Supernormal Reads

A queer space for queer people reading queer books

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Supernormal Reads is a queer-focused instance of Book Wyrm. Anyone can join regardless of their gender and sexual or romantic orientation. We welcome any kind of book: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, cooking books, instruction manuals, etc. Queerness lies in the eyes of the beholder.

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Supernormal Reads is run by Supernormal, a queer literary collective based in Amsterdam. You can find them on Instagram: [@supernormalbooks](https://www.instagram.com/supernormalbooks/?hl=en)

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Recent Books

Sarah Schulman: Rat Bohemia (Paperback, 2008, Arsenal Pulp Press) 5 stars

Rat Bohemia

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First published in 1995, this award-winning novel, written from the epicentre of the AIDS crisis, is a bold, achingly honest story set in the "rat bohemia" of New York City, whose huddled masses include gay men and lesbians who bond with one another in the wake of loss. Navigating the …

Ocean Vuong: The Emperor of Gladness (Hardcover, 2025, Jonathan Cape) 4 stars

The Emperor of Gladness

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One late summer evening in the post-industrial town of East Gladness, Connecticut, nineteen-year-old Hai stands on the edge of a bridge in pelting rain, ready to jump, when he hears someone shout across the river. The voice belongs to Grazina, an elderly widow succumbing to dementia, who convinces him to …