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Welcome to introvert happy hour. Read books with friends in more than 500 cities around the world, or start a chapter of your own. It's a silent reading party, BYOBook!

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Read with friends

At Silent Book Club® there's no assigned reading. SBC members gather in bars, cafés, bookstores, libraries, and online to read together in quiet camaraderie.

All readers are welcome—ebooks or audiobooks, poetry or prose, fiction or non-fiction... it's BYOBook.

Welcome to introvert happy hour!

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Map of Silent Book Club chapters around the world

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Silent Book Club is a global community of readers, with more than 1,000 chapters in 50 countries around the world led by local volunteers.

Search the map to find a chapter near you, or start one of your own.

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Newest Chapters

  • Bristol, United Kingdom
    Bristol, United Kingdom Bristol’s Silent Book Club is a great chance to chat and read with like-minded bookworms, and EVERYONE is welcome!All you need to do is bring yourself and whatever book that you’re currently reading - all books are welcome, including e-readers an...
  • Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | qathet Silent Book Club
    Powell River, British Columbia, Canada | qathet Silent Book Club qathet Silent Book Club: No assigned reading. No questions or conversation prompts. Bring your current book to the Powell River Public Library and read in quiet camaraderie with other introverts. Chat about your favourite authors, or not. This bo...
  • SBC Costa Rica
    SBC Costa Rica Lee en silencio, comparte en comunidad. SBC de Costa Rica, un espacio para leer juntos en silencio y a la vez crear comunidad. Nos reunimos en un lugar tranquilo, donde cada quien lee a su ritmo y de manera individual. Find more information and ou...
  • Martha's Vineyard, MA, USA - SBC MV
    Martha's Vineyard, MA, USA - SBC MV SBC of Martha's Vineyard aims to bring readers together to create community through the otherwise solitary act of silent reading. We support independent bookstores and host our events in them. We are open to all! Find more information and our nex...

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