Aura Libraries Flintshire: Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month

Celebrate the history, lives and stories of the LGBTQ+ community with your local library. We have put together the following list of reading recommendations that bring together themes of bravery, equality and love...

Contemporary fiction in LGBTQ+ History Month.

Contemporary Fiction:

Infamous by Lex Croucher

You Made a Fool of Death With Your Beauty by Akwaeke Emezi

tu ôl i'r awyr by Megan Angharad Hunter

Detransition, Baby by Torrey Peters

The Foghorn Echoes by Danny Ramadan

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield

Historical voices in literary fiction in LGBTQ+ History Month.

Historical Voices in Literary Fiction:

Carol by Patricia Highsmith

Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin

Orlando by Virginia Woolf

Rubyfruit Jungle by Rita Mae Brown

Maurice by E.M. Forster

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson

Non-fiction reading for LGBTQ+ History Month.

Non-Fiction:

Forbidden Lives by Norena Shopland

Y Daith Ydi Adra gan John Sam Jones

On the Red Hill gan Mike Parker

Coming Out Stories by Emma Goswell

Bi by Julia Shaw

None of the Above by Travis Alabanza

All of these titles are available to borrow from Aura libraries as either books, e-books or audiobooks. Remember: you can browse these titles and hundreds more on our online library catalogue!

Aura Library members can download e-books and audiobooks free of charge from Borrowbox and Libby to a PC, laptop or Mac. Alternatively, you can download the Borrowbox and Libby apps directly to a smartphone or tablet.

To access most online library resources you will need to enter your library membership number and pin. If you do not have this then you can join up as a member online via the Aura website for instant access. All links and further details about our digital library resources can be found on our website: www.aura.wales/libraries

Author of the Month

Our February 2023 author of the month is Kirsty Logan.

Author of the Month, Kirsty Logan.

Whether you are discovering her books for the very first time, or revisiting some of her best known and loved titles, we have put together a small reading list to set you off on a Kirsty Logan adventure. Enjoy!

Where it all began: The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales (2014)

Beloved titles: The Gracekeepers (2015), A Portable Shelter (2015)

Most recently: Things We Say in the Dark (2020), Now She is Witch (2023...coming soon!)

Top recommendation: The Gloaming (2018)

Do you have a favourite Kirsty Logan novel? Let us know what you think by using the hashtag #LlyfrgelloeddAuraLibraries and leaving us a comment on Twitter (@LibFlintshire), Instagram (@llyfrgelloeddauralibraries) or Facebook (@LlyfrgelloeddAuraLibraries).

Upcoming Author Events

Jon Gower: Join us at Mold Library on Friday, February 24, at 7pm, in partnership with The Bookshop, Mold, for an evening with author John Gower. John will be talking about his new book The Turning Tide: A Biography of the Irish Sea. This new title is a fascinating account of a stretch of water with a turbulent history and an abundance of natural history. Tickets are £5 for event entry only or £20 to include a copy of the book. For more information and to book tickets contact The Bookshop on 01352 759879 or visit: https://bit.ly/3E5lg1c

Iolo Williams: Join us at Holywell Library on Tuesday, March 21, at 7.30pm, where Cymdeithas Thomas Pennant will be welcoming Iolo Williams to the library for a lecture entitled Bywyd Gwyllt Cymru o'r Mynydd i'r Môr. Tickets are £7 (including refreshments) and can be purchased from Cymdeithas Thomas Pennant or Holywell Library. A very warm welcome!

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From everyone here at Aura Libraries, thank you for reading and we hope to hear from you or see you soon!

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