CHOSEN PRESENTS: The Sapphic Bookclub

Welcome to The Sapphic Book Club!! 📚🌈

Each month we will read a new book from a sapphic author or with sapphic characters / storyline! Then we all come together for a discussion at Lion's Tooth led by the amazing Amelia! (@amelias_sapphic_library on insta).

At this meeting, we will be discussing the book A Place of Our Own by June Thomas.

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A “riveting” and “indispensable” (Alison Bechdel) cultural history of queer women’s lives in the second half of the twentieth century, told through six iconic spaces.

For as long as queer women have existed, they’ve created gathering grounds where they can be themselves. From the intimate darkness of the lesbian bar to the sweaty camaraderie of the softball field, these spaces aren’t a luxury—they’re a necessity for queer women defining their identities. In A Place of Our Own, journalist June Thomas invites readers into six iconic lesbian spaces over the course of the last sixty years, including the rural commune, the sex toy boutique, the vacation spot, and the feminist bookstore.

Thomas blends her own experiences with archival research and rare interviews with pioneering figures like Elaine Romagnoli, Susie Bright, and Jacqueline Woodson. She richly illustrates the lives of the business owners, entrepreneurs, activists, and dreamers who shaped the long struggle for queer liberation. Thomas illuminates what is gained and lost in the shift from the exclusive, tight-knit women’s spaces of the ’70s toward today’s more inclusive yet more diffuse LGBTQ+ communities.

Learn more about The Sapphic Book Club (and see previous books)