Get ready for #SummerReads!
Get ready for summer reading!
Suddenly we blinked and summer was right around the corner. School's out in two and half weeks and I'm still looking for a gap in my calendar to schedule spring cleaning. Oh well, might as well chuck out those good intentions and look ahead to summer reading instead.
We're a little late in getting the newsletter out this month because we spent a whirlwind weekend getting together for a Silent Book Club executive retreat/2020 visioning session/Denver restaurant tour (Safta wins, no contest). We stopped by BookBar, home of our Denver SBC meetup, took a team selfie in front of their book mural, and dropped into not one but two Tattered Cover outposts. Denver is a great town for bibliophiles, and Laura thinks everyone should move there—or at least come visit.
We have some big plans in the works for SBC in the coming year, and we CAN'T WAIT to start rolling them out. It's going to be a busy summer! Let us know what you're looking forward to reading. We're always on the hunt for great recommendations in all genres.
Happy (almost summer) reading,
Guinevere & Laura
Chapter Spotlight: San Diego, CA If you live in San Diego, consider yourself lucky. This chapter hosts meetups, hikes, and book crawls. Don't miss the reading picnic on June 9!
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Rosé and read
Keep your hands dry and your drinks cool this summer while you read. These SBC cozies would go well by pool with a cold can of rosé...
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Articles, lists, and book news from around the web.
Want to become a writer? Better marry rich or inherit a LOT. The Guardian
WHOA! Shakespeare was totally a woman. The Atlantic
Does this count as writing? The New Yorker
Book clubs bloom in Afghanistan. The Guardian
These books are challenging traditional narratives of motherhood. The Rumpus
What Silent Book Club means to me. Liza Achilles
How to turn kids into bookworms. The Guardian
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