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We're back! We're bigger! And we're bolder! Queen Books Newcastle, is back this UK Pride Month with another fundraiser. Fundraising, activism and solidarity are key parts of the queer community and experience. In the current climate of the world, it is now more important that ever to join and strengthen communities and their efforts. This year, our focus is on Rainbow Home @rainbow_home_ne , a specialist charity in the North East of England, providing relief, assistance and p

May is around the corner, and so is another great book brought to you by QBN! May's book is 'The Bones Beneath my Skin' by T J Klune This is a genre-defying book packed with found family dynamics, cat-and-mouse thrills, slow-burn romance, and contemporary supernatural elements. We are meeting on Saturday 30th 12-2pm at Newcastle City Library in ROOM 7 Level 6. We look forward to seeing everyone come on the 30th! x "In the spring of 1995, Nate Cartwright has lost everything: h

That's a wrap on another month, another book. Thanks to everyone who made it to the library today to discuss My Government Means to Kill Me- by Rasheed Newson. A very well researched and live retelling of 1980s New York. This month's theme was community, and we voted for 'My Government Means to Kill Me' which focused on the gay community in the 80s during the AIDS crisis in New York City. The community that Trey our protagonist finds in New York bath houses, rental complexe

This month's votes have been counted and we are reading 'My Government is Trying to Kill Me' by Rasheed Newson This month we are meeting at 12pm on the 25th of April and we are once again in the Gallery on floor 4 We hope to see you there -Arwen, Pippa and Sam

It's time to vote for April's book!

That's a wrap on another month, another book and another great discussion. This month we celebrated our 4th birthday! We did our annual quiz and Bri stole the top spot as our new champion! (Daniel forgot to return the trophy so Bri made her own) This month we read "Drink up Darling" by Harvey Oliver Baxter (@lastvanillasmile) who came along to discuss their novella and other works with us. 'Drink up darling' follows Dariel Hale a fashion designer and relatively new vampire

We had the wonderful folk of Pride from Tees to Tyne come interview a couple of our wonderful members. They wrote a community piece about us and it is really nice.

March is here! Spring has sprung! Which means it’s time to celebrate another great year of book club fun with our 4th Birthday! And what better way to celebrate than to invite local indie author Harvey Oliver Baxter @lastvanillasmile to come to book club for a Q&A, book signings, and book shenanigans. Book club is on Saturday 28th March, 12-2pm, at the Newcastle City Library Level 4 in the book gallery. We will start with a highly anticipated yearly book club quiz (no prior

Spring has sprung! As QBN's 4th birthday approaches, we thought we share what themes will be coming up in our 5th year of running. March - Local Author Special April - Community Goals May - Solar Punk June - Classic in Public Domain July - >40 Protagonists August - Travel Fiction September - Horror October - Black History Month November - 2nd Chances December - Favourite Books of 2026 January - Mythology February - Intersex Rep Here's to another great year of book club