The Open Page: A Young Adult Literary Arts Club

The Open Page is a literary arts club for LGBTQ+ young people ages 16-24. This group will meet in a hybrid model, meaning each month will alternate meeting in person or online via Zoom!

The Open Page will meet on the fourth Saturday each month from 2-3:30 PM. As a hybrid group, we will be alternating between in-person meetings at the Harriet Hancock Center and online meetings via Zoom. See below for our book list for 2025 and which meetings will be online/in-person!

January (virtual):Nimona by N.D. Stevenson (graphic novel, sci-fi/fantasy)

February (in-person):Heartstopper by Alice Oseman (graphic novel, young adult, romance)

March (in-person):The Last Bookstore on Earth by Lily Braun-Arnold (novel, dystopian fiction)

April (in-person):The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang (graphic novel, romance, fantasy)

May (TBD):The Magic Fish by Trung Le Nguyen (graphic novel, fantasy, semi-autobiography)

June (TBD):Psalm for the Wild Build by Becky Chambers (solarpunk novella)

July (TBD):Zenobia July by Lisa Bunker (novel, mystery fiction)

August (TBD):Flamer by Mike Curato (graphic novel, semi-autobiographical)

September (TBD):String by Paul Tobin (graphic novel, sci-fi)

October (TBD):Old Wounds by Logan-Ashley Kisner (novel, horror)

November (TBD):Sissy by Jacob Tobia (nonfiction book, memoir)

December (TBD):This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson (nonfiction)

The Harriet Hancock Center also hosts another book club for adults (18+), Pages of Pride. If you are within this age range and are interested in learning more, visit Pages of Pride’s page here!