Virtual Silent Book Club - Welcome to Introvert Happy Hour
Raise readers, raise empathy
Father's Day in the US is Sunday, June 21. If you need gift ideas, we offer a few recommendations for the reader in your life. There's plenty of time to order and get them delivered, to celebrate any paternal figures in your life.
Widely reported research shows that reading fiction increases empathy and compassion. For those of us who need to expand our views beyond the white American narrative, here's a list of recommendations from our community, including fiction, memoir, non-fiction, essays, and poetry. Pick your favorite genre and explore to better understand, and learn about experiences different than your own.
Reading, of course, offers escape as well, and 2020 cements this need. Find a new fantasy or sci-fi book, dig into stories made into TV shows and movies, or discover new poetry to love.
Take care of each other and support writers from all backgrounds sharing their stories.
Guinevere & Laura
Meet Lisa Duffy, Win her book
Our next Silent Book Club with an author is Tuesday, June 9th. RSVP today and enter to win a copy of Lisa Duffy's book, My Kind of People.
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SBC perks!
As a Silent Book Club member, enter code "SBC" to get 3 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you sign up for a new Libro.fm membership.
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BOOKMARKS
Here are some highlights of what we've been reading online.
With Her Nose Stuck in a Book: The Feminine Face of Book Clubs Verily
James and the Giant Peach, with Taika Waititi and friends YouTube
Meet Novelist Lisa Duffy Silent Book Club
Asian & Pacific Islander American Book Month Asian Author Alliance
Wanda Coleman, the Great Poet of Los Angeles Hyperallergenic
The Sound of Silence American Libraries
Show but don’t tell: why silent Zooms are golden for focusing the mind The Guardian
What Bay Area libraries will look like when they reopen SF Chronicle
Author interviews on the Silent Book Club channel YouTube
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ONGOING SILENT BOOK CLUBS
We have a number of Virtual Silent Book Clubs meeting multiple times per month.
You can attend from anywhere, so click through to RSVP to one that works for you!