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As a queer, feminist collective we feature books and events that reflect our interests, and the needs of marginalized communities in the South. We strive to promote exploration and encounter by maintaining a welcoming, sober, and anti-oppressive space. Ⓐ Ⓔ Ⓥ

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Jun 3rd, 2018

WNC-Between The Covers BDSM Book Group

Every first Sunday from May 2018 until June 2018

WNC-Between The Covers, a BDSM and fetish book group, will be reading books and meeting each month to discuss them. Books under consideration include The Sleeping Beauty Series by Anne Rice, The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton & Catherine A. Liszt, The Story of O by Anne Desclos, Secretary by Mary Gaitskill.

Participants are invited to join the event no matter how much (or little) of the book they have read. Books can be obtained from Firestorm with a 10% discount!

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