Queer Bookclub #40– Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo

Name: Queer Bookclub #40– Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo
Start: 2026-11-06T11:00:00+08:00
End: 2026-11-06T11:00:00+08:00
Location: Tin Hau

Mixed crowd Women / Lesbian

Friday, 06 November 2026 · 11:00 Tin Hau, Shenzhen, China

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About the event

Join us to discuss queer books! For our next book, we will be reading ‚Last Night at the Telegraph Club’ by Malinda Lo.

Blurb:
A story of love and duty set in San Francisco's Chinatown during the Red Scare.

*“That book. It was about two women, and they fell in love with each other.” And then Lily asked the question that had taken root in her, that was even now unfurling its leave