Vintage Max x Drag Story Hour Present: Queer Visitors Book Club!

We've partnered with Drag Story Hour to host the Queer Visitors book club at Vintage Max!

The reading for meeting 1: The Wizard of Oz

We'll kick off the event with a social hour from 7-8, followed by tuning into the national meeting for a watch party from 8-9. Costumes encouraged, but not required.

As always, our book club meetings are BYO-friendly, and attendees enjoy 20% off discounts store-wide (perks of being social!). We'll also be making FREE Queer Visitors buttons for attendees, too!

All reading counts! Physical copy, eBook, audio book, didn't quite finish, or DNF; you'll find a welcoming community of readers here!

DRAG STORY HOUR LAUNCHES “QUEER VISITORS”:                                               

A NEW BOOK CLUB FOR LGBTQIA+ ADULTS

Literary drag salons rooted in queer joy, community, and classic storytelling begin Fall 2025

NEW YORK, NY — July 2025 — Drag Story Hour, the beloved nonprofit known for bringing inclusive storytime to families around the globe, is proud to announce its newest program: Queer Visitors, a national book club series for LGBTQIA+ adults.

Part literary salon, part community circle, Queer Visitors blends literature, drag, and chosen family in joyful, genre-bending ways. Beginning Fall 2025, the program will feature seasonal book picks, virtual author events, themed drag programming, and partnerships with libraries, bookstores, and cultural institutions across the country.

The program’s name, Queer Visitors, is a nod to L. Frank Baum’s 1904 comic strip, Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz—a historical artifact where “queer” meant magical, marvelous, and different. Today, that spirit lives on in the community reclaiming Oz as a place where outsiders become heroes and self-discovery is the real magic.

“Our signature Drag Story Hour events have always celebrated literacy, imagination, and inclusion,” said Jonathan Hamilt, Communications Director and a co-founder of Drag Story Hour. “Queer Visitors invites grown-up readers into that same magical world—just with more nuance, more glitter, and deeper conversation.”

DRAG MEETS BOOK CLUB

Each month will feature:

- A virtual event with drag artists and authors

- Downloadable book guides and discussion prompts

- Community-powered campaigns like “There’s no place like ____.”

- Collaborative opportunities for publishers, booksellers, and libraries

FALL 2025 FEATURED TITLES:

September: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) — Found family, gender-fluid witches, and the origin of the Ruby Slippers

October: The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) — Features Princess Ozma, a trans allegory before its time

November: Ozma of Oz (1907) — Introducing Tik-Tok, a genderless icon with no heart

December: Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) — Fantastical creatures, costume chaos, and camp

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