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Book Lovers Unite
Today, August 9, is National Book Lover's Day in the USA, so we've teamed up with Chronicle Books to host a very bookish giveaway on Instagram. One lucky reader will win a complete set of the I'd Rather be Reading book lover's collection: a hardcover journal, notebook set, notecards and envelopes, and the original I'd Rather be Reading book. This little love letter to books is a compendium of art, poetry, and essays celebrating the joy of reading, which was edited by none other than our SBC cofounder Guinevere de la Mare. You can find the collection on Amazon all over the world, or order it on the Silent Book Club website if you're in the States.
On a more serious note, those of you who have been following us for awhile know that we are not only readers, but also activists. The mass shootings last weekend in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas are only the most recent reminders of how many innocent lives have been sacrificed by our government as a result of their refusal to stand up to the gun lobby and their failure to take action. Here are three things you can do right now to make a difference:
1. READ - Fight Like a Mother: How a Grassroots Movement Took on the Gun Lobby and Why Women Will Change the World, by Shannon Watts, the founder of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.
2. CALL/WRITE - Contact your local representatives and demand that they pass legislation to ban assault rifles and high-capacity magazines. These weapons of war are not protected by the second amendment. Vote for candidates who support common-sense gun laws.
3. DONATE - Support non-profit organizations like Everytown for Gun Safety and Sandy Hook Promise that are literally fighting for children's lives. Here's why money matters now more than ever in the run-up to the 2020 election.
We will not be silent.
Guinevere & Laura
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Book Lover's Day Giveaway!
We've teamed up with Chronicle Books to give away an I'd Rather be Reading book lover's collection including a hardcover journal, notebook set, notecards, and book.
Enter to win on Instagram
BOOKMARKS
What we're reading around the web this month.
We Need Diverse Books celebrates five years with an announcement. We Need Diverse Books
How to Organize and Host a Book Club. SBC blog
21 Books for Boss Ladies. Read it Forward
A playlist of songs inspired by books! Books are Magic
Sprechen Sie Silent Book Club? Frankfurter Allgemaine
A Silent Book Club for noisy readers. Washington Independent Review of Books
Reader's block is for real. The New York Times
Online ebook scams are putting authors out of business. Los Angeles Times
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