LGBTQ+ Virtual BOOK CLUB
Every month the LGBTQ+ Virtual Book Club members read one LGBTQIA+ book as a group. On the Second Thursday of each month, members will meet either in-person or via Zoom for discussions about the book. Sometimes even the author joins us at some meetings via Zoom! Every year the group votes on the selection of books to be read. If you have suggestions, share them with the moderator.
The LGBTQ+ Virtual Book Club is completely free to join! We're excited to read with you!
Click the button below to join our private Facebook group "MSCCP LGBTQ Book Club" as it will serve as a safe place for continuous dialogue amongst the group.
Not on social media? No problem! Join our email list and keep up-to-date!
Local Book Stores
We ask that, if possible, you buy your books from local Mississippi Book Stores. We call or email these stores in advance of any books chosen to be read to make sure that they will have them in stock. Three that we recommend are:
Lemuria Books - Jackson, MS (601-366-7619)
Violet Valley Bookstore - Water Valley, MS (662-506-2750)
Friendly City Books - Columbus, MS (662-570-4247)
Current Book of the Month
Dirtbag Queen: A Memoir of My Mother by Andy Corren
"Because she was my mother, the death of zaftig good-time gal Renay Corren is newsworthy to me, and I treat it with the same respect and reverence she had for, well, nothing. A more disrespectful, trash talking woman was not to be found." So began Andy Corren's unforgettable obituary for his mother, Renay Mandel Corren, a tribute that went on to touch the hearts of millions around the globe. In his brief telling of the life and legend that was Renay, a "loud, filthy-minded (and filthy-mouthed) Jewish lady redneck who birthed six kids," Andy captured only a slice of his loving and fabulously unconventional mother. In this uproariously funny, deeply moving family portrait, readers meet the rest of his absurd clan: his brothers, affectionately nicknamed Asshole, Twin, and Rabbi; his one-eyed pirate queen of a sister, Cathy Sue; and then there's Bonus, who Andy isn't aware of until later in life since this mysterious oldest brother grew up at the Green Valley School for Emotionally Disturbed and Delinquent Children... Dirtbag Queen is an entertaining and poignant portrayal of the complex and heartfelt humanity that unites us all--especially family." Description source
Andy Corren is a "playwright, performer, and first-generation Jewish redneck born and raised on the wrong side of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and now lives in Harlem. Andy has performed live sketch & standup, told his stories, written & produced his plays, and sent a lot of unanswered emails in a show business career that spanned multiple firings over three, checkered decades. Andy has a worthless BFA and wasn’t accepted into any MFA programs, but has an amazing dog named Hudson and a cabin in the Catskills, so on balance he feels God is on his side." Bio source
UPCOMING BOOK CLUB DISCUSSIONS
MSCCP LGBTQ+ POP-UP LIBRARY
Pop-Up Library for Readers, by Readers
After having the LGBTQ+ Virtual Book Club for a number of years, some members have collected a lot of books and want to share them with others. So the LGBTQ+ Pop-Up Library was created!
Pop-Up Library Events
The next MSCCP LGBTQ+ Pop-Up Library will be at the Monthly Trivia at Hal & Mal's on February 2! You can check out a book that day, and it won't be due back until the next event, likely the next Monthly Trivia on in March We might pop-up at other places throughout 2026.
Create your own MSCCP LGBTQ Library Account
In just a few short steps, you can register for a free MSCCP LGBTQ Library account:
- Visit https://librarika.com/users/register to register a new account.
- Librarika will send you an email to verify your email address.
- Verify your email by clicking the link.
- A new page will load: click on Request Member Access.
- Enter https://mscapitalcitypride.librarika.com in the blank and click Submit.
- You will see "Joined Library Confirmation" message instantly, and you can click on the library website to browse books.
If you have questions, email msccplibrary@gmail.com. When you attend a pop-up library event you will receive a MSCCP LGBTQ Library card!
Visit the Catalog
You can search the collection without an account via the "Search Catalog" link below. Just click on https://mscapitalcitypride.librarika.com/ to visit and browse!
Taking Book Donations
Do you have LGBTQ books you have loved but want to share? Do you need to make room for more books and want to donate some of your collection? Are you an author who wants to donate your book the the MSCCP LGBTQ Library? Email us at msccplibrary@gmail.com.