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Mental health matters

Mental health matters

This Mental Health Awareness Month, we want to say thank you. To every organizer, every venue host, every attendee who shows up with a book and an open heart: your presence makes a difference. You are important. Community matters.

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Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Voices

Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander Voices

Reading is one way we resist silence — it’s how we celebrate identity, share history, challenge injustice, and uplift each other.

This month, we celebrate the voices and stories of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. With help from Silent Book Club organizers, we’ve curated a list of recommended reads to honor the richness of AANHPI experiences.

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What we're reading at SBC Sorong, Indonesia

What we're reading at SBC Sorong, Indonesia

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 longer than the sun itself. Its traces will not be destroyed by a thousand autumns.


Reading is an essential aspect of life. Through reading, we gain knowledge and insights that shape our perspectives. Book clubs are crucial; they allow readers to meet, share experiences, and broaden their horizons. Furthermore, book clubs encourage the habit of reading and promote it to others.

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My fall plans...

My fall plans...

Fall is the best season for books, with all the major publishers saving their blockbusters for the holidays. And this year has a doozy of a line-up from some of Silent Book Club readers' most well-loved authors.

Here are just 5 of our most-anticipated books to read this fall.

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Decolonizing Our Bookshelves

Decolonizing Our Bookshelves
As we learned last year, Black voices have dismal representation in literature, and the numbers haven't changed in the past four years. As readers, we can do our part to support Black writers by doing what we already do so well: reading, rating, and sharing the books we love far and wide. To help you discover new authors and books to explore, we've created a Black Voices book shelf on the Silent Book Club Bookshop.  Continue reading
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