That's Novel Books, an independent bookstore in Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted their second annual Silent Book Club fundraiser for OurBRIDGE for Kids, a nonprofit that supports newly arrived and first-generation immigrant and refugee children and their families.

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.

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.

In April, more than 260 people gathered in Taman Langsat park in South Jakarta, Indonesia, with one shared purpose: to read together in community. No admission fees. No ticket limits. No sponsors or ads. Just one uninterrupted hour of reading in nature.

We've curated a list of 20 beach reads guaranteed to transport you even further into relaxation and adventure during your next tropical getaway. From heartwarming romances to intriguing mysteries and thought-provoking journeys, there's something here for every literary taste.

We knew it was coming and here it is. On Friday night, March 14, Trump dropped an executive order calling for the elimination of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, America’s only federal agency for libraries.

Let us be clear: this is about stripping the American people of free speech, literacy, and public access to information.

Pack your books—Silent Book Club is going places in 2025! Join fellow book lovers for thoughtfully curated journeys that combine peaceful reading time with unforgettable adventures.

This November, we're launching with a 4-day reading retreat in Costa Rica. followed by a 7-day adventure on the Italian Riviera in June 2026. Book your spot today!

In 2023, The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian launched an incredible summer reading program based on the exhibition, Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures. Afrofuturism is a cultural aesthetic that stretches across art, music, and literature and weaves together science-fiction, history, and technology to explore the African-American experience.

The Afrofuturism reading guide was written for educators and students, but there is something for everyone on this list: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, music, memoir, comic books, and graphic novels. The featured authors include luminaries like Octavia E. Butler and W.E.B. Du Bois, contemporary authors including Nnedi Okorafor, Marlon James, and N.K. Jemisin, and cultural legends like Janelle Monáe and LeVar Burton.

Sicklerville Silent Book Club hosted their largest meetup along with a donation gathering for the local unhoused community. 

15 writers of dark fantasy who should have been celebrated for their work more than he who wrote the absolutely mediocre American Gods.