric “Bitty” Bittle as he heads to Samwell University… and gets recruited for the Hockey team!

Bitty finds his footing, bakes his feelings, makes friends with an unforgettable cast of characters, develops a crush on a teammate, and finds the courage to come out as gay.

(And if anyone wonders why we’re over here reading a book with a Gay MC for Bi+ Book Club? Shhhh, spoilers!)

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Monday, April 7th, 2025
Fathomfolk by Eliza Chan
(Fantasy)

April’s book is a myth-inflected story of revolution and magic in a queer-normative society set against the glittering, semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, a city where humans living in skyscrapers literally look down upon the “fathomfolk” — sirens, seawitches, water-dragons, kelpies and kappas—who live in the polluted waters below. Centering East-Asian mythology and engaging with topics like marginalization and alienation, this novel is written by a Scottish-born Chinese-diaspora author.

In her own words, a fast-pitch description of the book: “what if the little mermaid was an angry immigrant in a semi-flooded East and Southeast Asian inspired city, and it was never for the love of a man—it was for the love of her home.”

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Monday, June 9th, 2025
Bisexual Men Exist by Vaneet Mehta
(Non-Fiction)

June’s book is a non-fiction offering from author Vaneet Mehta, creator of the #bisexualmenexist campaign, and was recommended as a book club read by a member of Bi+ Pride Milwaukee!

From the Publisher’s description: “Navigating a range of topics, including coming out, dating, relationships and health, Vaneet shares his own lived experience as well as personal stories from others in the community to help validate and uplift other bisexual men. Discussing the treatment of m-spec men in LGBTQ+ places, breaking down stereotypes and highlighting the importance of representation and education, this empowering book is a rallying call for m-spec men everywhere.”

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Monday, August 4th, 2025
Road to Ruin by Hanna Lee
(Fantasy / Light Sci-Fi)

August’s book is a fantasy novel with some Mad max vibes, following a magebike courier, Jin-Lu, as she brings secret messages back and forth across the desert wastes on an enchanted motorbike wearing a helmet made of …basically dinosaur bone. She’s been smuggling love letters between a prince and a princess from different domed cities in the climate-ravaged wastes… and has maybe fallen a little bit in love with each of them in the process.

Which is why she agrees to help the Princess with a daring, desperate, last-minute escape even though a deadly storm is brewing in the wastes, and there’s no guarantee they’ll make it through alive.

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