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

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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Join us online on Wednesday, August 25 at 7pm ET, for a conversation with Catherine Adel West, author of Saving Ruby King, and Vera Kurian, author of Never Saw Me Coming.  Continue reading

June 19, 2021 marks the first time Juneteeth will be officially recognized as a federal holiday in the United States, 155 years after its first celebration.

We're honoring this milestone by supporting Black-owned bookstores, authors, and activists across the country, and invite you to do the same. Continue reading

Independent Bookstore Day is on April 24th this year, and to celebrate, our friends at Libro.fm are giving away a free audiobook when you spend $15 at any indie bookstore — including Silent Book Club! Continue reading