Pride and Pages LGBTQ Book Group

East Sheen Library's safe space celebrating diverse queer literature

📚 Richmond upon Thames Monthly - last Friday Beginner-friendly Social Fiction LGBTQ+

Looking for a safe, inclusive, and friendly space to read outstanding LGBTQ+ literature? Pride & Pages is our dedicated queer book group at East Sheen Library, meeting on the last Friday of every month at 5pm.

We discuss a fantastic variety of queer authors across fiction, biography, and history, including acclaimed novels like The Safekeep. Our sessions are open to all adults aged 18 and over, offering a supportive environment to share personal connections and make wonderful new friends. We would love to welcome you to our next circle!

Richmond upon Thames, London
Monthly - last Friday

From the blog

Real stories of people who found their people in London.

Rachel Okafor · 15 June 2026 I was someone's mum from 6am to midnight. A book club gave me back two hours that were mine. After my son was born I disappeared into being his mother. The thing that brought me back wasn't a spa day or a grand gesture. It was a paperback and a room full of women. Margaret Ellison · 5 June 2026 At 68, I thought my world had got smaller. A walking group proved me wrong. After I retired and lost my husband, the house went quiet and the days got long. Then a Saturday walking group gave me back something I thought was gone for good. Hannah Cole · 3 June 2026 I moved to London for the job. The loneliness nearly sent me home. Arriving in a city of nine million people and feeling invisible - and the ordinary Tuesday evening that slowly changed everything.