Get ready for #SummerReads!
Friends, readers, introverts...
We imagine a number of you have recently joined us thanks to the lovely NPR and The Times UK stories highlighting Silent Book Clubs around the world. We're glad you are here! And to our introvert happy hour regulars, we thank you for sharing the silent reading love for years.
If you've been a long-time reader but haven't found a SBC chapter near you, we've got some very good news. In the last two months, we've seen more than 30 Silent Book Club chapters start up, which brings us to more than 100 chapters around the world! So if it has been a while since you've checked out the chapter listings or calendar on our website, now's the time to take a look. Stay tuned for even bigger news coming soon—it's about to get a whole lot easier to find a meet-up near you.
See you at SBC!
Guinevere & Laura
Chapter Spotlight: Richmond, VA Books and brews are on the menu when Silent Book Club meets next Saturday at Capital Ale House in Midlothian, VA. Since 2017, Richmond readers have gathered to relax and read. Cheers to organizer Allison H. for making it happen!
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Shrug, by Lisa Braver Moss
1960’s California: Martha Goldenthal’s only focus is to plan for college. But her home life is a cauldron of kooky ideas, impossible demands, and explosive physical violence. Shrug is the absorbing, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting story of one young woman’s journey toward independence.
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BOOKMARKS
September brings Banned Books Week. Here are highlights along with other articles we've been reading.
50 Years of Intellectual Freedom. American Libraries
Top 10 Most Challenged Books. Office for Intellectual Freedom
Read Banned Comics! Comic Book Legal Defense League
Indie Booksellers Incensed as Amazon Breaks 'Testament' Embargo Publishers Weekly
Scientists end audiobook snobbery once and for all. Telegraph UK
Do literary prizes matter? Researchers crunch the numbers. Public Books
Goodreads is a trash fire. OneZero
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EVENTS
Find out where Silent Book Club is meeting on our Calendar, and check out the latest chapters to join the club on our website.
HOW TO HOST A SILENT BOOK CLUB
Want to bring Silent Book Club to your town? We will walk you through how to set up your own chapter and help you promote it. It's easy—start here!