Pride Book Club - Teaching the Cat to Sit

Please join us for a discussion of Teaching the Cat to Sit: a Memoir by Michelle Theall. 

Even when society, friends, the legal system, and the Pope himself swing toward acceptance of the once unacceptable, Michelle Theall still waits for the one blessing that has always mattered to her the most: her mother’s. Michelle grew up in the conservative Texas Bible Belt, bullied by her classmates and abandoned by her evangelical best friend before she’d ever even held a girl’s hand. She was often at odds with her volatile, overly dramatic, and depressed mother, who had strict ideas about how girls should act. Yet they both clung tightly to their devout Catholic faith—the unifying grace that all but shattered their relationship when Michelle finally admitted she was gay. This memoir is a universal story about our quest for unconditional love from our parents, our children, and most importantly, from ourselves.

Registration and book pick-up begins Monday August 10th. A Zoom option will be available for individuals who would like to attend virtually.