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Stop by Talking Leaves during the Pride Parade this weekend and pick up your copy of TALES OF THE CITY! Then return to t...
06/06/2026

Stop by Talking Leaves during the Pride Parade this weekend and pick up your copy of TALES OF THE CITY! Then return to the Elmwood Village one week from Sunday for book club!!

Talking Literary Fiction is our brand new literary fiction book club reading celebrated literature from around the world. We could think of no better book for June than this q***r literary classic, and we can’t wait to discuss it with you! This meeting is open to EVERYONE and we cannot recommend TALES OF THE CITY highly enough! If you love literary fiction with characters that leap off the page and writing that captures the complexities of life with heart, insight, and singularly delightful humor, this book is for you.

[image: Talking Literary Fiction poster Tales of the City by Armistead Maupin Sunday June 14 4-6pm. RSVP strongly encouraged. Save 10% when you purchase your book from Talking Leaves, members save 15%]

Happy Pride Month!! Stop by and browse our Pride display for great q***r book recs. All month long, you can pick out a P...
06/04/2026

Happy Pride Month!! Stop by and browse our Pride display for great q***r book recs. All month long, you can pick out a Pride freebie when you buy a book from the display! We hope you’ll also browse Gender Studies, LGBTQ Studies, LGBTQ Fiction, and LGBTQ Kids this month and all year long!

[Image 1 description: a large display of books at Talking Leaves for Pride Month with two quotes displayed above it. Quote 1: I don’t want to be like everyone else. I want acceptance, but I want acceptance of my difference, not my sameness.” Alison Bechdel Quote 2: “No Pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” Marsha P. Johnson]

[image 2 description: the LGBTQ sections at Talking Leaves, two large bookcases]

SUPPORT OUR PRIDE MONTH FUNDRAISER WITH !!!This Pride month in conjunction with our Stone Butch Blues Pop-Up Book Club ...
06/02/2026

SUPPORT OUR PRIDE MONTH FUNDRAISER WITH !!!

This Pride month in conjunction with our Stone Butch Blues Pop-Up Book Club we’ve partnered with Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project to bring you a piece of Q***r Buffalo History and a place to record your own q***r stories!

Stickers -$5
Journals - $15, Designed and handbound by Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project and Talking Q***r Books, this pocket journal features original art of a q***r Buffalo artifact, writing prompts for recording your own q***r stories, and q***r Buffalo reading recommendations! Every journal is one of a kind with unique color combinations and bookmark charms.

Proceeds benefit Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project & Talking Q***r Books

More about the design:
Hard hat belonging to Bobbi Prebis (1938-2026) Buffalo-based butch le***an activist, union organizer, and one of the first women to work at Bethlehem Steel. The Lambda symbol placed on the hard hat by Bobbi is an international symbol of gay liberation. The hard hat now resides at the Le***an Herstory Archives in Brooklyn, New York.

Linocut print designed by Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project in collaboration with Talking Q***r Books for Pride Month 2026.

Available in store now until they’re gone!

Our Stone Butch Blues discussion will take place on Wednesday June 10th 7-9pm, RSVP on our website!

June’s pick for Talking Literary Fiction is one of our most affordable book club picks ever! It’s also a banned q***r li...
05/31/2026

June’s pick for Talking Literary Fiction is one of our most affordable book club picks ever! It’s also a banned q***r literary classic! Seriously what more do you need to know?

TALES OF THE CITY by Armistead Maupin
Discussion Sunday June 14, 4-6pm
Purchase your book from Talking Leaves and save 10% members save 15%. RSVP strongly encouraged

There are so many great events happening in June!1) Join us for the Pride Parade Sunday June 7th! We’ll be open 10am-6pm...
05/30/2026

There are so many great events happening in June!

1) Join us for the Pride Parade Sunday June 7th! We’ll be open 10am-6pm and you find our Pride Display right inside the front door all month long!

2) Discuss STONE BUTCH BLUES with us for our Pop-up Book Club collaboration between and Talking Q***r Books!!! Wed. June 10 7-9pm - RSVP online

3) Talking Literary Fiction: TALES OF THE CITY by Armistead Maupin! Join us Sunday 6/14 4-6pm, RSVP online

4) Mark Goldman at Larkin Square 6/18, 5:30pm, to discuss and sign copies of his latest book INCREDIBLE JOURNEYS: Treasured Works of the Buffalo AKG Museum and their path to Buffalo. Free to attend, books for purchase.

5) Talking Q***r Books discusses WOODWORKING by Emily St. James for Pride Month 2026! Thursday June 25, 7-9pm - RSVP Online

6) For Talking Fantasy Books this month, our theme is: cozy! Come recommend and discuss your favorite cozy reads and what “cozy fantasy” means to you! Sunday June 28, 4-6pm - RSVP Encouraged

05/29/2026

THREE YEARS OF Q***R BOOKS!!!
June marks the start of our 3rd year of Talking Q***r Books!! We’re very excited for the next round of book club picks, and we hope you are too!

Here are the books we’ll be reading for the remainder of 2026!
June: WOODWORKING by Emily St. James (Pride month pick!)
July: COMPOUND FRACTURE by Andrew Joseph White (Disability Pride!)
August: TO SHAPE A DRAGON’s BREATH by Moniquill Blackgoose (Indigenous Fantasy!!)
September: FUTBOLISTA by Jonny Garza Villa (Hispanic Heritage Month)
October: IT CAME FROM THE CLOSET: Q***r Reflections on Horror edited by Joe Vallese

As usual, purchase your book club books from Talking Leaves and save 10%! Members save 15%

More info and a link to RSVP for June’s meeting can be found on our website. All of the books are in stock now!!

Join us JUNE 10 from 7-9pm for a discussion of Stone Butch Blues with !!!!Buffalo is lucky to be a city rich with q***r...
05/26/2026

Join us JUNE 10 from 7-9pm for a discussion of Stone Butch Blues with !!!!

Buffalo is lucky to be a city rich with q***r literature, perhaps none better known than Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg. For this special Pride Month discussion, Talking Q***r Books and Buffalo-Niagara LGBTQ History Project have teamed up to bring you a night of book discussion, paired with local history contextualizing this celebrated book in Buffalo’s vibrant q***r past. With time to discuss and browse, support our fundraiser by purchasing a handmade Q***r Buffalo Journal or sticker, and pick up your next great q***r Buffalo read!

Visit our website to RSVP and learn how you can read Stone Butch Blues for free, or buy a hard copy from Talking Leaves! Stone Butch Blues is on our shelves now! Fundraiser items will be available June 1.

[image 2: a clip of two people making a Lino print of a helmet with a lambda emblem on it. Caption: Hard hat belonging to Bobbi Prebis (1938-2026), Buffalo-based butch le***an activist, union organizer, and one of the first women to work at Bethlehem Steel. The Lambda symbol placed on the hard hat by Bobbi is an international symbol of gay liberation. The hard hat now resides at the Le***an Herstory Archives in Brooklyn, New York.]

We hope to see you at Talking Fantasy Books tonight! We’ll be chatting about all things series and comparing notes on ou...
05/24/2026

We hope to see you at Talking Fantasy Books tonight! We’ll be chatting about all things series and comparing notes on our favorites. Walk-in’s are welcome, no preparation required!

[image description: a sign made to look like a scroll reads “Talking Fantasy Books 4-6pm Join us in the back of the store! Open to all!! No advance reading required!]

Talking Q***r Books meets in 1 week 🏳️‍🌈📚 We'll be discussing Horse Barbie AND ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT ROUND OF BOOK CLUB PI...
05/21/2026

Talking Q***r Books meets in 1 week 🏳️‍🌈📚 We'll be discussing Horse Barbie AND ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT ROUND OF BOOK CLUB PICKS! Let's talk about q***r books, immigration, trans rights, and the books we're reading in Pride Month and beyond!!

5/18/26, 7-9pm, links to RSVP, purchase your book and more available on our website.

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Join us this Sunday for Talking Fantasy Books where we’ll compare notes on series we’ve loved, debate the merits of star...
05/20/2026

Join us this Sunday for Talking Fantasy Books where we’ll compare notes on series we’ve loved, debate the merits of starting a series before it is complete, and discuss anything and everything else that comes to mind!
RSVP is appreciated!

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