Monthly Archives: August 2019

The quiet joys of rainy day reading in good company

After how glorious it was last month, it was a tiny bit disappointing that we wouldn’t be able to reprise our silent book club meeting in the park again this month, what with the rain teeming down this morning. But any day, any weather is a good day and fine and acceptable weather for a silent book club meeting. I knew this was going to be a special one as I arrived with book bag and umbrella at Press’ welcoming door …

Open door of Press books coffee vinyl, where we hold our silent book club meetings

The sounds of the rain and of car tires zipping past over wet pavement on the Danforth, coupled with some particularly sweet vinyl selections from Yo La Tengo (thanks, Victoria!) created the perfect reading soundtrack today. The round-the-table discussion beforehand, featuring a nice combination of updates and perspectives from regular, occasional and some brand new participants, was a fine segue into an uninterrupted hour of reading that apparently everyone was particularly yearning for this month.

Intent readers at silent book club meeting

What an exceptional cornucopia of books and other publications we highlighted, discussed and devoured for an hour this time:

Books read and discussed at our latest silent book club meeting

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As always, you can enjoy our previous silent book club meeting reports and book lists here.

We’re pleased and honoured to have been interviewed about the silent book club concept and how to start a club of one’s own.

San Francisco-based Silent Book Club founders Guinevere de La Mare and Laura Gluhanich were most recently featured in a wonderful piece on the NPR web site (yes, National Public Radio, thank you very much!). Extensive and enthusiastic coverage silent book club coverage includes this piece in the February 2019 issue of O, the Oprah Magazine, describing the club’s genesis and extolling its virtues as the concept and clubs spread worldwide.

If you’re interested in starting your own silent book club or are in the Toronto area and perhaps interested in checking ours out, please feel free to contact me for more information.