We've teamed up with Graduate Hotels to bring Silent Book Club to 20 locations across the US and UK this spring. If you live in these towns and are looking to dip your toe back into the water with in-person events, check 'em out.  Continue reading

App review and interview with Anna Ford, founder of Bookclubs, the app made to inspire meaningful connections through reading and discussion. Continue reading

Embrace Jólabókaflóð, Iceland's “Yule Book Flood,” this season and give your loved ones books to read on Christmas Eve. It's a tradition worth passing along. Continue reading

Once a month, a group of friends meet up at a bar after work. We sink into leather couches, we order drinks, and we pull out our books. There’s chatter about who’s reading what, author recommendations mix with gossip, and a few books swap hands. The drinks arrive, a cheese plate appears, and the books-and-wine tableau is snapped, filtered, and hashtagged. As conversation dies down, we put our phones away and begin to read. It’s a Monday evening, so the bar is quiet. A classically trained pianist drifts from Bach to Adele without rustling a page of sheet music. We order more drinks. A few latecomers trickle in and are greeted warmly. We turn back to our books, and read. Continue reading

Let’s be honest, besides a new stack of novels, the next best gift for bookworms is book merch. And if you’re reading this, there’s a really good chance that you have some friends whose Holiday Wishlists are begging for bookish treats. (Not to mention, it’s the perfect way to fill up an I Wish It Were Mine list to slip into the hands of your honey.)

Well, today is your lucky day because Silent Book Club has a little bit of everything for everyone…

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The spookiest month is upon us! Here's our Bookshop.org list of 50 creepy, literary books suggested by Silent Book Club readers. The list features classic ghost stories from Shirley Jackson and Henry James to new takes on old fears from Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Latanya McQueen.  Continue reading

Enchanting, mysterious, and deeply romantic, The Lighthouse follows a young woman's breathtaking journey far from home to discover where she truly belongs. Enter here for a chance to win a copy of The Lighthouse and a prize pack inspired by the book!

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Now, instead of having to rely only on writers visiting libraries and bookstores near me, I can sit in my pjs, drink my own (significantly cheaper) wine, and listen to novelists I would not normally get to hear speak.  Continue reading

We're thrilled to launch a new partnership with Graduate Hotels to host Silent Book Club in bookish boutique hotels around the country. Enter to win a reading retreat with a free overnight stay at any Graduate Hotel location and a tote bag filled with books.  Continue reading

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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