Name: Q.U.A.C.K.'s Queer Book Club
Start: 2025-12-28T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-12-28T13:30:00-08:00
Location: South Bay LGBTQ+ Center

QUACK Book Club dives into The Guncle, a funny and heartfelt story about queer family, healing, and showing up when life gets messy.
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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 Decemeber 2025 book is: The Guncle by Steven Rowley

326 pages
11 hour, 23 min audio book
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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:

Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out to Palm Springs for weeklong visits, or when he heads home to Connecticut for the holidays. But in terms of caretaking and relating to two children, no matter how adorable, Patrick is honestly a bit out of his league.
So when tragedy strikes and Maisie and Grant lose their mother and Patrick’s brother has a health crisis of his own, Patrick finds himself suddenly taking on the role of primary guardian. Despite having a set of “Guncle Rules” ready to go, Patrick has no idea what to expect, having spent years barely holding on after the loss of his great love, a somewhat-stalled career, and a lifestyle not-so-suited to a six- and a nine-year-old. Quickly realizing that parenting—even if temporary—isn’t solved with treats and jokes, Patrick’s eyes are opened to a new sense of responsibility, and the realization that, sometimes, even being larger than life means you’re unfailingly human.