Bi+ Book Club December: Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen

Name: Bi+ Book Club December: Last Night at the Hollywood Canteen
Start: 2024-12-09T18:30:00-06:00
Location: Milwaukee LGBT Community Center

Schedule

Mon Dec 09 2024 at 06:30 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Milwaukee LGBT Community Center | Milwaukee, WI

Last Night At The Hollywood Canteen by Sarah James (Mystery)
Join Bi+ Pride Milwaukee for a book discussion at the LGBT Community Center!
December's book is a glittering mystery novel set in 1943, the height of Hollywood's Golden Age... in the midst of Word War II, the Studio System, Hayes Code Censorship, and dazzling stardom. We follow bisexual playwright Annie Laurence from New York to Hollywood, where she starts writings scripts for movies... and witnesses a murder at the Hollywood Canteen - a real-life place staffed each night by stars from different studios, where servicemen shipping out could see shows put on by stars like Bette Davis, The Andrews Sisters, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and Louis Armstrong before heading off to war.
And in Annie's case... witness a murder, become the prime suspect, and have to prove her innocence with the help (or hindrance) of the Dorothy Parker-esque set of famous friends she's just met.

To support one of Wisconsin's Queer-Owned Independent Bookstores, check out:
A Room of One's Own: https://www.roomofonesown.com
Boswell Book Company: https://www.boswellbooks.com (mention this book club at checkout for 10% off our reads this year, and look for our upcoming reads on their Book Club display!)
You can also check out nearly every book on this year's list from the Milwaukee Public Library.
Additionally, you can support Bi+ Pride Milwaukee by purchasing from our Bookshop affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/BiPrideMilwaukee
For a complete list of reads, check out our website: https://bimke.org
And you can also join our Amazon Book Club!
https://www.amazon.com/abc/detail/amzn1.club.bookclub.e4c5192b-58f3-740b-8d08-be66b03e2933?ref_=abc_aa_bdp_r_ds_imw_ibc