Silent book club has been the joy of my month because i dont get out much, says kane, a transplant from new york. Silent book club is held every second tuesday of the month from 6. Silent book clubs offer introverts a space to socialize. Silent book club started in 2012 with a couple of friends reading in companionable silence at a neighborhood bar. Rules for silent book club aka introverts book club. Members meet up at a bar, a library, a bookstore or any venue that will host them. Welcome to introvert happy hour, where book lovers gather in person, once a month, in more than 240 cities around.
For now we are meeting online, so join from anywhere. Mar 05, 2020 bring any book you are currently reading and join us at savoy for our first ever silent book club. Public library offers teens a space for quiet reading after school. For the first half hour, people order drinks, share. Based on silent book clubs as reported by npr, participants come with a book or magazine, a bell will ring at the beginning of the hour and reading commences. Silent book club is a space for people to get together and read as a community. Silent book club meets monthly in kanawha city daily mail. Promising to be the debut novel of the season the silent patient is a shocking psychological thriller of a womans act of violence against her husbandand of the therapist obsessed with uncovering her motive. If youre feeling social, as in, social media social, join the jpl silent book club facebook group and chat with fellow readers about characters.
Others gather in coffeeshops, martini bars, cafes, and restaurants. Why a silent book club is a brilliant idea its a book club for introverts to be social without all the pressure of a regular book club. The silent book club concept started, as much of this sort of thing does, in the san francisco bay area. Silent book club canton has no assigned reads and doesnt pressure participants to dicuss what theyre reading. Dec 17, 2018 today, silent book club has more than 50 chapters all over the world. Then settle in for an hour or two of quiet reading with fellow book lovers.
Silent book club open to all bookstr book news, best. What began as two friends carving out reading time in their busy lives, grew into an everexpanding organization of groups of readers meeting to read together, in public, in silence. We then wrap up with another 15 minutes of discussion or continued silent reading. For its first installment, we met at taste of belgium in the overtherhine neighborhood of downtown cincinnati being the anxious early bird that i am, of course i arrived forty minutes before. The silent wife is the latest book by kerry fisher and one ive been so excited about. Silent book club canton welcomes students, faculty, staff and north country community members who want to carve out time to read to join us. The group picks a time and a place, and everyone brings a book to read of their choosing. From the getgo, silent book club has been a smashing success and it was a night ill never forget. Silent book club offers the timestarved and techobsessed permission to unplug and relax among readers in their community. Apr 10, 2020 silent book club has been the joy of my month because i dont get out much, says kane, a transplant from new york. Newspapers, magazines, manga, comics, clay tablets, etablets with your favorite blog post are all acceptable. Ive only been in california for a year, so this was a good way to.
Aug 12, 2019 then silent book club is perfect for you. Silent book club is all of the book club with none of the meeting. Feb 10, 2020 always wishing you had more time to read. At over 70 chapters around the world, people gather at silent book clubs to read whatever they like. Once the bell rings, silent reading time commences. There are now more than 40 silent book club chapters around the world, from sheboygan, wisconsin, to kuala lumpur, malaysia. Enjoy the company of other readers, indulge in a tasty beverage or snack, and leave with recommendations. Bring a book of your choice and settle in for an hour of quiet reading with fellow book lovers. Meet the dreamhost customers behind silent book club dreamhost. In fact, if you bring headphones and listen at a soft volume, audiobooks and. Silent book club is about taking time out of your busy schedule to simply relax and read. Even introverts need social outings, say the founders of this special kind of book club. Print copies of the silent book club book of the month will be available at jpl beginning the 8th of the month, while supplies last.
How the silent book club gave me back my reading life. Silent book club runs differently than your traditional book club. Jan 15, 2020 why a silent book club is a brilliant idea its a book club for introverts to be social without all the pressure of a regular book club. Silent book club, which boasts more than 50 chapters worldwide, is really all about sharing a lowmaintenance way for individuals to enjoy reading their own book together. Silent book club may 16, 2020 gresham area chamber of.
The format of a silent book club meeting is simple. At silent book club, no one will be shushed or shamed. Silent book club is a renowned hobbyturnedbusiness that longtime friends laura gluhanich and guinevere started back in 2012. Jan 21, 2020 when the hour was up, people continued to sit and enjoy the company at their table, exchanging contact information, book titles, and their love for literature of all kinds. This club will be meeting monthly, so if you cant make it this time, come next time. Theres no assigned reading or discussion guidesthats the silent part of our book clubbut we do like to share book recommendations and meet likeminded readers. Some chapters meet in libraries, markets, and bookstores.
In partnership with the public library of cincinnati and hamilton county, this introvert happy hour is happening once a month in the queen city. When a friend and fellow librarian mentioned to christina wolfskehl that the most popular programming at her library focused on silent reading, she seemed almost embarrassed by the activitys simplicity. Originally, it was the idea of two busy working women in california, who took to meeting. The new book clubs where you keep silent daily mail online. Silent book club meets monthly in kanawha city daily. Why a silent book club is a brilliant idea mnn mother nature. Bring any book you are currently reading and join us at savoy for our first ever silent book club. While some silent reading parties have a strict no. Today, silent book club has more than 50 chapters all over the world.
Jan 12, 2020 the silent book club concept started, as much of this sort of thing does, in the san francisco bay area. Silent book club started with a couple of friends drinking wine and reading. Read books with friends in more than 100 cities around the world, or start a meetup of your own. Why a silent book club is a brilliant idea mnn mother. Print copies of the silent book club book of the month will be available at jpl while supplies last.
It sure does feel like were all living in a dystopian novel, said our affable host, book blogger kari erickson. Laura and guinevere are both incredibly busy women and in 2012, they decided to meet at a local bar in san francisco, committing to reading at least one chapter of the books they had on the go at the time. Its a gathering of people who go out to a public space for the purpose of reading together. Think of it as introverted happy hour, or a book club without homework for those of us who love to read but hate the idea of a regimented book club. Originally, it was the idea of two busy working women in. The silent book club for introverts retools after coronavirus. Sbc can happen over coffee, over lunch, once a month or. There wont be assigned reading or discussion guidesthats the silent part of our book club but we do like to share book recommendations and meet likeminded readers.
When the idea of hosting a group was pitched to her, trident booksellers caitlin kling says that what sealed it for me. The hedberg library is launching their very own silent book club chapter, and everyones invited. How two women quietly reading books in an sf bar started an. Wednesdays in room 170 the yellow room of the hedberg library. Book club questions for the silent patient by alex. Grab a drink andor snacks if you want to and settle in with your book and a bunch of fellow.
Participants can enjoy 12 off any drink on our menu. The following book club questions will have spoilers so if you havent read the. Mar 10, 2020 were holding silent book clubs to help adults with your elect to connect 2020 digital detox. She desired the social aspect of a book club without the pressure of finishing a reading selection or contributing to a conversation. All the benefits of book club with zero guilt and pressure. To learn more about the book club thats sweeping the nation visit s. Even though bad girls book club which shunnarah now runs, too takes substantially more planning, she said, the silent book club far outpaces it in terms of committed readers. Why a silent book club might save your life read it forward. Silent book club gathers primarily to read own selections. Gavin newsom announced a statewide shelterinplace order, 12 californians, myself included, logged on to skype to talk about what we were reading. Bring whatever you want to read in any format you want.
Jan 17, 2020 silent book club sbc has come to cincinnati. Shop silent book club s society6 store featuring unique designs on various products across art prints, tech accessories, apparels, and home decor goods. Apr 10, 2020 a silent book club event held on zoom in turin, italy. Silent book club tiverton public library 4016256796. A silent book club event held on zoom in turin, italy. Silent book club an already unconventional book club that started in san francisco but now has chapters around the world is also kicking off livestreamed meetings. Here youll find the arizona opera book club, a silent book club, and the first draft book club. I have been part of a ya book club, a read women club, and a couple others. What began as two friends carving out reading time in their busy lives, grew into an everexpanding organization of groups of readers meeting to read together, in. After 7pm, we will discuss what were are reading if people want to. Our intention is to gather and read among others who find joy in reading or want to learn to find joy in reading.
How the silent book club gave me back my reading life literary. Instead, bring along your lastest read, or browse and borrow a book from the library when you arrive. Our intention is to gather and read among others who find. Sbc can happen over coffee, over lunch, once a month or so, with a group of friends or strangers. Details join us at the next gathering of silent book club vegas we like reading but sometimes feel that we cant find time to do it. We encourage people all over the world to start their own silent book clubs.
If youre feeling social, as in social media social, join the jpl silent book club facebook group and chat with fellow readers about characters, plot, how that one character. Mar 27, 2020 the silent book club has an origin story worthy of a new york times bestselling novel. Everyone is welcome, and anyone can join or launch a chapter. Join the most casual book club in town theres no required reading. For its first installment, we met at taste of belgium in the over the rhine neighborhood of downtown cincinnati. Mar 19, 2020 silent book club an already unconventional book club that started in san francisco but now has chapters around the world is also kicking off livestreamed meetings. A happy place for bibliophiles to come together and read as a group.
Back in 2015 i read kerrys book the island escape and immediately fell in love with her writing, the way she explores friendship and made me recognize parts of myself in both of her main characters. How two women quietly reading books in an sf bar started. The silent patient by alex michaelides is an engrossing read with plenty of shocking reveals. Meet the dreamhost customers behind silent book club. Its a great way to practice selfcare during the week, meet new people, and find great book recommendations. Treat yourself once a month to a night of reading and friendship. We have more than 100 active chapters in cities of all sizes, and new chapters are being launched by volunteers every week. At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30 minute period to order fooddrinks and mingle, followed by an hour of silent reading, and concluding with a half hour of more socializing and wrapup. Silent book club sunshine coast takes place on the third sunday of every month between 2 and 5pm at mykies by the bay on grand parade, kawana island. The official book club of first draft book bar, the monthly first draft book club meetup is guided. At the beginning of each meeting, there will be a 30minute period to meet others and. Just bring a book or e book and spend a little time reading with us.
The silent book club, a global meetup for introverts, now. Jan 07, 2020 the format of a silent book club meeting is simple. Just bring a book or ebook and spend a little time reading with us. We partner with silent book club every month to bring you an hour of silent reading.