The publication of "Giovanni's Room" was one of the most daring acts in American literary history. Unbelievably risky at the time of its publication in 1956, James Baldwin's second novel is now widely regarded as a masterpiece. "Giovanni's Room" is a suspense novel, a love story, a murder mystery, and an elegy-as well as a vital text in the history of queer expression. We will read and discuss it together over four weeks. Warning: It is not a happy book. But it is a breathtaking and immortal work of art by one of the greatest writers who ever lived.