# Event Details - **Event Name**: Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley - **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: We are so excited for our next monthly book club for Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors hosted by Patty. Join us on Sunday, September 20th, at 2 pm to chat about "Take Me With You" by Steven Rowley. Stop in and grab your copy! About the book: College professor Jesse del Ruth has been abandoned. Thirty years into their relationship, Jesse witnesses his husband, Norman, get out of bed late one night, walk into their Joshua Tree backyard, step into a strange beam of light and . . . disappear. How could Norman desert him after a lifetime together? Where did he go? And, most confoundingly . . . will he ever return? Jesse knew they were both feeling stuck, longing for something they couldn’t quite name. But was their rut so deep that Norman’s only option was to leave Jesse behind? As Jesse struggles to understand Norman’s disappearance, he tries to piece together his new reality. Is he expected to wait patiently for a partner who may never come back? Or is this an opportunity for reinvention? He is, after all, alone for the first time in his adult life. Should he return to the classroom? Put in a pool? Get a dog? Call his estranged mother? What does it mean to be alone when you’ve always been one half of a whole? When Norman’s sister, Lally, lands on Jesse’s doorstep with an urgent request, Norman’s absence becomes even more profound. Add to Jesse’s grief and confusion a conspiracy-theorist neighbor, a strange man following him, and suspicions that he may have had a hand in Norman’s disappearance, and Jesse starts to crack under the pressure. With his husband missing and the world closing in, all eyes are on Jesse. Before he can understand how Norman could leave it all behind, Jesse must confront what it means to stay. In Take Me With You, Steven Rowley brings his resonant wit and emotional insight to an epic love story—an exploration of the forces that draw two people into the same orbit and the gravity that threatens to pull them apart. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/reading-queer-stories-by-queer-authors-book-club-take-me-with-you-by-steven-rowley/200030462270414 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, dog - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 16 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Iowa City - **state**: IA - **country**: United States - **location**: 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246 - **lat**: 41.65578 - **long**: -91.56051 - **full address**: 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/7d1db350a613057aa143a5ff76a4fc2886ecc1d6b7129fa6deb5c6bdc5201fd3-rimg-w1200-h675-dcb8d8f8-gmir?v=1787311540 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley being held? - **A:** Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley takes place on Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Sun, 20 Sep, 2026 at 02:00 pm at 1310 1/2 Melrose Avenue, Iowa City, IA, United States, Iowa 52246. - **Q**: Who is organizing Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley? - **A:** Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley is organized by Sidekick Coffee & Books. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Reading Queer Stories by Queer Authors Book Club | Take Me with You by Steven Rowley is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Iowa City, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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