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Queer Book Recs for Thanksgiving from SBC Seattle – Silent Book Club
Country decided your rights don’t matter? Family pretending it’s business as usual? Bomb cyclones getting you down? This calls for comfort food. While the holiday itself is more questionable than Granny Shirley’s Jello salad, *most* of the food that comes with Thanksgiving slaps, and nothing helps the My Family Voted R
Freedom to Read Day of Action – Silent Book Club
This weekend, on Saturday, October 19, libraries, bookstores, readers, and partners nationwide are hosting rallies and community events to unite against book bans and demonstrate our shared commitment to this fundamental freedom. Book bans and challenges in the U.S. reached an all-time high in 2023 and continue to happ
Supporting Communities through Helene – Silent Book Club
Hurricane Helene has devastated multiple areas in the United States, including communities where Silent Book Club chapters and families are based. We have gathered resources to support the people impacted by the storm, and encourage any who can give to donate where we've been told is most helpful from locals. Local an
Libro.fm 10th Anniversary Giveaway! – Silent Book Club
Our friends at Libro.fm are celebrating their 10th anniversary! More than 3,000 bookstores in 80 countries around the globe use Libro.fm to offer 450,000+ audiobooks to listeners. Unlike mega-corporate audiobook companies—cough, rhymes with laudable but is anything but—Libro.fm shares profits with local bookshops. Thes
An interview with author Liza Achilles – Silent Book Club
Liza Achilles has been a friend of Silent Book Club for many years. She is one of our original chapter organizers, running the SBC Rockville chapter since 2017, and she's been a guest contributor on the blog. Liza is publishing a new book on July 1, and we were delighted to interview her about it here! You can preorder
Q&A with author and SBC host Mandy Shunnarah – Silent Book Club
We recently had the pleasure of interviewing Mandy Shunnarah, author, poet, and longtime host of Silent Book Club Columbus. We chatted about her writing journey, publishing her first book, and the joys of being part of the SBC community. Mandy, thank you so much for sharing your time and insights with us! Preorder a c
Spotlight: Columbia, South Carolina – Silent Book Club
This month we're thrilled to shine a spotlight on Silent Book Club Columbia, South Carolina. Organizer Jemia Williams (pictured above, left) may be relatively new to hosting a local chapter, but her impact on the community has been huge. Jemia also writes a Substack newsletter, so we've invited her to be our guest blog
SBC on Good Morning America! – Silent Book Club
Good Morning America investigated the growing trend of silent reading parties with a visit to the Hotel Sorrento, where Christopher Frizzelle hosted the first silent reading party in 2009 with live piano music and quiet reading. When we launched Silent Book Club, our goal was to make this experience accessible to ever
1,000 chapters and counting! 🎉 – Silent Book Club
Fellow bookworms, introverts, and fans of not talking... We have some exciting news to share – Silent Book Club has officially reached more than 1,000 chapters worldwide! From a cozy gathering in San Francisco back in 2012 to a global network spanning five continents, this journey has been nothing short of extraordinar
2024 Reader Survey - Book Recommendations – Silent Book Club
The results of our first SBC Reader Survey are in! We asked Silent Book Club members to share the last great book they read and more than 1200 readers replied. In total, there were 818 books recommended across all genres and eras from classics to new releases. Did your favorites make the list?
Take our first-ever SBC Reader Survey! – Silent Book Club
Do you love to read? Have you attended a Silent Book Club meetup or are you thinking of joining one? We'd love to hear from you! We're launching our first-ever survey to help us better understand your thoughts on books, reading, and Silent Book Club. After the survey ends, we'll be sharing a report of the Top Books Rec
SBC featured on Nerdette (swoon!) – Silent Book Club
Earlier this month, the host of NPR's Nerdette podcast, Greta Johnsen, dropped in on Silent Book Club at Dorothy, a lesbian bar in Chicago (previously featured in this great article). She and her producer interviewed the organizer, Charlie Schumann, and bar owner, Whitney LaMora, and chatted with attendees.
SBC Playlist: The Write Stuff – Silent Book Club
Many of the times that musicians step into the literary world, they are mining their memories on the road, through a tumultuous time or legendary part of their careers. There are a handful who release poetry, novels or advice on creativity and art, some as award-winning in their writing as in their music. If you are l
Celebrating 500 Chapters! – Silent Book Club
In 2012, we had no idea that this lark of an idea would spark a global movement. The concept was simple: gather with fellow book lovers, enjoy the company of others without the pressure of conversation, and lose yourself in the pages of a good book. Today Silent Book Club has grown into a worldwide phenomenon, with mor
Spotlight: San Diego, California – Silent Book Club
We're shining a light on the people who make Silent Book Club great—our local organizers. Get to know the folks behind the scenes, and maybe get inspired to start your own chapter! Krystle Johnson started hosting Silent Book Club San Diego in 2019, when she read about it in Oprah Magazine and took over the chapter from
Spotlight: Charleston, South Carolina – Silent Book Club
We're shining a light on the people who make Silent Book Club great—our local organizers. Get to know the folks behind the scenes, and maybe get inspired to start your own chapter! We first met Corrin Foster in 2020 when she worked at a publishing house in Austin, Texas. She reached out to us to promote an author's boo
Spotlight: Athens, Georgia – Silent Book Club
We're shining a light on the people who make Silent Book Club great—our local organizers. Get to know the folks behind the scenes, and maybe get inspired to start your own chapter! Today's spotlight is written by Kathleen Adams, host of Silent Book Club Athens, Georgia.
Spotlight: Virtual SBC – Silent Book Club
We're shining a light on the people who make Silent Book Club great—our local organizers. Divya Mirchandani is an "OG" SBC organizer. She's been with Silent Book Club since 2016, launching a chapter in Orange County. She now hosts Virtual SBC, an online meetup.
Judy Blume forever! – Silent Book Club
Last week, I went to the movies with a group of about 30 women to see “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” The event was hosted by the reading realtors, two friends who are locally famous for always including a book review in their real estate newsletter. We had a book exchange before the movie, ordered wine and pop
What we're reading at SBC Sorong, Indonesia – Silent Book Club
This guest post was written by Dayu Rifanto, organizer of SBC Sorong in West Papua, Indonesia. The most captivating wreck is not found in the ocean's depths but at the library. Buried amidst piles of literature, one can explore the forest of characters, scavenge the crumbs of history, and study relentlessly, even longe
Shop Silent Book Club on Zazzle
We've expanded our store to introduce new Silent Book Club merchandise and bookish gifts on Zazzle. Now you can rock SBC trucker hats and tote bags, or even tuck a flask into your back pocket for the road. Silent Book Club Choose from dozens of products and designs, or customize your own flair to suit your tastes. An
SBC's Favorite Books of 2022 – Silent Book Club
We polled local chapter leaders and the Silent Book Club Facebook group to find out what SBC readers loved this year. Not all of the books included were published in 2022—we wanted to know what folks read and loved this year regardless of when it went on sale. Here are the top faves!
SBC Playlist: Bookish – Silent Book Club
We love a good bookish twitter thread (though less and less). Freelance music publicist Eric Alper recently asked his followers, "What's a great song that has a literary references in them?" with hundreds of responses. We've culled a number that were new to us or didn't make it to previous collection, to a new SBC pla
Commitment to Action – Silent Book Club
Silent Book Club is an anti-racist organization. We are committed to actively dismantling systemic racism through our brand and activities. Publishing is a largely homogenous industry, with systems and structures in place that limit access and opportunity, which is reflected in who ends up as published authors: largely
Giveaway! The Warsaw Orphan, by Kelly Rimmer – Silent Book Club
Enter to win one of 10 advance reader copies of The Warsaw Orphan, by Kelly Rimmer! Readers of WWII historical fiction and fans of bestsellers like Before We Were Yours and The Nightingale won't want to miss the latest from Kelly Rimmer, the author of The Things We Cannot Say.
Giveaway: The Rib King – Silent Book Club
“Hubbard delivers a dazzling tour-de-force in this richly painted, perfectly timed meditation on privilege and fury.” —Booklist (starred review) The Rib King, an intricately woven historical novel, centers around the black servants of a down-on-its heels upper-class white family in the early 20th century. Author Ladee
My Silent Book Club Began to Lead Itself
Liza Achilles is a writer and Silent Book Club organizer in Rockville, Maryland. She blogs about seeking wisdom through books and elsewhere at lizaachilles.com. My Silent Book Club, here in Rockville, Maryland, has become a tight-knit community of book lovers who are, well, not necessarily from Rockville, Maryland. So
SBC Playlist: Lit Hip Hop – Silent Book Club
Three years ago Kendrick Lamar won the Pulitzer Prize for music, the first artist outside of the jazz or classical genre to be awarded the prize. Lamar's dexterity and lyricism is undeniable, and his lyrical references follow a long line of literature in rap. Our next SBC playlist features hip hop artists with literary
Rethink: Smashing the Myths of Women in Business – Silent Book Club
Today, women are challenging long-held beliefs about what they can and cannot do. Debunking the theories that women evolved to stay in the home to care for children so men could go off to hunt, more and more women are disavowing genetic determinants and showing how they can do everything men can do, albeit differently,
Celebrate Juneteenth – Silent Book Club
June 19, 2021 marks the first time Juneteeth will be officially recognized as a federal holiday in the United States, 155 years after its first celebration.We're honoring this milestone by supporting Black-owned bookstores, authors, and activists across the country, and invite you to do the same. 14 children's books ce
Giveaway: The New Builders – Silent Book Club
Contrary to the myth of the white, male tech founder that dominates our mindshare, most new businesses are started by people who are Black, brown, female, and older. As founders of Silent Book Club, we resemble this. What if everything you’ve been told about business is wrong? In The New Builders, venture capitalist S
Virtual Author Chat with Catherine Adel West & Vera Kurian – Silent Book Club
Join us online on Wednesday, August 25 at 7pm ET, for a conversation with Catherine Adel West, author of Saving Ruby King, and Vera Kurian, author of Never Saw Me Coming. Silent Book Club Online host Abbey Lile-Taylor interviews the authors about their debut novels, writing fiction in turbulent times, and their journe
My fall plans... – Silent Book Club
This photo of a solitary Little Free Library surrounded by fallen leaves on the shores of a Swiss lake pretty much sums up how I'd like spend my fall. On a secluded shore, with a stack of books, far far away from the Delta variant. Fall is the best season for books, with all the major publishers saving their blockbust
So we read on... – Silent Book Club
In late February 2020, Silent Book Club Torino hosted its first book mob—two dozen readers took over a subway car and read in silence from one end of the line to the other. The local news covered the story, and I messaged the organizers, Enrico Nada and Monica Di Martino, to congratulate them on the success of the even
Giveaway! Sorrow, by Tiffanie DeBartolo – Silent Book Club
Art, love, and redemption converge in Tiffanie DeBartolo's poignant novel critiquing masculinity and the millennial generation. Enter for a chance to win one of 5 copies! Drawing from her experience as a record label owner and music exec, Tiffanie DeBartolo deftly weaves the story of a musician who has lost his way.