Pep & Hugh's Queer History 101 Book Club

Queer History 101 is dedicated to highlighting iconic books that explore the lives of LGBTQ+ folks past and present, hand-selected by Miss Peppermint and Hugh Ryan.

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Worthy of the Event: An Essay
MAY PICK

Worthy of the Event: An Essay by Vivian Blaxell

What if life isn’t about being—but becoming? In Worthy of the Event, our May pick, Vivian Blaxell takes us on a full-throttle, trans-fueled joyride through history, philosophy, and the mess of existence. From the 1960s gender transition to colonialism, from coral reefs to bad men (so many bad men), she asks: How do we make sense of what happens to us?

Blaxell is what happens when Gertrude Stein, Hegel, and a perfectly deranged gossip session collide. It’s expansive, bitchy, brilliant—and it will leave you reeling. Buckle up.

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Peppermint & Hugh Ryan

Peppermint rose to fame as the first out trans contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race, finishing as runner-up. She then made history as the first trans woman to originate a principal role on Broadway in Head Over Heels. Peppermint is also an activist, serving as the ACLU's first Artist Ambassador for Trans Justice and raising funds for LGBTQ+ organizations. She has been recognized for her work with award nominations and honors, including a GLAAD Media Award nomination, a "Queeroes" award, and a spot on OUT magazine's "OUT100" list.

Hugh Ryan is an award-winning historian, curator, and writer. He is the author of The Women's House of Detention: A Queer History of a Forgotten Prison and When Brooklyn Was Queer, which is currently being developed as an XR series by Elliot Page. He teaches nonfiction writing in the MFA program at Bennington College.

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We will announce each month’s selection on the 15th of the prior month. If you're not interested in a particular month's book selection, you have the option to skip that month's shipment and receive a gift card for the equivalent amount. If you'd like to opt for the gift card, you have until the 17th to let us know.

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Back when we were ShopQueer.co, Queer History 101 was our original book club subscription! We're so excited to be relaunching this club with extra perks for our Allstora family.

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