Silent Book Club Taipei celebrated its 2nd anniversary in September. We caught up with the founder and host Dabina to chat about a memorable recent meetup on a subway train in honor of Book Lovers Day.

From the moment guests began arriving at the beautiful Hacienda Guachipélin in the Guanacaste Province of Costa Rica, the energy was easy, warm, and ready to unwind. By dinner, it was clear that this retreat was going to be something special.

It has been an incredible ten years of Silent Book Club. As we reflect on our celebratory month, we wanted to pause and take stock of some highlights over the past decade of organizing this community of readers.

Guest post by Katie Dehn, Berkley SBC co-host

Our Berkley SBC Chapter has a new way to share books beyond our monthly meetups—a community Lending Library right inside Mother Handsome, the Oak Park, MI café that’s been our chapter’s home for over a year. Over countless gatherings, the Berkley chapter has built a wonderful relationship with Mother Handsome—hosting cozy reading nights, quiet conversations, and even the Silent Book Club 10th Anniversary Readathon with four other local chapters. So when co-host Katie Dehn reached out to co-owner Brooke Zadorsky about starting a small library for the community, Brooke immediately said yes, excited to help bring the idea to life.

A decade of community, connection, and quiet moments shared — and a few gatherings so big, they could fill an entire park or beach. These are the chapters that have drawn the largest crowds and built the biggest followings around the world.

Over the past ten years, Silent Book Club has grown from a small idea among friends to a global movement with more than 2,000 chapters in 60+ countries. While every group carries its own rhythm, these ten chapters have shown just how far a simple act — reading together in silence — can reach.

From Georgia, USA to Indonesia to South Africa, these are the readers turning cities into libraries and strangers into friends.

Over the past ten years, Silent Book Club has grown from a small idea among friends to a global movement spanning more than 2,000 chapters in over 60 countries around the world. While each chapter carries its own rhythm and personality, a few have quietly stood the test of time — reading, connecting, and growing together for nearly a decade.

We officially kicked off Silent Book Club’s 10th Anniversary Readathon live on the TODAY Show from Rockefeller Plaza! 

Joining forces with Jenna Bush Hager, the founder of the Read with Jenna Book Club, SBC cofounders Laura and Guinevere hosted a special Silent Book Club NYC meetup at the Ned NoMad with local organizers, librarians, and booksellers from New York City, Brooklyn, Monmouth County, Wantagh, Bergen County, Glen Cove, Cherry Hill, Hauppauge, Beacon, Northport, Riverhead, Port Jeff, Spring Lake, and more. Everyone brought their books for a cozy read with the TODAY Show host (and new publisher!) earlier this week.

On Thursday, we brought our books and arrived bright and early (7am!) to pull up an Adirondack chair outside the TODAY Show studios at Rockefeller Center. It was a blustery 40 degrees out, the first cold day of fall, but that didn't stop our dedicated readers from powering through their pages in the company of Jenna and co-hosts Savannah Guthrie, Carson Daly, and a crowd of onlookers. It was the best birthday present we could imagine for our 10th, and we're so grateful to the TODAY Show team for putting together a beautiful tribute to our community.

We hope it inspired many new readers to find a local meetup this weekend during our Global Readathon! More than 200 local chapters in 28 countries are participating, and you can find a directory of locations on our website.

Plus, if you're looking for reading materials, you can try out a free 30-day subscription to our partner Everand for ebooks and audiobooks! We've even got VIP book recommendations from some of SBC members' favorite authors to help you choose what to read. 

Happy reading!

For our milestone anniversary, we asked 10 beloved authors whose work has inspired our readers to share one book published in the past 10 years that they’ve loved — a story they can’t stop recommending, revisiting, or thinking about.  

It’s not a birthday without presents... Announcing Silent Book Club's 10th Anniversary Giveaway! To say thank you for ten years of reading with friends, we’ve teamed up with some of OUR friends to create a prize package any reader would dream of.

Hundreds of chapters are hosting Silent Book Club events the second weekend of October as part of our global Silent Book Club Readathon, presented by Everand.