Queer Tales is our brand-new Young Adult book club, in collaboration with BookWrym! Join us at our Durham Pop-up for cake, coffee and some delightfully queer books.
The books featured are curated by BookWrym and will focus on queer and minoritized identities. This is an inclusive event welcoming all ages, identities and abilities.
The book club will take place on the ground floor and is wheelchair accessible, however toilets are on the upper floor only.
Our first meeting will take place on the 28th September, 15:00-16:00 at Two Tales – Durham, reading ‘Fake Dates and Mooncakes’ by Sher Lee.
The event is free to attend, however book your space online or in-person at Two Tales to guarentee a spot.
The book:
‘Fake Dates and Mooncakes’ by Sher Lee
Description:
Heartstopper meets Crazy Rich Asians in this heartfelt, joyful paperback original rom-com that follows an aspiring chef who discovers the recipe for love is more complicated than it seems when he starts fake-dating a handsome new customer.
Dylan Tang wants to win a Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake-making competition for teen chefs—in memory of his mom, and to bring much-needed publicity to his aunt’s struggling Chinese takeout in Brooklyn.
Enter Theo Somers: charming, wealthy, with a smile that makes Dylan’s stomach do backflips. AKA a distraction. Their worlds are sun-and-moon apart, but Theo keeps showing up. He even convinces Dylan to be his fake date at a family wedding in the Hamptons.
In Theo’s glittering world of pomp, privilege, and crazy rich drama, their romance is supposed to be just pretend . . . but Dylan finds himself falling for Theo. For real. Then Theo’s relatives reveal their true colors—but with the mooncake contest looming, Dylan can’t risk being sidetracked by rich-people problems.
Can Dylan save his family’s business and follow his heart—or will he fail to do both?
Representation:
MLM
Gay MC’s
Chinese MC’s
Lesbian SC’s
Content Warnings:
Death of a parent by carer (past, off-page)
Death of a parent by car accident (past, off-page)
Grief of a parent
Mention of drunk driving
Attempted bribery and blackmail
Date:
Sunday 28 September – Sunday 28 December
Place:
Two Tales, Durham
Time:
15:00
Admission:
Free