This guest post comes to us from Mandy Shunnarah-Reed, book blogger, writer, and host of the Columbus, Ohio chapter of Silent Book Club. It was originally posted on her blog, Off the Beaten Shelf. 

Light the candles and sound the kazoo! Silent Book Club Columbus has officially been going for 3 years strong. If you're in the area, you should come hang out with us!

We meet on the second Tuesday of every month and for October we met at the Parsons branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. Afterward we went across the street to Two Dollar Radio Headquarters where we had snacks and nerded out about books for another hour.

We kick off the meeting with a quick round of introductions where everyone says their name and a little about what they're reading. I always take notes and post the full book list the next day. 

It's a great way for everyone to learn about books they might like and I've picked up several books I loved based on what people were reading and recommended to the group.

Here's what the group is reading this month:

• The Wrong Way to Save Your Life by Megan Stielstra

• The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

• The Book of Delights by Ross Gay

• Miraculum by Steph Post

• The Collected Stories of Henry James vol. 1

• The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick

• Only Human by Sylvain Neuvel

• Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

• The Life You've Always Wanted: Spiritual Disciplines for Ordinary People by John Ortberg

• Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives by Dan Millman

• What to Say When You Talk to Yourself by Shad Helmstetter

• Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences by Catherine Pelonero

• Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie

• Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson

• A Gentle Creature and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell

• American War by Omar El Akkad

• Who Censored Roger Rabbit? by Gary K. Wolf

• The Unwinding of the Miracle: A Memoir of Life, Death, and Everything That Comes After by Julie Yip-Williams

• Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban

• A Capitol Death by Lindsey Davis

• Coastal Maine: A Maritime History by Roger F. Duncan

• The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

• Awards for Good Boys: Tales of Dating, Double Standards, and Doom by Shelby Lorman

There are Silent Book Club chapters throughout and US and several around the world, so if you're not in Columbus, OH, check the calendar on the SBC website to find one near you!

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This guest post comes to us from Mandy Shunnarah-Reed, book blogger, writer, and host of the Columbus, Ohio chapter of Silent Book Club. It was originally posted on her blog, Off the Beaten Shelf. 

One of the things I look forward to every month is the Columbus, Ohio chapter of Silent Book Club meeting. Everyone brings their own book and reads together quietly for an hour, then we all nerd out about books afterward. If you're in the area, you should come hang out with us!

We meet on the second Tuesday of every month and this time we met at the Karl Road branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

We kick off the meeting with a quick round of introductions where everyone says their name and a little about what they're reading. I always take notes and post the full book list the next day. 

It's a great way for everyone to learn about books they might like and I've picked up several books I loved based on what people were reading and recommended to the group.

Here's what the group is reading this month:

• Ghostal Living by Kathleen Bridge

• The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Trains by Thomas Curtis Clarke

• Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

• Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

• Solsbury Hill by Susan M Wyler

• The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks

• All Systems Red by Martha Wells

• Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession by Rachel Monroe

• The Last Time I Lied by Riley Sager

• Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari

• How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Randall Munroe

• Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

• Mrs. Poe by Lynn Cullen

• Bottle of Lies: The Inside Story of the Generic Drug Boom by Katherine Eban

• Partners in Crime by Agatha Christie

• Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder by Caroline Fraser

• Love, Ellen: A Mother/Daughter Journey by Betty DeGeneres

• A Collection of Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• Truth is Fragmentary: Travelogues & Diaries by Gabrielle Bell

• Burned by Karen Marie Moning

• Sula by Toni Morrison

• Today Will Be Different by Maria Semple

• Miles Morales: Spider-Man by Jason Reynolds

• Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution by John Paul Stevens

• Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

• Everyone Knows You Go Home by Natalia Sylvester

• I Think You're Wrong (But I'm Listening): A Guide to Grace-Filled Political Conversations by Sarah Stewart Holland, Beth A Silvers

• The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King

There are Silent Book Club chapters throughout and US and several around the world, so if you're not in Columbus, OH, check the map here to find one near you!

 

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There are Silent Book Club chapters throughout and US and several around the world, so if you're not in Columbus, OH, find one near you! Continue reading

I've picked up several books I loved based on what people were reading and recommended to the group. Continue reading

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At the Columbus, OH chapter of Silent Book Club, everyone brings their own book and reads together quietly for an hour, then we all nerd out about books. Continue reading

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