The Lambda Literary Book Club meets the last Tuesday of each month (except December) in the Community Meeting Room at the West Hollywood Library and highlights a heady mix of LGBT classics, unheralded gems, and new releases. This month's selection is “Hold tight gently : Michael Callen, Essex Hemphill, and the Battlefield of AIDS,” by Martin B. Duberman. The County of Los Angeles Public Library catalog summary reads: “Meticulously researched and evocatively told, Hold Tight Gently is historian Martin Duberman's poignant memorial to those lost to AIDS and to two of the great unsung heroes of the early years of the epidemic. Composer Michael Callen became a leading figure in the movement to increase awareness of AIDS in the face of wilful neglect. Essex Hemphill contributed to the black gay and lesbian flowering in Washington, D.C., with poetry of searing intensity and introspection. A profound exploration of the intersection of race, sexuality, class, identity and politics.” Join us for the conversation! Please contact the West Hollywood Library regarding the availability of a copy. For more information, please visit http://www.colapublib.org/calendar/index.php?eID=115322

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CONTACT: David Davis at the West Hollywood Library 310-652-5340 or ddavis@library.lacounty.gov

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Contact: David Davis West Hollywood Library 310-652-5340