Q.U.A.C.K.'s Queer Book Club

An Old Hollywood drama filled with glamour, scandal, forbidden queer love, and the secrets behind seven marriages. Join our queer book club!
About this Event


Queers. United. in Activism. Community. and Knowledge.

Hello! Thank you for your interest in the Q.U.A.C.K.'s Queer Book Club. Our September 2026 book is: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

• 389 pages
• 12 Hour and 11 Mins Audiobook
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We will be discussing the book in its entirety; however, please don’t feel discouraged from attending if you haven’t finished it. Your input in the discussion is both valued and appreciated.

We aim to create a collaborative environment and a safe space for everyone. We encourage feedback on the book and invite readers of all levels to join us. Our goal is to learn and grow together as a community.

RULES:

We have a zero-tolerance policy for hate. Any form of homophobia, transphobia, racism, sexism, classism, Islamophobia, antisemitism, etc., will result in immediate removal from this space. Please be respectful.

As the date approaches, we will send out reminders. Thank you for your interest, and we will be in touch soon.

Plot:

Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more astounded than Monique herself. Why her? Why now?

Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn's luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the `80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn's story near its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique's own in tragic and irreversible ways.